New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
THE YELLOW FEVER IN NEw.oRLEANs
Of The Ny Tribune.

corres7onssnee Of The Ny rHbuae.
NEw-ORLEANS. SATURDAY, jay p 1855
propose give YOU some facts, as to the extent o.
the epidemic now existing in this City. knowing as do
that there are large number Of our citizens in your
city who are anxious know about the progress OF the
Fever Our city papers have as usual kept silent as to
the extent Of the ravsgas Of the Fever with the excep
ton ct Tie Daily D,ia AMI funeral notices which have
beer handed 70 cue paper advertisements stating the
death time of funeral and the disease which caused
death the words Yellow Fever have been struck ont be-
fore publication One paper (Tas Tras DelI) has de.
MED oil along that shy extraordinary disease las does
exist among US md in their Yesterday paper state
We have seen nothing up to this date to change the
opinion we have heretofore expressed of the health
the cty-nothng in the reports of the Charity Hosp
tai calculated TO alarm the most tmid not suscept
bic Of easy explanations and in order back their
assertion up they 90 on and state thai every one
knows that large bodies of mel are at work on the
Railroad in the most pestiferous aud deadly sganps
AZ fearful expense Of health and life' and tha1 the
steamer Anna from the line OF the jackson Railroad
brought over on Wednesday l06 men down with fever
ard that on ercry TIP for some time past number
men stricken with disease have been brought Over"
They then go on and argue that this is the principle
Of the admissions and deaths in the Hospital and they
IRE happy to hear the railroad contractors intend 90
pend the work in the swamps but all their msrepreen-
sticns are exposed this morning ami il appears there il
not one rOrd Of truth IA their statement The largest
contractor JObn Hey comes out in card and states
his contract extends from Lake Pcnchartrin t. Lake
N,urepas rlch is The r0rsi part gfhe road lie states
that there is not a sick among the hands working
for me- Also, that "a finer healrher ser of f.l-
lows cannot be found any section Of public work ia
A" the Union, AID NoNE OF THEM HAVE RETURNED SICK
d" To THE CITY oS TsE STEAMER AyNA
Other contractors the Opclousas and Jackson III
roads oHoHg deny that there any sickness among
tnc men iu their employ And Capt. Hoffman of the
Anna states that be never broug any men here sick
from these statements you can judge how much reli-
cen be- placed on publications made by The FrRs
Hed; and Is now proof positive thar the epidemic Il
e., mined "a This city The Board of Health lasr week
reported two hundred and four deaths in the city Of vel
ow fever at that number - died IN the Hospital, or
average If about L. day Now TO show you how rapid
lv the disease has increased you have only 20 refer
10 he report Of the Clerk OF the Charity Hospital
for yesterday which j. oHyttree deaths of yellow teyer.
or an increase of about rO hundred aud Etu per cent
over last week. Aud if the increase in private
practice is as great you can judge Of the mum.
Der Of deaths day The fever is very b,d
among the shipping, and very fatal Yesterday
the captain aud maze Of Bremen ship died In the
Third District the fever RACES with much violence In
tfc Fourth District aud also the upper part othe First
District II is very bad. In The first District between
Canal and .ubasts, there is very little sickness and
among the Creoes 10 the second District there is
at all. The lat two days the increase has been very
great. and most terminate in the worst form 81
black rOmu in two or three day. Many cases which ap-
rear 70 be getting along well and in which the physician
caves bis patients without any apprehension Of danger,
lt on As return finds them dead The Deiia OF yester
day and TODAY contains long st Of funeral notices Of
our Irish fellow citizens The Delta Is the ayOrlte pa
per Of the Irish aud those Of your cit zens Yh) have
friends here Of Irish birth should refer To that paper If
hey with to know ifany have died The fever which Mt
he commencement confined to the lower class has
bow extended To the upper class Of society and The
P,caggHt OF tits morning contains long list Ot deaths
II nat Of various STATES have nov Resided in this
city Thirteen years, and have never lef il Summer or
winter during that time have during epdenic3 de-.
voted ny attention 10 the sick but have never known
the fever fatal it this year aud all tAr pay scans
I have seen make tbe same sta .ement Persons Who
Lave resided here he last seven years haY, died with
H. Mr. Morris and his wife who died this week have
r.idei here bong time. aud have left five children aN
lam hire. The persons WHO have had what they sup
Iostd the accimating ityer since l-i7, not s MS
! iuoU many among uy own friends whO are noV sick
MANY 81 he bakers who employ German w0rkmcn have
been obliged 10 suspend WORK DriDg unable a. gct hans
regret 10 learn that Mr Brenan, the popular assis
fsnt editor Of tie iayorie paper here, Ie Dff IL
down Eth the fever; his numerous friends here, pray
cr Bis speedy recovery The Dea, which usually hashse
editors cupoye Las only one Ia the city, Judge
Walker hut bee is "a hos. IN himself Probably there il
Dot another ia The country Who has superior m.rlrs
Tor conducting paper au' DE goes 70 Work WIN perfect
ease Itr appearance pl talf morning paper ana me
variety Sc Ofnews and editorial proves that he J1fge
isaf home The leB steamers which leave here nOa 90
out crowded With passengers Tie Alex Scott last -at.
uriay vas crowded with school teachers and their reals
who have gone TO New-York 10 the WOhds Fair t.
.rend their niue weeks vacation Congratulated them
10 getting OFT ar soon a. they did will give you more
PARTICULARS ia ny letter Of tomorrow. CRzscEsr.
from Tie g. Della Of July o.
pErs.sAL - b. Be- 10 90 ai cur readers, IAN ne
rt-ttfuarkri" tn, our f. itoril corps ordinarily
scn some Cur or tvs ~ me ma st.lTlrt pens Ia he
tiIfI. STOW reduced g. one individual Our mot bril-
Lam sll Poetic a.soci ae l. dom WIKI the yellow fever
,1r mos Industrious and 4b0r0us sossorzsr il yachting
M fL- l.ke bore and VT .ys and Inner, d
oooeug civ JACK where OCEAN SPRING and
"Vse alone
zcus therefore, dear readers any short c7mings n d.
hceucies that uay b. manifest Ia orr columns We aro
yefy much in The condition of Na-sha Ney when alone,
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