Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-29
From the N. o. Delta, of the 10th.
Dreadful Ravages Of the
Yellow Fever.

| DreaUA III uk0VaSeS Oh tne
yellow Fever.
We are indebted to friend who arriv.
ed here yesterday on the steamer Match.
ez. for The following news of the rapid
progress Of the yellow fever in the va
rious towns on the Mississippi river:
VICKSBURGH.
A, the time the steamer left Vicks.
burgh, a, o'clock on Wedne day
morning, it was estimated that there was
$50 cases under treatment. There has
been, as far as reported, six deaths dur
ing the night. Most of the c,izens have
left The city. At Warren.on and HARD
! Times, there has been no cases of fever
excepting those who had been put of
sick by upward bound steamers.
.-. GRAND GULF.
The steamer left the Gulf at 4, p. NJ
on Wednesday. Up to that time abou
one half Of the residents had been taken
down, in less than one week. Il is i'm
possible for the few who are in health {,
attend 10 The sick. There had been Ia
deaths IN six days, and when the boaI
left, three others were dying. There is
only one ply stefan in the place, and he
| will soon be worn out, as he has TO be
up highland day. Most of those who
are sick have the fever in its most ma.
Iignant form. The resident ply stefan,
however, has been very successful in his
treatment, Of the disease. Among the
dead are a man, wife aud two children,
recently from the Yazoo, and Mr.. Gen.
nessee, keeper of the Magnolia House,
Mrs. Martha Humphreys, lied of black
vomit, on her plantation, few miles
from the Gulf. Mr.. Reed, of the .ele-
graph office is getting well, ... ..
PORT GIBSON.
In this town, which is situated about
eight miles back of Grand Gulf, the fe-
yer has mace mos, rapid progress, and
in much more malignant form than We
have had 10 New Orleans. Most Of the
citizens have left the town, and among
the few who have remained, the mortal
ity has been very great. A Howard As
ISOLATION had been formed, and all the
poor sick (of which there are a large
number) were well provided for. One
of the members OF the Association, Mr..
Willard A. Nourse, clerk in the house
of j. s. Mason q Co.. had fallen vic
tim. Most Of the stores were closed
The Port Gibson Reveiile, published on
Wednesday,, announces the following
deaths; many OF whom were we'll known
in our city:
j. G. Shanahan, aged Z years and 8
months.
VIM. Holden, aged IL years.
Charles Bush, aged 80 years.
j. w. Murphy, 80 years.
Miss E. Frazer.
E. Sellers, 80 years.
w. FL. Nourse.
1t was with difficulty that the paper
was published, and the editors announce
that they did not expect TO publish an
other number.
YELLOW FEVER ON THE PLAN
TATlONS.
On several plantations, from eight TO
fifteen miles from Port Gibson, The fever
had made lis appearance.
Thirteen cases were reported on lsra-
ell Coleman's plantation. and at other
places there was more or less of it.
FAYETTE.
In this town, which is far in the inie-
rior. the Port Gibson papers repor, the
yellow fever existing in an epidemic
form. We could not obtain any definite
information as 10 The number of cases or
deaths.
RODNEY.
There had been no cases al Rodney,
only such as had been put on shore by
stea ners.
FORT ADAMS.
This little town enjoys good health,
but the citizens exhibited great deal of
alarm.
A meeting of ,he citizens had been
held, and il was resolved thai none of
.hem would go on board of any steamer
landing there. One person of their num-
OCT hdu Oeeh hppoihteu 10 receive all
letters, &C., from the boats. but he is moi
to go on board of them. The clerk Of
boat is to deliver the package to the man
on shore at an anti-feyer distance.
WOODVILLE.
The Fort Adams paper reports Il Ca
ses and deaths in that town, all in the
factory.
The citizens hac established quar-.
snsjEe and prevented the cars from pass
ing through the town from Bayou Sara.
All persons from New Orleans or any
other infected district, are prohibited en-
lering the town tor 81 days.
NATCHEZ.
This city is suffering dreadfully.
! There had been % deaths on Wednes.
aAs As there are very few persons
~s,v I !, .sxp. this mortality is certainly
In, "a steamer left a, day
name names Of the dsesnsld not .. ascertain the
one person from NS ss there e. w, wa. only only
boat. There are varises a. .ne ~ W. ~.