The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-05
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10 TEE EDITOR OF TIN nBw YORK HHRALD.
NEW YoEK. August 1868.
Dear Hr-Eacaossd 70 herewith hssd you oopV of
resosusoa Of The Howard Association" u New Or
eans, appointing COMMITTEES 10 solicit subscriptions
In sshaK Of their Institution which would thank you
to give place in your columns for two woeks Tho fever
has become epidemic and mslguaot In type than
over before known, the deaths being fully seventy PSF
cent OF al that attacked The members Of this
ISOLATION most active in their personal exertons to
relieve the suffering and the DYING but their msaIs arc
becoming exhausted. The sum appropriated BY ths City
Council is already sons and they now rely upon tho
charitable 10 aid them In their noble work. We feel
the citizens Of New Orleans and residents Of tbs Nsss
spp Valley, who soournng in this city and vicinity,
viii give literally; and rely upon the ohartaby dis
possd In this city and vicinity to aid In this most humane
work. We enclose slip from the Neg Orleans Pcdyne,
setting forth tho duties of member Of the association
which will give Jour readers an idea Of this most noble
Institution, ard which We would thank you to copy in
your valuable paper We also enclose you letter re-
ceived by the Rev. Dr. HAWKS last evening" the Empire
City which gives vivid picture of the Sickness dis.
tress and suffering in that community which please pub
iah Referring your readers to advertise mont an
neAed to the resolution referred TO- arc yours truly
FRANCIS HAWKS, !
OGDEN WOODRUFF, IComnittee,
CHARLES l.. FROST,
Extract ola letter to Dr. Ha sks from Of the Eps
copai clergy in Now Orleans. dated July 81, 1853 ::
Ese his doubt have received notice of rasoIu
help feel confident that you will do all you can, and
therefore shall not urge you but will give the true
mske people alb DAD believe there is no danger while
there Is really at this moment ragicg Of tbs most
fearful epicemcs that was ever known Tne fever of
aghtiul nearly every black yont 10 eight or
ten hours after the attack and the mortality unp-s
cedented Dr. L. who you knor, one of the ,st emil
DeIt OF phy sicans told ~ this day that
deaths than he knew any other pc iod and
the suffering exceeds anything have witne ssed
have this day visited forty four persons sick with The
fever by morrow do not to find ten Of them
alive am eoiog from house to house, from scene
Of the most appealing wretchedpess only to auotne
If that be possible than the last Dss tn is al
around me- in his most f,ightul fom-yet my duty is
pain one rot only 70 preach the gospel but to help
friend, for Gods sale help Get what you can and
remit It 70 me for the Howard Association (yoa know
al about it. for you member and the poor will
bless you THIS morning went into lonely little hut
ard there found the father dead the mother huggug
babe only four days old to her breast striving
1t, while the black vfnit actually streaming from
her mouth Such are the objects for which plead. The
mother is since dead, the babe alive took it and got
black woman 70 be its mother, not one cent had these
people My friend could give you great many similar
cases of suffering but forbear you WILL know help us
to help these poor dyiog creatures
As very large number of the parishcners OF the CAL
vary Chu CHI absent from tho city their rector
Or Hawkp earnestly requests should his meot their
eye, that they would remit to him such sums as the
beneyolence may prompt them to bestow, to DO sent
without delay to the Howard Association OF New or.
leans.
The New Orleans Pcawe says it is frequently asked
in what consists the dury of member Of the Howard
Association and in what the relief is applied
applies nts IL l. briefly this the members detailed
for duty in their respective districts 1t is the duty
member to patrol his district and search out the SICK
by enteripg every hovel where disease likely to be
found and by giving timely relief to stay its progress
1.-THE patient be removed with safety he is put into
cab and cent to the hospital il not the physician is
called nurse, requir ed, is furnished, and the pre-
scriptions procured and applied by the member, who
visits the patient at least twice a-day Should the pa
ave n lny from
locality to prejudice recovery he is permitted to no
main and when, as is most frequently the case his
daily labor is their only support and mantainance his
family are supplied with provisions until he is restored
to usefuAess.