The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-27
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YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS

YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
PROGRESS OF THE EPlDEMTC-MoETALTY AMONG THE
YOUNG- SHOCKING SCENES AT CEMErERY-uEAyY
RAINS. ETC
Our dispa cncs, published daily, keep the public
advised ofthc progress of the yellow fever in New
Orleans The agent of the Southern Aid Society in
that city, writes:
The yellow fever commenced its ravages here
about the middle of June, first among the sailors,
but has since been gradually spreading through
the city. In postscript he says The Angel "i
Death is in our midst: the pcstllence Is mcreaSng
our hospitals are fast filling up. Pray for us. lie
relates the following incident a called to a
German family in "A back yard; found the mother
and four children sick with the yellow fever and "
ing upon beds of shavings. Two little giris OF the
same family administered to their necessities.
provided watchers for the night, and next morn
sent them to the Charity Hospital. The father had
previously ded-the mother and two children are
since dead, while the other two little girls are there
with the same disease"
The New Orleans Crescent says
'The fever this year, observe is unusual Sc
we're on the young people. Every other funeral
we see down town the coffin and Grape are white.
Passing knot of women. yesterday, heard one
say: It's awful bad among the young tolks-l
knew splendid girl that died yesterday, only 10
years old
''The different Benevolent Societies are making
every preparation to attend to the fever If it gets
within their ranks. One OF them, the Spanish Be
nevocnt Society, has lost several members by the
fever and others by other diseases they having had
less than twenty-five burias since the sickly sea-
sen set in. The Howard Association have gone
bravelv to work; whether their calls have been
heavy not, we are unable to say. They have Sc
cured portion of the Luzeubcrg Hospital for their
use in the Third District, where the cveris worst
GAS to the weather, it continues abominabv hot
and uncomfortable, though we have at tunes good
Whit of breeze, a good shadow Of thunder cloud,
and an occasional outer edge of sprinkle OF rain
We have had considerable thunder within the last
day or two, but no rain to speak of.
"A French ship towed up the river and land
ed at Of the third district wharvcs, on Saturday
night She had quite number of French lmmi-
grants on board, who, in their JOY at nearing the
land of freedom, joined heart and soul in singing
the anti-Napoleonic hymn known as the .'Marsel-
laiSc.' They kept singing after the ship was
made fast. police officer, going on board, stepped
up to them, and said to them, in their own Ian
guage, 'Gentlcmen, don't sing 50 loud; there are
great many sick people about here, for the yellow
fever is very bad
"This was the first the immigrants knew fthe fever
being in the city, and they at stopped singing
-incontnently wilted-wth feelings which may be
better gincd than described. Among the pas
sengers were eleven Catholic priests and four nuns,
who expressed not little alarm saying that as
they had come over bv invitation of the Archbishop
they felt that it would be his duty to send them
back to some other place of safety as soon as
possible. This is certainly bad time of the year
for foreign immigrants to land in New Orleans.
The Delta of Friday last has the following sick
ening picture
"St Vincent de Paul Cemetery, which is situated
on Louisa street. in the third district, has been the
burying-place of large number of the victims OF
yellow fever this season. This is accounted for
from the fact that the disease has been prevailing
in greater degree in the third district than any
other portion Of the CITY. The cemetery is divided
into two divisions. the lower one of which is almost
destitute of vaults or tombs, and those inferred
there placed, in dry weather. about foot
under ground, the dirt thrown top not more than
covering the coffin. Since the recent heavy rains
the whole place is flooded more or less and looks
more like a s,vaun than cemetery The shade
hardly breaks thr6uoh the sod before the water
shows itself and then the ncrrocs roure out as
much earth AS they can for the water
.sSeveraI graves were open Yesterday as we passed
through. LOOKING like ohIona mud-pHddIrs 4 few
moments afterwards the remains of some poor indi-
vidual was brought in. and left to the negroes to
infer placinc the rouoh coffin on a hand car they
carried it short distance and placed it by the side
of hole and then made preparation for placing it
in its last rcstinppace The head of the coffin was
LET down into the water bu of course il wouId not
sink and immndi,tnl,- rosa to tbn surface II was
thrmst down several timns ratbnr ronTLIv in order
r. mako If ,dLr o tha soft n,,d at tL hotto,n Lut
il irariabi,@ ros ,'roir A. last II was bovnd il,
and tho snadn or ono Of tLn ncrrons bcld If untii