The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-18
THE YELLOW FEVER.

Aid for the Sufferers from the Disease-Ap.
peal from the Physicians' Executive Com.
miitee.
The following appeal has been made by the Executive
Committee Of the physicans:-
The Executive Committee, appointed at the meeting
Of physicians recently held to devise means for the re-
lief Of sufferers from yellow fever in Southern towns
and cites believe that the exgences OF
the not fully understood generally apprcci-
ated Teearaphc reports only give the number OF the
dead No account Ia made OF those already SICK OF
the number attacked BY the fever daily From the data
supplied by the newspaper accounts u Is therefore, Al
most impossible TO form just idea OF the ravsges inc
pesencc, OF the necessity that exists IN infected
places such assistance money literally contributed
and udcously used alone can secure TO those who are
suffering from the epidemic
skiiu and acclimated nurses said to be plentyj
but they cannot be had In sufficient numbers without
money; and the number OF sick increases, the DO.
maud becomes greater and prices advance The Of
$40 0O0 contributed In behalf of Galveston and other
Of most Or the infected are and
nearly oil places In which the epidemic has made it, ap
scourgsd BY the pssilence In addition to New Orleans
Pensacola and Galveston, message comes 70 az TO day
from Houston Hampstead Huntsville and other towns
in the interior Of Texas asking for Physicians nurses
and money
In Houston there are now moro than ono thousand
persons sick Of yellow fever In New Orleans cassa
occur at the rate OF over two hundred daily or these
twenty-five per centum die Those who convalescs res
period varying from ten 70 twenty days There now
In New Orleans alone from four 10 ave thousand yellow
snS ss s1
by the sumber Of Deaths but rather iscrsasss
every twenty hours about two hussrsd become
SICK And 1t cannot be expected that anything save
.sns Of material or the appearance Of frost wiz sues 70
With full faith In the hitherto boundles generosity Of
tho American people who only need the assurance o.
habtuay until the necessity for giving ceases the Con-
mittse submit this appeal <s~
meet the wants Of the New Orleans Howard Assocatiou
alone Contributions ssnt 70 spocord. Iiesson Co
n &. COMMITTEE. shs
proper channel through which 70 transmit money g
devote, ,S 70 .h for whatsoever point ct ND
FRANK h. HAMILTON,
A: NELSON BELL
THEODORE GAifLXRD THOMAS,
ELISHA HARRIS
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
The following firms have yesterday subscribed the
.T S.:. oss ' o. 1son Gs sss
f. Hyds ., so S rhii,R B'.nfs5 Cooper F'l a.
Co, Read, Taylor Co., II. O. sou9 4 Co., Charles
Ruben: Co, WIN. ). Miller, Coz ssdgwick. Geo. o.
burger 4 Co, Nordmann Bros., FalEeman, Bros 4 Co.,
Middleton Brother. j. A. Absy.
We trust that other ss will meet with the ike sue
60 70 enable the Towards to continue their noble
undertaking
The Epidemic In New Orieans-Death or q
Treasury Agent.
WASHINGTON, Sept IT, 1857
despatch received Of the Unitsd States Treasury De-
psrtmsnt this morning from New Orleans. that
Special Treasury Asen, sasroourne died ct that place
last night OF yellow fever.
despatch received by General Dent says that Gen.
srAl W. Nsaton Ii considered out Of danger
Tho Yellow Fever In Guarantee at Boston.
Dosroy, Sept. H. 1907.
The steamer Oriental, from New Orleans is anchored
Quarantine With three cases Of yellow fever board