The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-16
THE YELLOW FEVER.

ing OF physicians and other gentlemen at the Board
Health designed simply for such inquiry and
counsel should precede any general effort for relief,
the following statement Of the facts relating TO the OBJ
ject in view submitted requested by the COMMITTEE
at its meeting Saturday afternoon
EXISTING METHODS AID.
The generous movement Of the merchants two weeks
ago in behalf of Galveston and Indanoa has led to the
contribution through Messrs spoGord Tleston & Co.,
81 Broadway, amounting to $3.50. and through the
house of Messrs. Norton, slaughter Co., $685. pre-
18th This total Of $1,000 has convey
untold benefit stranger the homeless and the poor
OF sickness and in the chambers Of the dying in
those two cities Of Texas in addition this sum- am
informed from Galveston that Of the Hebrew
CONGREGATIONS OF New York has sent a gener.
Gus donation OF about $1,000 to their brethren
there Owing to the over-crowded condition Of that part
of Galveston In which the Jews principally reside the
pestence il ng It's worst havoc among that nume-
class The Masonic lodges at the North are pre-.
pared render aid, but have yet concerted
measures for this purpose. 1t ia reported that the Ma
fraternity Southern towns is rendering aid
TO its felows These facts should encourage similar
our fellow mon irrespective of distinctions we must ask
thai the needed relief TO suffering and want shalt be
generously given without question az to who the suffer-
ing persons are.
PROGRESS AND EXTENT TIE PEsrILEvcE.
Indanoa and Lavacca nurtured the fever infection
into epidemic before the LIST of July Corpus Christi,
port midway between Galveston and the mouth of the
Rio Grande, became infected, and Is suffering
equally with its two neahboring ports lust
Nearly four hundred victims Of the fever have already
died these three little towns Seldom visited by frosts
but always badly pcced these places cannot the
destroyer before December
Persons fleeing from Indanola TO Galveston and New
Orleans became victims OF tho fever route or after
ARRIVAL but no case or suppostion of personal
contagIon is reported The manner In which the out
break New IBERIA occurred, however, goes TO prove
that travelling Hebrew merchant or peder with his
bundles Of goods brought infection from Galveston
the country by railroad and down the Bayou
Ieche to that important commercial centre OF the eche
country. Northern physician. DIR. Mattingy, who
attended upon The peder, who surrounded by
infected packages conveyed the infection t.
family, aud. after OF his daughters had reached the
fatal stage Of black vomt he himself attacked aud
died. This fact Ia mentioned to illustrate. how
insidously the fever makes It's way from place to ace
how vitality important external sanitary police is
in the whole region Of the great Delta
New Iberia has Howard Association, which or
New Orleans Association, few weeks ago. Before The
epidemic reached headwav in the latter city Mr. Shmidt
sent up 81 400 to the Howard officers OF the former
place.
The CITY of Houston was reached by the epidemic
three or four weeks II viii do fatal work there
until winter Twice within my memory in the mid
winters the fever has been refunded in that city from
the filthy quarters in which was rooted the previous
year But all we'll Informed phys cians IN the South
claim that itary cleanliness and care Will expel
tho scourge from these places
The growing and now populous towns Of Mican
Navasnta, Huntsviile and Lagrange, in Texas
smitten by the epidemic.
New Orleans il not ami cannot be badly infected as
in 1885, but in that section or the CITY In hich most
Of the Northern and the foreign-the susceptible
acclima ed portion II IN, population reside, and IN
which most 1T the hotels and boarding honses stu
ated the infection Is reported to have diused tssf
widely. This section extends from Canal street SOUTH
ward (up the rivcr) towards Car'olton white the
down nver sections, below Canal street IN rtheist-
wards towards the old battle feld but few fatal cases
The latter includes the old French quarter. +"
The daily returns Of deaths chow that IN the section
above street, though con anime than ha
the total population OF the city about Twelve times
many fatal casee OF the fever occur a. in tn,
6 nj no ~ moi
been IN na CITY should bear in mind. in M, eng these
remarks. that Canal and Common streets extend per-
pendc larry fr tile river to Lake Poncnnrrain. There
PAGES Of safety above Carroto1 to which usceprbe
persons may flee but great are the advantages OF
porant is that all who have been exposed IN tie in
fected air should continue 10 be vol housed, that the
Board of Health week ago publicly advised tue people
OF the city not to fee from the scourge that would be
sure In follow them out O. the city.
The yer ia reported to DESTROY a smaller PEI centare
OF tie victims attacked than great epidemcs OF
forme, years In 1853 about thirty
were aai; but this less than twenty-five per
In former epidemic man a hundred di d every
day during the last week If AUGUST and first hiatt SEP
TENDER; thus year the average daily morally has been
about forty by fever and twenty by other d>eases
number Of Of fever daily has rapidly
increased from 100 more 10 $50 TO 200 aud
we ave warranted in stating that for a week
past there have been not less than $500 fever
patients under daily care in New Orleans a.onc The
Charity Hospital, on Common street. always
crowded III charity patients or every class the beau
tifu little hospital knoSu the Hotel Dieu, model Of
excellence In It's nursing aud repose. but now
crowded, capacity only abou, one mildred beds
thirty OF which for select private PATIENTS and
asfy The Circus street in1rmarv the midst OF the
sickIy district with but fes beds all given IN mcrcys
to the needy. coust tute the three centres in
which the stranger the pauper and all really homeless
or desi ue persons are gathered tor hospital care.
Besides tnese IN, mil tary authorities have pa gilio
bosual outs de the infected district and another asylum
o. SAFETY at tn Barracks The old battle field Yet
the fever has male sad ravages In the military nnks
and proves that General sherans sanitary orders eary
in the season were vitality important
Pensacola, always favortc haunt or yellow fever.
will, az DR. Bell OF this committee remarked today, aud
who remembers II oniv too painfully from his naval
per'ence be scoured unnl winter IT. present popua.
ton fortunately IL less than two thousand But the
suspension OF government works there vii throw its
poor abnring population upon very slender resources
IN these we have nenoned tha, tLc dos,r nil
reap his fatal harvest The towns thai We shall next
hear from will probably be Mobile: Baton Rouge and
will remain the centre II suffering and relief All aid
given BY the North can b. most speedily and eGecu-
ally applied from that city a radisng centre so far
ccrncd.
now MUCH AID Is NEEDED
The committee seems no unanimously OF the |
opinion that not loss than 81 600 should be sent (ee.
grarhcdl from New York every dav during the height
OF the epidemic Tho Towards OF Galveston aud Hous-
ton are now using nearly LOCO day and need "a |
much more New Orleans. MS centre for all aid
qured east OF Texas. will need for it's Howard Asso.
citation atone moro than 81 900 dav aud but Tor The
recent crash OF ITS financial affairs that could have
been contributed on The spot Citizens Of New York |
Will not hesitate TO Offer needed aid for, thorrh the
want has come al a late period In the season and !
after nearly 5000 900 have been sent for relief from
famine Whatever sent at 10 the Howard Associa
lion viii save lives or comfort the diving where only a
strangers hand can munster victims Of the ori.
iemc. II adequate medical attendance and nursing IL
n hand tor the or The SICK. ana destitute orphans
and widows are not e 10 beggary panic will inteu.
iiv the epidemic commerce. viii pursue its chursc
lnveNed and undelsyed The Trustworthy and generous
channels opened by Nessrs Sponord. Tilesiou Co..
Ind Mcssrs Norton Slaughter for rcicf in Texas and
~ the former wei known firm for ,eegrsphinc aud for.
ssrding funds 70 New Orleans, make Il practicable to
have every dollar that is contributed one dsv IN New
York applied the next TO The SEX OF The afflicted
q the South.
Acclima,ed OF prev ously seasoned physcians and |
nurses only can be of Use IN the I'M cced places The
southern cities can send adequate number o. such
'ersons " toe Ho~ards have funds The speedy sacr
zee OF all the medical officers Of The army on duty IN the
icklv cities proves what pefs and what heroism belong
the physician vocation Such lives % those OF SUI
cons Taylor and Adsns-tbe last victfns--arn more
recons than HE money tast needed 70 provide scch
9ated snd projected moo.
Rsro.Ctfuilv submit an Lei -