The New York herald., 1867-09-19

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FrightfuI Ravages of the Disease in Calves.
ton-The City Becoming Decimated-Over
Nine Hundred Deafhs-Deserted Streets
Closed Stores and General Gloom.
GALVESTON, Sept Q, 1861
The yellow fever, which has been raging here since
July 1867 tvizto oath July sporadcally and epidemic
callyh is decmating our city Its victims are mostly
the unacclmated, the ntemperate and the abandoned
The city resembles one vast hospital. Tho number OF
deaths to date since commencement Gath july reaches
nine hundred, mostly Northern and Western people,
foreigners, and officers and employees civil and military
Of the United States bookkepers and clerks brought
here to die by the hundred from the larger Norhern
Western and Eastern cities; members Of Northern, West
ern and foreign firms and business houses onehrd OF
whom some with large stocks Of goods are closed
on account Of employers and employees having been sum-
in the graveyard The Jews have suffered most in
proportion to their number, many Of them succumb-
ing to Their noted dread OF death sf;er taking taxing
weather changes and equinocal storms, will prove the
most fatal, from the end Of which it will begin to abate
until the first black frost in November or December kills
the miasma and rds us Of our fearful visitor
The type OF disease is very malignant Several Of our
best physicians, among them Drs Rowe, Taylor, &c OF
the United States Army Drs. Hanna and Gantt Of the
Galveston Medical College faculty. fell victims and are
with IT, The streets nearly deserted business at
stand; the city wears the aspect Of continuous Sab
BATH gloom has settled upon the counenances OF many
you meet the churches are deserted; the firing oil the
United States army and navy signal guns, the ringing
Of all bells and other noises have been stopped author
tatlvely during the epidemic not to disturb tho fever.
SICK whom We count by thousands and in every house.
Nurses and physicians are worn ont and scarce. Tho
suffering is very great and much Of 1t remains untold
only known TO Him who scourges US In His wrath.
First Stages of the Fever in New Orleans
More Gases than In 1SJ3-Great Northern
Population In Need of Succsr-The Howard
AsHOCiatiOu.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 10, 1867
We have the yellow fever among As yet 1t is Of
mild typo; few days since 1t was proclaimed cpl
demic; since then has increased rapidly, until the
mortality is fifty daily. Those capable of judging
estimate the number of in the city than
wc had during the fearful epidemic Of 1s53 yet its
mild form makes mortuary list, far, compara-
lively low. But with the great mass of unacclimated
material in our midst we are threatened in the next
SIX days with fearful scourge Good nursing is the
only thing that successfully combas the disease, and,
with city full OF strangers, both Norherners and for
ogners, they have only the good Samarans to look to
Tue Howard Association devote their whole time to
nursing the unfrended and in giving Christian burial to
the stranger. This association depends those SO dis
posed means to carry their mission. They have
commenced without cent, and although the New
Orleans merchants have donated literally the magnitude
of their field Of labor must exhaust their
hore and unless assistance comes from abroad we may
have "the dead to bury the dead
Tho residents of New Orleans not the who
need this help 1t Is the large Northern population
Gently settled here, and strangers who have drifted
within our midst. These have only the Howard Assoc-
alton and sister charitable to look to- and
they do what none others can 90 80 well-the expert
enced nursing night and day essential in this fever
II Is to be hoped that early and prompt action will be
taken by the charaby disposed TO strengthen the hands
of the Howards aud other friendly associations here
with the money that requisite for medicines ice
other necessare5 for the sick They mako no dscrm,
nation IN giving their succor Let our friends in the
North do lkewise in this terrible emergency.
Yellow Fever in New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Sept IS, 1867
The number OF deaths in this city from yellow fever
up to six o'clock this morning, fortysix The fever
is spreading among the towns in the interior of this
State.
The Epidemic Among the Troops MT New Orr
leans.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS, 1867.
Tho following received tho War Depar,Ue=. this
afternoon in response to dispatches from
asking the condition of sick officers at New Or
leans:-
NEW ORLEANS. Sept Is, 1867.
General u s. GRANT, Commanding Armies Of the United
General Wheaton. Lieutenant Colonel Wood, Major
Leslie Smith, Frst Infantry; Colonel McGonige, Acting
Quartermaster; Lieutenant Abbott Sixth cavalry; Sur.
geon Clemens Assistant Surgeon Kooer Acting Assistant
Lieutenant Colliman First Infantry and Boyle Thirty
ninth Infantry condition not known Captain Spanger,
died yesterday.
ia. MOWER, Brcvet MAYOR General
The following has also been received here:-
New ORLEANS, Sept. Is, 1867.
General J. X. BARNES, Surgeon General U s. A..
Surgeon Clements condition Is very favorable Tho
officers generally are doing well. IA. McPARLx,
Brevct Brig. General, Surgeon.
The Yellow Fever on the steamer Tacony-
Names Of the Dead on United States Vessels
at Pensacola.
WASHINGTON Sept Is, 1861.
Dispatches have been received from Commander II.
H. Law announcing the arrival Of the Tacony at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire on tho 18th inst nine
days from Pensacola The vessel ordered North by
the Department account of yellow fover breaking
out board Tho following Of her officers died OF yell
low fever at sea:-Mdshipman Robert N. Grfin, Car
penter William Gils, and Acting Third Assistant En-
gineer Nicholas Cassin
Information OF the death Of the following persons by
yellow fever has been received by tho Department.
Acting Second Assistant Engineer James Eccles Of
the United States steamer Glasgow, at Pensacola and
the following belonging TO the United States steamer
Mahaska, at New Orleans;-
j. r. Penhaleoro Captain clork; A. A. Frazer, acting
ensign; John Mccormick mate; Geo. Franklin, school
master. John Williams, ships cook; Bernard Hopkins
Storage steward; Harvey worthen, Joseph Lonches,
seamen; William Russell, II. I. Beatty, John Mcdonald,
VIM. Grey and James Murphy, ordinary seamcn; An.
man John Watts, second class fireman Geo Green, r.
McGrugan, J. Q. Martin Thos Smith and John Smith,
,andsmen.
Relief for the Yellow Fever Sufferers.
THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The following firms yesterday subscribed tho sum
Of $685. for the benefit Of the Howard Association,
Of New Orleans:-Enos Richardson Co., g w. Cham
beran, Fellows Co., Tones, Meivane Co., Red1ed
Parsons Co.. Buchanan, Cole Hall, George W. Plat,
Victor Bishop, Bishop K Rein, Hunting n Earle Wood