The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-10

FAcrs TOUCHING YELLOW FEVER 1t would be
worse than useless to attempt concealment from
the public OF any facts concerning the terrible
disease now prevalent in our city. The lmpres,
sion has, however, without foundation, gained
credence with many, that but one.half the truth
relating to its rayages is now published Ill inc
daily press and, as Il very natural. consequence,
their fears have magniied its extent malgnty
and deslrnctNeness Of human life from two to ten
fold greater than facts will warrant, When suspl-
cons of this nature are once aroused the horrors
of the mental picture drawn are limited only by
the credulity, and greater or less sangunity IN
temperament of different individuals, while
the injury and loss to New Orleans, which
may follow these false reports cannot be fairly
estimated We recur to this subject again, mere
" to reassert that all facts which can be obtained
regarding the spread of, or mortality from, yellow
| fever, arc promptly made public through the col
unns of the Times, and that every facility for as
certaining the truth is furnished our reporters by
the officers of the Board of Health. We therefore
assure the timid among our own citizens, and
those editors of Northern journals who seem but
too well pleased when giving notorlety to any
statement detrimental TO the Southern metropolis
that there no " ecretrecords OF the progress
OF yellow fever kept-no records but which may be
| inspected ut any reasonable hour
| From the published reports we CLEAN some facts
concerning yellow fever which cannot fail TO prove
interesting. The yellow fever made its appearance
about the first ol August-probaDly there was not
O. Wel!-a Cubc vi uocdoo plIoi w
| that date During the month the average deaths
pei day were 7-3, III about one death to each
81 900 Of our population Since the 10th OF 18th OF
the month We have published daily record
OF the deaths and when it could be ascer-
| tanned tho place whercat each occurred.
From this daily record asccrtained that dur
| ing the latter half Of the month 30 fatal cases
| on more than oncthnd the yellow fever mortality
tor The entire month, occurred III the Charity Hos
pital Ofthese 90 cases, it is safe to presume that
| RI. tei advanced
the fatal stages Of the disease before entering that
charitable refuge that recovery was impossible.
The long list OF picked up on - street. sick
and destitute-sent 10 lh6 Charit; Hospital.
which tie police books exhibit for the past few
weeks, Will be found included almost entire Ill tue
hospital record of yellow fever mortality.
| Further Investigation will show that the nu-
merous deaths nom the scourge which have &C
| Cured ct the Hotel Dicu and other hospitals, on
| shipboerd and in boarding houses, are OF persons
who neglected more Oh less the earlier warning
| symptoms OF the disease-who struggled against
jts nroads until the skill of physicians could avail
nothing Had NAH, ofthose who now I'LL untlme-
" graves upon being first attacked by the tell de-
! stroyer remained perfectly quiet and followed the
directions of a competent nurse, they might at the
present moment be ill the enjoyment OF health
| and strength Such is the opinion OF many lead
| ing medical u.en Th0 declared that the prevail
| inP type OF the disease Is unusually mild, and
| Ii.lde readily to timely and proper treatment.
The natlyities of the deceased are rather sugges-
tive By looking over the daily reports for the
last half OF the month just passed, ne ascertain
that about four natives OF Louisiana are included
two adult males, one young female, and an infant
Only forty-siz natives OF the entire United States
are registered, and these mainly Eastern men.
Seyenty-siz we're from Germany and Prussia,
while several more we're natives of adjoining
Slatos. whose customs and habits of life are about
the same Thirty-fYe we're Frenchmen, twenty
iIishmen and dozen or SO unknown, or not
stated; while the remainder OF the list ia made up
Of half dozen English q Scotchman three or
four Italians, the same proportion Of Firms and
Siciians, and so On through the list OF races and
| natiCnalities O, Tines,