The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17
THE YELLOW FEVER.

succor from the North for Fever Victims in
the South.
The death by yellow fever at Galveston OF General
Griffin, late In command Of the Fifth Military District,
will call the attention Of the public mind strongly to
the appeals through the Board of Health of tins city,
the Howard Association Of New Orleans and other or.
CARNATIONS, for systematic effort in sending relief to
the sufferers in the South from tho fearful epidemic
which Is still spreading In the Gulf States.
We the first. through our correspondent at Cal
weston 10 cali attention the need of assistance to
the Howard Association OF that city, and the merchants
Of New York have responded literally suggestions.
II duty TO point out the great necessity Tor
something more than spasmodc and individual action
In this All the from the fever stricken
regions attest that the victims in very large proper
tlon from the Northern States and from Germany Men
Of enterprise but with little means very many of them
veterans from the Federal armies have spread In large
numbers through those States, and now overtaken
by danger In an impoverished community. The inhabi-
have just passed through desolating war
and still mpoverishing famine, and their means
to succor the afflicted among them greatly reduced
In this state Of things and meet the present and
coming emergencies let the Masonic, Odd Fellows and
other friendly societies take Immediate steps to learn the
condition Of their sister orr .nzatons in the afflicted
regions and apply prompt remedy. The Chambers
OF Commerce in largo Cities tho Union Leagues SO
demonstrative OF their sympathetic feelings, and the
several religious communities everywhere, should also
promptly In this The telegraph available
TO them all, both for correspondence and remittance;
and much suffering can BE- prevented and many lives
saved by prompt action In this good work. Now is the
time to reconstruct through the holy sympathes Of
charity.
tho Inland Towns-One Thousand Cases In
the Town-Tcn to Fifteen Deaths Daily
Death on the Portmaster and the Assessor,
aud Illness Of tho Commandant Of the Post
4 Cry tor Relief.
Houston, Texas Sept 15, 1857.
The yellow fever is very prevalent. There have
been at least thousand in town 70 the present
date and there enjto fifteen deaths daily. Mr. Bow.
SELL Deputy Postmaster, died yesterday. and Captain
Wallace, Assessor ana Collector, late Of the United
States army. died to-day. Rev. Mr. Reese andl DR.. A.
N. Corey have also died The Fremen's charitable
associations provide the destitute with and ply
sicans at the expense Of $500 daily. The fever
IL very fatal in Hampstead Navosota, Macan, Bryan,
Chapel Hail. Brennan. Lagrange Huntsville and Alley
ton, and the charitable associations Of Houston are
tending all the aid In their power to these towns They
require money, physicians aud nurses Colonel O'Con
non, commander of this post, and family all sick
with the epidemic They are all likely TO recover
Over One Hundred Death, Ia. New Orleans In
Two Days.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 10, 1857.
The deaths from yellow foyer Saturday and SUM-
day, officially reports foos up hundred and three
Army Omccrs Down With the Yellow Fever
In New Orleans.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10, 1857.
Information has been received ct tho War Department
that Lieutenant Colonel Wood and Lieutenant Parker
and two surgeons all duty In New Orleans have
been taken With yellow fever and dangerously ILL.,