New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-25
YELL0W FEVER.
MORE VICTIMS AT MISREPRESENTATION NURSES
MASONIC LIBERALITY.

MORE VICTIMS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NURSES
MASONIC LIBERALITY.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 24-NOon.-The mOrtuarY re-
port for the past hours shows that there have been
deaths from yellow fever aud five from other causes
total 49, There heavy frost last night, and ice
formed quarter Of an inch thick The weather is clear
and cold A yellow fever gave earboc acid to
patient yesterday by mistake, which caused death IN
few minutes. Another attempted TO outrage the
wife OF patient in his charge. magistrate was sum-
moned TO residence In this city yesterday, u marry
couple, and when he arrived there he found another
magistrate holding inquest over member Of the
family who had died suddenly. The marriage was post
poned. The Ecen.ng Ledger contains the following:
Tue appeal made by the Masonic fraternity has met
with such liberal response that they are now IA CON
without asking further contributions.
. AID FOR MEMPHIS FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. PA number of the citi-
Memphis sojournlng here dnrng the prevalence
OF the fever In that city held a meeting to-day To-
devise means to furnish further relief TO the
people Of that plaguestriekeD city. Col j. NJ.
williamson presided and said that 1t was impossible
for strangers to comprehend the condition OF Mem
phs. The situation is appalling beyond description,
The fever is like plague than anything else, anu
its ravages checked by frost. The newspaper
accounts and kilograms have IN no sense exagYerate0
the condition OF the city Fourteen committees were
appointed to the city for aid. An appeal was
also issued which says: -
Memphis is almost depopulated Out OF $1,000 inhabi
only about 10 900 remain or these more than 1000
are now sick Two thousand newly-made widows and
orphans are dependent on charity though the
20 cease at once these people must
be assisted during the coming Winter Tue keeI A5soci
is furnished the poor anu sick of neglect
succumb to hunger and want. Not only money, out
clothing blankets food and fuel are asked Tor that the
hundreds of pague-strcken and destitute families may
be nOurshed ana kept from starvation
PEsrILENcE PROSPECTS AT LITTLE ROCK
LITTLE Rock, Oct. A.-DT. j. NJ. BOhemien,
prominent physician Of this city, died to-day OF what
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another Old and prominent citizen, is i'll with the
same disease, and expected recover. Both had
charge quarantine between this city and Augusta,
and it supposed thar they contracted the disease
while examining fugitives from Memphis. There is
siderable excitement here tue fever although 1t IL
believed that IL will spread. There was another
heavy frost this morning IL IL clear and cool tonight
LArER-Ibe mortuary report 10 O'Clock this evening
shows Yellow fever, %; other causes, l. few new
cases to-day reported. The prospects are more
favorable than since the fret outbreak OF the
fever The Odd Fellows have lost by the epidemic to
date % members members wives. and II children.
leaving 90 widows. and IS orphans The Young Mems
sodality mako appeal for aid from similar societies
Of other cities.
THE DISEASE IN GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH, Oct. PA special 10 The Morn
ing Neps from Blnbridge, Ga, says physicians concur
I'm the opinion that the disease which broke out there
week or more ago lis yellow fever There eight or
Aze prominent merchant it is thought will not live
through the day. b. +. Bruton ex-senator from that
district IS very low Some families preparing TO
leave; there little disposition to get up
panic Business a standstill, and many merchants
are speaking Of closing altogether The city authorities
are hard work institutng sanitary measures, bat
no quarantine has been established.
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.
-Four additional yellow fever deaths are re-
ported at Montgomery. Ala r
There were three intermeDts from yellow
fever at Shreveport yesterday.
TIE TRIBUNE has received the following addi
tonal sums for the Memphis sufferers NJ, IS; Cbas.
Drew, Hyde Park, n. Y, So; Au Invalid, 2
Mayor Pierce presided over meeting in the
Boston Exchange yesterday at which addresses were
made and Committee appointed to raise money for
the yellow sufferers at Memphis, Shreveport, and
other afflicted places. Liberal subscriptions are being
made
The Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of North
Carolina has issued pastoral letter requesting that
immediate collection be taken up in all the eongrega-
lions in the diocese for the beneht OF the Memphis suI
Considerable amounts have been Forwarded by
the citizens OF Wilmington TO Shreveport and Memphis
The Young Mems Christian Association of
this city has received the following telegram from Vim
cent Coyor at Memphis "0ut OF population OF 1880
in the FIRST and Second Wards and Chelsea in the city,
there have been a 900 deaths from the fever.
Neighborhoods deserted Funerals and sickness on
every side The soemnity awful worse than on the
battle fields OF the The enemy is unseen and
more fatal The peOple are greatly united. Christian
and Hebrew Catholic and Protestant black and white.
work together perfect harmony. The frost last night
dives hope early abatement OF the pestllence The
Association acknowledge the receipt OF tue IOiO"H
sums for the sufferers:
q W MeIsnshsu $50 J. G. ............ IS