New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-18
$4,000 A freight car, standing on the
traek OF the Chicago, Burlingt and
YELLOW FEVER
Direct from Shreveport-Death of Father
Pierre and Rev. MIR. Halstead-Tho
Disease Increasing In the Subarbs-Iisr
of Int erments ON Wednesday,

| DlTtCl lIOuA SnTCNCpOrt-Uo0th of Father
| Pierre and Rev. MIR. Halstead-Tho
Disease Increasing In the subarbs-Ii.s
of Interments ON Wednesday.
SHREVEPORT, September l7.-There seems
to be some decrease in the number of new
| cases in the thickly settled portion of the
city to-day, but an increase on the suburbs
where there have been but a few cases here
tOfOre.
The following is the.list of the interments
to-day.
Rev. Father j. Pierre, age not given;
John jackson. colored, age not given; un-
known white man, age not given; James
Reilly, aged so years; unknown white man,
age not given; Mrs. Harriet We'll, aged
% years; John PiersOn, colored, aged IL
years; b. Washington, aged years; F. f.
Riley, age not given; f. Smolinsky, aged %
years; James Rigby, aged 27 years; Maggier
Wiershman, aged 10 years; Mrs K. E. Lam
dy, aged 40 years; Tyler, colored male,
age not given; Mrs Brooks, aged. 90 years;
Mrs. Walker, aged Sc years; John G.. Hill,
aged 30 years; Mr.. Comstoek. aged 30 years;
Rev. +. w. Halstead. aged % years. John
HOllOman, age not given.
LITTLE Rock, September l7-Parties who
arrived here tonight from Shreveport re-
port the yellow tever as abating for want
OF victims. The telegraph office was re-
opened there yesterday, and transfers of
money for the relief Of the distressed can
be made by telegraph.
Passengers who left Fulton this morning
contradict the rumOrs of yellow fever at
that place. The reports of that disease in
this city are without the slightest founda-
ton.
DR.. Elisha Harris Gives One Hundred Del
lars and an Opinion.
NEW YORK, September 17.-Dr. Elisha
Harris, registrar of the New York board Of
health and secretary of the American Public
Health Association, in letter inclosing
requests the Howard Associations of VickS-
burg, Natchez and New Orleans to send
and supervise' requisite number Of sea-
sOned nurses, hospital supplies and aid to
provide for all the sick. Also, that with
the municipal authorities of Caddo parish,
In which Shreveport is situated, speedy
measures be adopted for the quiet removal
and shelter, encampment if need be, of the
unprotected who have not yet fallen by the
pestilence.
He says: Removed beyond the first,line
OF plains and hills that skirt Red river in
that region, entire security can be obtained
q few miles from the river. Flight to
great distance will not give the kind of
security that can be obtained at a small
cost and less than three hours travel. If
$1,000 and an effective organization of nurses,
together with we'll devised plan for NOV
ing the unprotected, were to be brought
into active service, the panic and pestilsnce
would soon cease"
Action Of the New York Cotton Brokers.
The cotton brokers Of this city will tele-
graph their contributions by money order,
through the Howard Association of New
Orleans.
From Shreveport, via Louisville - "a
Deaths Yesterday-A Total of 22O-
More Operators Expected.
The general superintendent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company at Louis
vile, telegraphs President Orton today as
follows:
"The Howard Association reports twenty
four deaths at Shreveport for the twenty
four hours ending 6 p. M. yesterday, and
220 since September l. There appears to
be no abatement Of the disease, except from
the want of subjects. We have two opera
tors there now; another leaves here to-
night. One at Pensacola, who has recently
had the fever, will 60 if necessary.
Relief for Shreveport. r-
Four thousand dollars were this morning
subscribed for Shreveport
Nine Deaths mt Observation-Disclosures, Ma
sons and Odd Fellows mt Work.
MEMPHIS, Scptemer 1.-THE board of
hearth reports eleven deaths-nine of yellow
fever The Howard Association is in full
operation. The Odd Fellows and MasOns have
have also organized relief committees. The
fever is not believed to be spreading, and
hardly any deaths among persons properly
treated.