Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-13
SHREVEPORT.
The Scourge Increasing in Malignity
Not One Attacked Has Yet Recovered
Great Scarcity OF Nurses.

Great Scarcity OF Nurses.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-President Orton,
ofthe Western Union Telegraph Company
has been informed that the office at Shreve-
port is closed, all operators being sick with
yellow fever.
New ORLEANS, Sept. PA dispatch
from Shreveport to-day to Aessrs. Mast &
Hodgson, says the city is in great need of
help. The yellow fever is of malignant
type and does not yield readily to treat.
ment. There is great scarcity of people
to attend the sick.
A dispatch from W. A. L'Hommedeu at
Marshall, Texas, Superintendent of tele-
graph, to Superintendent FIsnnerY of this
city, says: "Eyerything is in great confu-
sion at Shreveport Thirty deaths there
yesterday. The fever is worse to-day.
Private Letter.
The Picdyune hss the following: We
have been permitted to copy the following
private letter:
Shreveport, Sept. dear Jack: We
are now passing through an awful scourge.
The yellow fever has come, and like some
awful back pail thrown its folds about us
spreading fright, terror and death amongst
US. The town is nearly depopulated by the
stampede and sickness. There has been as
near as can ascertain, up to date, about
60 people dead and great number sick.
There is one awful characteristic about the
sickness and that is, no one as yet has re-
covered. Some are what they call doing
well, while others die. One day you hear
of a case doing as well IS could be expect
ed; the next thing corpse is awaiting the
hearse. On the point of malignant fatality
it surpasses any yellow fever ever known
here. 1t appears that if the fell monster
ever gets its pestilential fsngs fastened on
its victim it never let's 60 its fatal grip until
the victim is stiff and stark dead
A few cases at first dropped dead in the
streets before reaching a house. Tbese
cases, however, have been rare. None of
our particular friends are yet dead; the only
ones in danger now are the Misses Jordan,
both of whom are very low. We have Or
ganised q Howard Association, and they
are doing great deal of good. The follow
ing are all the dead that know Of TO the
present time. DR.. Clay
says it is different from any yellow fever
be ever read of or saw. If it continues, |
will move away. One of the attendant
inconveniencas of the fever is q thorough
embargo on the cars. They will let no one
60. The town is, in the way of BUSINESS,
dead.
P. S.-Mondav, Sept. S.-There are a
great many new cases reported this morn
ing. Mr.. 10. G. Howell is dead.
Yours, CHARLES.
Refugees at Little ROck-CuriOus
Cause Assigned for the Epidemic.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 12.-Seyeral parties
who left Shreveport yesterday arrived here
this evening. They report the yellow fever
on the increase. Every stage leaving that
city is crowded with terror stricken people.
The son of the proprietor of the Southern
Hotel q. Shreveport received telegram
this evening announcing the death of his
father from the fever. 1t is thought The
removal of the Red river rafths considera-
BILE to do with the epidemic.
is Deaths q Day.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. l2.-Up to p. m.
to day eighteen deaths from yellow fever.
1t is on the increase; whole families are
down with it. Nurses worn out.