Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-25
MEMPHIS
Twenty-fOur Fever Deaths Reported
Yesterday.
Reckless and Deyilish Nurses,
An Unknown Suicide.

report gives yehoW lever Oohbns N5s osuoa
causes, 5; total, %. There was a heavy
frost and ice quarter of an inch thick.
Favorable results are expected.
A yellow fever nurse gave carbolic acld 10
a patient yesterday by mistake, causing
desth in few minutes. .rv -
Another nurse attempted TO outrage the
wife of patient in his charge.
The Young Mems Sodality make an sp-
peal for aid from similar societies OF other
| cities. MortuRry report to 6 P. NJ: Yellow
| fever %, other causes A. Few new cases
reported. The prospects are more iavor-
able than since the first outbreak OF fever.
The Odd Fellows in summing up the re-
suit of the epidemic, have lost Is members,
five members wives aud children, leaving
20 widows and 80 orphans.
A Marriage Stayed by Death.
A magistrate was summoned to a resi-
dence in the ciGy yesterday to marry
couple. When he arrived be found anO' her
magistrate holding an inquest over mem
Der of the family which had died suddenly.
The marriage was postponed.
Another suicide occurred yesterday.
| Name and cause not ascertained. 1t is
clear and cool. s-,
The Masons See Daylight.
The Evening Ledger contains the follow
Ing; The appeal made by the Masonic fra
ternity met such q liberal response that
they are now in a condition to take care of
sick aud suffering brethren without further
contributions. b
Aid From Abroad.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 24-Heayy frost and
some ice last night. To-day clear and
pleasant. A bail of cotton donsted to the
Memphis sufferers by Blair s. Mcdowell OF
| LAFAYETTE, Tenn, was sold to-day on
| Change for $455, or about one dollar per
pound, to 10 Prather.
KNOXVILLE, Oct. 24-The Relief Con-
cert here realized 500 for Memphis suf-
ferers. At sn auction sale In connection
with the concert, a pair of sleeye-buttons
brought $3.50. -
BUFFALO, Oct. 24.-In response to call
of the Mayor, q large number OF citizens as
sembled At the Council Chamber this even
ing. to arrange for raising funds in aid OF
Memphis sufferers. A committee OF 20
of the most prominent gentlemen and ladies
of the CITY was appointed to solicit sub
scriptiops, Citizens are invited to leave
their donations at banks and other public
places, Collections will be taken up a. the
churches of every denomination on Sun
dav, Rev. DR.. A. T.. Chester was appointed
Treasurer to receive funds and forward the
same Immediately to Memphis.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-An urgent appeal
is made to-day for liberal contributions 70
relieve the suffering in Memphis, Shreve-
mort and other southern cities afflicted with
yellow fever.
Boston, Der. 24Mayor Pierce pre-
sided over a meeting of the Exchange to.
day, at which committee was appointed
to raise money for the yellow fever suffe rer:
at Memphis. Liberal subscriptions are be-
ing made.
| WILMINGTON, N. c. Oct. 24.-The
Bishop of the Episcopal diocese OF Nortl
| Carolina has issued a pastoral letter re-
ouesting that an immediate collection bs
taken up in all congregations of the diocese
for the benefit of Memphis. Consi terable
amounts have been forwarded by the citl
zens of Wilmington to Shreveport and Mem
phis.
some Absentees Heard From.
ST, LOUIS, Oct. 24.--The citizens o
Memphis, soiourning here during the prev
alence of the fever In that city, held meet
ing at the LaClede Hotel to-day, TO devils
means to furnish further relief to the peo-
pie of that city. A number Of citizens
st. Louis were present. Col. j. III. VIII
hanson presided and said: 1t is impossini'
for strangers to comprehend the condition
of Memphis. The situation is appalling
beyond description. The fever is more lik
a plague than anything else, and its ravage
are not checked by frost. The newspaper
: accounts and kilograms have in no sens'
I, exaggerated the condition of the city.
, Al the suggestion of Msj. Shryock,. o
4 ST. Louis, committees were appointed t.
canvass the city for aid, each COMMITTEES t.
: take separate branch of trade. Fourteen
; committees were organized, with active, ID
flueptial st. Louislans on each.
An spp al to the people OF st. Louis wa
/ also adopUed which will be published an
!, which says: Memphis is almost depopula
D ted. Out of 50, 900 inhabitants only abou
10000 remain. Ofthese more than l,oO
are now sick. Two thousand newly mad
| widows and orphans are dependent o.
, charity, and even though the scourge Wer
to cease at once, these helpless pc ople mus
be assisted during the conf g winter. In
Relief Assoc tions areEwithout funds an
unless substautisl aid is furnished, poe
and sick must die Of neglect or succum0 q
hunger and want. Not only money bu
clothing. blankets, food and fuel, are aske
for, that the hundreds Of plague-strlcke
= and destitute families may be nourlsne
4 and kept from starvation. 7. J.rs :,
q A thorough canvass of the city viii
4 made and large fond will oe made IN &C
! dition to The large amount already sent. G