, 1873-10-29
The Progress of tho Disease from Ita
mmeacezn ncnt--lsel'of TINT Z Z Rns
ptas.cu Ity Climax.


Tie yellow ieyor Las existed iu Mompls since
the 10Th Of August for i've woeks it has been
epidemic, ana not less th1n 1,290 persons have
dicd from the dsease, A early al tho 20th OF
August there were Besoral deaths zach day, in
aud about Happy Hollow. from nalady SINCE
pronounced yellow fever. On the 18th OF Sep
tclnber tho (tileu) Board of Health announced
that about 30 deaths had occurred, though there
ii evidence that the number, dating from Aug.
Dy Sent. is iho dseaso had made considerable
heauWay, the official report tor the week endtug
SaLuadny, the 2ist, showing u yellow-feycr NOR
lat4ty OF 128. nlrinE tho "oek ending tue 2stn,
tho fover-mo1tElEy cropped to, Us, but it in-
creased to LAG during the week. ending Oct. 4.
lie tirst frosts CAME On the 6th aud 7st init,
aud that week tho epidomio reached It'll climax,
for during the seYen days closing Saturday, the
l1'h lnst, tie fever-uorsallty. increaaud to $50,
its highest point. !.
low days laser these Immediately
succeeded by Lighter ouoa-slislt1Y checked the
prugroaB Of tbs disease for The weeks report
1l..luE Saturday, tue 18TH, showed ESQ uen,hs
from llle 1cyer-a dec1oaae Of q, assnnAug tho
previous week II report to ba corroot, though. up
to tint timo large number Which should havo
been credited to yellow fexer wore reported
unknown" owing to imperfectionB iii the
andertahela' rotn,us. Our opinion Ii. that i'll
eteel Of ESQ for the week alluded 10, the deaths
from FOYER we're not lass than $40. tho total from
all causob being 354, thus ulxklug tho deorraao
IS. iusteaa Of ~.
On Mouday. Tuosday, aud Friday mornings Of
the past week tAe1e we're bluck irOsts, tue last
OF which mado ico tue mercury Friday morning
falling to 81 doGs., the freezing point. Although
tho only iu,moliato effect Of tloso heavy f1osts
haH bcou SIiglt incrtahe in tue death-rate. ow-
Ing to the euIden change to cool weather. we
AFRO still nblo to- report another marked decrease
In the total mortality. During tho week ending
ycytoruayt tha 25th there were 1G3 deatlIs from
yeIlow fsyer, asaludt f51 lust ~eek--a deorease
Vt 90.
the Leuef that the epidemic had reached itn eli
max, aud Lhat lenceforth it will abAte, slowly,
relhal's bnt steadily and surely" Aud We Haid
on tho 2QsI;
To-morrow's published report may show for -slay
slight increase, owing to the suttden change froi,
warm to cold weather during tue past Till tysia Auta
Int at II o'clock last night hs ucrry reached 10 DE-
fov u deysees md tLo anost poays assuraues II
killing tlask frost this n.osulng Our raaers may
feo a4surcd that hsncefrlh tie decreuss III tho
taty Als the new few cAses will he fapid WINS TIN
increase two weeks ago. Tho backbone Of the yellow
fever was broken SIX days rgo. Whutaycr tie hucua-
weeks tota!, 10 be printed MORT Bunduy, viii hardly
exceed 1co wo doubt Il # VIII roach that point,
fron the nlnjo1ity Of tho sck ere favorsbe re-
ports, uany cunvalssctng 1afly a1 the uumbsr Of
new cases 10 daily decreasing.
The weok's total, a. shown by the Official re-
ports+ IN 162, only two more than our eatimato
tho epidomo had reached its climax !. for even
before the good effects Of the lato and oply
ttback froBtB" can be felt, the disease IL abatng
Since the week endng tho 1lth, when $50 e,
nens, first to 252 tie 18TH, on 1G2 on tho 25h
Tie work Of the " black froats " is atill to be
pelformod,
Assuming tho Howard Association repoEts to
be ss9 asayas y will y s ea aas sph 81 eyS,
cases, a. reported for tho flyo days ending lasl
night wore, respectively, 81, A, 90, a. aud 18-
rapid decrease In tho aggregate. IIoroafte1