The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE EPIDEMIC
Yesterdays Mortality Report OF
Shreveport.
The Epidemic Ahating for Want
OF Subjects.

ty-two deathsyesterday. Many deaths
last night.
The following is the report of the
Howard Association, for the twenty
four hours, ending ut q p. IN. on the
18th: Adkins, % years; j. III. Meyer
and W. u. Icrgers, unknown; q. f..
Grose, 81 VIM. Chambers, 81 Chas,
Lewis aud \. :. Mcclure, unknown ;
Addie Norris, ~; Andy Smith, }. r.
Reid and {. Ii, SchOwcr, ages I'M
known; Geo. j. Rae, Manager Western
Union Telegraph Company, %; VIM.
Curtis, 30; Geo. Todd, 81 l. DptcIcG
.; Anna Burke, 81 Victoria An
drelIc. - II rps. Collins, 81; T.. j.
W. ter d; + ID lleich, Is; :, l..
Isl or fen ale, unknown, Abraham
Warner, unknown; j. Nj. rmltm, Is;
l.. Ross, rs, Airs, Martin, unknown
two unknown r. Jersey, unknown;
Miss Mary Bcnhcre; unknown. All
white,
LII supposed that the numoer of
new cases are ahating for want of 81 b.
jects Thirty-hve interments yester-
day. Weather cool.
NEW ORLEANS, September l6.-The
Western Union Telegraph Company
have made arrangements with Pike
Bro. & Co., hankt5, Of this c'to, who
have branch 1Iouse at - - p ri, to
transfer free Of Charge AK u.s. - re-
cr,ved for the Shreveport utlllcrs.
The following teleglaplic CORES
pondence explains itself;
PHILADELPHIA, September 10.
d. Flourny, Superintendent, New Or
leans:
A meeting will be held in Philadel-
phia tomorrow in aid of the Shreve-
port sufferers. have promised to
transfer money subscriptions by tele-
graph without charge. There is an
earnest feeling, and an intense desire
TO extend substantial aid. Is anything
more than money needed?
ID. II. BATES, Supt,
NEW ORLEANS, September 10th,
d. II. Bates, Superintendent, Philadel-
phia:
Nothing but money needed. Apothe-
carries, physicians and above all nurses
are the chief wants, and these are be-
ing supplied by the New Orleans How
ard Association, who rely upon contri-
bntiOns from elsewhere. Any money
sent to the New Orleans Howard AS
ISOLATION for the Shreveport sufferers
will be judciously and effectively OK
pended. The President Of the New
Orleans Howard Association leaves for
Shreveport this evening. and will be
accompanied by another supply Of
nurses, etc. II. flOuRNf,
Superintendent.
Private dispatch from Shreveport re-
ports the death of Rev. Father Quine-
rocs and serious illness of Rev. Father
Pierre.
There are now two telegraph oper-
ators in Shreveport, Henry Davis, who
went from this city several days ago,
and Mr.. ALI. Saville, from Memphis,
who arrived this morning.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Senator
West has received the following dis
patch from the Mayor of Shreveport:
"Sickness increasing. Do all you
can for us. Nomoney nthe city treas,
ury. The poor are on our hands, ana
for lack Of funds we find difficulty iii
burying them"
LOUISVILLE, Up. M.--When the fe-
yer made its appearance ut Shreve'
port there were then two operators be-
sides the manager one left immedi-
ately. Mr.. }. lac, manager and Mr..
NJ. Jackson, operator, remained at
their posts until stricken down. Mr..
Jackson died on Saturday, and Mr..
Rae yesterday.
Operator Buchanan, of Minden, ten
derrd his services, and reached Sbreve-
port on w dnesday, but when MIR. Rae
was taken sick on Thursday, Mr..
Buchanan returned home and is now
i'll there. Operator Ii. c. Davis came
fram New Orleans on Sunday, and Is
now alone on duty in the shreveport
office. The press reporter has the
fever, but will probably recover. Al
fred Saville, although unacclimated,
has gone to help Davis, ana VIII prop
ably reach Shreveport Tonight. kae
and Jackson are supposed to have been
the main supports of their respective
families. Rae's father is an Invalid,
and Jacison's mother is a widow.
&. A. Pike and operator Davis dld
all they could for the relief OF Mr.. Rae,
jackson died before Davis reached
IT, ere, but he J. ccived Kind attention
IF m Mr.. Pike.
n arly all who were able have left,
but there are fully six hundred eases OF
fever there now. The number Of pe0-
pie who are well is not sufficient to
take care of the sick.
The fever is unusually fatal. II Is
believed by many to be the Mexican
vomito, and to have been introduced
by employees of the transatlantic cir
Gus.
1t attacked persons who had yellow
fever in Shreveport in 1867. Contribu-
tions are coming in slowly from all
parts of the country. Physicians and
nurses are badly needed. The condi-
ton Of the town is simply heart-rend-
ing and the sutferingis something fear
ful to contemplate.