New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-16
PLAGUE STRICKEN SRREVEPORT.
TWENTY-FIVE MTERMENTs on sUNDAY-A NEWS
PAPER SUSPENDED.

TWENTY-FIVE IETERMENTs ON sUNDAY-A NEWS
PAPER SUSPENDED.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 15.-The yellow fever is
still raging The weather is unfavorabe. sixty per
of those attacked die. There is great suffering IN all
classes of society for want OF nurses The surviving o
doing all in their 10 check the disease The
interments yesterday o. There many deaths
last night The Howard Association Is greatly in need
Of assistance The Southern Telegram newspaper, has
suspended publication The Times still makes its ap-
pearance. Geo. j. Rae manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph office here died to-day.
A TERRIBLE PICTURE OF DISTRESS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 15.-The following dispatch
was received here tonight from the Superintendent of
Teegraphs in Arkansas aud Texas, dated Little Rock
tonight:
Latest adyces from Shreveport represent the yellow
fever as unabated and the in the city ndescrb
able OF six ia our telegraph Office, nVe nave taken
the fever and two are already dead Inerments average
so 40 daily IN population OF not over 1000 Phys
clans and nurses worked out. The people OF the
entire should know these terrible facts and send
AHA TO this suffering city.
I. G BAKER. superintendent.
AID FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15.-AnOther $1,000 was
raised here to day for the Shreveport sufferers.
AID FROM CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1j.-Prvate dispatches
received by business state that there is terrible
suffering Shreveport on account Of yellow fever and
ask for assistance. The attention Of the Chamber Of
Commerce was called 10 the subject to-day, and 600
appropriated be dispensed under the direction Of the
President andb board Of officers.
GENEROUS OFFER OF THE WESTERN UNION TELL
GRAPH COMPANY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator West OF
louisiana who is in Washington in order TO secure
the application Of immediate relief 10 the sufferers from
yellow fever obtained from President orion of the
Western Union Telegraph Company the following order
addressed to the superintendencs Of the Company
throughout the country
Instruct all the managers 20 send free messages re
lang to the relief OF the citizens OF Shreveport and at
the request OF the Governor or United States Senators
OF Louisiana direct contributions Of money 20 be re-
ceiyed and transferred by telegraph without charge
BY this action on the part OF the Telegraph Company
money can be forwarded instantly TO the sufferers,
whereas by the course NJ the mails II would require
some ten days get there, by which time the needy
might be past relief ANY feeling inclined TO con-
tribute something the aid of the stricken community
of Shreveport can send without expense by paying IL
I'm at any Western Union Telegraph station. Conrlbu
tons are already going forward from this point This
morning Senator West the OF few hours col
lected $500 and sent it of by telegraph
MORE FRIGHTFUL REPORTS.
The Superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Neworleans telesraphs to the
Company in tins city under date of yesterday, fol-
lows:
No telegraph transfers proper he made with
Shreveport as manager Rae is dying the operator
who went there here has money for that pur-
pose have transferred the money however, through
banking house without cost and transfer whatever
NAV offer unless the banking house Shreveport should
he closed by sickness The last messenger at Shreye-
port lay down this morning No report of the aic-
on can possibly exsggerae the actual condition OF the
town.
LOCAL AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Will The TRIBUNE take this mite for
Shreveport j. H. C.
Netc- York, Sept. TO- 1873.
The IS inclosed will he forwarded TO the Shreveport
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