Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-15
The Yellow Fever.

reported ualig WYNN w.
Of the city. gives evidence Il Is on the
increase. Tie doctors sly the recent i'0s'
IA. had \ bene6cf.l effect that vii soon
develop, but as yet the nOv'uary l'''s are
alarming. The relief committees are dAi'
Is in receipt Of liberal contributions non
every pst Of the country, ere bus'it
engaged in dispensing aid tc the Afflicted
and distressed. The demands for nurses
are yet greater than the supply. aud Mo-
bile and New CLEANS are being drawn up
on aud are suppliug additional details
The disease is not confined to any PHr''e-
cular locality, although the original seat OF
the plague ("HapPy HOllow') Is carefully
avoided, aud is being thoroughly over
hauled aud disiurected.
TIE Howard Citizens Relief, the Odd
Fellows. the Masons, the Germsrs, and
all other relief associations are actively
engaged in administering to the sick and
providing for the distressed, the chief and
nest difficult pjrt Of their task being TO
prove temporary houses for a great mum
Der Of helpless children made orphans by
the terrible rasages O'the fever. As yet all
have been provided for, 10 limited extent,
but as each day increases the number. the
means at hand are necessarily diminished.
and what the result will be in another
week is beyond present calculation.
The Masons Of Memphis are in hnan-
distress on account of the heavy expenses
they have incurred during the epidemic.
They have buried twenty oftheir number
IN the last two weeks, and have now in
hand fifty-two cascs. Their expenses arc
over $500 a day. They have received
remi'tauces from few other cities, but
not sufficient to meet necessities. Lodges
and Masons can remit to A, j. Wheeler,
secretary of the Masonic Relief Board,
who will receive funds for the distressed
belonging to the craft. The Waltham In
Urinary, under the management of the
Howard Associations, is doing good work
But few fatal cases are occurring in pro-
portion to the number of patients received.
Mrs. Gen. W. ] Smith, Canning Smith
and James B Lawrence are among the
new cases to-day. Large gangs Of labor
ers were on the street to-day with brooms,
shOvels and carts.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. II. TIE fever
RACES with undated maligni'y. There
are no hopes Of its carly disappearance,
Many citizens are leaving
The total contributions received by the
Howard Association yesterday amounted
to S4SS. The daily expenses Of the as.
are $1,000, and this amount is
being hourly increased by extending the
operatirus in behalf Of the suffering pco.
pie. There is great deStitGtiou among
the poor, and all kinds of contributions
prove most acceptable
Various benevolent associations Of the
piiy are actively engaged in relieving the
Of the sick, many of whom de-
pend upon such charity for food and med.
cal attendance Col. O'Bannon, inspcc-
tor Of the new Board of Health, is siren
nously engaged in cleaning the streetsr
and will commence disinfectisg the city
rs soon as carbolic acid can be had.
The streets to-day were almost desert
ed. There was no crowd of citizens 90
ing to and from church, no pleasure vchi-
icies, nothing but hearses and attendants
flying to the cemetry and others going to
receive another victim Of the terrible
scourge.
The ceremony Of burial has long since
been shorn of its solemn forBalitv, aud
to nice. the demands for the removal of
the dead the undertakes arc required are
to move With CELEBRITY more becoming
transports in the midst Of
the business season. Occasionally We
hiec containing the visiting committee of
the day of some relief association is seen
proceeding at a rapid pace; but aside
from these, the city presented most
gloomy picture.
CHICAGO, Oct IL. Third week of the
exhibition closed tonight. Monday night
is set apart for the benefit of Memphis,
10 which occasion the managers will do
nate their gross receipts. The first two
tickets we're sold this afternoon for Mem
phis' benefit for $50 each, next two for
500 each and next two for two for $50
each, making $500 for the six.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct, IL. Two IA
tai cases of yellow fever we're reported
Friday at Oreargentc town, opposite Lit
tie Rock. A quarantine will be estab-
lished.
SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. IL. There
we're six yellow fever interments here te.
do