Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-28
MEMPHIS.s
Decrease In Deaths Of so Per Cent.
No New Gases Reported to Noon.
Nurses Belng Discr1arxed.

Nurses Being Discharged.
MEMHHIs, Oct. 26.--A heavy rain fell all
day, closing at night with the heaviest rain
fah of the season, with occasional thunder
and lightning. There are no definite re-
ports from the headquarters of the relief
committees, the absence of which leaves
| favorable impression. The leading UNDER
taker has no order for tomorrow, which has
not been the case since the first outbreak OF
the scourge. Only ten new cases are re-
ported to-day. DR.. BIount died Tonight;
also Policeman Franklin. It Is still RAIN
ing, but the temperature Is falling rapidly.
The wind is changing TO the north.
Yesterdays Auspicfal Developmenfs
MEMPHIS, Oct. 27.-From noon Satur-
day 10 noon Sunday the mortuary report
was twenty six yellow fever and eight other
causes. From noon sunday to noon Today
thirteen yellow fever and three other causes.
The decrease In yellow lever Is thirteen.
Ice formed in many places this morning
and the prospect is more hopeful. A few
absentees are returning to the city, but the
Board Of Health have not advised 80 yet.
On the contrary they say it is too early.
Among the deaths to- -dsy wss Victor Fuchs,
q game merchant. No new cases are re-
ported at the Howard Association up to
noon. They are discharging nurses.
X. of p.
The Grand Chancellor, Knights Of Py-e
thias, Of Tennessee, T. s. Jukes, has issued
the following order to-day: To cur breth-
rem Of the Order who have SO nobly re-
spcnded TO our appeal for aid, we return
sincere thanks, and state we have sufficient
funds on hand to relieve suffering breth-
rem. - 4+e IN
That Bale-HOw Cincinnati Waxed
st. Loufs.'
CINCINNATI, Oct. 27.--The bale of cot.
ton which was donated by Col. Greed Tsy-
lor, Of Arkansas, for the benefitof the Or
phans of Memphis aud sold In that CITY for
$1,000 and subsequently shipped to st.
Louis and sold there for $90,was forwarded
to this city and to-day was sold on Change
and purchased by the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce for two thousand and
thirty dollars and eight cents. It win be
shipped to some other cities to be sold for
the same purpose.
The HOwards Discharging Nurses.
LATER.-Information from all available
sources tend to confirm the opinion that
yellow jack Is rapidly decreasing. The
warm rain of yesterday had not the effec.
to increase the number of new cases as was
feared; on the contrary, there were fewer
applications for nurses to-day than since the
beg nning of the plague. The Howards'
rooms are crowded with nurses awaiting
application, and at noon the Association be-
gan discharging them, IS there was every
assurance the disease was disappearing.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2S, P. M.-Cold north
west wind blowing; temperature falling
rapidly. Mortuary 10 P. NJ, yellow fever
10, orther causes 8.
Aid from Various Places
AUGUSTA, Oct. 27-Five hundred dollars
were subscribed to-day for Memphis relief,
and the police force subscribed $113 in ad-
dition for the Memphis police.
Well Done, Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ocf. 27.-The City
Council tonight appropriated $4,000 to aid |
he sufferers in Memphis. Mr.. 81. NJ. Low
enstein, authorized agent of Memphis, and |
Rev. DR.. Wise, of Cincinnati, were present |
and addressed the Council. These gentle
men will visit Cleveland, Toledo and De
troit on the same mission, leaving here to- |
morrow for Cleveland.
Relief for Monfgomery-Dan Rice TO |
the Front.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 27-Relief measures |
for Montgomery, Ala, one now in progress. |
w. j. Tspp & Co., rendered q quantity of |
merchandise to-day on Change to be sold |
for the relief of Montgomery, and other |
contributions are being made.
Dan Rice's Circus will give the gross re-
ceipts of Saturdays performance for Mem
phis sufferers, and new impetus is given |
relief measures throughout the city. Col |
lections in three Catholic churches Sunday, 4
for Memphis, 500 dollars.
BY Mail.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Oct. %. 1
The yellow fever mortality yesterday was
%; the number of new cases was 21, /
against 80 Thursday, and 100 persons were
discharged as convalescents, making PIT of |
the latter for the two days ending last |
night. These facts indicate rapid decrease
of the number of patients, and are certain
ly encouraging. g
FEW FACTS ABOUT THE sCOURGE. /
The mortality statistics during the fear
ful scourge which has prevailed for more
than two months past with unparalleled ma
igniy, will be an interesting feature to med
icnl men. The Catholic parish of st. Bird
get, over which Father Walsh presides, has
lost 700 members by death since the fever
appeared in its midst. st. Peters parish,
under the Dominican sway, from whence
Fathers DALEY, Carey, Sherry and O'Brien
have abeen gathered to their fathers, has
lost 200 of its members. st. Mary's Catho-
lie parish, comprised of Germans, over
which the Franciscan fathers preside, has
lost 90 of its flock. Rev. DR.. Slater's Meth
odist church has lost some so or more of
its flock. The mortality among the other
folds and orders has been reported from
time TO time. .-.
THE FEVER AND THE PROSPECT.
From the Memphis Avalanche, Oct 26.
The yellow fever has existed in Memphis
since the 10th of August; for five weeks it
has been epidemic, and not less than 1,200
persons have died from the disease. As
early as the Both August there were several
deaths each day, in and about Happy Hol-
low, from malady since pronounced yell
low fever. On the 18th Of September the
Chem Board of Health announced that
about 80 deaths had occurred, though there
is evidence that the number, dating from
Aug. IL or II, was much larger. By Sept.
13 the disease had made considerable head
way, the official report for the week ending
Saturday, the 21st, showing yellow fever
mortality of 128. During the week ending
the 28th, the fever mortality dropped to 98,
but 1t increased to 146 during the week
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