The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-08
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MEMPHIS, Oct 8.-The fever Is makipr
fearful strides, extending its area anC
prostrating one family after another with
alarming rapidity. One house on Monroe
street has, this morning, ten down, one
lying dead, and none left TO nurse, and the
morality yesterday exceeded anything
known in the history Of the city. The
total number OF reported deaths was sew
enty.three, Of which over fifty were from
fever. The four undertaking firms had
more than they could do, and were com.
PEELED to refuse orders, being overtasked
and exhausted. The Watham Infrmary,
cared for by the Mobile delegation, under
the auspices Of the Howard Society, lost
eight yesterday, and several dead per.
sons lay many hours unburied from ina
bility to obtain coffins. Much inhumani.
ty is reported among the ignorant people
OF the First Ward, where the greatest ia.
tality has mostly prevailed. Among the re.
fined q great lack Of attention and nurses
prevail. The authorities have 40 far, from
sheer 1nertness, proven unequal TO The
emergency. The Mayor and some two
dozen prominent citizens, after consulta.
tion, have decided upon course Of action.
The Howard Society oi FIVE or six per-
sons Is to be Increased by additional
members from among the leading citizens.
These are to 60 through the injected
nighborhood, search out sufferers; detail
nurses, supply medical relief, and endeay.
or to control the pestilence as far as pos.
sible, Nineteen nurses came. from New
Orleans yesterday, and more arc on the
way. Over twenty thousand dollars have
been raised among our citizens for the
empty Golfers lol our city treasury. This
will be expended by the Mayor for hy-
genie purposes. Large contributions arc
pouring In from all quarters, and funds
will s0on be ample Nurses and proper
reliet squads to find and aid the suffering
is now the only essential. A large num-
Der Of people continue to leave the city
by rail, river, or suudry conveyances. ali
with sufficient mesns have gone or are
going. The feeling is that the worst has
not been reached, and that good frost
may not come TO kill the pestilence until
many more are carried off, The sickness
Is OF q very malignant character. Those
lightly attacked, carefully nursed and
mildly treated, get well with little difficult
ty, while many violently taken baf1l the
skill or our. best physicians; ns;-s--,.psy.sa...,-
Last night the weather turned very
cold, with a strong chill northwesterly
wind. This morning the temperature
was down to 40 deg, which, with clear
sky, would have given q light frost. To.
day the indications are for warmer
weather and no frost, which Is an unfa.
vorable prognostic. Parties here from
New Orleans and Mobile, acquainted with
epidemics for forty years, express fears Of
the future, and gravely consider the situa.
tion as decidedly unfavorable. q
The working force on the daily papers
is much reduced, several being sick and
others having fled. Business Of all kinds
Is greatly curtailed, and many stores are
closed on account Of sickness and death.
Scarcely house above Poplar street,
either public or private, Is open, and that
portion OF the city containing eight or ten
thousand inhabitants) wears a desolate,
dreadful appearance. How long this will
continue is ot course unknown, but 1t Is
hoped that alter tomorrow the chilly
weather will check the disorder.