Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-15
YELLOW FEVER.

YELLOW FEVER.
The Streets of Memphis DcScrted-now Aid
.. H .. From ABROAD is Used.
MEMPHIS, Oct. ll.-There is no abate-
ment of yellow fever. Business is almost
| totally suspended. Parents and children
! abandon each other. The money received
I is judiciously distributed s.lls. e. .
MEMPHIS, Oct. 10. 1.-The streets were al
most deserted yesterday and but few went
to church. There were no pleasure vehicles,
nothing but hearses. There were 81 deaths.
T. :. Jukes, Grand Chancellor of the
| Knights of Prthias of Tennessee is down
with fever and the duties of his office has
deceived upon w. II. Moyston. This Or
der has eleven patients and there is no
money in their treasury. The demands
upon them for aid for the sufIerings Of the
brotherhood having exhausted their relief
The mortuary report for twenty -four
hours, ending at six O'Clock Saturday eve
ming, were forty-seven deaths from yellow
fever and ten from other diseases.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 12-The receipts from
the Howard Association on Saturday
amounted to $500. Their daily expenses
amounts to 81 600.
General restitution prevails among the
poor and all kinds of contributions are
Acceptable.
There are three hundred applicants for
admission ut st. Peters Orphan Asylum.
The Sisters are providing for as many us
possible, but are compelled to turn many
an unfortunate child away.
The mortuary report from noon yester-
day to noon to-day shows AZ deaths, of
which So were from yellow fever and
from other causes.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 13.-The slight frost this
morning has inspired new hope. Very
few cases of fever are reported up to noon.
A., 1T L. -,
the disease is that it soon turns its course
to recovery or death. Many of those at
tackled a week ago are on the street, while
those attacked earlier are still confined to
t. their rooms.
The Appeal of Sunday says:
Since the thirteenth of September, just
one short month ago, we have lost nine
hundred and seuenty-Stc souls, represent
ing every age and condition OF life. Near
ly seuen hundred of them by yellow fever.
This is paying fearful penalty, truly, for
supineness, ignorance and want of proper
organization to cope with disease in any
form that is possible to become epidemic.
1t is paying dearly to learn that no amount
of money for the preservation of the public
health is to be weighed in the scales against
human life, and that a board of health,
composed, as the present is, of energetic,
brave and discreet men, is better worth to
US one hundred thousand dollars than the
executive and legislative branches of the
city government together. We can hard
ly credit the fact now, by the baleful light
of the epidemic, that but few days ago
members of the general council, unable to
comprehend the possibilities of the fever,
higgled over an appropriation of ten thous-
and dollars, and gave vent to much feeling
over the possible cost, over that amount, of
the board of health. And yet so it is.
Where is that ten thousand dollars now,
and where the numerous ten thousands
poured in upon us so generously from
every part of the Union? Nearly all ex-
pended for the sick and the needy, and
more has already been called for. The
Masons are out of money and means, and
so are the Odd-Fellows, and other equally
benevolent organizations can only look in
TO a nearly depleted treasury. 1t is safe to
say that almost one hundred thousand
dollars have been expended the past thirty
days, and that it will take another one
hundred thousand to provide for future de-
mands. Our orphans are without clothing,
and as Inspector o. Bannon has wisely
commenced TO burn the infected bedding
and clothing of the poor, it will be neces-
sary for us to FIREPLACE them and continue to
tax ourselves, and perhaps even the God
blessed friends who have helped us from
other cities, in order to prevent deaths by
starvation and restitution.
Indeed, we are not sure that the vista
tatiOn and its dreadful consequence will
| not justify the Governor in calling the leg
islsture together in extraordinary session to
make appropriation to help us in this our
hour of greatest necessity. We remember
that in Wisconsin this was done when that
State was oyerrun by fire, and her people
were left destitute. We can not now emu
merate the number of children that have
been left fstherleSs, in some cases parent
less. Those who know something about
it say they are over three hundred. II so,
our friends and our citizens can realise the
magnitude Of our losses. AS we have be-
! fore said this is fearful lesson ut terri
bic price. 1t is one not likely to be forgot
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