, 1873-10-18
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Chicago's Share in the Relief Of The
Stricken Southern Cities,
An Unfavorab1e Report from
Memphis--Thirty Deaths
Yesterday.
A Memphis Newspaper on the Generosity
OF Chicago and Cincinnati.

a memphis Newspaper on tho Generosity
Of Chicago and Cincinnati.
| Tho Aid Movement in Cl.lcano.
Ile raVaEos Of tho yollow fover scoureo al tic
South atfll continues and tue unhnppy sulrorers
IN tho citles Of Momphis and Bhreyoport aro atill
IN want. Chicago bas boon doing l,or duty nobly,
ana WILL not ccaao to sond contributions to re-
Hovo tho afflicted aud Distressed.
THE n1unr REV. BISHOP FOLEY.
Roman Catholic Bishop Of this dioceso. has
fssaota tho following circular to his clergy:
| a., DIOCESE ZEE Or CHICAGO, Oct le 1s7a-Rrvgarrn
o e a s VIZ s1 IL sh%
Pulls and Shreveport. We, therefore, foei II our duty
o e sa Sn
suffering brethren in thoso foser-atrickcn PLACES
M1sy fsilIes rs veil as the sot IN want many
you represcnt to your people te distress which tho
plague has produced, they VIII respond nborally to
turns Of your collections to our Chancellor, tho Rev.
p; =. Nordan 7o5 Wabash avenue. In tho carly part
s ss Ssth s e hs b assr. " 4 Mp a md (
! port. Worry faithfully yours, TnoaAs FOXY,
bishop Administrator Of Chicago
LETTER FHoM HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
Tho following letter, acknowledging tho re-
ceipt Of money Beut by tho Citizous' Committee,
Of Which Mr. N. 4. Fairbank is Chairman, will
givo somo idoa Of the condition OF tho poor In
Memphis:
HowAnD ASSOCIATION, MEMPn1s, Tenn, oct, II.
1s7a-Dear Sir: Yours Of tho 7th Of October, il at
hand With remittance atated 1926. Your kind In
vi.nton 70 write you fully n regard to wants.
wen a. acknowledging your formor re1ntances would
have been attcndcd to more promptly, could have
spared the ttmo from my other duties.
h"yo nanfeasd for US r. this terrible hour Of
is rst a ne i5st whoa o s sas
upon 10 wt3aess the fearful and hesstsroadins
s ssas ay aud vo dsia s,o his svp ipssa ed
prayed that tho night would with % . cli,iins a
fr9ht rn' and @ end our misery's but alss hare hoped 10
70 sec!on q North Memphis inha6lted y he poor tser
ssnes q ii hs ge inss
have resled have rendered efforts to Baye them
er 1o oss1 n a0s sna s51sa fes T.
IN aomo caees to before othcrs could rcac thon
could descrbe some to you that have occurred
ead as ours have been. Tho sck tho dying, md tho
ead In tho same room md ia aome Instances, With
them. God only knows how much they lsye gu norea.
aono tencmont-houaca In which the residents were too
@ 1 for comfort arc now vacant b tho action Of
mo icu destroyer Whole squares hayo been empticd
by tais terrblo disease. Within the past four days. tho
southern portion Of city has been attacked When
generous donations which 1ayo to our aid hayo
bech apfa 10 meet all demands upon orr Assocfator
Taa a ea1o s :sa
VII ssnnus in our work and trust future L.
steattahy' yours, 4. u. LANaBTARF.
THE scouRaE STILL RAGING.
The following telegram to Alr. Fa,rbauk shows
that tho scoarge ia still raging:
hlEArHIs, Tenn. Oct. 15.-Tho warm weather OF to-
day lns ncrcuxod the fcyer. We viii 10 thankful II
you WILL continue your good efforts IN our bolali.
President Howard Association,
Persons who desire to contribute to tho relief
of Mcn,phia will plcase send their contributions
to Alr. Fairbanks office, No. is Lasalle street,
NEW CONTRIBUTIONS.
Tho Paid Firo Department Of this CITY. in ad-
dltton to tho 5000 aeut by the Firemens Beueyo-
lent Association, sent S345 yesterday to Nom
plus aud Shreveport Theso contributions arc q
credit to our gallant tremon.
a collection Of $260 taken BY Mr.. Louis Cohen
from few single young Israolitcs was forward
% to Memphis yesterday morning. Those whom
ar. Colen WAS unablo to call upon will confer a
favor by calling at No. 1888 South Clark street
and contributing.
The Young Mons Christian Association wifi
forward direct to tho Howard Association Of |
Momphis, without charge, any packages or do
nations intended for yolow feyor sufferers that !
Try aa;yy, 10 Loft et their roums No. q Weas Ran
ll4 Eant Madison. Adviccs having boon re-
ceiVed indicating tho efficiency Of agoncios In |
hlomphls Tor tho proper distribution Of relief |
forwarded, the Asaocintion will not ut present !
sond on representative, as contemplated yos-
teraay.
Special Dtapatch to The Chicago Tribune,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. T.-There waB slight
shower tonight, ind the weather Ia still aultry,
causing an increase in the number OF now cases,
Owing to tho warm woather, tho mortuary TO-
port excoedu yesterdays, but when ono oonaid-
ers that three-fourIhs Of the whites arc out of
The city, 3s deaths is o large proportion of the
entire population at homo. In ordinary times.
tho deaths would not DO 80 much pr week.
Mayor Johnson IL worse.
Father sheely, Of Louisville, and Father Loo,
of st. Louis, died to-day.
[1o tho Adsoctated Pressl
: MEApHls, Oct. 16--A shoemaker named
George Armstrong WAS found dead in his Ahop
Ills morning Of yellow fever, He had boon dead
several days.
HoME PROMINENT PATIENTS.
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