Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
Yellow Fever.
OVER Two THOUSAND PERSONS SICK IN
SAVANNAH.
NEW YORK Sept. %.

| NEW YORK Sept. %.
1 A Wilmington. N. c., despatch says no
| vessels south Of that port are allowed to
| come there. and all traders from infected
| cities are stopped three miles from the city
and thoroughly inspected Ply the health
! officers.
/ An Atlanta. Ga. despatch says il Is
impossible to fnd a correspondent at
| Savannah, but private dispatches from
! there give the following gloomy account
| OF the epidemic and Its effects:
There are over 200 people sick with
| yellow fever at present, and $50 new cases
reported to-day. pesides these, half AS
many more are down with the fevers. 1t
| is estimated that there are only about
1000 whites and Ia 600 negroes in the city
| at present. The fatality Is notable among
| the Weather classes, latterly. The relief
! committee estimates Tonight that the
! daily expenses TOR the week will be at
| least 81 600 per day aud there Is no accrued
! fund to depend upon. Over 5000 people
| applied for reliei to-day. sud the destitu-
ton is great The negroes are. without
exception almost. dependent on benevolent
/ societies. and are helped equally with the
| whites. Official calls are made to-day
! upon other seaport cities for physicians
| aud nurses. which will greatly Increase
| the expenses.
| The epidemic In 1854 ended with "A
black frost November 10Th, and 1t Is cx-
pected that the scourge will hardly end
much sooner this year.
| Contrary to former experience, the IA
| tally this year increases with the pro
/ gress Of the epidemic. Every city and
| township In Georgia has assisted Savannah
! to the best OF their ability. but the matter
p, now has passed beyond local control and
I l..
| try for all.
A Mobile despatch says there Is no ye'-
| low fever there. but the board OF health
recommend strict quarantine of vessels
and railway trains from infected places.
The same precautions have been adopted
, at Norfolk aud Portsmouth
A Baltimore special says the so called
''typhomalarial" fever there Is on tn. in
crease. The gunboat Monongahela Is or
! dered 10 anchrr below that city until the
epidemic u over. The sum OF $4,000
have been raised In New York city FOR
savannah.
SAVANNAH, sept 81.
At a meeting OF the savannah Bcncv-
olcnt Association. formerly the Metrop-
olitsn Fire Company. held today. the as
sociation resolved to ask aid from abroad
for tho sick and destitute OF savannah
tUFuugn us pINslhrnNs u. IL f>ttll. All
contributions. whether OF money. pro-
visions or clothing. should be addressed
| to j. II Estell. president Of the Metropo-
Titan Association. and will be suitably
acknowledged.
CHARLESTON, ). {. sept. .
There Is no epidemic in Charleston. SO
far there have been four scattering yell
low fever cases. variously traced 10 per
sons who communicated with quarantine
and refugees from savannah. The fever
shows no signs OF spreading.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. y.
The Mayor Of Brunswck, Ga, has tele-
graphed an appeal to the Holland Assooia-
lion for aid. He states that out OF popula-
ton Of 400 there are 600 cases OF yellow fe-
yer, including three out of i've physicians.
The associations forward to-day i've skill
ed physicians and nurses.
BALTIMORE. sept. y.
Mayor Latrobe. and commissioner
Stuart officially state that there Is not a
case Of yellow fever In Baltimore. All OF
the twelve case OF tYpho-malsrial. fever
wee brough To the marine hospital, aud
there has been no new eases In sixty hours
IL is proper To state that some sixty
eight persons were removed IN the marine
hospital. Entire families were removed
In which II single cas-" of fever prevailed.