The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-09-24
ISITCA TON IN lSATANN4H.
1T 1s ALMOST SURE DEATH TO GO TO THE
STRICKEN CITY.
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| SAVANNAH, September 10, $3.50 r. Nth,
scourge continues with all it's horrors, and the
city is one vast hospital filled with the dea6
and dying, and active only in the hurryine
feet of the physicians and the comngs and 90
| ipgs of the messengers of relief sent to the
| distressed by the Benevolent association.
IL Is believed by those who have had the
most experience in yellow fever epidemics that
the disease has nearly reached it's crisis, and
that 1t cannot be many days before q gradual
and but slightly huctuating abatement will be-
como visible. How earnestly these suffering
people are praying for suoh welcome chan ge
no pen can portray. Scenes and events like
those OF the last two weeks not be wit
messed many days longer with the heroic forth
tude and sublime courage which has marked
the workers among the sick during the time.
Inc city, wherever you go, looks like one
stricken and forsaken to the desolation of ter
rlo!e disease and omnipresent DEATH The en-
blems of death at the doors, never out of sight,
the coming and going of funeral corteges, the
hurrylng OF nurses and friends and the walls
OF the mourners all combine to photograph
memorys tablet with a picture of terrors and
human woe not ever to be erased. 1t is awful
in the deepest sense the word can bear
The most suggestive fact going to show forth
these terrors To the outer world is the truth
that the pre- sent daily deaIh rate largely ex-
ceeds the heaviest figures of the memorable
epidemic here in 1854, The Published reports
show that in virulence and fatality this scourge
Is the worst that ever was visited upon this
city. The probabilities are not encouraging
for favorable change in these figures soon,
although devoutly prayed for.
There are q number of persons who refugeed
from the city daring the panic, but who are
returning now, equally panic-stricken with re-
gard to their relatives who are down with the
fever. They are returning to nurse suoh mem
bers OF their families as are Frustrated with
me alsease While this is noble and selEsao-
Tl1olng' 1t is hnt right to warn all who have
ietG that 1t is almost certain death to return
here at this time. The fever attacks such as
return with great fury, and it is extremely
doubtful as to the recovery of such persons
who may become Frustrated.
Rev. Mr.. M'Farland, who passed through At
lanta en- route hither some two weeks ago, has
been suffering terribly and is, at this dispatch
ing, reported to be dying. His will indeed be
3 heroic offering to the cause of humanity.
Strange as it may read yet some sickness of
one kind or Rnother-mostly yellow fever or
it's consequent efects-is in every house in the |
oity.
Very little, if anything, can be done in the |
situation for the sanitary improvement of the |
city, but demand is being made for immedi- |
ate artificial publication of the atmosphere
There is a full supply of chickens on hand |
for present necessities and the city is too |
unhealthy for larger numbers of them to be |
kept on hand. Relief committees had better |
hold them back until another call is made
from the benevolent association here.
Nurses and doctors will have to be secured |
from other seaport cities, unless great change |
for the better soon occurs. As it it. those now
here are nearly broken down and will be una
BILE to keep up much longer.
More relief will be needed for some time to
come, but all contributions should be made in
money, or in purchases made after consultation
with the Benevolent Association here.