The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24
Especial to Atlanta Constitution,

SAVANNAH, September 19, 800 p. Nth
scourge continues with all its horrors and tn
city is one vast hospital filled with the dea,
and dying, and active only in the hurryin,
i feet Of the physicians and the comings and 90
|ings OK the messengers of relief sent to th,
distressed by the Benevolent association.
1t is believed by those who have had th,
most experience in yellow fever epidemics thu,
| the disease has nearly reached its crisis, ani
that it cannot be many days before @ gradua
and but slightly fuctuatinR abatement will be
como visible. How earnestly these sufferine
people are praying for such o welcome chan ge
no pen can portray. Scenes and events like
those OF the last two weeks can not be wit.
messed many days longer with the heroic forti-
| tuoe and sublime courage which has marked
the workers among the sick during the time.
The city, wherever yon go. looks like one
| rible disease and omnipresent death. The en-
blems OF death at the doors, never out of sight,
the coming and going of funeral corteges, the
h1rrying OF nurses and friends and the walls
OF the nourners all combine to photograph
memory's tablet with q picture of terrors and
human woe not ever to be erased. It 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 present daily death rate largely ex-
Deeds the heaviest figures of the memorable
show that in Sirulence and fatality this scouree
1s the worst that ever was visited upon this
city. The probabilities are not encouraging
for a favorable change in> these fgures soon,
There are number of persons who refugeed
from the city during 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 such mem-
bers OF their families as are prostrated with
the disease. While this is noble and self-sac-
rifcing, it 10 but right to warn all who have
lett that IL is almost certain death to return
here at this time The fever attacks suoh as
return with great fury, and it is extremely
ooubGfuL as to the recovery Of such persons
who may become prostrated.
Rev. Mr. MFarland, who passed through At
Ianta en- route hither como two weeks ago, has
been sunering terribly and is, ct this Dispatch
ing, reported to be dying. His will indeed be
heroic Offering to the cause Of humanity.
Strange 80 it may read yet some sickness of
one kind or another-mostly yellow fever or
oity.
Very little, IL anything, can be done in the
situation for the sanitary Improvement of the
Dity, but demand is being made Tor immedi- |
ate artificial publication Of the atmosphere,
There is q full supply OF chickens on hand |
for present Necessities and the city is TOO |
for larger numbers of them TO be |
Kept on hand. Relief committees had better |
hold them back until another call is made |
rom the benevolent association hero.
Nurses and doctors will have to be secured |
Rom other seaport cities, unless Rreas ohNnRe
or the better soon OCCURS. As IL &c, thoee now
lere arc nearly broken down and win be una
Die 20 keep mp much longer.
More relief will be needed for come time to
,0ney but all contributions should be made in
money, or in purchases made after consultation
With the Benevolent Association here.