The Portland daily press., 1876-09-25
YELLOW FEVER.
Over 1000 Persons Sick in Sa-
vannah.
The Scourge in Charleston
Reports from Other Places.

NEW YORK, Sept pa Charleston des-
patch says yellow lever is epidemic there, and
there is stampede from the city. 1t was
brought by the British bark Sylph from St.
Thomas. Up to yesterday there were about u
cases, six dying To-day six new cases are re-
Lorted. The weather is exceedingly favorable
for the spread of the plague, and the leading
physicians advise all unacclmated persons to
leave the city. Steamers between this port and
New York are notified that they will be quar-.
antined, and refuse to sell tickets to passengers.
They carry full freights however
sells south of that port are allowed to come
there, and all traders from infected cities are
stopped three miles from the city and thorough
ly inspected by the health officers.
An Atlanta Ga. despatch says that it is inn
possible to find correspondent at Savannah,
but private dispatches from there give the
following gloomy account of the epidemic and
its effects:
There are over 1000 persons sick with yell
low fever at present and 100 new cases were re-
ported to-day. Besides these. half as many
more are down with other fevers. It is ,esti-
mated that there are only about 1000 whites
and 1900 negroes in the city at present. The
fatality is notably among the Weather classes
latterly. The relief committee estimates to-
night that the daily expenses for the week will
be at least $4,000 per day, and there is no &C.
crued fund to depend upon., Over 5000 people
great. The negroes are without exception al
most dependent on benevolent societies, and
are helped equally with the whites. Official
calls are made to-day upon other seaport towns
TOR physicians and nurses, which will greatly
increase the expenses"
The epidemic of 1854 ended with black
frost November 10th, and it is expected that
the scourge will hardly end much sooner this
year.
Contrary to former experience the fatality
this year increases with the progress of the
epidemic. Every city and township in Geor-
gia has assisted Savannah to the best of their
ability, but the matter has now passed beyond
local control and the state now appeals to the
entire country for aid. Reports received here
to-day state that there are over 600 yellow fever
cases in Brunswick in this state, which is neal
~ half the population of that town.
A Mobile despatch says there is no yellow
fever there, but the board of health recommend
strict quarantine of vessels and railway trains
from infected places. The same precautions
have also been adopted at Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
A Baltimore special says that the so-called
"Typho-malariar' fever there is on the in
crease: The gunboat Monongahela is ordered
to anchor below that city until the epidemic is
over. The sum of $4,000 has been raised in
New York city for Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Sept 23.-At a meeting of the
Savannah Benevolent Association. formerly
the Metropolitan fire company, held to-day. the
association resolved to ask aid from abroad for
the sick and destitute of Savannah, through
its President, j. II. Estell. All contributions,
whether of money, provisions or clothing,
should be addressed to j. 81. Estell, President
of the Metropolitan Association, and will be
suitably acknowledged.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Sept. 23-There is no
epidemic in Charleston. So far there have
been four scattering cases of yellow fever, vari-
ously traced to persous who communicated
with quarantine and refugees from Savannah.
The fever shows no sign of spreading.