The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-25
ISayaunnh News, Thursday.

TFST AGAINST liiE SG!Ah.tNa va
BALTIMORE VESSELS AT NORFOLK.
Savannah News, Thursday
With the spread and increase OF the fever
the suffering and destitution is also increas-
inc 10 an alarming degree. To mitigate the
suffering and relieve the distress our Bene-
violent Association, aided by many volunteer
assistants. are doing all in their power. But
there is one great and vital necessity which
;hcv cannot relieve. They cannot supply the
medical attendance required by the sick and
diving The demand for medical aid comes
from ali quarters and from all classes Of our
citizens Our resident physicians have
more calls than it is possible for them to
attend Several Z OF them are entirely
broken down by their incessant attendance
on the sick. and ali of them are more Or less
worn down by over-cxertion. We have it
from some of the most reliable and expert
enced physicians in the city that there is an
absolute necessity for medical aid; that it
is impossible for the physicians OF the city to
give the necessary attention to the cases OF
sickness to which they are called. The
subject has been one OF extreme anxiety
for the last few days. The Benevolent
Association report that they cannot OBJ
tain medical attendance for the sick,
and that there is much suffering and death
for lack OF medical treatment. We have
several earnest communications on this sub
icct. which we suppress for obvious reasons.
But we feel it our duty to urge the matter
on the attention OF the Medical Society and
the city authorities, and to insist, in the in
tercst OF our sick and dying people, that
steps be promptly taken to relieve our over
taxed physicians and to supply the medical
aid SO imperatively demanded by the terri
BILE necessities OF our situation. There are
skilled and experienced physicians In other
cities ready to come to the succor OF our
perishing people. Why are they otinvited
by the proper authorities?
no PANIC AT CHARLESTON.
journal OF Commerce ThurSd,y.]
The few cases of yellow-fever which up
TO this date have occurred in Charleston
have not determined the question whether
we shall have an epidemic this fall. Spo-
radio cases may take place and the fever not
spread. In New Orleans sporadic cases OF
yellow-fever are seen by the best physicians
during all the winter months. Some
times. too, an epidemic fever is con-
tined TO certain locality and few
squares. Such was the case with the
fever in New Orleans in the summer OF
1873. While it was carried to Memphis and
Shreveport, and there became very general
and fatal, in the Crescent City it did not
spread. And in this connection we may
mention, for whatever it may be worth, that
the streets around the infected district on
the river front were nightly sprinkled with
carbolc acid by the barrel from water-carts.
The city physicians discussed yesterday
the propriety Of making daily official re-
ports Of the number OF deaths and new cases
OF fever in the city. The impression seems
to be that it is now merely sporadic, and
that at this late season it may not become
endemic. All the cases that have occurred
thus iar can be traced to their origin, and
have either been brought here or been taken
hv parties coming in contact with those
bringing the fever here. Under these cir
cumstances the Board have not agreed that
it would be advisable to make further pub
licity Of the matter. but promise that when
The inhabitants OF the city are in danger
they will be notified that the fever has be-
come epidemic. -
baltimore American Of SatnrGay.l -
NORFOLK THREATENS TO QUARANTINE BALTI-
MORE STEAMERS.
Colonel Robinson, president Of the Balti-
more Steam-Packet Company, yesterday
called on Mayor Latrobe and stated that the
Norfolk authorities had threatened to quar-
antine the boats Of their line on account OF
the mischievous report that yelloW-feVer
prevails in the city. He desired authentic
information on the subj ject for the purpose
OF communicating it to the health anthori-
ties of Norfolk and other cities. In reply
Mayor Latrobe addressed the following
communication to Colonel Robinson:
Colonel John M. Robinson, President Of
the Baltimore Stean- Packet Company: r
Dear Sir,-In answer to your question IN
relation to the. reported prevalence OF any
epidemic in this city, will state there have
been during the past week or ten days some
sixteen or eighteen cases OF a: disease re-
ported by the Health Commissioner as con
lined altogether to q small locality in the
city on Felrs Point OF atvpho-malarial cha
racter, purely endemic, and never spread
Ing beyond the immediate locality in which
it originated. Although theisickness lacks
many Of the accepted characteristics OF yel-
low-fever, as matter OF precautlon the
people living in the locality where it prevail
ed have been removed from the city to the
Marine Hospital, and their houses thorough
~ ceanedand fumigated. From the report
OF the Health Commissioner made to me last
evening / learn that no new cases have oc-
CURED, and / am, therefore, confident that,
is anticipated, the prompt action Of the de-
partment has thus far, prevented any pro-
liability OF the disease assuming an epidemic
form. regret very much that New York
journal, in somewhat Of q sensational spirit,
but fortunately, / am informed. OF limited
circulation, has seen proper to publish o
most exaggerated account OF what, as yet, is
purely an endemic disease, resembling, only
In some OF It's charac cteristies what Is known
as yellow-iever. Ey9!d tia ri ii a;i'.s
III Very respectfully ,s,%.D.4 1
, .ss t.sIn-5t. +. C. LArR0BE, Mayor.
Or. Stewart in a letter, endorses the
aayors communication, and says that in
his opinion, there is not the least particle Of
danger to any one coming to or going from
the city Of Baltimore. The disease referred
70 in the Mayors letter is pretty efectually'
stamped out, and has never extended be-
yond very limited area, which includes
the small peninsula bounded by. Lancaster
street on the north and the water on the
south. .s6si4f ;ts6 .ltra.ist i1ss''.: e 4
The false reports in the New York World
seem to have the apI,rebended effect In some
oi the northern cities. Infor rmatipr reached
tne M office OF the City Commission at the
Glty Hall yesterday TINT the owners of the
tape Ann qnarriee, who have the contract
70 funish the Belgian blocks for Baltimore
street, have found it next 10 simpo asihle TO
charter vessel to convey the stone TO Balti-
more: They have applied To- a. aiunaher O.
captains, but they declined sailing Tor Baltls
more at present on account OF the reports
VI the existence OF yslio sS
yesterday George Smith aSed tbirtV
ana Lewis Palmer arpd ff,trfY-OI1a were