West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-26

Professor Ttldyl, of London, some Of the
oloodsweat and black vomit OF yellow fever
patients for microscopic analysis. IL Ia
thought the analysis will determine the
truth or error OF the theory that vel.
low fever Is produced by ami.
malcules. called baotaria, In the
blood, which induce Inflammation aud
heat Reports from AlQers and Thibo.
deaux are that the fever has reached the
climax. DIR. Taylor, Just from Osyka, SAYS
the fever there is the most malignant he has
seen. Total deaths since noon Tuesday, So /;
| new cases, 100.
Memphis, October 0; II commenced rain.
ing this morning at nine o'clock, and the
weather still remains cloudy and threaten
| ing a. ID. Langstaf President Of the How.
ard Association, has arranged with the
Louisville Railroad for y train 10 be run
under their special charge, which will leave
memphis every morning with physicians,
nurses, medicines and supplies for the
sick at stations on said road as far north as
| Paris, Tenn. The first train left this morn.
ing Similar trains will be placed on all
the roads leading from this city.
mere IL little change in the infected
sections.
From Memphis, October 10: The Towards
sent out a special train yesterday with
nurses and supplies for points along the
louisville Railroad as far as Paris. BY re-
! quest OF the railroad authorities ID pro.
oeeded to Erin, forty miles beyond Paris.
AS the train neared every station, calls were
MADE Tor physicians, nurses, supplies or
medicines. They were promptly furnished.
Gen. w. j. Smith and A. ID. Langstaf, Of the
Towards, had charge Of the train.
October 10 was reported as a wretched
and gloomy day throughout the South.
| The disease was increasing at New Orleans.
aud the death-list ut Memphis augm nted.
Dreadful suffering were reported in subur.
ban towns and on the plantations
81 I'll i. l..
I from the South on the 18th. CLEAN OF
! hope wac borne 10 the sufferers from the
dreadful plague by q cool breeze from the
North.
correspondent OF the Cincinnati En-.
9utreT writes from Memphis, October ~:
The weather took on itself sudden change
almost TO the condition of frost-so
nearly 20 that many anxious people tor.
tured their observation in Visions of abund.
ance oil the hoary visitor. The conditions
are still good, and there IL a strong proba.
ability that frost will appear tonight. This
may appear TO the casual observer a matter
OF little significance, but to those living i'm
| the yellow fever belt il rises TO an i'm.
/ portance paramount TO life The cold
weather has bad effect upon the sick
! and hear already of the sudden death of
many who, up to late Yesterday evening,
| were considered out of danger. Among
these is Mr.. T. p. Holland, Of the Evening
] LfuytFI "HOt DeblueS Delng prominent local
| journalist, was also an influential member
OF the Knights OF Honor. Among the new
cases reported since last nights dispatches
were written appears the name OF Major j.
H. Smith, Secretary of the Howard Associa.
tion, who has given his entire time and
aDllhes to the management Of the
financial affairs of that institution, besides
doing here aud there all in his
power toward the alienation OF suffering.
his condition this evening is quite favor.
able, though the crisis has not been reached.
notwithstanding the daily published warn.
ings from the Board Of Health and the death
! OF many refugees who unwiselv and impru.
IDENTIFY returned to the city, there are daily
hundreds coming back, adding fuel to the
hre, which otherwise would die out abso.
| luteIy Tor want OF material; and the present
cold snap, Ii Is feared, will encourage many
! more TO return, anxious TO get the first
chance at the prospect of reviving business.
! lhey may do SO, and be lucky il their re.
ward is not home in the ground The two
! howard relief railway trains, one on the
Memphis and Louisville, the other on the
Memphis and Charleston Roads, are finding
plenty to do In providing medical attend,
ants and supplies at points where but one or
. two GASES OF fever are found. Three trains
are making daily trips, and are doing great
good.
From New Or cans, October 70: Sixty.
one deaths and two hundred and eighty.two
cases since Friday noon. A commission
In session at the city Hall ELECTS positive
proof that, during the spring and early sum
| mer, thousands of cart loads of kitchen
garbage were dumped on the streets.
The best medical opinion is that, while
| yeIIowsfever Ia due TO atmospheric heat and
moisture, this aggravated the disease, com.
biniDg 1t with the malarial and pernicious
type 80 universal in the epidemic, so di III.
| cult to check, and SO fatal in result DIR
/ IAViOF. RpOrntary ~ ID Of
telegraPhed to-day that out Of a population
| OF two hundred at Tangipahoa thirty.one
nave died, and out of hve hundred nj
Osyka, twenty-three are sick, with two
deaths and three hew cases to-day.
Nicksburg sends the following October
II The relief boat has arrived from Port
Hudson, where great restitution is exist.
/ ing, and the fever is spreading among
the negroes rs well as whites. In the coun.
| try the mortality is terrible, on account Of
the lack OF physicians, medicines, etc The
deaths In town and country amount to 1sl
in population OF 200 sick at present.
/ 700. The relief boat put of 81 600 worth OF
! supplies and 81 600 in money to be dis.
/ tributed by the HOwards. The balance Of
the cargo will be discharged here, after
which the relief boat goes to st. Louis, fol.
lowed by the blessing of many sick heart
All well on board.
Baton Rouge, October 70: Fifty.seven
and two deaths reported from the last
twenty-four hours. tits evident that unless
cold weather comes the disease will pursue
its march. As each day rolls by the situa.
ton becomes darker. The Towards are
compelled TO furnish beds and bedding for
numerous poor, who are found lying three
and four together on the same couch. The
number ofsick is so great, aud constantly
increasing, that the most active efforts have
TO be made 20 furnish necessary attention.
Our physicians, aided by good nursing. are
accomplishing the very best results toward
diminishing the death rate.
New Orleans, October Is: There were
$40 deaths from yellow fever during the
week, OF which 237 are children under ten
years OF age. Forty deaths since SUNDAY
noon, and 224 new cases, the lowest death
report since the inception OF the epidemic.
~. Georges Society has just buried a beau.
tiiul young English orphan, who In her
delirium mistook member in attendance
FOR her absent lover, fancied the mar.
rage ceremony performed, and died
believing herself a wife. The fever
rs spreading among the colored labor.
ers IN the Parish Of Piaquemine On sew.
eral plantations nearly all have been pros.
rated. The only son Of Governor Nichols
~ ~ the point of death Twenty.three
physicians report seventy-6ve new cases
2 large majority outside the corporate
limits. Or. Heating, from New York was
reported sick tonight, but Dr. Mitchell is
undecided as 20 the character Of The attack
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