The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-05
YELLOW FEVER.
The Cry of Distress Still Comes Up
from the Afflicted Cities.
famine Adds Its Horrors to the
PestiIence.
Secretary Sherman Inquiries Into thI
+. Actual Needs Of the Sufferers,
And Receives a DsplOrabIe Picture
of the Situation.

MEMPHIS, October 4.-Weather warm,
and there is no decrease. New cases re-
ported from noon yesterday until noon to-
day, 35; deaths q.
Howard physicians have been sent to
La Grange, Tenn, and Oakland, Miss.
The volunteer medical corps Of Howard
physicians Organized Last night under the
name Of the Howard Medical Society Of
Memphis. The object Of the organization
will be for the discussion Of the introduc-
ton OF yellow fever in Memphis, the
cause Of its malignity and how and BY
what means It has spread through the
country, quarantines, treatment, effects OF
diet, instructions TO nurses and recon-
mendations TO the Board OF Health.
A. ". bennett, Telegraph Operator at
yicksburg and L. u. Pennington, Tele-
graph Train Dispatcher ut Water Valley,
died this morning OF yellow fever.
The Telegraphers' Aid Committee at this
city. by request OF Superintendent John
Vanhorne, OF New York, will assist NIL
telegraphers outside OF Memphis. This
BECAME necessary owing TO the illness OF
the remaining membersof the Committee.
Applications should be made to B. K.
Chase, Chairman, or A. D. Babbett, Secre-
tary.
Reports at the Board Of Health show
that the fever is increasing in the lower
portion OF the third district, near the o. $:
Barracks, and along the line OF St. Bernard
4 special dispatch from Crystal Springs
reports the death OF Gen. 7. ". Griffith,
of the z. S. army, and his daughter, at
Cayugas, Harris county, Miss, and fears
are entertained OF its spreading there.
BAY ST. Louis, October 4.-Eighteen
new cases and three deaths.
PoRr GiBsoS, October 4.-The fever is
spreading in the country. We are treat
ing over one hundred cases out Of town.
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, October THE greatest
success has attended the imported cases Of
yellow fever in the hospitals especially
ionnded for the sick Southerners, by Lou
isyille. During the past week there has
been such decided decrease in the num-
Der OF imported cases OF yellow fever and
suck quick recovery among those suffer
ing that one hospital has been closed, and
ali the nurses except q few that are neces-
sary, were paid off and sent South. OF
the very large number once here, only
three cases remain, the majority having
recovered.
notwithstanding an occasional case OF
malarial fever, the health OF the city con-
tinues exceptionally good, the mortality
being less than the corresponding week
for five years.
Among the late donations to the yellow
fever relief fund has been that Of VIII.
G. HAYS, the great song writer, who do
mated half OF prize; drawn several days
ago in the Commonwealth Distribution
Company.
NEw ORLEANS, October 4.-Three new
cases at the Boys Asylum, on St. Charles
aud Duiosset streets; two at the House OF
the Good Shepherd, three at the Camp
Street Orphan Asylum, four at the St.
Vincent Infant Asylum, and five at St.
Joseph's School, on Peytona street.
The Howards received the following tel
egrams, and will respond TO the calls made
for nurses and physicians:
MORGAN CRY, October 4.
New cases OF fever since the last report,
September 2S, III; total cases, 800; under
treatment, 10; deaths, so, including many
OF our best families. President B. F. VIM
chester, OF the Relief Committee, wife and
child and Others are down.
BAYOU SARA, October 1.
Please send by first boat . physician and
ten male nurses. DR.. Harrison was taken
down ast night; no physician within
reach.
Seventeen new cases; three deaths, two
blacks and one white.
The fever is rapidly increasing in this
parish. Please send at once to Napoleon