Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-08-29
YELLOW FEVER.
GRENADA's CALI FOR HELP.

GRENADAS CALL FOR HELP.
A New Orleans dispatch of the
Goth inst. says that the How
ard association received the following
dispatch:
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 26-12 NJ.
For heavens sake send few nurses 1t is I'M
true that the material for disease is exhausted.
Our nurses are worn out and two more physicians
have just been taken down. Physicians needed
with nurses but not without
[SignedJ P. ANDERSON,
W. TOTHAM.
GRENADA Aug 26-1O P NJ.
Your telegram just received, DR.. Vease is not
sick. One New Orleans nurse is sick but walking
aLout to-day. We need all kinds of nourishment
for sick. Need 25 nurses worse than anyihH g
else. Material not exhausted Nurses for Holly
Springs passed up. For God sake send nurses.
[Signedl b. P. ANDERSON.
GRENADA, Aug. 26-11:2 :25 P. NJ,
Try and get Dr.. Vaudeville to come back. If not
possible get some other physicians. Only two
local physicians on duty They will be down
soon. Nurses or help of any kind wanted Some
families have not well person to wait on them.
Eight deaths last night; six whites and two ne
gros.
[signedl DIR. YEASIE.
In response to the above the Howard
nurses; also supplies of ale, cham
pagne, fresh meats on ice, and author
lied those in authority at Grenada to
draw on the Howard association of this
city for all needed supplies.
A special to the Times announces the
death Of Judge Thomas Walton, at
Grenada, of fever.
MONDAY AT MEMPHIS.
A Memphis dispatch under date
of the Goth inst, says to-day the
weather has been cloudy and gloomy in
the extreme. The fever has not only
increased in the city, but has seemed tC
! thwart all efforts to save lives. Many
people have moved out of the city, and
are III two camps. 1t is now definitely
| known that three deaths occurred yes,
terday from fever at Camp Joe VIII
| liams, and several others of the refu,
gees are sick. In addition to these
three, a woman died from heart disease
When found this morning in her tent
young babe was discovered on its
dead mothers breast seeking its wanted
nourishment. AT the camp near Over
ton Station, on the Memphis and Pitts
burg railway, Chas. Figin died this
morning. The past 24 hours the board
Of health reports 100 new cases and q
interments.
DR.. Alexarskin was taken down to
day, also Father McGaneny, of st
Peters Parish, and two more sisters a.
La Sale academy. w. White, clerk a.
Peabody Hotel, and Jos. Russell, who
has been actively at work among the
sick of the Odd Fellows fraternity
The disease to-day has taker
many negroes. In some neighborhoods
sick ones are found in every house
There is great need for physicians anG
nurses. Our own physicians have more
than they can attend to, and many o
the sick having to 90 for days wIthou
the attention of anurse. A ride through
the districts where the fever Is worse
draws forth many appeals to be direct
ed where and how to obtain services O.
a physician. As a result many do no
receive medical attention until too latt
to save life The Howards employ fv,
physicians, but sick cases are more
than they can attend to. Two of ou
practicing physicians have died will
the fever, and five others are now down
FEVER ITEMS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Dispatches of the Goth from New
Orleans say the mortuary re
port for the week ending Sunda,
evening, p NJ, shows deaths from al
causes to be 1913, of which sos We're o
yellow fever. OF deaths by fever, 29C
were white, IS colored. Sixty-nine diet
! in Charity hospital, 3 in hotels and
in the Tara infrmary. The Howard
association have responded to about 4
, applications for relief in this city.
few of the earlier cases are GONZALES
cling. The Howard's relief list increase
daily.
, The Picayuae says: by private lette
it is learned that the fever plague il
Aberville parish has largely increased
and the people are sadly afflicted. The.
.suffer chiefly from want of physician
and nurses, and those who are in gooC
, health are mainly employed in takin,
: care of those who are down"
The Times says the strong sympath.
E shown to the afflicted cities of the soutl
e by their more fortunate sisters of tn
: north is something not to be easily for