The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-12
YELLOW FEVER.
National Relief Boat in the Infected
Districts.
The Work of Distributing Supplies
Commenced.
The Fever Still Spreads in the Country
Aid Wanted by the RellefAssocia ations

Ngw ORLEANS, October 1.-THE death
list includes Is under five years OF age.
Among the deaths are Sisters Mercedes
and Augustine OF the Convent OF ST. Mary.
The Homeopathic Relief Association re-
port having had ], $50 cases OF yellow fever
since the commencement OF their work
September lst); 325 Of which are still un-
der treatment. Aside from furnishing
physicians, nurses and medicines for such
sick, subsistence for their families, in the
aggregate 5000 persons, have also been sup
Piled by the Association. They claim an
average death rate OF less than FIVE per
cent, with all their present patients doing
well. They have accomplished a large
amount OF good work by sending physi-
clans, nurses and medicines into the in.
fected districts in the interior, all Of which
have met with success.
The latest dispatches show that the
fever continues at the following named
points and is spreading throughout the
surrounding country: Nicksburg, Canton,
Water Valley, Dry Grove, Osyka, Port
Gibson. Donaldsonville, Thibodeaux, La
borieville and Bay St. Louis, and continues
at Holly Springs, Baton Rouge. Morgan
City, RiconOc, Falleella, Delhi, Lake Wa.
verlv, Edwards Ferry, Meriden, Jackson,
Ocean City, Biloxi Pass, Christian, Missis.
sippi City, BannOCk City, Winona, Nc
Comb City, Tangipohoa, Lafourche Cross.
ing, and stations in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi too numerous to mention.
THE NATIONAL RELIEF BOAT DISTRIBUTING
sUPPIIES.
VIcEssrRC, October 1.-THE national
relief boat, with supplies for the yellow
fever sufferers, arrived from st. Louis at
o'clock, and left for Port Gibson this after
noon. Large quantities OF supplies were
distributed at various ports along theroute.
Eight deaths were announced to-day.
The operator at Meridian, Miss, reports
lis cases Of fever In the city and 25 deaths
up TO date.
Dennett, the operator at Greenville, is
down with relapse. The Other operator
is also sick.
Ninty.three cases OF fever are reported
in Delta. Nearly all are doing well.
There were two new cases and four
deaths reported in McComb City, leaving
IS cases under treatment.
MEMPHIS, October 1.-THE Citizens
Relief Company issued 1900 ration to-
day.
i. S. Hawkins, a volunteer operator
from Pittsburgh, died OF fever. He was
the third volunteer operator from that
city, all of whom died. One hundred and
three new cases are reported OF which
only fifty are in the city limits.
The weather is cooler with good prom.
ise OF frost. There were Is deaths TO date.
New ORLEANS, October Il. - The Peabody
Association issued 10000 rations. Week
" issue, I57 500; value, S2l9,6S7.
Applications for relief TO the Young
Mems Christian Association, eighty.six:
To the Howard Association, two hundred
and forty-two.
DR.. Warren Stone goes tomorrow to in
vestigate the fever in St Bernard Parish.
Nurses have been sent TO Biloxi, St. Ga
briel, McComb City, Point Ia Hacke and
Duck Hill.
Telegranls to the Howaris report as fol-
lows:
TmBApHAux. October ll.-Twenty-eight
new cases and two deaths.
VIcEsBuRG, October 1.-THE deaths to-
day were eight. Among them was DR..
Happoldt, Of Morgantown, y. c., who
came here on a call Of the Howard Associ-
alton. New cases in the city are very few,
but there are some going down every day.
Reports from the country continue giving
accounts OF spread OF the disease. The
fever is still increasing in Delta.
CAIRO, October II. : Two new cases and
one death in the last twenty.four hours.
DR.. r. Waldo, Surgeon U. s. Marine
Hospital, is down with the fever.
C4xroS, October II. New cases, l6;
death 9, Perry Stone and John Collins.
Reports from thecountry are still alarming.
PoRT HuDsoS, October 1.-Two deaths.
No new cases.
Bnoxl, Thirteen new cases;
four deaths.
ToRoxTo, October ll.-Arch Bishop
Lynch has instructed the clergy Of his
jurisdiction to appoint Sunday Of the
present month for collection in the aid
OF the yellow fever sufferers.