Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
The Yellow Fever scourEe.
The deaths from yellow fever in the places
named. up to the sixth. were as follows:

There have been few deaths also at small
towns in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana,
OF which no accurate report can be made
The total number of cases has been: In New
Orleans, 10 4S5; in Baton Rouge. 497; in
Canton. 745; in Memphis about 5000, and in
Vicksburg about 5000. The chairman of the
relief committee, at Holly Springs, reported to
Surgeon General Woodwork, at Washington:
" Our situation is indescribable. and none
would believe it unless they saw for them,
selves. | am the only citizen who has not had
the fever and almost daily he Office has been
swept of clerks, messengers and other employees
There is great restitution among the people,
and we are using every means to prevent suf-
fering You have been exceedingly kind to ug.
and / will here express our deep and lasting
gratitude"
From Baton Rouge La, comes the following
dispatch dated the seventh : One huudred
and eleven new cases and eleven deaths of
yellow fever were officially reported, with one
physician to hear from, during forty-eight
hours ending this morning. The scourge is
steadily and constantly doing its work. There
is no prospect of abatement. The weather
continues hot and oppressive. A great many
cases are reported as doing badly. A cry for
assistance is coming from every quarter The
Towards are sorely pressed. Their expenses
now amount to hundreds of dollars daily, and
their resources are fairly melting away. As
sistanre is now much needed" The steamship
John VI. Chambers, from st. Louis, laden with
supplies for infected points between that city
and Vicksburg, arrived at Memphis. Surgeon
Reyes. on board the steamer, reported that
Hickman. Ky, was the only place between st.
Louis and Memphis needing stores.
Rel orts on the tenth stated that the disease
was spreading in Tennessee, while in Vicks-
burg, Miss one Of the heavlly-af1 cited cities,
the plague was on the decrease. The follow
ing dispac h from New Orleans to the Now
York Herald will be read with interest ITO
day had an opportunity to observe the adj
mirable system the Young Mems Christian
association have adopted in attending to their
yellow fever patients. All their employees
except nurses and DOCTORS labor inces antly to
alleviate the sufferings and SORROWS Of the
rick, aud give their services without the
slightest compensation, looking for their re-
ward only in the estimation of good men and
what they hope for in the next world. The
association embraces among its members some
Of the most respected men in the city, and is q
charitable association IN the fullest, broadcast
sense of the term. Each member has his district,
and the moment case is reported at the office
indeed, often before it is reported there-s
member visits and takes charge of it. This
promptness Is most important, as many cases
require attention at once; often patients die
before physician can get to them. One poor
creature The other day was found lying in q
chicken coop, and whole family was discov-
cred in mere shed, the roof of which was par
TALLY covered with an old piece of tarpaulin.
The Young Mems Christian association is sim
gularly fortunate in having some of the best
young physicians Of our city. AS sufficient
time has now elapsed since my visit in the very
worst districts in town, am now able TO Judge
of this. ALI the cases saw then, upward OF a
hundred ard there were some very desperate
ones-are doing well, with two exceptions. The
cases under the care of DIR. M. #. Grosart are
particularly noticeable for the care with which
they have been treated. This energetic young
physician, who since the fourth Of August has
been going incessantly day and night, has at
tended 275 cases and has lost only twelve
This good Samaritan, am informed, has moi
only attended tho sick free, but, In some
instances, has also buried the dead at his owl
cost"