Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-05
THE STRICKEN SOUTH,
1900 PEOPLE DOWN WITH TEE FEVER IN NEW
ORLEANS.

The deaths in New Orleans yesterday in
GUIDE fifteen children under six years of age.
YOuille, nee Buckner. one of the bellies OF So
cietv and bride of only two months. Gen.
w IT, Morgan, late OF The United States army,
Grand Army OF the Republic 1t is estimated
that r. 600 persons are down with the fever in
New Orleans. Another experiment with ice
with marked success in its results. A Young
sister of one of the inspectors of the port was
III comatose condition night before last, con-
gestion of the kidneys having supervened Ice
was freely applied over the Kidneys and to the
wrists and feet. In short time the conges.
tion was removed, consciousness restored, an
mediate danger. From noon to p. m. yeSter-
day 60 new cases of yellow fever and % deaths
were reported to the board of health. Among
Of the Picayune, Julius Resch, the well,
known musician, Henry Heidenhefm, and two
sisters sisters OF M Mercy at the St. Andrews Conyant;
Orphan Asylum, on st. Charles avenue. Mrs.
Matte NOrvell, wife of the late G. P. Norve''
OF the Democrat, died yesterday. Her hus
band and their only child. died last week
Father DufO, the only priestin Shreveport who
survived the epidemic there, goes to Vicks
burg to assist Bishop Elder.
MEMPHIS VAST CHARNEL HOUSE.
The first Chinese victim Of yellow fever per-
haps in the United States, was taken down
in Memphis yesterday. He was attended by
DIR. Wow Chin Foo, also a Chinaman, WHO
out of ten cases. His first victim died under
his peculiar treatment. The dead body of
Mary Frankland. colOred, was found yester-
day in a house on Commerce street. Her liv-
Ing Child was trying to nurse on her bosom.
Hundreds of the dead are reported at the
heath office to have had no attending phy,i
clans or to have been deserted by their nu Ses
Memphis at present Is one vast charnel house.
CndertakerS report ninety six intermeuts f r
the twtnty-tour hours ending at E p. m. OF
these nirety-three deaths were caused by ycl-
m.
ty colored. visit to the county undertaker's
estabilshment last night discovered the fact
reported dead but still unburied. The ques-
tiOn OF diSpOs ng of he dead is becoming Sc
rlouS one. The citizens relief committee Is
emplOyeda a burial corps of thirty negroes to
1t has even been suggested to burn the dead il
they cannOt be buried more promptly, as
forty-eight houls, burthening the air with foul
OdOr, and becoming so revolving that people
have fled the neighbOrhood, andi it is with dit
hcully hat men can be hired to haul them to
the folteis field. A. F. G. Cook, a Howard
visitor, was taken down yesterday afternoon.
Mayor F.ippin being sick with the fever DR..
D. r; Goodyear, president Of the common
gone forth that all the banks are about to
close. On the contrary all the banks are open
and viii remain SO. In answer to many in
were needed, Major William Willis. of the
citizens cCmmittee, states that salt meats and
1lpuI are most needed for the destitute, who
al being fed by the citizens relief committee.
OTHER INFECTED PLACES.
dispatch to the HoWards from Canton,
Miss. says: There We're IL new cases aud
d atls here within the past "A hours Several
parties died in the country who left town."
At Grenada twelve new cases and eight
deaths, ole negro and seven whites, are re-
ported. There is no abatement of the fever.
Over sixty eases of yell,w fever and six
deaths were reported DIT Holly Springs yester-
day. Tie stores are all closed and people
who cah get away have gone. There is great
need of nurses and physicians. The phy>i-
Clans are broken down. rwo of them are sick
with fever. Gloom, despair and death rule the
hour, Tne situation i, simply appalling. The
outside word are appealed to for help. The
Telegraph operators aIe going to leave.