The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-21
YELLOW FEVER.

While in II few locations IN Inc souih' sucn
as Vicksburg and Grenada, the fever during
the week has shown signs of weakening or eN-
hau,ton, The general condition is that 1t has
held it, own, and though rather Soitenlng IN
virucncc, has considerably extended ITS area
into the rural districts Of Louisiana and MIS-
sls,ippi, scarcely village or hamlet OF which
is without cases.
The greatest sufferer continues to be Mem
phis The deaths for the week. have regularly
averaged about 100 per day, the last report
saving the fever is still extending and the stu.
alton growing worse The cold weather Il
week ago did no good, though there was said
to have been frost on the low ground around
Memphis and Nicksburg Since Tuesday the
weather has been hot as ever, or the original
"a members of the Howard Association who
engaged in the combat at Memphis but six re
main; the rest are either dead or sick.
At New Orleans the daily dcathroll has av-
craged about 70, with some 300 new cases each
day The fever continues, however, Of 50 mild
a type that less than one in ID dies so that
there is much less dread Of it than at other
points The Howard Association notify the
generous people Of the north to send no more
money, as they have enough to take them
through The Masonic association give the
same notice. This, however, has no reference
to the Peabody Association, which has under,
taken to feed the orphaned and destitute, and
is issuing ten to fifteen demonstrations day.
At Vicksburg the deaths from 30 Il day at
the beginning of the week have run down to
- on Thursday, and hopes are entertained that
the fever Is gradually dying out. The relief
committee ask the north to hold back any fur
thcr donations until they are called for.
At Grenada there continue to be two or
three deaths day and as many new cases.
with a population Of less than 800 to operate
upon. The most serious calamity the town
met with during the week was the death Of
Dr. Woodtalk, of PaduCah who had stuck TO
them like Il ministcring angel after most Of the
other physicians had either died or fled.
There have been five deaths at and near Cal
ro during the week, all resulting from the
death OF the editor of the BpiietjH, and all be
ing EMPLOYEES of that office. John CrOftOn,
the last of the victims, died on Wednesday in
the hospital, and there have been no other
cases, though large proportion Of. the popu-
lation has stampcded to the rural deestricks'
in Southern Illinois.
OF the Is cases near GallipoIis, resulting
from contact with the steamer John Porter, 10
have died and two are getting well The high
water broke loose two of the steamers bargcs
on Monday and the steamer started down the
river to recover them. At Cincinnati one of
the barges was sunk; another, from which the
contagon seemed to have proceeded, was by
order of Capt Porter, burned, upon which the
boat was allowed to depart in peace.
At Holly Springs, Canton, Port Gibson, Ba-
ton Rouge, Grand Junction, Durant, in short
most of the interior towns of Mississippi and
Louisiana, in direct communication with New
Orleans and Vicksburg the fever has ragged
during the week with uniform virulence, the
general cry from those points being for nurses,
doctors and other help.