The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-09
Monday, September 8, 1878
WE SHOULD DO OUR PART.

Yellow fever Is still on the increase
and 10 rapidly extending its limits.
Throughout the Southern States, oil
along the Atlantic eastward and
throughout the Missisaippi valley the
situation 10 considered alarming. and
active measures arc being everywhere
taken to prevent the further spread Of
the disease. The actual horrors OF this
terrible plague can scarcely be realized
ct this distance. Already over twenty
prominent Southern towns and cities
are prostrated by,t. In extent and de-
structivs tendency 1t surpasses any
similar scourgs that has ever visited
our oountsy. The details OF the shock
ing scenes Of suffering and distress that
reach us daily by telegraph from the
infected towns and cities Of the South
present picture Of human misery and
Voc fully - dreadful as those recently
presented in the famine stricken dis.
tricts of China. Daily the piteous
cries of distress and appeals for aid are
coming to us from the plsgus-stricker
districta The death rate rolls up into
hundreds daily. while many Of these &C.
tually perish for the want Of such aid -
might be extended TO them from their
more fortunate brethren of the North
east and West.
Thousands have been contributed and
nearly oil of our leading cities have re-
spondsd most generously to the cali Tor
aid Il 10 truc. but tho scourge is terrible
ia extent and though much has been
given there has been . constant def
cheney. The contributions arc pouring
in mach more rapidly than heretofore
from every quarter Of the land. but .,
muni6eent - these donations may
prove to hs they Are likely to fall shor.
Of meeting the requirements Of shs
Thousands Of Southern sufcrcrs, Every
town in the country owcs in this case a
duty 10 charity and humanity which tits
in honor bound il some way TO fulfill,
Each individual should feel himself
bound to contribute his mite toward
% noble an object. However small. We
aotics BY our dispatches that not only
vc the large cities now coming
promptly forward with their handsome
contributions, ~ they should. but that
the smaller cities aud towns Of the land
appear to 10 visius With one another
In this noble work. The town Of Win,
neMaccA. We notice. has handed in a
purse Of $sl0. and many other small
towne in that proportion. Now Il may
Be aaked in this connection, what is
seattle going to do. Certainly j,
would not be 10 the credit 81 our city,
or speak vel. AZ the enterprise and
generosity Of its citizens. TO send away
Gully the ralsry SUN Of $is, raised from
the entertainment - generously Giver
by Mr., Mcguire On Saturday. vhez
such towns ~ Winnemucca ere comins
Enthusiastically forward with coatribu'
tioas ranging from 5000 and upwards
Let Us do something worthy Of the gen
cscsity Of oer citisenss something tha
will be 10 the credit Of cur city, ani
that viii 1t least 20 come way towari
mitigating the terrible saiferings At on,
Southern hrethrca. Lse us not be nig'
Ssrdly in this matter. for the vicissi
tadsa Of life are sach We not know hov
ssca cur city may also be kncckins .
tas dor II public charity. We have
NJ sarsr guarantee against . dsvassas
sas plague az aweepisg caanagrssia
than nanny ef cur sAssera cities tia
have saddenly fean1 themselves re
dacsd from inderssdeace 10 h>Sgary