Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20
THE YELLOW FEVER
IMPROVEMENT AT yICKsRrRG.

IMPROVEMENT AT yIcKsRURG.
FIcKsBURG. Sept. Is There was light
frost this morning northward in Mississippi
bottoms. The fever here is abating in new
cases but the death rate continues very
large. There were % deaths Saturday, in
Gliding Rev. Father Vitello.
NOTES FROM VARIOUS LOCALITIES.
HOLLY SPRINGS. Sept. 15-Col. Walter.
distinguished lawyer. soldier and citizen,
was taken sick Saturday. Colonel Kinloeh
FalcoIer. secretary of state. takes his place
on the relief committee. The calls upon us
are constantly increasing. DR.. Sail. OF
Georgia. arrived with four nurses from
Texas. The only minister is ReY. Father
Larry. Of New Orleans. The Presbyterian
and Baptist ministers are convslescing.
NEw ORLEANS. Sept. I5.-Despstches re-
port one new case Of fever at Southwest
Pass. yesterday, and that the conValescenis
are doing well. At Holly Springs more
nurses are needed, and the doctors are
overworked.
At Canton, DR.. Lyon reports that he
travelled o5 miles about the surrounding
country, finding fever in families who had
no connection with the town.
call for one nurse has been received
from Durant, Miss.
Twenty cases are reported a. Dry Grove,
FIVE miles from Terry. Miss.
The Howsrds, of New Orleans, state that
while they are not in need of more funds,
the Peabody association still requires means
to relieve dsstitution.
The deaths in New Orleans. on Saturday,
included % children, under seven years.
At Port Gibson the fever is abating for
want of material.
MEMPHIS, Sept. l5.-Dr- Erskine, the
health officer. is down with the fever also
DR.. Hiram Pierce. of Cincinnati twenty
six physicians of the Howard medical corps
on Saturday reported 234 new cases
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT At MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. l6 "A slight and scarcely
perceptible decrease in the fever, this morn
ing the deaths to noon not exceeding 40.
The saddest feature is that many who have
been actively relieving distress are dying or
being stricken down. The dead body of
Mike Hewitt was found this morning in the
old Chickasaw club building.
LATER.
The mortality to-day was greater than
was anticipated, ITO deaths being reported
SO of eolored persons. Yesterday there
were 95 deaths. There were 81 new cases
to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16-From noon to
p. m. there wsra "a deaths, One humid
red and thirty-four new cases are reported.
Only about one-half of these have occurred
since September IL.
TIE SITUATION AT GALLIPoLIs.
GALLIPoLIs. o., Sept. 16.-There were 3
deaths in the fever district Saturday night
There have been l6 cases, all directly trace
able to the steamer John Porter. Thirteen
have died. There have been no now cases
the past three days. and the crisis is sup
posed to be passed. Neighboring towns
raised quarantine against US to-day.
A CASE TRANSPORTED To JERSEY CITY.
JERSEY CRY. Sept l6 A palace car in
the western express train on the Pennsyl-
.vania railroad this morning was occupied
solely by a family named Taylor. from
Memphis. On arriving Mrs. Taylor was
found i'll with yellow fever. Tho family
were all conveyed to quarantine and the
car dsinfected.
AT BATON ROYCE.
BATON RouGE. Sept. l6-Yesterday the
deaths were ., new cases a. To-day there
were no deaths new cases 81.
THE HORRORS OF TIE SITUATION AT MEMPHIS
INCREASING.
MEMPHIS. Sept. l7.-There were 90 deaths
to-day. Owing to difficulties experienced
in burying the dead al Elmwood-Supt,
Phillips being sick and his assistant dead
the Howard association has placed a man
in charge OF the cemetery. There were two
hundred and five new cases. There is not
now any officer on active duty in connection
with any Irish or Catholic organization to
receive or disburse funds. except Father
Mathew Camp. st. Peters orphan asylum
or the sisters of St. Joseph. The fever is
spreading in the suberbs, and large num-
Der of deaths are reported from points sew
ersl miles from the city The force OF ply
sicisns. nurses and visitors has gradually
reduced and the situation Is becoming more
frightful hourly.
THE CRISIS OVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEw YORK, Sept. Is. a special from
New Orleans says the crisis has passed and
the end of the epidemic is approaching
AN AFFLICTED HU>BAND AND FAThSR.
Mayor PIllsoury received a telegram from
Rev. Marks Moses. formerly Of this city,
and now of Providence R. | requesting in
formation regarding his family. who lived
Oh Magazine street. He had received no
letters from them for some days. The mayor
will announce him that his wife, two sons 4
and one daughter died this week of yellow
fever, and that of his whole family there is
but one child left--a daughter aged four
years.