The Morning herald., 1878-08-28
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NURSING.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 20, lS76.-I,
"Twenty-seven deaths and inety-eight new
cases since last report" Is the brief bulletin
Of the Health Department OF this city.
There is greater dependency among our
people to-day than has before been mani
tested, and this statement from the doctors
win make them worse. 1t Iow seems that
the fever will penetrate all portions of the
city and remain till the cold weather sets
in. The large number of new cases has
exhausted the supply of nurses, and some
deaths actually occur for lack OF nursing |
and prompt treatment. A number of new
nurses arrived from Mobile, but they were
soon assigned to duty.
Frederick r. Brennan, an "Appeal re-
porter, is among the new cases with . ee-
we're attack. The newspapers are publish
ing half sheets, and It IL difficult to get
compositors to set them up. Three ZAP
peal" printers are among the new cases.
Three deaths have occurred among the
s.AvaleIche" press room force. Previous
to this epidemic the reporters have been
fortunate in escaping. =,
People are still leaving. One of the rail-
IL. Ia u&n oy1nh nnAOIe
to pay their fair.
The expenses of the Howard Association
are now over $4,000 per day and the Citi-
zens' Relief Committee are called on daily
to supply several hundred people with food.
The drug stores close up at ten O'Clock, and
It is difficult to find physician or get pre-
scription after that hour. The doctors and
druppist, as well as the nurses, are broken
down, and there is now demand for the
services of large number of good physi>
clans, as well as nurses. A prominent
practitioner said to-day that he had been
called to attend number of patients, and
could not 20 because he had more cases than
he could give proper attention to. A corpse
was found in house on Poplar street to-day
that had not been reported as new case
and had never received medical attention.
There is better news from Canton; no
deaths there since last report, and only two
new cases. The fever is abating.
GRENADA, via WATER VALLEY, Miss.
August 20, 1878.
The situation to-day is no more encoul-
aging than that of yesterday. Eleven whites
and four negroes have died here during the
last twenty-four hours. The fever each day
takes hold OF fresh victims, while almost
hourly some poor sufferer finds relief In
death. The negroes who were quartered on
the outskirts Of the town at first escaped
the disease, but the germs finally reached
their habitations, and to-day seventy"nve
colored persons are prostrated.
THE NEGROES GREATLY FRIGHTENED.
No pen can describe the terror which took
possession of these dusky citizens when Yel
low Jack appeared in their ranks. Many
fed the place, leaving their sick and dying
friends without help, provisions, or evea
water to drink. Those who remained, with
few exceptions, refused to lend helping
hand and stood shaking with fright while
the disease continued to spread. A fata
case of yellow fever among the full-bloodet
blacks had never been heard of until the ap
pearance of the plague in Grenada. Sine
the first case appeared sixteen negroes hav
died and many more cases are now pro
nounced hopeless.
DEATH OF COLONEL WALTON.
Last night that brave and noble man
Colonel Walton, breathed his last Perhap
no man In this Southern country was bette
and more favorably known than Colon
Thomas Walton. He served with distin
tion during the late war as lieutenant colol
ell on Donstreet's staff, nd was known
the people of this section as one of Il
bravest men that ever mounted hors
Though q republican he was beloved
those who differed with him in politics f
his brave, generous and open heart. A
though only forty years of age he had led
very active and prominent life. Last ye
he was the Republican candidate for 60
gress from this district, but was defeated
the Democratic candidate, General Van
Manning
VIcKsBURe, August 26.
There is no abatement in the prevaili
epidemic here, and the daily mortality
without parallel in this city. The deaf
during the last twenty-four hours numt
twenty-eight. New cases, seventy thr,
Cases now under treatment, 600. 7
plague is spreading. There is much suff'
Ing and destitution. All trains are stoppt
Medical men and others on duty are {
hausted in energy and resources.
New ORLEANS, August 26
Forty-fou deaths and 1875 new cases hs
been reported here for the past tweDty-fc
hours. The deaths to-day include fourte
children under eight years of age. o.
Shearer, q native Of Alabama, lately c
editor of the Times, died of the fever tod
aged thirty-one. He was formerly corr
pondent of the New York Herald.
SYMPATHY APPRECIATED.
The Times ssys:-"The strong sympat
shown for the afflicted citizens of the Sol
by their more fortunate sisters of the No
is something not to be easily forgotten.
every side we hear of most noble efforts
ing made to raise contributions in aid of
afflicted; while the North, with Law
hand, 10 soothing the fevered brow of
Sss.4is>. secoxisaor She is hull