Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-01
yellow Fever.

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| ton headquarters great activity prevails ana
| nurses arc being sent to Paris, MasodS, Grand
Junction, Germantown ard LegraDse, Icrn''
and Heraardo, Miss. Among the deaths re-
p3rted since last ui2Et ere Ed. Terrell, Daisy
Sbepuri, Gee. Butler ard JANIS Gaty, WHO
was taken sick at Mound City, ARK, five
miles up the river. Il. *. Levy, volunteer
from Chicago, fell sonselss, at the Peabody
Hotel enrarcs at noon to day. His condition
is extremely critical. Nurses were furnished
this morning to NJ. w. Radtord, Mrs. Z. j.
r bach, NJ. q. Pearoe and Mrs. Julia Morrow
who arc among the new cases reported. Rev:
Africa Bailey, noted c1lored disi5e, died
last night. Augustus SaGnr is reported 10
critical condition. DIR. +. 7. Eariy, o voDn.
teer physician from Little Rock, Ark, died this
moroipg at the city hospital. Il child Of Rev.
S. G.. Arnold, local preacher Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. died this morning, belug
the last of family OF seven who have fallen
victims 10 the plague.
Twenty eight deaths ftom yelIo57 f.ver have
occurred during the past twenlyiour h2urs
ending at six o clock to mig ht.
Since neon r. B. Clarke, treasurer Of toe
ctiz?us' relief committee; John 3. Taylor aid
II. S. Kicg, t1o prominent Mascns; George
Sutton, foreman OF Hoist Il Brother, uSd.r-
takers, aud Louis Cz3pski, genera! bookkacrcr
of the unon aud Planters Back. have died.
john Condor waS taken down tits altcruoon;
DR.. Su,ve, of Hot Springs, has been detslttd
for duty az the city hospital.
A telegram from M&rten, Ic21., saga the
fever, which seemed abalrd, has broken cut
with renewed Violence. Six new cases sinco
Yesterday; among them Dr.. Hail. Among he
critical cases gre j. /. Skull, operator; Harii.
son Vopctt, and T. j. Murphg. There bavo
been nineteen death:; uJT thirty cases ca
hand. w. Z. johnson. depot agent, is cut
to day. Miss Douglass Ditrc is ccuvacsciug.
TWENTY-FIVE phys:c ais OF the Howard medical
corps report l42 new cases. Palsy Ms!ey, q
prominent ward poi.iolao, vas taken d0Wr tc-
day With the fever at Camp Wright.
| NEW ORLEANS, Sep. S0.-To-1ay' 5 yellow ftver
reports show thirty. five deaths aud ouo hundred
new cases. Of the lattor only sxty.ihree aie
dated since September 9th. The total cases
are 1855 and deaths 2.S45 William Fair
cbiIds, telegraph operator at Tam pahoa, died
of yellow fever last Dight. g. x. Harvey, Of
Brookhaven, who took Eaircbild's place ct
the key few days ago, is down with the fever.
! Brother Solomon Moses, |. o. 0. Ben Berth,
who has been sick ten days, il ont acal2.-
! His family Of seven pels5Ds have all had ycl
low fever and arc nov conVaiesclng. From
noon to six p. n, twenty LEO deaths wore re-
ported aud l25 cases. Of which eighty cne
dated since September -.
| VICKsBURG, Sept. 30.-IEcrc were ice IL
termeats to day; four Wero fson The couD,ry.-
The fever continues i1creasiDs st D07lna,
| Miss; three deaths there to-day. Tie Nlcks
| burg Conmeriia! this evening publishes an
| off f-np 0ai
| Games of six persons who had been attacked
by usti,ous fever there, the telegraph oDe-
ra!or among them. Two deaths from the
same fever arc reported. Delta has protested
vehemeotly for some days That there vas 40
yellow fever there. bu! appearances are agalnst
| them. There have been over l ,OCU deaths IL
Vcssbrrg from yellow ie73r; nee The epidealc'
began.
| Four new casea ard three deaths are 10
ported at Chattanooga. TIE physicians arc
more hopeful, and if they could t0rco away tho
| few families that remain 10 tho iotccted dis
! tlict, they think the fever would soon abatc.
At Thibadesux 10 cl5es on Sunday end two
deaths. Over 200 cases ia the town and
| sicioisy.
Two telegraph operators at Castoe are down
| with the fever-Cross and Campbell.
At Lagolds plantation ali the eases are cot
valescirg.
Hickman, Kentucky, repo:is Two deaths and
| four new clses. Among the latter Ed. NJ.
Pollard, telegraph operator, who Ii doing we'll.
Ooe death at Fulton, Ky: 40 new cas:s
Six new cases at Martco, Tennessee. Opera
| tor Skull is down, maGlcg de- q tc!tgrapt.i
| or stricken.
The fever excitement in Cairo has subsidized.
| Absentees arc returning, aod the pubic $ :c0oia
| opened to day.
at PilottowD, one new case; no deaths; -
| convaescsnt.
At Water Valley, Gg, NV Cess a8l i}rce
deaths. Onc operator d1:su.
At Greenville there ta7c been two hua}r;d
and forty three deaths to date. The !c7cr is
abating. Five Dew cases yesterday. Six deaths
sire, Sunday. The s!calntr kasio Dickson MS
| arrived With Bishop Leroy, Father O0cslcld!
| snd Mr.. fitzpatrick, q the HowarJ ASS
ton, from Vickstu1g The Dickson brought Z
doctor, nurses and ice ioT Goodrich AID Hen
deIso2. Ia.
NEW ORLEANS. o., Ia: Holly &priogs,
| Miss, yesterday there were II deaths aGd
| % pew cases. Among tho deaths arc D. j.
Oliver aud DR.. W: 0. MckiaoeS, and aIp2os
the new cases are Mr.. Maggie MaciiG and DR..
Jno. Ross, Of Cla1ksyi1e, rcba. surgeon
10 the y. S. Navy. Physicians say that the
fever is 90 the decrease.
CINCINNATI, Oc.oter l.-Gbrcc cases U;
imported yellow fever have ben Gic;vsrHd
hcro-Mrs. Lawinson, who cauoe from Kick
man, Ky, fcus days as;; : Sir. Esi2uer, from
Memph and ccioi2I maa I'll cn ir2su
an inconiae trsio to the pest hospital. Dr..
Moor Issued ca order yesterday ioTbiddicg the
reception Of any freight ffgnl the south that
could possibly ats,rb the Infection.
NEW YoRK, Oct, IA special from New |
Orleans says the train which er.iyo3 t1om Di
oxi Sunday night was crowded with refugees
from tho watering places on the way. When |
it it cot to RigoIet's, the discovery was made
that faver had brok.u out 90 the train, and be-
fore New Orleans vas reached there were l03 |
cases on the train. The speed vas slackenvd |
from Rigolet's TO tbs point, 50 that iGstcad |
of al striving at $50. SIS due, it did not get il
until near midnight. The ssalc bcsgarcd &c
scripIion, men, Women and children being
stratched cut upon the scats, some il doir!usa