Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-10-09
The Yellow Fever Record.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 5.-The fever
in the upper districts abated somewhat
to-day. probably through lack Of mate
rial. In the lower portion OF the city
il is still raging, hswcycr. with no pros
pect Of an immediate cessation. To-day
The number OF deaths reported IS -,
new cases s.; total deaths 3,ll2, total
cases lO303. The weather is clear and
warm. The city is now hospital. Al
most every house contains some SICK.
We are now in the midst Of trouble.
Those who are well are worn out through
the want Of rest and sleep. Judge Buck
ner. another active and efficient How
ard, is down. The deaths include 20
sScbildren under years OF age. Among
the dead are Rev. /. LOwinsohn, oil the
Rampant ST. congregation; Mr.. Bern
hard Gutenberg, Mr.. JnO. {. N0rcross,
steamboat engineer Of St. Louis. and al
Mississippi City Mrs. VIM. Is. Clark.
Gov. Nichols to-day received a tcle-
gram that one Of bis children had taken
the fever at his country residence, near
Thlbedeaux. The Governor, accOmpau'
led by DR.. Chopin, LETT at once for
ThibodeauX by special train. In adj
dltion to the deaths previously reported
is that Of Charles Weisbaar,a merchant
NEW ORLEANS, OCT. CLOUDY,
threatening rain. The report OF the
board Of health for the twcnty-iOur hours
ending at noon; Deaths 40, new cases
l72, total cases 10,465, deaths 3.l1l
The Catholic Relief Association ac-
knowledge the receipt Of muniiicient
donation from Cardinal McCl0skcy Of
$1,000. The TOWo Inf:mary and He
brew Benevolent Association make an
earnest appeal to lsraelites of the Uni
ted States for aid. {. 3. BlOOdhOOd
formerly Of Norfolk, Va. died to-day.
Stewart, OF the firm Of Cannon 4 Ste
wart, and three children of. i. Allcyn.
acting manager Of the Western Union
telegraph Office, are among the new
cases. Geo. L. ROotes, with Brown *
Jones, is conYalcscing.
Reports OF visiting members Of the re-
lief committee indicate general in
crease Of fever to-day. Among the
deaths at Bag st. Louis are Sister Ellie
inc, Of St. JOseph's Convent, {. Z.
Nudge and Francis Esiara.
MEMPHIS, Oct. Ut threatened rain
early this morning, but cleared oil
bright and warm. From noon ycster-
day until u to-day the undertakers re-
pert 80 intermcnts; p efthese were re-
ported this morning.
The fever Coli ues 10 spre al. The
board Ofhealth re ports % deaths in the
city during the twcnty-iour hours end
ing at G O'Clock tonight. Tie under
takers report the names Of II others
who died outside the corporation limits.
FORT GIBSON, Mss, Oct. Tile
fever is still sprtdlngalarmingly in the
country. Among the recent deaths re-
corded are Hon. w. II, Martin and Al
ice and willie Disharon, a child OF D.
b. Humphreys, Miss Salhc Barnet.
daughter Of John Barnet.
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
On Saturday there were iiye deaths at
Holly Springs, Miss. Fever decreas-
inc. Three deaths at Bay It. Louis.
Miss. -Four deaths at VicksbJrg, Mss.
Two deaths at Jackson. Mss. One to
two deaths reported in other interior
places hitherto mentioned IN the dis
patches. The fever has appeared at
Deputy's place. five miles from Gin
ton, Ia. Clinton is nearly depOpllated |
from alarm. There were two dcnths |
from yellow fever at Chattanooga, both !
colored and twenty-one new cases, |
fourteen colored. Free rations and faith |
in immunity from the fever caused the
blacks to remain in the infected quarter.
Latter.-On Sunday Chattanooga re-
ports nine new cases, seven Of whom
are colored. Weather cooler, with a
brisk northcr.
AT La. Grange the state Of affairs is
most distressing. There are now IN
der treatment about so cases and the
deaths Sunday were six. There Is
great need at that point of money and
provisions for both sick and we'll, as the
stock on hand Is about exhausted.
Most of the suspicious cases at Cairo,
H., have developed into yellow foyer,
and the change to cold weather has re l
suited unfavorably. Four deaths in |
twenty-four hours; no new cases. Con- ,
siderable excitement is apparent at this
turn. The total number
now sick will not exceed ten.
At Hickman, Ky.- ten new cases. r
four deaths. Y
At Tangipahoa, La, two deaths and
eight new cases.
At Canton, Miss, eight new cases Is
md three deaths. ip