Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
THE YELLOW OGRE.
NOTES OF HIS PROGRESS THROUGH
THE SOUTH.
A Terrible Mortality in yicksburg-The
Scourge In New Orleans Unabated-A
Large Mortality Reported--Appeals for
Aid and a Hearty Response from the
North--More Money and Nurses Wanted.
The Stricken.
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.--The agents of the
steamship st. Louis, which steamer is expected
soon from Liverpool, address note to Col
lector Smith asking permission to tighten the
cargo at the mouth of the Mississippi river,
the object being to have the crew avoid coming
in contact with the fever. In reply the col
lector says: You are informed that every ia
clhty will be afforded you. When you are
ready to unload the steamer please notify me
and | will detail corps of officers
to go to the steamship and dischrge the cargo
on lighter. Merchandise SO unloaded will be
delivered here the same as if the vessel had
come to to the CITY, Collector Smith has adj
dressed communication to the heads of sew
eral departments of the custom house saying:
The practice of smoking and drinking intoxi-
eating liquors by employees during business
hours of the custom house must be stopped,
and a violation of this order will be a cause for
removal. You will please notify all your sub
ordinates of this fact.
The board of health regular weekly meetings
tonight had no Quorum only DIR. Chopin and
MIR. Mott being present. DIR. Chopin stated
that the next meeting of the board would be
addressed the following circular to physicians
DEAR SIRs: The board OF health are DESTROYS
of preparing complete registry of cases of
yellow fever occurring this year in
order to have the material for
future study of the disease. You are
therefore earnestly requested to make to this
office report of every case occurring in your
practice according to forms provided. Copies
of this form will be furnished on application.
This request is intended to apply to cases pre-
viously treated as we'll as those hereafter at
tended. tSigned) SAM. chopin, Nj. D.,
Prest. Board of Health.
The following explain themselves:
VJCKSpJrRG MO 80 DIR Samnal (honpp
president of the board of health: Epidemic
very violent and malignant much more so
than in New Orleans. Great want of nurses
and physicians. Five of the regular corps of
physicians from post A, report twenty-five
deaths yesterday from yellow fever. Can you
help us? (Signed) L. ID. BANKS, MID.
| New ORLEANS. Aug. 22.-E. D. Banks, Vicks-
burg: Sorry to hear of your distress. An
| epidemic is the battlefield of the true physi-
clan. Will see the Howard association to fur
nish you with medical aid.
| (Signed) SAM CHOPIN, nj. D.,
Prest. Board of Health.
| The board also received a dispatch from the
Mayor of Vicksburgh, asking that four physi-
clans be sent there. The dispatch was referred
| to the Howard association.
| OPERATOR SICK.
| MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. 22.-Our overworked
force of telegraph operators was further re-
duced Tonight, Burt Ayres, familiarly known
| as 'sPatsey," being taken down with the fever.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. 22.-The fever record
to-day shows big increase in the number OF
cases, ffty-one being reported for the twenty.
four hours ending at 6p. NJ, but only ter
deaths for the same period. Among the cases
reported to-day are John A. Roush, ex-membel
of the legislature, Capt. John ID. Elliott, DR.
John G. Rogers, and Marsh Miller Relief or
ganizatlons are hard pushed to attend tt
all the sick and answer the calls of the desti
tute for food. The increase in the number OF
cases to-day has had the effect of inducing
many more to go to camp or to leave the city
for various parts of the country. Relief il
the shape of money is being received in liberia
amounts, but the necessities are great and keel
pace with the relief received. The clergy o
the Episcopal church send out the following:
To the clergy and members of the Episcopa
church throughout the country: We ask fo
aid to meet the heavy demands made and t.
be made upon us during the prevalence of tn
epidemic JOHN G. HARRIS
ST. Nlary's Cathedral.
CHAs. G. PARSONS,
ST. Lazarus and Grace Church.
City lodges of the knights of Honor have a
organization. The relief board have throw
open their treasury to this board and are doin
all in their power for sick and distresse
brothers. They say to sister lodges if they fe
disposed to contribute to the relief it will
gladly received and placed where 1T will do tt
most good. Comm unications should be az
dressed to n. M. Gage, President, or Ma
Herman, Secretary.
Gen. w. j. Smith, vice president of tn
Memphis Howard association, who has been
work among the sick at Grenada, Miss, wa
: taken down sick to-day and was brought [
Memphis by special car this afternoon.
The following was received this evening:
, HELENA, Ark, Aug. 22-To Associated Pre-
agent, Memphis. Tenn: Gertrude Weather
a refugee from Memphis, died here last nigl
: with yellow fever. Thousands of people ha
left here and others are leaving as fast as pc
sible.
s GREAT ALARM
e MEMPHIS, Aug pa special to the dppt
from Senetobia, Mississippi announced t
death there from fever of a refugee, and thr
a other cases in quarantine. People are mu
is alarmed, and are fleeing the country.
" New ORLEANS, Aug. Pup to P. NJ Six
= new cases and ten deaths have been report
r to the board of health since noon. These W
/ be included in to-morrow's report. Funer
continue to later hours than usual. One is
ported this evening after Z o'clock, lantel
m being used for lights. dispatch from Nj
lie gan City reports one case of yellow fe'
ce there.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. 22.-Hon. r. ID. Davis,
pc Grenada, died at the Waverly hotel in t
tie city, of yellow fever. He was taken sick 81
n day, and had the germ of the disease in his s
n tenn before leaving. This is the first de
from yellow fever in this city.
AT vIcKsBURG.
or New ORLEANS, Aug. 22.-At yicksburg
,r- yellow fever is attacking the negroes. A nj
n, Der were stricken down to-day. 1t is estin
DIV ed that fully fifty cases, and ten deaths,
to3P.M. There is great need of physlcia
Drs. Balfour and Robbins are improving.
Tee in fair way of recovery. Some estimate 600 C;
,ly Of yellow fever here, but the general estimat
-. little over 300. Sheriff Flanagan, of v
,ls rem county, publishes call on State and cou
,n, officers throughout the country for financial
III to the sufferers here.
ed, AT CAIRO.
po- CAIRO, Ill, Aug. 22.-Capt. John r. Tho
and Morris Dinkelshiel, of Metropolis, d
the truth of the report telegraphed from
by a special correspondent that there W
MS case of yellow fever in that city. The stea
me Golden Rule landed passengers there, but
md were we'll. The steamer Vint Shinkle, f
adj Memphis, passed with seventy passengers.
M no sickness.
dis, AT PORT GIBSON.
wo NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22.-The Howard asst
Ter ton received from Port Gibson an applica
an. for eight nurses The dispatch says there
the 80 cases and deaths; very great distress
want. The nurses were sent by train to
via Vicksburg.
AT PORT EADs.
an PoRr EADs, Aug. %. New cases, IL death
Day Total cases to date, So; deaths, s.
him -
pc Relief Measures.
Ia Especial Telegram to the Globe.
! MADISON, Wis, Aug. 22.-Two hundred