The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-29
Third Edition
YELLOW FEVER.
Disease, Destitution and
Death.
The Hydra-headed Horror Will
Not Down.

MOI Down.
National Associated Press to the Star.
$1,000 FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Aug. 29.-$5,000 were received |
yesterday by the Citizens Committee for
yellow fever sufferers, making in all about
$1,000.
SURGEON ORDERED SOUTH.
CHICAGO Aug. 29-Dr. J. c., Fisher, AS
sistant Surgeon of the Marine Hospital |
here, has been ordered to duty at Mobile, |
Ala, in anticipation of the outbreak OF yell |
low fever there.
THE ICEwATER TREATMENT.
New YORK, Aug. ga New Orleans
spec al says the moribund yellow fever pa
ii mt treated by DR.. Chopin Tuesday with
ic. water spray passed a very comfortable |
nj sht and is in fair way to recover.
TIL CLIMAX NOT REACHED IN NEW ORLEANS. |
The President of the Board of Health |
states that the epidemic has not yet reached |
tn climax. DIR. Chopin says fever exists
more or less in all sections of the city, but
very slightly out at Carrolton and in the
Third District.
At Algiers, across the water it has not
yet appeared.
1t is estimated that one thousand children
are sick. Many have the fever in mild
form The last of the Sancouci family died |
yesterday, the father, mother and two chill |
dren having perished last week One fam
lily of Portuguese, seven in number, were
buried simultaneously Tuesday. Among
the cases brought to light yesterday was
that Of an emgrant family in the slum,
back of Fort Distrellof, several of whom
had been down for three days without food
or attention, having been dead since Tues
day morning.
THE SMALLER TOWNS.
A dispatch from Brookhaven. Miss, says
there is not a case of yellow fever in or
around there, nor in town between Can
ton and New Orleans, over two hundred
miles.
Reports from coast towns along the Mo-
bile Road show no fever at any point be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile. There is
not a case at Ocean Springs. Two cases had
occurred there, and one patient died, while
the other entirely recovered. There is no
spread of the disease.
THE CONDITION AT vIcKsBURG.
VIcKsBuRG, Aug. 29.-The weather is
threatening and gloomy, having a most de-
pressing effect on all the sick and we'll The
death list has fallen fourteen for the last
twenty -lOuE uOuIS, uuI Wudt nope IHeTC IS
III the disease is most effectually checked by
the increase in new cases. There was an
informal meeting of physicians in which
quite variety of opinions were displayed
in regard to the fever, its type and treat
ment.
The best point agreed upon was that it is
now decidedly more yielding to treatment
than on its first appearance. Some ply
sicians report great many cases of malarial
fever in the city, though it does not seem
to make much difference what it is called;
it kills all the same. Yellow fever cases
yesterday foot up to one hundred and
twenty five. The visiting physicians have
all they can attend to, and are working
night and day. This place would have been
simply a graveyard without them.
ITS RAyAGEs YESTERDAY.
New York, Aug 29-Dispatches show
that yesterday 220 new cases of yellow
fever and 6S deaths were reported at New
Orleans At Memphis there is great need
of assistance. There were 119 new cases
and 62 deaths, Vicksburg reports 125 new
cases and Is deaths In Grenada there
were % deaths.
WHAT NEW YORK Is DOING.
In this city yesterday the gifts from all
sources reached $4,000, of which the Cham
Der Of Commerce contributed $4,000. New
York City up to this time has subscribed
over $4,000. Rev. DIR. Houghton has OBJ
tained 81, ,23S for the Sisters of st. Mary at
Memphis, and makes an appeal for further
aid. Hon. J. II. Acklen, member of Con-
gress from the Third District of Louisiana,
has been here several days engaged in col
lecting money for the sufferers. Through
his personal efforts $25 900 have been sub
scribed.
HORRIBLE SITUATION AT GRENADA.
New YORK, Aug. pa Grenada, Miss,
special says: The situation yesterday was
horrible owing to the fact that the weather
changed from hot to damp cool. While
creases the death rate to an alarming ex-
tent. There will soon be none left for the
disease to attack. Cool nights are coming,
but until they are cool enough for frost the
fatality will be greater in the majority of
cases. 1t is at this critical point that all
depends upon experienced nurses Reports
from Water Valley exhibits intense excite
ment at that point, owing to one case of
yellow fever there.
VERY FATAL AT PORT GIBSON,
AT Port Gibson Miss, the fever is very
fatal and no abatement. 230 cases and 30
deaths to date. Ice is wanted more than
anything else.
INCREASING AT CANTON.
At Canton the yellow fever cases are on
the increase, and an application came ask
ing for additional nurses and material.
Every effort is being made to combat the
dreadful disease. Not single business
house is open except two drug stores. Once
the population numbered $500, but now
only Is whites are to be found here. Moth
ing but hearses and coftins are seen on the
streets. Some 33 or 40 cases.
NO ONE HAS RECOVERED.
Not asingle case of yellow fever has been
doctored successfully No person attacked
has recovered.
NO FEVER AT JACKSON.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 29,-There is no
yellow fever here.
CoNvICTs TO BE REMOVED.
NASHVILLE, Aug. %. Governor Porter
received dispatches from the Sheriff and
Jailer of Shelby County, saying that there
are Sc persons in the Memphis Jail, % of
whom are awaiting trial for high crimes,