Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-17
Yellow Fever,


the endemic is that many who have been &C.
tiyelv at work relieving the distress arc dying
or being stricken down. Among the number
NAV be mentioned Ed. Il. T. Worsham, who
had RELAPSE and died yesterday morning; also,
" D. McCa!Ium. az active Howard; Horace
H. Briggs, Mr. Kayser, B. T. P!ummer, ".
X, Thix,ou, P. d. Beecher. The dead body
Ct Nike Hewitt was found ia The old Chcka'
saw Club building.
Oae hundred and eleven deaths were report
cd YESTERDAY, thirty'sx Of which were colereo.
Sunday there we're ninety, eight deaths
AmoEg the dead arc L. Marshall, OF the Citi-
zaDs' Relief Committee; l.: W: G!oson, zee
graph operator: Mrs; Dr.. 5. H. CLARKE, a .,
three OF the Howard Medical Corps, VIZ, T.,
L. Boad, Of BrowosvllIe; DR.: Menees' CT
Nashville, AID J. T. RcnDer, of Indianapolis.
The o1ieipal fcrce of physicians has been de.
plcted by Sickness and death, but new acqulsl-
tons are made almost daily, the latest being
DR.. MoFsrIsod, an eminent physician from Sa'
ysunah. Doctors Duncan and Young, from the
same city, Hiil arrive to morrow. W. j..
Brooks, river editor of the Appeal, is con7a'
!escept. and Dr. S. ?. Clark is improving.
Dave Reaha!s, mcnbar of the Howard Asso.
citation, Las had relapse, aud is 10 critical
condition. The Central Hotel, on Adams
street, has been opened as an additional hcspl.
isl for tic Howard physicians and nurses.
Rasident physicians reported thlrty'one new
eases.
REPORTS last night were to the effect that The
f,vsr is Spreading 10 the suburbs and surround
i5s tountry. H. Il. HarsraVe, assistant su'
pcriatendeDt st the Market street inhrmary,
has recovered and resumed his duties.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. l1.-SevoDty'thrco
dsa.hs and It's Jew cases we're reported yesteF'
day.
Tie Nasous Of Louisiana, with profound
sra;;uie to thsir sister Jurisdictions. who have
Voluntarily dooated large sum for the rellet
e the yellow fever sufferers Of the craft 10 this
Sac, beg that they Would cease their eener-
Gus c1ct5ibntiorS, as ample funds have already
t.ss1 received.
Fem cco1 to SIX ?. NJ. twenty four deaths
aai =: caw csSSs were reported. Dolly about
"a: .. these cases have occurred since Sep.
,;1,ee7 J., the Others prior to that date. Inc
us7.-s1y rsport TT TIE week codlpg SIX I. NJ.
S.2Gsy-;o,s! ias;tS. rs, Of which t52 we're
= i.s SIC = .ersl::: .tl Tsre children under
- SsSc$ :: Az. u the totsI desthS, oul
wS:s from yseW isvsr, ~ whites snd :"
ts.:!::si. D.. Ws.gea Sio1e is S,!i! SILK from
cv:rEo:S.
Aa.cas The osw essss are F. +: s21ihnsyd,
s:e:sra.y az tie Howa76s; +. ". Hsl*ey, Q!
- P.csy11s: D.. T. lteoey. Chsrles Pnrar;
C1:.!=: S:cckuayar. j., G. E. I. SsocAmegel
i Co.; Gec.se D:ca1, OF Dscsa l. c..
Ilo !s7ar mss again appcsre4 at Bsgou Dss
A:e1soiss. Ssve7a! cases are reported there.
D.. Go3tseGar leaves ior that place to Dig ht.
Joaa X. lrw;D, formerly Of the Memphis
p.:s=. h:!, rocoo;iy Of the Times, died yestcr
d.g d the yellow fever. He remained 10
Memphis ;;urough the epidemic i1 1873 GAVIN
O.Dsttaj, ag=d ;1eety.ssscD. native OF New
YORK, returned Saturday from Holly Springs,
where he hei worked eight days and nights as
cieIk for The HoWarts, entirely broken doTo.
IL Gicd Monday at four ?. NJ. He leaves q
wife AID two Children.
The Y1u0g Meu's Christian Association re.
rot new cases g; Howards 35S, Including the
destitute. Charles Mccoy, married on Thurs
day, was taken sick 90 Friday, died on Sunday,
aud vas buried On Monday.
GALLlpoLIs. O., Sept. l1.-Sunday night
Miss Alice Walker died, also William Buck,
living near the town Ct Proctor, 10 this county:
who must have contracted the disease from bis
BROTHER vino was on bvard the steamer, bu:
has himself not as yet taken the disease. We
have bad =ix.ecu cases of u1doubted yellow
fever, all directly lIaceabic to the steamer John
Porter. Thirte4D have died, and the remain.
ing three have every chance 10 favor OF recoV'
cry. There have been 90 new cases IN the past
three days. and the crisis is supposed to be
passed. There is COT a case 10 tbe town, and
nuighboiine toGUs have raised their quarantine
agal;i5: u TO tsy.
The totsl lumber of yellow fever cases at
C.aigD, Mississippi, is 4J4. and OF deaths 90
Tat,ty pew cases aud one death WtH reported
u. ILL nh has
with the fever, is up aud on duty.
L. Baton Rouge, ca Sunday, the deaths
were ., uew cis7s =; 90 Monday no deaths,
new c.sos "A fetal deaths, %; total cases,
81.
Among the deaths at Fick55urg, 90 Satur-
day last, vas that Ct Conway FloWeree, r.
VICKsBURG. Sept. l1.-Tweuty three deaths
occurred yesterday, lSWhItes and colored.-
Among the prominep, az. Mrs. D.. A. Galley,
vito Of d. a. Cu!iey, merchant, who died last
week, and Colonel ". D. Edington. Lightly
five rcW cases are reported to-day, principally
colore.l. The following explains itself:
IIcKsHERG, Miss, Sept. lG.-Eicksburg to
her srurrou5 friends throughout the country
sends sree,irg. The distress Of the South
has on2 been tq1aIIad by the generosity Of
cur t1icnds North. The responses to our ap
pcas have been 50 generously nat that We
lhuk the aid already received will carry US
through to the end Of our troubles, and, that
The public charity Of the country may rot &c
imposed upon, nc request that all future sub.
ss1ipti0os Tor cur relief be held subject to fu-
tura calls, OF whieh notice will be given when
required. " lillian foChWO0D,
President Howard Association.
Reports from Grecnviilc. Miss. give the
total deaths to date as l33. The telegraph
line to GrccnvlIlc is still in bad condition.
HOLLY STRINGS, Sept. l7,-I esterday was
bright, warm, and beautiful day, aud the
doctors briog 10 moro cheerful reports az to
The aumber of convsiesceats. Deaths reported
p. X. Dam, Mississippi; Laura Denny,
nurse from NeH Orleans, and Lewis Thomp.
son.
New cases-Lucina Rep, Holly Rep. J. h.
Mckee, j. W. Weber, Bud Whitaker, Henry
Aldridge. Mrs L.Hs,p, Samuel Prlceg, Henry
Elliott. Mrs. Joe Ashford, Miss Hattie Darcy,
and Willie Darcy. 1t is reported John Bar
ton and J. U. Alhey are improving, and that
A., William rroon rossaH tho crisis