The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-24
PROGRESS OF THE EPIDEMIC.
NO DECREASE ~ THE DEiTH RITE IN
NEW ORLEANS OR MEMPHIS
Decrease In the Number Of New Cnse.
The Fever Declared Epidemic In Mem
phls, and Al who tnn 90 Ordcred A XNnY.

a Decrease In the Number of New Cn.e.
The Fever Declared Epidemic In Mem.
phis, and All who Can Go Ordered Away.
NEw ORLEANS, Aug. 49, To-day yellow
fever reports show 1913 new cases and % deaths.
The deaths to-day include thirteen children ut
the ages OF l TO 7 also five. ages 4 to II years
@. A. Woodward commander OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic organized q reliof COM
mittce consisting Of W. Wright. A. s. Badger.
and J. II. Wright TO nurse and caro- for any
comrades who should need their services. Con-
trihutions have been solicited from comrades in
ether States. and responses so far. arc en-
couraging. The Committee so far have bur
led four comrades Il. !. Blanchard, formerly
State Registrar Of Rates. and atterly Custom
House clerk, died last evening Of congestion Of
the brain. supcrnduced 10y fever. after an i'll
ness ~ less than twelve hours. He was buried
at Chnmettc to-day by Joseph 4. Mower Post Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic. Commission
cr y. q. Lane IL i'll with the fever but is believed
10 be out Of danger. o. II. lIunsakcr is ont
again. 7. V. Coupard. late Deputy Collector,
has light attack Of fever. Naval Oflccr Lewis
has been requested hy Collector Smith to CO.
operate with him in the enforcement II tho rule
against smoking and drinking intoxicating
liquors in the Custom House during working
hours.
The following appeal Is made 10y the Young
Mons Christian Association:
lawns organized ourselves into Relief Committee.
o' TRENT. AMI communities air' ana our own fellow.
,,ll,n, i.t t,, &C. ,i ne ls.ii9o 81 in Jug 'it,
,hcien' ai IA THIS TINE 81 "a iW ,.ighl... 4ud tg,um
This association has now In charge upward
OF thirty cases On Thursday might they n,
on, several nurses and were to-day receiving
AMI considering applications Some con,fi-
buttons of money hnvc come in and the organ
lAton may he said TO hc thoroughly under
At tho meeting Of the Board = Health last
| evening There IVES no quorum. only Or. chop
Mn aud Mr. Mott being present DR.. chopin
! be lcld next Thursday. The Board addressed
tho following circular to physicians:
pE sas The Pard Of Health are srous - rrepar
rini thi.i.ar N oricr 20 have the maieri or future
pu, -i,i 90 make 10 i- once report - c,,r, ,a. Co.,
,"piy H in' form Mill be- FURNISHED on appi alton tn;
rr,. ssfs'' G"' 6-,ti VI y, IRl..ia
Collector Smith has by request Of the agents
| given permission TO lighter the cargo vi thu
| steamship S. Louis. which IL expected soon
| from Liverpool at the mouth " The Mississippi
! river. the oh".t being 10 have the crew avoid
coming in contact with the fever.
=, 4 despateh from Ne Mayor q ,Paquemine e
! u" Howard A-so 'iaton says: Wearc afflicted
! with tho s'ourEe-yrllow fever. New ruScs urs
occurring constantly our physicians have
| - h"lp. Can you send US an experienced ply
| SiriHu -
MEMrufs Aug. 23.--Thc fcvor holds IT'S own
| with distressing tcnacity. There is a slight
| croHsn In dnnfhs Tho new co-e- r,.torfsd 10
| noon number %. AMI for the twenty hours
| r., me deaths to-day ~ 20 noon 10, and FIR
NE twepiv-f9ur hours lS; Among the dead
| reported to-day ara Representative John
| lHu-h, John G. Forbes. freight agent. and Isaac
Isaac ana among me new cas's NJ and Mrs.;
IS. \. hullrnl"rg. At the meeting 81 the Board
~ He9th this morning It .leclnrcd the fever to
he epidemic. md ord cred all who could do So 10
,raNc th9 city. Tie Memphis and Charleston
hlllr"ai has offered transportation 10 the
There is littlc change to report to-night The
fever adds hourly io it, victims. forty I've new
,n-". and irn t.atl.- h'vin5 ben seiwr'"l dur
i'',Hsri az. M's.rt JuAn 4. Seush and J ohm
g. I'm "-. hr- Marble AID Frysur wcre
tak, n lnwn t.-nie :.
The II ward AMI other reliof associations re-
port the SICK duln. well. aul many ~ tnom
,.nvn'srnut owing to the "a ,iun ~ th"
Board II Health t1is morn ns in declaring the
fever epidemic. and advising ull To- lrnyc VINO
could, ahout twn hundred persons left the lu-
t"'i,,4, 4 strict to-day, IN II Of ,hem for Camp
Nice,rre-idott \ p. .Langetan and Secretary
j. H. smith, of tur Howard Also 'igtinn. rr-
for the benefit pt the sick 10 forward them III
rect 90 tlc Howard Association Of Memphis.
d ne retcipi OF donations Will be properly ae-
The following appeal in behalf Of orphans is
made:
7, camoncs hroushout Ne country The ,course Of
l't orphan- ST rotr. Asylum ~ tins CITY ]. already
.snl contributions 10 the Re, j. A Kelly, ST rei,rs
W J. Smith. vice-Presdent Of the Memphis
Howard Association. who has, been at work
among the sick AT Grenada. Miss. was taken
down Yesterday. and WAS brought to Memphis
by.a special car
Gertrude wcaihers, a reiueee from Memphis.
died here last night with yellow fever. Thou
sands u people have NJ here and others are
A special TO the Memphis Appen from Sena-
tobla. Miss. announces the death there Of Il
Grenada refugee. and three other casts are in
quaranilne. The people are much alarmed and
are fleeing the country.
CINcINNATI. Aug. 23-The steamer John A.
l. rter Ia deserted ly all except the mate and a
deck hand and lies at her moorings NJ Gallipo-
Us. The Porter would have been scutted and
boat. and cost $50 uUO a year ago and tho own.
crs objected 10 having her destroyed. Thed"'k
hand remaining on the boat has had the yellow
hot dreai the disease. On "Wednesday morning
DR.. Slough left the Porter and came on to this
city. DR.. Carr left tho boat Yesterday. At one
time the two physicians ON the hOnt had four
teen cnscs 70 attend g.. The two last victims.
sullivan and O'Ncll died on Wednesday night
SIkuBLNvILLE, ohio, Aug 23.-Capt. Bcker-
sinU and several 81 the crew ~ the steamer
John A. Porter. PASSED through this city yestcr-
dry en- route for home. Capt. licker-tah has
not fully recovered from the yellow fever. but
M others are entirely well.
families have lett tho city. All tho State ofil'es
Will be kept open so that the county officials
having business with any Of the departments
can runmunicat" as usual although business
Is totally suspended in Consequence Of the
blockade. Tho news Received from Canton Is
moro favorable.
Pensacola. Aug, 23:-The health Of pcnsa-
coin continues good. There hH- net been "a cas-"
Of yellow fever M Quarantine this season. All
appr9arhes by water rail, and dirt roads are
guarded.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. o. DR.. Writ Johnston.
Secretary OF the state Board Of Health tolo-
graphed h. the Postmaster General from Jack
son. NJ iss., as follows:
Mississippi from Memlh and NcW Oilrnns and All
points in tins STATE Grrnad1 Niokshurs Canton. Fort
Nih,on and lioJ springs We regard ts nlportan, Tor
our safety.
The Post ONCE Department rcsponded:
lts not deemed advisable direct the exclusion Of
class OF matter from tho mh, because of tlc prcVA.
lencr OF Aelluw fever THIS department will NOT how.
attempt To- dsregarda nt Reasonable orlcr o. legally
constituted Boards OF Health issued u prevent the spread
M the disease but on the contrary desires rs occrs
amt employees To cooperate m executing them
A. y. Brcysachcr. President Of tina Board Of
Health. telegraphs h. the POstOllco Depart
mont from Little Rock:
Please inform mails injected districts are dis
faN al lt "A hat T