The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-12

", 4 Liiiiip AiD,
Sullivan and w. S. Brooks,
river editor Of the appeal, whose
wife died this morning.
A.. F. G.. Cook, Of the Howard
Association, died tonight. This
makes four deaths in a member
ship Of twenty-one. Four more
are sick. Miss Emma Ruder, OF
Cincinnati, a volunteer nurse,
vas taken sick to night; also
Captain A. 7. Lacey.
Drs. L. A. Bryan, w. A. W..
Tryon and S. O. Young, of
Houston, Texas; DR.. James +.
McGraw, of Terre %Ilaute, Ind,
and DIR. j. O.. Orr, of Cincinnati,
have arrived and volunteered
their services to the Towards.
The following telegram, was
sent by DR.. Mitchell, with the
approval of A. D.. Longstafi,
President of the Howard Asso-
citation, explaining the situation
tonight
CHAIRMAN RELIEF COMMITTEE,
New YORK.
Situation horrible beyond des-
cription. Three thousand cases
Of fever. Have forty physicians;
eight have died. Those from
the North sicken in a few days
and die. There is not a provl-
sion house open in the city and
only one hotel, the Peabody, to
furnish food for the doctors and
nurses. We want everything
that a pestilence stricken, fam
ishing and impoverished people
need.
r. w. MITCHELL, NJ. D..
Medical Director.
There are only two drug stores
open in the city, but tomorrow
morning the Howard Associa-
ton will open those that were
closed by the proprietoIs and
place prescription clerks in
charge of them.
The Howard Association ply
sicians report over three hun
dred new cases today. These
are in addition to the new cases
reported to the Board of Health.
DR.. McKim, of St. Louis, died
this morning.
SEPT. 9.-The condition of the
city grows more desperate every
hour. OF the new cases it is
useless longer to keep an ac-
count. Whole families are
stricken down within a few
hours, and the call for nurses is
greater than can be supplied.
Yesterday there were about 100
deaths and 800 new cases, and
to-day, up to noon, SO deaths
were reported. The death rate
to-day will probably exceed that
of any previous day. Among
the deaths reported this morn
ing are DIR. f. G. Slater, pastor
of the First Baptist Church;
Sister Catharine, of St. Mary's
Episcopal Church; NJ. CASTILLO,
Mr.. A. Rudd, Jacob Loeb, DR..
Nelson, and Harry w. Ferguson,
at Camp Joe Williams.
II. Casey Young has taken nj
hand the work Of thoroughly fu-
migating the city by means OF
burning turpentine and brim.
stone. Chief McFadden, of the
Fire Department, will keep his
force on duty keeping up bon
fires, and, as soon as the ARTILLERY
sent for arrives, the conclusion
test will be applied. Contribu
tions of articles needed in carry
ing out this plan will be receive,
by Col. Young.
Applications for nurses con
tinue to pour into the office o
the Howard Association, blu
they are not to be had. Some re
lief organizations are payin.
their nurses $40 per day, al,
still cannot get enough to car
for all the sick. j. Harve,
Mathes, editor of the Publ
Leager, and George S. Mile
were taken down tonight. Dl
!. Mead, of Kentucky, a voluntee
physician, died at the Infirmar
tonight. Very Rev. Mr.. Riol
dan, V. g., ST., Patrick's church
is convalescent.
VERY LATEST.
AT an early hour this mornin
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