The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-24
THE HOW ARDS.
srrEE. WORKING FOR THE GO0D OF
THE SUFFERING ARID DEsa
TETUTE.


companies will follow their sister company in
this good work.
The following dispatches were received:
NEW Work, August 3d. 1878.
President Howard Association:
Draw on me for $500 for yelloW% % feyer r. sufferers
.....-. NEW YonK. August 49, 1878.
President Howard Association. New Orleans:
sufferers. W. A. CAMP, Manager.
GRENADA Miss. August 23 1878.
Col. r. r. southmayd, Secretary Howard Asso-
viii you see my father, and if he is very sick
telegraph SO can get on to-D1ghts train ana
return? The fever here In the last few days has
assumed mider form. Gen Smith vent Ee ntt to
aW WIZ T 4 oe Pehse send sbout M
ounces Of extract iaborandi fluid Immediately;
Mrs Wilson. the old yellow fever nurse. Is al
nursing. DIR. YEAZIE.
V1cKsBuRa. August 23. 1878.
F. r southmayd, Secretary Howard Assoeia-
Send ten mon and ten women nurses.
W. NJ LOCKWOOD,
President Howard Association.
VIoKsBURG. August %, 1878.
F, R. southmayd, Secretary Howard Assoeia-
The physicians here want the services of
0''N'A 'N->N '' W. NJ. LOCKWOOD,
President Howard Association.
CANTON, Miss. August %, 1878.
President Howard Association:
Our physicians are broken down with nurS~
Ing o'n Sou S0A' RoBT. iTH PPoWELL, Mayor
PORT FADs. August %, 1878.
L, r. Southmayd. Secretary, etc: ~ ,
Two new tc,asesss, ss,.s since yesterday. No deaths.
a." - 40 "'''' w WARREN sToNfE. II. 5.
JACKSON Miss. August %. 1873
F. r. Southmayd Secretary Howard Associa-
Arrangements will be made to transfer the
physicians and nurses from Jackson railroad
quarantine to Vicksburg railroad. The connec,
'''i' " ''' W '''S'l'' ''','| We i. L. SAUNDERS,
President Howard Association.
The following letter was also received:
Col. T. R. southmayd. Secretary Of the Howard
Associations:
Dear Si,-Draw upon u.s. at our branch store,
1o6 1o6 dravier street for one hundred pounds Eng
sh o vo order
Should your association require more, you can
draW for an additional hHndFsd P2urddsv e.
P. S.-We will fill your orders for such guam
titles as you wish from day, 7. I.
The following tenders of services were ac-
cepted
DR.. J. Citarotto. 81 st. Peter street.
Leon Dubroc, cupper and leeeher. 15a Lata-
DR.. NJ. Freund, AZ Franklin street.
The association responded at once by tele-
gram to the call from Vicksburg and Canton,
and the required aid will be on the spot in a
short time. the route taken aanking the quar-
antine movement.
At the meeting held last night the roll Of cases
was gone through with and neW M districts " we're
advertisement IN another column.
DR.. W; R. Mand.eville, who had Just returned
after glorious victory over the fever at Grena-
da went to work with the Towards last night
and. as before did yeoman service
The geographical extent Of the district Of each
f;snA 70 all hafn
doctor can make his rounds and perforce hey
are compelled to make some Of their visits late
at night Already the Howard doctors are over
taxed and should receive some aid.
AT about $50 O'Clock. while the meeting was
M Df and n al
with several Of the members, strove to impress
upon, them the necessity ,qf calling the How
pd doto ba 10 he IN e h ha all
statistics might be made of the fever this year.
He also said that under the present condition of
affairs nurses ought not to be paid moro than
81 for the. twenty.four hours as there were
many who had not applied and were needy. who
would willingly work tor, this sum-.
The meeting adjourned and the Howards re-
paired to their respective beats to care for those
needing assistance.
Up to date the Howard Association has sent
out to Grenada fifty nurses. two doctors and
| two druggists; to Canton four nurses and one
| doctor; to Summit two nurses: to Port Eads
| six nurses and two doctors; and to Port Gibson
| eight nurses.
Responding to the vicksburg telegram, twen-
| ty nurses: one physician, and one cupper and
leecher will be forwarded to- morrow:
| According to their books the number of ap-
and these represent fully HOO sick, as in large
number of cases there are more than two in g
! family down.
Yesterday there was q large increase in the
| colored applications the fever attacking this
class now with much more severity than pre-
| viously.
| According to a careful estimate made the
daily expenses of the association amounts to
| $500, and some days nearly $4,000. This ought
| to bring heavy contributions in.