Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-16
The Piague.Stricken South.

NEW YORK, September IA. Specials report at
Sew Orleans the climax of the fever. It 10 be-
llevcd II was reached Wednesday, which was
the fifty eighth day of the epidemic. In 1867 the
CLIMAX was reached on the ffty-ffth day, and In
'5o on the fifty sixth day.
excitement was caused yesterday by the burst
ing OF Theoretically cealed coffin during the
twenty-eight hours.
thursday night woman gave birth to an in.
iint, which within seven hours died of black
WON'T although the mother wa. apparently in
good heath.
Dissatisfaction is felt among the negroes con-
corning the Iations and threatened riot vester-
day.
DR.. Walfalk, an experienced physician Of Pa
uuesn' ny. VINO volunteered to help the fever
sufferers died yesterday.
A man named Williams, of Ohio who went 10
Memphis to join the Towards, was taken with fe-
yer yesterday, while on the train en- route for
Chattanooga. He quickly placed In . box
and switched off quarter of mile from Stevenson,
Ala. lhe doctors, negroes, and every body re-
fused to go near him, except 9 hotel clerk named
Matthews DIR. Barr has left Chattanooga to At
tend him. Doctors from Tuahoma and Nash
vile also volunteered to assist him.
GRENADA, September IA. Seven de aths and
two new cases Yesterday. DIR. Veasey of New
Orleans, and Dr. Stone of Natchez, are the only
physicians here. There was slight frost last
night
here were five deaths to-day and Eve new
cases. The express office, which has closed for
eight days, was re-opened day
NEW ORLEANS, September IA. Weather clear
and pleasant. New cases Of fever, 300; deaths,
50.
about 10 new cases. Tue Y. NJ. G. Association
reports that the new cases were 81 deaths 3. The
Howard Associat ON reports 1874 new cases.
PORT GIBSON, September IA There are $50 cases
to date, aud 96 deaths. Tue lever is abatiug for
want OF material, a. but few left to take it.
VIcKsBuRG, September IA. The weather il
abatlng; thef mOmete at So. There was . light
frost yesterday morning northwsrd on the Missis-
sippi borders. he fever here is abatlng 10 the
new cases, but the death list continues very
arge. There were % deaths to day-l6 whites
| and colured.
TERRY Miss, September a. There are 20
cases OF fever IN Dry Grove, about i've miles
from here.
CAIRO, H., September IA. No new cases of
fever reported. There was frost yesterday morn.
ing in the low bottom lands, not peIceptiDle in
the city, but we are feeling more hopeful and
some ab.eutees are returning.
New YORK. September II. A despatch from
Memphis says it is impossible to describe the su-
alton. Over hundred are dying daily. Twelve
hundred nurses are now under ray. All our car.
Peutels hic eHghgcu IN udhlng cOmuss anu can.
| not get them fast enough. Whole families are
swept away. almost before they are known to b.
sick.
ST. JouN, Y. b., Sept mber IA. Subsci iptions
for lever fund are Sl5S6.
SAN Francisco, September a. A matinee
performance at the California Theatre for the
benefit oil fever sufferers Melted $500.
MEMPHIS, Septs mber IA The weather has
taken change aud 1t Is feared for the worse.
The MI hts are cool and the days warm, aud the
number Of new cases may reasonably be expect
ed to continue large. Forty six deaths we're re-
ported up to noon to day, and 8 Tor the twenty.
our hours ending at moon.
To-uig ut. report shows a increase 10 the death
| rate. One hundred and twenty seven deaths are
reported, OF which, however, ten should have
been reported last evening, leaving tod ,ys NOR
tallty III, of which 40 we're colored. None of
| the reside Ut physicians made reports of the new
cases to the board Of health this evening.
Twenty SIX physicians OF the Howard medical
| corps report 23i new cases lor the past twenty
| four hours.
CHATTANooGA, September IA. There was q
| slight lost here last nigh.
CANTON September H. The total number of
cases to date have been 1903; deaths "a.
New cases for the last "A hours, "a; deaths, Z.
A hosp al has been established, and we are doing
he best We can with the limited number Of ply
sicans and Lurses
BATON ROUGE September IA. New fever
cases Tor the "A hours ending this nor ming ct
o'clock, AZ deaths |. Total number Of deaths
to date, n total number of cases, 433.