Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-10-02
The Yellow Fever Record.

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Orleans Can you give me the cities
where funds are needed or much needed
To this the Secretary replied as
follows:
Il am advised that the Howard
Association have on hand an unex-
pended balance, probably sufficient fer
their wants at New Orleans and Mem
phis. think the association perfectly
reliable and have ordered no investi-
CATION. At all afflicted points, save
New Orleans and Memphis, the suffer
ing and want are great, and I think in
creasing, and even in those cities more
help may be required in the near future.
You can scarcely 90 amiss in sending
aid. l will request the National Relief
Association to advise you further.
G. w. MCCRARY,
Secretary OF war;"
Gov. Shepherd, as requested by the
secretary, telegraphed to Mayor Lang
don that the commission proposed to
send a steamer from st. Louis with pro-
visions, ice and medicines down the
Mississippi to New Orleans to relieve
settlements cut off from communication
and inquired what he could give to help
this object. The commission has also
received a telegraph from st. Louis
announcing that the steamer Eagle can
be secured for that mission.
vICKsBURa.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Sept. 90
Weather slightly cloudy all day; Their
mometer 95; strong breeze tonight from
the north and much cooler. Deaths
to-day II; among them Alfred Reed, OF
Washington city, and DR.. Stuart Roach,
of Yazso City, ". NJ. lockwood,
president of the Howard Association
died this morning. The funeral pro-
cession was very large, composed OF
all classes, regardless Of color or reli-
gions. The following circular has been
issued:
To the Benevolent Israelhes Of TIL;
Uaion: For Gods sake continue your
donations, as refugees in the surround
inc country are stricken with fever, and
| am appealed TO every hour to relieve
the suffering.
s. DAVIDSON, President.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The subscriptions IN Paris, France,
for the yellow fever sufferers in the
United States have reached $4,000.
Secretary of State Evarts has received
from Minister Noes a further remittance
Of $4,000 for the yellow fever sufferers,
which includes ii, 900 subscription from
the President of the French republic
Madame MacMahon.
The Philadelphia citizens committee
have received to date slll,e00. Arch
bishop Wood has received from the
Catholic churches Of his diocese 10 date
$4,000.
The total fever contributions in
Charleston, 5. c., to date exceed sl3-,
600.
VICKSBURG AND ELSEWHERE.
VIcKsBURG, Sep. 27.-wcathcr
warm and cloudy; thermometer %. The
fever is increasing in caused by refugees
from the country returning to Vicks-
burg. for the fever is so general through
out warren county that refugees pre-
fer coming back to Vicksburg rather
Than remain in the country, where
proper treatment is so difficult to OBJ
tam. Deaths 81, including Sister
Agnes Weaver, of the Sisters of Mercy.
The fever is gaining dreadful Roadway
ut all surrounding points, and We are
hourly called upon ror assistance IN
money. medicines. food, dsc.ors and
nurses: and we must again appeal to the
world to aid us in alternating their
wants. Hc are doing all in our power
to assist their distress and wants, bnt
require further assist ance.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sep. 81
There arc about 100 people for the
fever to feed upon and quite as many il
their beds all the time. We have un
derestimated the magnitude Of this
plague. Entire families, some Of then
numbering eight 10 ten, are down will
the disease. Among the physicians ter
have been stricken down; four Of these
have died. Five druggists have gone
down; three have died. Of the min
isters who have fallen two are dead.
TIE SITUATION AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 27.-It is GROWN!
warm again, and the fever continues t
spread. Scarcely an hour passes bu
some well-known citizen is reported
taken down, and as they fall, ewing L
the mallgnancy Of the disease, fears art
entertained that they will succumb t
the pestilencc, which still remains
dcvourlug monster in OR midst.
This forenoon w. ". Thatcher
cashier Of the First National Bank, i
down with the fever; also, J. G.. Ions
dale, ST., treasurer Of the Howard a.:
ISOLATION. J. r. Dale, a volunteer
physician from Arkadelphia, Ark, wa;
stricken late last night. From yester
day noon until noon to-day IS deaths
have occurred, 10 of which were report
cd this morning.
Among those who have died since
last night are Caspar wright, a we'll
known river steward; I. j. Moore, a
nurse from New Orleans; Sally Slater,
aged eighteen, daughter of the late Rev.
E. c. Slater, and Rev. J. j. Mooney, a
Catholic priest, who came from Nash
vile a short time age to Gil the vacan-
cy caused by the death Of RcY. Father
Mcnamara. DR.. Paul Otey's cendi-
ton is critical.
Lqier.-Twenty-onc physicians Of the
Howard medical corpse report III new
cases. The condition of ". ".
Thatcher, cashier of the First Nations al
Bank, who was stricken this morning,
is critical. His illness will IN no way
interfere with the business Of the bank g,
which is open as usual. DIR. ". E.
Rogers is slowly convalcscing. Robert
Batter, the druggist, was taken down
tonight. J. f. Cummins, ccrrespon-
dent of the Kansas City Times, died to-
night.