The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-27
YELLOW FEVER.
BAD WEATHER AT MEMPHIS AND
IT'S FATAL CONSEQUENCES.

Yesterdays DEATH RATE THE LARGEST OF
THE sEAsoN-TwENTY-sI DEATHS AND
sIXTY-ONE NEW CASES - THIRTY-THREE
DEATHS REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS
SIXTY EIGHT NEW CASES AND SIXTEEN
DEATHS AT vICKsBURG.
Special to the Republican,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 25.-This morn
ing dawned with most unfavorable circum-
stances for yellow fever patients-cloudy,
damp and showering up to noon, with
threatening weather till highland the re-
suit is shown in the increased number of
deaths reported. There is some consola-
ton, however in the considerable falling
off in the number Of new cases. The re-
port from the board of health for the past
twenty .foilr h5urs shows siXty-seyen new
cases and twcnty-six deaths from yellow
fever. The dead are as follows
Fannie Schulsch, aged 10.
Ed Price Is.
Alice Shurtz, 49,
Mary f. Nevis, %.
Henry Harrig, 10,
Hannah Schulsch, no age given.
II. Froccssie, 50.
Sam Pollock, As.
Dan II. Hacs,ig, no age given.
John ID. Elliott, 40.
John r. Kleiner, As.
p. VI. Fannesty, %
NJ. Mckeerner, 80,
5. f. Berry, 30,
John Conlin, A..
Dan Dugan, 80.
Maggie Williams, 40.
Walter c. Willis, rs,
Thomas Winters, g..
Elizabeth Ryan, %.
Carolince G. Jones, 20.
Mrs. John Donavan, 40.
Sarah E. Williams, 80.
Rob't Gray, colored, %.
Caroline Sledgc, 23
A. +. Richardson, 81.
The prominent names in the above list
are Capt John ID. Elliott, an old Arkan-
s0s and White river sicamboatman, and
Mrs John Donovan. whose entire family
were reported in the cases yesterday. Since
to.day's report was made out one OF the
CIllllTtn NiS ultu.
The increase in the list of deaths is to be
expected from the increase in new cases of
the past three or four days. The increase in
cases convaescins is in the same proper
tim.
Gen. w. J. Smith, who returned from
Grenada sick, Is reported in a dangerous
condition. DR.. ID. T. Porter's name also APP
pears in the new cases reported to-day.
ASSOCIATED Press report
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 25,--Thc yellow
fever record to-day shows decrease in the
number of new cases as compared with yes
terday, there being syty.one reported up to
GP.M. The death list, however, the largest
o any day since the fever made its appear
ancc, the undertakers reporting twenty-slx
interments for the same time. There is n
scarcity of nurses and the Howard and
other relief organizations have tclegraphed
to Mobile, Ala, and other points for them.
Members of the different associations are
doing noble work, in striking contrast
to the action of few people who
have deserted friends and relations in
their distress. Instances are known of pa
rents deserving their children and children
parents. The wife and three children OF II
prominent citizen were taken with fever
during his absence from the city. He was
telcgraphcd forby the Towards and replied
Take care Of my family" His wife is
dead, and today his children were con
vcycd to the city hospital where one since
died. Gen. W. j, Smith is reported very
low Capt. John y, Elliott died at an
early hour this morning Alex, Waddell,
in charge of the Alabama street branch
dispcnsary of the Towards situated
in the heart of the infected district,
was taken sick this morning. being
the third member Of the association in
charge of the dispensary taken i'll. Sister
Frances of the Episcopal sisterhood and
two children in the Church Home nrc
among the new cases reported to-day. Strong