St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-13

morning, at which it was determined
as means of forcing many people t.
} leave the city, that no more rations b,
issued in the city to those not sick, bu
that camps be established at variou
points remote from the city, and tina
those removing thither be supplied will
food.
Congressman Casey Young has take1
in hand the work of thoroughly fum
eating the city by burning turpentin,
and birthstone. Chief McFadden of The
fire department will place his force OF
duty, keeping up bonfires, and as sOor
as the artillery sent for arrives, the
conclusion test will be applied. Con.
tributions of articles needed in carrying
out this plan will be received by Col
Young.
The mayor has been down severa
days, there is but one officer of the city
government on his feet, and the board
of health, on account of the sickness OF
its members, is unable to get a quorum
together.
1t seems utterly impossible to secure
men enough to bury the dead promptly,
and to burn infected clothing and dis
infect premises. Applications for nurses
continue to pour into the office of the
Howard association, but they are not
to be had. Some relief organizations
are paying their nurses $40 day, and
still cannot get enough to care for all
the sick. The weather is uncomfort-
ably warm and moist.
A. D. Langstaff, president of the
Howard Association, states most en-
phatlcally that no more unacclimated
physicians or nurses from the North
will be accepted. Their presence
would only add fuel to the flames. 1t
is matter of few days only before
they are taken sick, and thus increase
the labor of those who are striving to
stamp out the plague. The Towards
have 100 nurses on duty, 300 of whom,
perhaps, had no food for "a hours to
Saturday night.
One prominent citizen has the fever
for the third time.
County Undertaken Walsh was ar
rested Saturday for refusing to paw ex-
ira wages to the men who run the dead
carts, which compensation was ordered
by the citizens relief committee and
which the committee agreed to pay.
After short detention he was released.
NEW ORLEANS.
The new cases of the fever at New
Orleans on Saturday numbered 23l,
deaths II; new cases yesterday 223,
deaths 81. The Towards report 472
new cases, including sick and destitute.
Young Mems Christian association re-
port 81 new cases, total cases to date
953. Saturdays death list includes the
names of 30 minors, Is of whom are less
than z years old. DR.. Broadus of the
Towards was taken yesterday. The
wife of Secretary SOuthmayd of the
Howard association and five children
are down with the fever.
Physicians look forward to a fearful
increase in the death-roll There is
thought to be not shadow of hope that
there will be any abatement this month. |
1t is feared that all unacclimated per-
sons will be taken down. Several of
the Howard physicians are Frustrated |
from over-exertiOn, and many of the |
prominent doctors have been for sever
al days unable to attend any new cases.
Indeed, people consider themselves for
tunate in being able to secure their
family physicians when in need. The
provisions will soon be exhausted, and
the destitutiOn is hourly increasing.
Many are now applying for charity who
were thought to be in good circum-
stances. Business is utterly at a stand
still, and many large houses are closed,
not expecting to resume before NOvem-
Der. In spite of this terrible outlook,
The negroes are highly elated over the
apparent fultillment of the vOOdoO
prophecy, and expect decrease in the
number of victims from this time.
Collector Smith telegraphs to the sec
'etary of war that an executive COM !
nlttee has been formed, to be STYLED
he New Orleans central relief commit
zee, composed of seven persons who
Will keep full record of the distribu-
ions of supplies furnished by the gov
The collector adds: al will Y
urnish volunteer laborers to perform s
he work. al am of the opinion that, |
lnder this arrangement, the supplies {
will be honestly distributed for the ben t
fit of the real yellow fever sufferers. t
nd that the presidents plan meets c
With general approval, except that of i
few candidates for Congress now ut a t
afe distance from this city. Every pre- L
autiOn will be taken to protect the d
government interests" The secretary I
t war telegraphs his approval of this t
Ian.
MOST TERRIBLE REPORT n
YET. /
The number of deaths at Mempbis. a
'enn., yesterday was the largest of any I
ay since the fever broke out, the un-
eitakers reporting Il2 interments, d :
I, the victims being colored people.
he condition of the city grows more
every hour. Of new cases it
useless longer to keep account.
Whole families are stricken down with
] few hours, and the call for nurses is
reater than can be met The Towards '
ave established, under the direction of a
'r. Louis T. Bryan of Houston, Tex, 81
ospital for the care of physicians and
urses, many of whom are falling. V
An illustration of the straits to which O
usIness is reduced at Memphis is the n
'ct that j. NJ. Heating, editor and pro- G
rletor of the Appeal, did all the edito- 2
al and most of the repotorial work in t,
recent issue, set some of the type, p
sad proof and made up the :'forms.n g
he Avalanche has almost as stern o
ruggle to continue publication. N
There is not provision house open b
+ the city, and only one hotel, and te
My two drug stores were open till NJ
esterday, when the Towards began es
penlng the drug stores that have been OF
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