The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-11
Piteous Appeals for Relief and Provis-
ions-The Address Of the Pea
body Association.
The Undertakers Unable to Bury the Dead
and Corps Formed to Assist Them
Horrible Reports of Suffering.
THE SUFFERING SOUTH.


New ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-New cases, pol;
deaths, &c. The death list includes 80
minors, % being children under years.
Adolph Eyrich, aged 25 years, a native of
Chester, ILL.,, and for the last two years
pastor of the Lutheran Trinity church, of
Algiers, died of yellow fever. Mrs Labor
deant and Mrs. Kelley, the nurses who so
faithfully discharged their duty at Port
Eads, and throughout this city, leave for
Holly Springs this evening. In response to
appeals from that city 10 nurses and one
physician were sent to Holly Springs yester-
day by the Towards. l.. J. Webster, Mrs. f..
w. Barnes aud three children have the
fever. The following explain themselves:
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Is, 1878.
To the Steamboat Interests Throughout the
Country:
The steamboatmen's relief association has
Just been organized here to give aid to such of
our brethren and their families, regardless of
where they may hail from, as require 1T. The
prevailing epidemic and total suspension of
business have brought much distress to large
numbers OF our fraternity, which our home
bOatmen are unable to relieve in full We
therefore appeal to you to organize in your
respective ports and send us such assistance
as you may decide on. Contributions should
be sent to Jesse X. Bell, president, or to f.
COnerY, vice president and treasurer.
To the homeopathic societies and homeo-
pathic fraternity of the United States: The
New Orleans homeopathic relief association
will be glad to receive and properly apply
your benefactions:
(Slgned) albert VOORHEES,, Prest.
Address of the Peabody substance asso-
citation:
To the People of the United States:
Inasmuch as the Peabody subsistence asso-
citation is beginning to receive liberal dona-
tions T. ON abroad, we deem it not inappropri-
ate that we should state to the country
the nature and extent OF the distress
which has called it into existence,
as well the disposition 1t is MAX
ing of the means rendered by generous
and charitable public. New Orleans, sinking
under the weight of dread epidemic, has for
weeks been surrounded by Gordon of quar-
ro ali with siaen and nfr rbn
tary country. Her business is stified i;
her industries paralyzed. Large classes
upon their daily labor for their daily bread
have been thrown out of employment and are
without The plainest nece stiles of life. To
many of these destitute homes have
been added the horrors of the fever. Disease
and want have met, and the extremeties of
human misery are illustrated with grim and
CHASTITY effect. Until the presence of
/ this awful visitation is removed
| il will be impossible for these peoplesto sus-
/ tain themselves. They are helpless. The Pea
/ body subsistence association is endeavOring TO
feed them. The Howard association is fully
/ occupied in nursing and caring for the desti-
/
/ has its separate duty, but the restitution
resulting from the epidemic has spread
needs are no less urgent. The Peabody asso
] citation has been in active operation but five
days. 1t has distributed one weeks rations to
! lSO families, representing 1900 people, and
/ the calls show no diminutiOn. So far the great
bulk of supplies issued have been donated by
our own people. The generous aid
| extended from abroad, except to limited
/ extent, has not yet reached us. The require
ments are stretShing beyond the means of our
4 voted us a donation of $4,000 from its funds
/ At the present rate of distribution this will
last five days. The necessity may exist yet for
/ 40 days. Among those who are daily
receiving succOr are found every nation
atty, every color, every creed, and
although the great mass of sufferers are from
/ the humble classes, there are among them
reDresentives of almost every grade of society
/ Such is the condition of this plague stricken
city. Such is the calamity which is exciting
/ gratefully acknowledge the liberal and prac-
4 teal charity which has been shown our
people in this and other crises OF misfortune
/ by friends north, east and west, and we say 10
I those friends that need was never greater
than now-the cry of distress never more sim
/ cere.
CSigned) JOHN X. NEWMAN,
Cha rmau.
FRANK RODER,
j. b. SENNATT,
Executive Com. Peabody Sub. Assn.
/ The Towards sent DIR. Courier, Mr. Ham
mond, compounder and eight nurses to
Holly Springs this afternoon by the Jackson
railroad. They will send II male and s
female nurses to Greenyille to-morrow-no
conveyance to-day. Up to p. m. Is deaths
and 81 new cases were reported. JOS. Mateos
was sent from the parish prison to the hos
pital with yellow fever to-day. DR.. NJ. Ed
win Schlater, sanitary inspector Of the First
district, has recovered entirely, and is on
duty at his ward in the charity hospital.
! At a meeting of the board Of health this
] ho fpo e.,
the month of August were received. The
following is a brief synopsis: The sanitary
inspector of the First district reports 987
cases in August; the sanitary inspector oil
the Second district, 595 cases and los
deaths; Third district, 54 cases,
colored, IL females, 81 males, "a children
q adults, 6 deaths. He also reports the
total failure of carbolic acid disinfeotion and
sulphur fumigation. Fourth district, no re-
port Fifth district AIgiers, no cases up to
August /; in August twelve genuine cases
The sanitary inspector says the cases of chill
dren of similar type as yellow fever
but differing from it in many points. The
Sixth district sanitary inspector reports los
| cases of whites. Ii blacks, 5 adults So chill.
dren under II years, 35 natives, 76 foreign
ers 80 deaths in August, IL natives, for
eigners, adults, whites, black, children
/ 4, whites The most malignant type and the
successful invasion OF adjoining premise:
was at the corner Of General Taylor and ST.
Charles streets, and here was besides an in
stance where the untiring efforts towards the
determination OF the fever germs by the use
carbolic acid and sulphur fumigation failed
most sgnally. The inspector does not thini
that the adjoining dsiries unclean as some
are kept, had anything to do with the fever
but the defective drainage of the streets is
more likely the only and true cause Of thu
/ malignancy of the fever in that quarter.
Applications for relief to the Towards, 271