New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-08
THE YELLOW FEVER.
NO CHANGE In The SITUATION.
A GREAT PERFORMANCE ORGANIZING IN fAhi'-
INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH.

A GREAT PERFORMANCE ORGANIZING IN PAhis-
INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTH.
NV. ORLEANS, Oct 7.-Reports show the CON
tinued spreading of the fever IN the lniu anu
districts Every member OF family III some 'n-
stapces Is Frustrated, and those In atnueht crcun
stances find difficulty in securing competent nurses
In the Fifth District, Aliers there is no improve
meut. The Rev. Father Kratz, OF MaDde-
willie. La. died there yesterday. Dr.. Ken
nedv. a volunteer physician from Galveston
Texas, was taken down with fever Yesterday
The Yellow Fever Commission appointed by sur
geoD-General Woodwork met to-day in the UNI
yersity Building The commission spent the
morning hours in selecting from books furnished
by the Board of Health the names OF persons ana
places to be visited. No prominence is sought TO
be given to selected persons; their names WILL
therefore. be withheld from the public. The re-
suits of the visits hereafter will be published IN
full. There are reported to-day 115 new cases oil
yellow fever and forty-one deaths. The totals 10
date are 10000 eases, and 3,2l2 deaths.
BAToN ROUGE, La. Oct. Tone hundred and
eleven new cases and eleven death oil
yellow fever were officially reported Twin
one physician to hear FROM during the forty-eight
hours ending this morning. The scourge Is steadily
and constantly doing its work. There is no pros
pect of abatement. A cry for assistance is coming
from every quarter. The Towards are sorely
pressed
PORr HUDSON La, Oct. 7.-Fourteen cases OF
fever here, and go persons who have not had It, Dr.
Neazie rs here with nurses. ,
1HIBoDEAUX, La, Oct. 1.-The fever is spreading
rapidly ~ new cases; no deaths.
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE steamer John Nj.
Chambers from st. Louis, laden with supplies for
infected points between this city and Vicksburg.
arrived here early this morning. DR.. H.
NJ. Reyes. of the United States Marine
Hospital Service, and DR.. Frank w. Kelley,
representative of the Chicago Relief Committee,
are on board. The steamer left this af-
ternoOn, and takes all the mails which have accu-
mulated for points below here sincethe conmunica-
ton was cut off Unusual activity prevails atthe How
ard Associations headquarters tais morning, and
nurses are being sent TO all the interior towns adj
jacent to Memphis where the fever has appeared.
The demand for them is in excess of the
supply There are nne new cases at Mason's,
Tenn. eight at Colliersville. Tenn and five at
Galloway, Tenn. Among the deaths since the last
report are those of R. +. Brown, secretary of the
Board of Health, Thomas Stewart, lately in charge
of the ElmwoOd Cemetery, and DR.. j. +. sample, on
Austin. Miss, assistant physician in charge OF Camp
Joe Williams.
death to-day and seventeen new eases were re-
ported A thunderstorm at 2 a. m. has cooled the
air here.
CANTON Miss. Oct. 1.-THE fever is abating here,
but spreading through the country.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct 7.-tifty-seyen cases OF fever
to date. The disease Is increasing slowly
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Oct. 7.-Twelye new cases
and three deaths.
MoBLg, Ala, Oct. 7.-Since October the Board
of Health has reported eight new cases OF yellow
fever and three deaths, of which one was case pre-
viously reported. -Four cases are now under treat
ment. ,
CAIRO. H. Oct. Tone new case reported for the
last tWenty-four hours, and two deaths from fever