Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-14
The Plague.Stricken South.

but thus morning the sun was ont warm az Jain
| No decrease in the death rate. Cndertakers re-
port fifty death TO and one hundred and thir-
teen since noon yesterday. There is great Diff
| Guilty in arriving at the number of new cases as
| ply sicians are negligent about making reports.
The opinion prevails with some physicians since
| he late cool weather there will be fewer new
cases aid the attacks not go violent. Thirteen
| cases at Somervle, and the town is depopusted.
NEW YORK. September Is. The southern re-
| lief committee to-day received $224O
| CINCINNATI, September 10. Fl. Rambact of
New Orleans, died Of yellow fever here this noon
| WASHINGTON, Septe Der Is. The Post pub
| fishes the following: DIR. Ramsey, who went to
Memphis with nurses, has returned. He says
| v hen tive miles from Memphis the air laden
with fever poison, and as We approached the city
| the stencil was sickening.
DIR. Pease and myself went to Peabody hotel
the only one open, aud were shown into q room
IRON which dead body had Just been removed.
Vessels with black vomit were standing about.
and the bed clothes were not changed. The ho-
| tel Itself is = perfect pest honse. Sulphur pans
are kept burning in the halls, and the bedding is
constantly disiniected, but they cannot get help
enough to do one-half that ought to be done.
| Commerce is closed and business of nearly
every kind suspended Even the saloons for tue
| most part closed and provision stores are
| empty. The greatest need Seems to be of pro-
visions, clothing, hysicians, money, nurses and
medicines, about in the order named The best
thing is to send plenty OF provisions and clothing
| Negroes and many poor whites from fifteen miles
around have hocked in, hearing they could get
something to eat. Hundreds are going about the
Streets especially colored women, with hardly
anything on. The sights are distressing.
so Tar no Sc: ious outbreak has occurred, but
the better Glasses in constant terror OF rot as
the city is in the hands of coored police, stogeth-
er, and while they behave very well, there is still
| a lurking fear Of some additional evil from this
| source.
| CINCINNATI September Ii. This beirg the day
set apart for prayer Tor the stricken South there is
no session in the chamber OF commarce, police
courts, or board OF public works, services being
held IN the churches. The rainy weather of the
past few days has had damaging effect the
| fever patients at Rapids Hill hospital, who were
being quite successfully treated, until this damp
atmosphere.
| The advices from Gallipolis state that careful
| examination of the infected districts below town
shows more cases Of fever and nearly all present
worse symptoms this morning on account Of the
cold ram.
Henrietta Tobey died in Chicago to day, from
what the physician says WAS yellow fever modified
by climatic influences. She Was formerly from
Maine, but came from Memphis where her hus-
band died recently.
New YORK, September Is. The publishers of
the Plumber and Sanitary Engineer OF New York
have nouhed the chamber VI commerce relief
committee that they will give their gross receipts
tor September for the reilet of the fever sufferers
Quite heavy frost occurred in the vicinity Of
Louisville, Kentucky. last night, and the tempera
ture is now favorable for q still heavier one.
Whatever apprehension may have prevailed ~ 70
yellow fever are now removed.
CAIRO, September Is. The excitement over the
two cases fever yesterday, has nearly subsidized
Mulkey died this morning. lie was promptly
buried, and the premises we're thoroughly disin-
fected.
CANTON, Miss, September. Onr worst fears
have been realized. The cold winds and heavy
atmosphere of the past two days have had most
dis astrous effect. The new cases for the past
twenty -four hours have been 80, and deaths 4.
BATON ROUGE. September IS. Fifty or sixty
ported this morning, and three deaths from fever.
Father Lsrala, Catholic prizes stand PHILIPPE Mach
ell, Esq, vice counsel of France, are sick. The
weather is cold but NO frts.
NEW ORLEANS. September 49, The weather is
clear, and cool. mercury last night being 81. New
cases 22S; deaths S.
The weather is clear and cool The signal SER
vice reports that the minimum thermometer was
81 last night. Private instruments near the
ground indici ted u.s. From noon to SIX T. M. 2s
deaths we're reported
Shreveport has contributed $4,000, thirty-6ve
nurses one physician and one minister to the few
er sufferers.
The HOwsrds have received the following:
Terry, Miss, September ID.
We have fever at Dry Grove closely resembl
ing the yellow fever. Ii cannot be disung uished.
send US doctor Immediately. Our doctors are
sick.
Ten nurses will be sent tomorrow to Grand
Junction and ten to Holly Springs.
DIR. Warren Stone will go 10 Terry tomorrow
to investigate the cases of fever there, and then
proceed to Holly Springs.
Rev. Marx Moses. formerly Of the Jackson
street Hebrew congregation, now at Prov idence.
k. L., lost almost his whole family, who are resid-
ing here Mrs. Moses was buried Saturday, sam
uei Moses Sunday aud Matilda Moses Thursday.
Only one child IS left, which Is now convaiescent.
Or. ChappIn and other we'll known physicians
express an opinion that after this week there will
be = gradual decline in the death rate from yellow
fever
HOLLY SPRINGS, September 10. Dr. Segur is
down with the fever Instead of the two physl-
clans asked for send three. The fever is the
increase and is quite fatal. The cold has been
severe.
GALLIPoLIs, September 10. The infected dis
trict mas now thirteen cases, three being reported
convaescent. Two cases, w lillian Walker and
his son LANG Walker are very bad The balance
are improving. No new cases have been report
ed in The last two days. and no deaths. The rain
continued until midnight and to-day has been
cloudy with the thermometer At sixty.
The panic is entirely allay ed In the city, not Q
case of fever having appeared therein.
JACKSON, Miss, September Is. Governor
Stone has appointed Friday, September Both, q
day OF prayer God that terrible affection be
Withdrawn from the people of Mississippi, and
health and peace be restored to the mourning
households.
MEMPHIS, September 49, All undeitakers but
one reported to night. The totul deaths reported
is 80 of which A are colored persons.
Resident physicians report 20 new cases to the
DO nd of health
The report OF the medical corps of the Howard
A Association will not be made up till midnight.
Yesterday the Howard physicians reported 203
ne ~ The disease Is assuming milder
form and yields more readily to treatment. 1t is
attributed to the recent cooler weather.
Four more Howard physicians have the fever,
viz. DIR. Bond Of Brownsville, DIR. Armstrong oil
this city, DIR. McGrsgor of Typton county, Tenn,
and DR.. Menees Of Nashville.
DIR. s. X. Clarke and wife are sick, also W. r.
Thompson of Washington, and Rev. Mr.. Schay
Ter, an Episcopal minister from Hoboken, n. j.
Captain W illiam Miller died to-day
NEW ORLEANS. September 49, Isaac y.
Stoutemeyer OF the Times, who has been down
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