The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-01
y0URGE OF Thu SOUTH.
Malignant Type of the Fever in
the River Towns.
THE DEATH RATE INCREASING.
Watering Places on the Gulf Invaded
by the Destroyer.
PANIC AND FLIGHT OF THE RESIDENTS.
(BY TRLEaRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 80, 1878.
The report OF oil yellow fever for the past
twentyfour hours shows decrease OF 100 since yes
erday, The Board Of Health reports 100 cases, the
Rewards l6S aud tho Young Mons Christian Assoca-
hon 100 Total 1858. 1 understand the new cases are
still for the most part in the rear, upper and
lower limits Of the city, and the disease
appears TO be OF a miider type. Al tho
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Association
l was informed this morning that very vnuient
cases were OF occurrence. This 10 very or-
tunate for quite u number OF our citizens who have
been passing the summer at the different watering
places along the Gulf and who have boon compelled
10 return 10 tue city since the advent OF the lever IN
these places.
Tho evening tram last night brought over o number
OF families and this morning tho Tea Garden
that had appeared these that OF MISS Sue
Kearney, whose attack at last accounts promised 10
Hotel, who. at last accounts, were doing we'll.
Reports from tho Bay OF st. LOUIS ndicate that the
dlsease Is spreading Il Is stated That thore were
three deaths there on Sunday, and nine new cases
and two deaths were reported there yesterday up to
twelve O'Clock.
There was no yellow fever In Vaudeville and
Madison vile yes terday.
Advlces from Southwest Pass state that all the
boatmcn that place are down with the fever. The
collector will send u Few force to this point.
AT BATON ROUGE AND OTHER PLACES.
AT Baion Rouge the lever is reported a5 spreading.
The deepest gloom has Ovcrspfcad the place, while
me utmost terror was everywhere VISIBLE the dis.
violent in type and the death large
pared with the number OF cases.
AZ Dry Grove, Misc, the lever Is reported rag
Ing. Fifteen new cases anu eight deaths are
ported.
Al Wipona, Miss, sixty persons roman out OF f4s
teen hundred Scven cases aud TWO deaths g.
ported. From tins place the Young Mems Christian
Association has received the following, dated yester
day.
Need nothing here at present. Dr. Ward is convaiessn
+. j. WooLF.
For the twenty-four hours ending at ten A. VI. Sun
day there were forty new cases and tour deaths at
From Holly Springs tho Aowards have the follow
Ing, dated yoslerday:-
Tue fever have expended Its full force Twen-
CHARLES MACMURDo
THE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
The members OF tho Orleans Relief Committee
have prepared their hnal report TO Collector Smith TO
be forwarded 10 the Secretary OF War at Washington
This gives general detail ofthe distribution, while
the distress which has existed and Is still DO seen
among the poor Is fully exhibited
FUNERAL OF DR.. TAYLOR.
The late DR.. j. Tneus Taylor. another martyr in the
cause OF humanity, was buried this morning. The
funeral was attended by delegation both IRON tho
Howards and the medical faculty aud many beautiful
flowers covered the caskot In which his body lay. DR..
Taylor on the breaking out Of the epidemic here lett
New York, where he resided, and rendered his ser
vices to the Towards Placed at once on duty he
left his post until stricken down by the lever,
and then went 10 meet Nils reward Q faithful
rmk MoRrUARY REPORT.
The number oil deaths reported to-day 10 thirty five,
decrease OF seventeen since yesterday. The follow.
ing IL the death foll:-
Randolph Beverly, William Newall
Joseph Mustachia, Mary 4. Landun,
Irueman Gurus, Pierre Dugere,
Philip Carrnn, Mrs. Amelia Csrmille,
Martha Shcplsy, James Clark,
Elizabeth Luke, Eliza Norwood.
Robert Keith, Gcorgiana Wighthart
Henry Colome. ). J. Abrams
George Reileux, w. ID. Allen,
Mary Nelson, Amabe Herman.
Or. j. Theus Taylor. William RohDein,
LOUIS Harris, Charles A. Work,
Bimon Man ssas. Dr. Thomas Moriey.
Johanna g. Ahtes, White Sweetmau,
Atrien Court, Henry Cowperthwalto,
Louise h. L. Pettitory, y. Funk,
Harold NJ Dawson, William Harden.
Johann Zelimann,