The Portland daily press., 1878-09-05
YELLOW FEVER.
Horrible Condifian af Mem nhis

m0Sphere at Memphis is heavy with the stencil
OF dead bodies. -Four men were found dead in
the streets yesterday before noon. Hundreds
who have sick families cannot leave them long
enough to procure food The first Chinese
victim died yesterday. He was the first
patient of Chinese ply stefan who boosted that
he could cure eight out of ten cases. The
dead body of colored woman was found in
house yesterday, with babe trying to nurse
upon her bosom.
At Memphis the mortality last night and this
morning was fearful: Two undertakers report
30 interments, while the county undertaken
reports 100 interments of paupers, three
quarters of whom of negroes.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4-The following appeals
represent somewhat the condition of affairs:
An appeal to the civilized world from the FL
nance Committee of the Citizens Relief As.
ISOLATION of Memphis:
We ask you aid that we NAV to be enabled to feed
and cothe our destitute, furnish the necessary nate
rial for our sick and dying and give us means for
burying our dead. This appeal is only made as a
last extremity and in view of the fact that another
week will exhaust the means already given by a
generous people. Death has laid his heavy hand up
The destitute cry for bread and the sick for
such care can only be given by open-handed gen.
erosity. Those desireus of giving aid can address
Joseph s.. Prestige. No. Union street; W. W.
Insurance Company.
To Independent Order of Odd Fellows where.
soever disposed:
Brothers, The relief committees of six lodges of the
city Of Memphis say to the membets of our beloved
order in America, answer to many INQUIRIES both
by letter and telegram that we are in the midst of
fearful epidemic. The end no one can forsee. More
than 100 Of our meWbers, including their families,
and God alone knows how soon your aid. In view Of
the heavy drain upon our resources we haue concud-
ed to accept all donations that our brethren may in
their generosity send to us,
By Order Of the Committee:
MARCUS JONES, President.
L. S. BURR, Secretary.
In answer to many inquiries abroad as to
what kinds of provisions were needed, Mai
Williams of the citizens committee states that
salt meats and flour are the most needed for the
destitute who are being fed by the citizens re-
lief committee. The drain upon the varions
feet Is very great for n add
several calls for relief from adjoining towns
have been promptly responded to. A panic
was created at Colliersville this county, yester-
day, by the death of two citizens supposed to
have been caused by yellow fever. The town
has been almost depopulated.
The city is one vase charnal house. The IN
dertakers report Sc interments for the "a hours
ending at p. m. OF these SO deaths were
caused by yellow fever. Seventy.six were
white aed twenty colored. A visit to the couu-
ty nndertaker's establishment tonight discov-
cred the fact that at nightfall there were about
go more reported dead and still unburied. The
question of disposing of the dead is
becoming serious. The citizens relief COM
mlttcO Ado CHpOycu UuIidl COEpS Vi OU negroes
to assist the county undertaken and
bis men and it has even been suggested to burn
the dead if they cannot be buried more prompt
~ as corpses are known to have laid unburied
4S hours, burthening the air with q foul odor
fed from the neiehborhood and it is
with difficulty that men Gun be
hired to haul them to the potter's field.
A. f. Cook, Howard visitor, YVES taken down
this afternoon. Mayor Flppen being sick
unit f1,o nr n
false report has gone forth that ali the banks
were about to close. On the contrary all the
banks are open and will remain 3d.
10000 Sick 1t New Orleans.
At New Orleans yesterday, an application of
ice over the kidneys and to the wrists and feet
worked well in the case Of patient who was
in comatose condition. There are 1900
sick in New Orleans and 1000 at Vicksburg.
At the latter place it is impossible for the
physicians to respond to all the calls. When
ever one is stopped in the street there is a rush
for him by those who line the streets waiting
for doctor.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-The deaths today
include 10 children under six years of age.
From noon to this evening 26 deaths and 60
new cases are reported.
The Government TO Issue Rations.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-Senator Kellogg
this morning, at the suggestion OF parties in
New Orleans urged the Secretary of War that
in that city be distributed through the collector
OF the port. This will avoid all complications
among the benevolent organizations. The
rations will be distributed without any dis |
tinctions as to the classes of sufferers, and |
besides as the rations are furnished BY the |
government it was thought the government |
officers would be the proper channel of distri- |
button The army quartermaster at New |
Orleans has been instructed accordingly.
No Abatement at Grenad a.
GRENADA, Sept. 4-Sinoe last nights report |
IL new cases and eight deaths have occurred
Gillespie and his mother. There is no abste-
ment of the disease.
At Holly Springs.
At Holly Springs, Miss, there are over sixty
cases of fever and deaths. The stores are
closed and people who could get away have
gone: There is great need of nurses and
physicians.
At GreenvilIe.
At Greenville. Miss, theIe were 10 cases
oday and 10 deaths Nurses and physicians
are needed.
At Canton.
CANTON, Miss, Sept. 4-About 100 cases of
yellow fever are under treatment There ware
There is great need of money and colored
nurses.
Aid to the Sufferers.
Wells, Fargo & Co., of New York, sent to
Memphis $3.50 contributed by their employees.
Over thousand dollars have been raised in
N. Y. for the South.
Contributions in New York from all sources
Q the fever sufferers to date, aggregate
1904, 1856.
Fever subscriptions in Brooklyn yesterday.
1 ,757. Total to date, LAOS. Receipts from
allot boxes, $345.
Mayor Ely yesterday received 1910 in aid of
be sufferers
Contributions acknowledged by the New
-ork chamber of commerce relief committee
esterday, 81, 243
The committee have determined to send
1000 to the Howard association at Vicksburp.
loO0 to the Memphis branch, $1,000 to the
elef association at Memphis and S500
eceived from Lazard Freerses of San Francis
0, to the Hebrew relief society at vicksburg.