Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
YELLOW FEVER.
ANOTHER -DEsOLATE DAY.

says: 1nOmaS hlafSnan and w. w
Redding, telegraph operators at Gre
NADIA, are dead. d. Flannery. ex-supt
Of the W. Z. Tel Co., at New Orleans
has arrived at Grenada, and will keer
the Office open. New cases reported al
Memphis to-day, 104; deaths from vel
low fever, 76. The undertakers are
pressed to bury the dead and at Elm
wood lot to-day, dozens of cofined dead
were lying on top of the ground wait
ing for interment, it being difficult
matter to procure even colored grave
diggers. Information from Camp Joe
Williams is TO the effect that deaths
occurred there of persons recently re-
ceived into camp. It contains about
10 sick. Reports from along the line
of the Memphis and Louisville Rail
road state there have been 5 deaths at
Brownsville and there are seventeen
cases there.
At Vicksburg, Sept. 1st, eight physi-
clans reported % new cases. Twenty
five interments today.
New Orleans adviceS of Sunday the
1st inst. are as follows: Weather warm
and cloudy to-day with light shower
this afternoon. 253 applications for re-
lief were made to the Howards. A
member of the visiting committee re-
ports Il more general spread of the dis
ease and states that they find 1t en-
croaching upon localities heretofore
measurably exempt. G. E. Whitney,
Of the committee, reported % new cases
in his district and related an incident
hot .,Ef Ip Of ppa 4
st. Thomas streets in the upper part of
the first district, which seems to show
the rapid spread of fever in that locality.
AS he approached this corner he saw
six or eight little children standing
there. They appeared to recognize
him as one of the Howard association
and each appealed to him to go with
them to their respective homes and see
the sick. He went first to the nearest
house pointed out, fslloWed by the lit
tie ones, then to the next, the procession
getting one less at each house until
every appeal had been answered.
Though the present situation is sad the
general impression seems to be that
the worst has not yet come. The an
cient order of Hibernians make an ap-
peal to similar organizations through
out the United States for assistance
They say yellow fever is thinning their
ranks, the distress is pitiful and their
resources exhausted and appeal in gods
name for assistance to alleviate the suf-
ferings of their afflicted brethren.
At Memphis Aug, 31st there were
lis new cases and II deaths. At Port
Gibson the fever was increasing rapid
ly. Vicksburg reported 214 new cases
and 10 deaths. Grenada asked for more
nurses and money. Aid is being lib
orally afforded from all parts Of the
north.
AUGUST BOTH.
At Memphis: The weather today
has been damp and disagreeable and
favorable to the spreading offever. AT
the board of health Office only - new
cases are reported for q hours ending
six P NJ. This, however, does not ex-
hibit the true state of the epidemic fol
the day, as several physicians failed tc
report for some time. The undertakers
report 81 interments.
AT Nicksburg there were of new cases
during the past tWenty-fOur hours 100
deaths from yellow fever 13 and foul
from other diseases. Further gener
ous contributions have been received
from Philadelphia, New York, Bostor
and other points. Liverpool also sends
81 ZOO.
AT New Orleans there were 169 new
cases: deaths, 80. The weather is cloudy
and shOwery. Among the deaths are
Sister Toretto Mckenzie and Sister
Mary Keenan,, at Charity Hospital, botE
of whom have been unremitting atten
dants on yellow fever patients. Very
Rev. Joseph Millet, vicar general of the
arch diocese of New Orleans, is danger
ously i'll with the fever. Jas. Linton
DR. Choppin's patient at Charity Hospi
tai, who was treated by the cold water
process, died at halfpast one this morn
ing. DR.. w. R. Vaudeville, who has
been dangerously i'll with the fever, is
reported as being slightly better.
A telegram from Grenada to-day re
ports Thomas Marshall, telegraph oper
ator down with the fever and that the
body of his little boy who died three
days ago, remains unburied for want Of
money. Jacobs and Kent, Jr., opera
tors for the Mississippi Central and Hi
nois Central railroads here, collected
twenty odd dollars for Marshall, which
goes to Grenada tonight.
ANOTHER DAY OF DEATH.
A New Orleans dispatch of Augus
29th says: New cases, 40; deaths. 40
The weather is warm and showery
There was no news this morning from
other points.
AT Memphis August 29th there werC
80 new cases and 20 deaths. At Vicks
burg there were 129 new cases and Il
deaths. Contributions continued tC
flow in literally from all sources.
The following is sent in answer tC
many offers of service:
HOWARD ASSN ROOMS,
MEMPHIS, Aug. %
In answer to many kind offers from physician
and nurses, sent to US, we desire to say the ser
vices of all such persons who are acclimated o.
have had yellow fever experience, would be glad
ly reCeved; but the association deems it unwiS
to encourage any one from the northern lattudes
as such persons are extremely liable to contrac
the disease.
[SignedI A. C, L0NGSToFF, P1es't.
STILL WORSE.
Dispatches from Memphis dated Aug
2Sth 8 O'Clock P. NJ, state: The con
dihon of our city tonight surpasses be
lief. For the past "A hours ending at
P. NJ. 50 deaths have occurred, of which
only four were from other causes thar
yellow fever. Of these AZ were white.
and IL colored. New cases numbered
119. During the day our physicians
were so worn out in attending sicl
calls that tonight, for self-preservation
they are resting-many in the countr,
and others in unknown parts of tht
city, while friends of the sick art
searching in vain for medical attend
ants. The following report made t,
the Howards to-day, from DIR. R. w
Mitchell, director of the medical corp
of ten physicians employed by the as
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