Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-05
PITlFUL APPEALS.
FROM THE PL1GUE-STRICKEN CIT
TES OF THE SOUTH.
Bad Weather, Increase of New Cases and
Deaths-Great Suffering of the Poor-A
Gloomy Prospect Ahead-Six Weeks
More of the Fever.
NEW ORLEANS AT EVENING.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-frOm noon TO P. NJ,
twenty eight deaths, and sixty new cases were re-
ported to the board of health. Among the new
cases are Mai. Nathaniel Burbank, of the Plea
4t,l,ae; Julius Resick, the we'll known musician;
Hy Heidenheim and two Sisters of Mercy at the
St. Andrews street convent. Several cases also
at the boys orphan asylum on st. Charles ave-
nue.. Father Dufo, the only priest in Shreve-
port who survived the epidemic there, goes to
Vicksburg this morning to assist Bishop Elder,
Hrs. Matte Norvell, wife of the late G. P.
Norvill OF the Democrat. died tO-tay. Her
husband and their only child died last week.
AN APPEAL FROM CANTON.
CANTON, Miss, Sept. Ave have about a
hundred cases Of yellow fever under treatment,
with sixteen new cases and four deaths preceding
9 o'clock A. M. to-day. We are in great need of
money and colored nurses, Any one desiring
so contribute money to relieve our wants will
please send by express to w. J. Mesley, treas
urer of the Howard association (Signed.)
Geo. w. Thomas, president of the Howard
ISOLATION.
CAIRO UNEASY.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-The board OF health last
night adopted resolution that no steamer nor
either of Southern roads be permitted to bring
into the city any passengers who cannot show
certificates that they have not been in the fever
infected districts within thirty days. No skiffs
will be permitted to land except under q
similar restriction. Not a case of yellow fever
here yet, though considerable uneasiness is
manifested since the report of the fever at
Hickman.
FROM MEMPHIS LAST EVENING.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4.-0ur city at present is one
vast charnel house. The undertakers report SO
interments for the past twenty-four hours, end
ing at p. N. Of these 50 deaths were caused
by yellow fever; 76 were white and 20 colored.
visit to the county undertaker's establish
s.-l~1 Il. Co. Ln4 EL ,..1k
fall there about GO more reported dead
that were still unburied. The question
of disposing of the dead in growing serious.
The citizens relief committee has employed
burial corps of thirty negroes to assist the
county undertaken and his men, 1t has
been suggested to burn the dead if they are not
buried more promptly corpses have been
known to lay unburied for more than forty
eight hours, burthening the air with foul odors
and become SO revolving that people have fled
the neighborhood and city, and with difficulty
men can be hired to haul them to the potter
field.
A. F. G. Cook, Howard visitor, was taken
this afternoon. Mayor FIippin being down
with the fever, DR.. ID. f. Goodyear, president
of the common council is acting mayor. A
false report has gone abroad that all the banks
were about to close On the contrary all the
banks are open and will remain so.
In answer to many inquired abroad to
what kinds of provisions were needed, Maj.
VIM. j. Williams, of the citizens relief COM
mittee, states that salt meats and flour
called for by the most destitute who are being
fed by the citizens relief committee. The
drain upon the various relief organizations is
very great, for in addition to the sick and des-
titute here, several calls for help from djoin-
ing townships have been promptly attended to.
A panic was created at Colliersville, this coun-
ty, yesterday by the death of two citizens, sup
posed to be caused by yellow fever. The town
has been almost depopulated.
The following appeal represents somewhat
the condition of affairs: 'An appeal to the
civilized world from the finance committee of
the Citizens Relief association of Memphis:
We ask your aid that we may be enabled to
feed and cothe our destitute, furnish neces-
sary material for spent and dying and give
means for the burial of our dead. This APP
peal is only made as last extremity and in
view OF the fact that another week will exhaust
the means already given by generous people.
Death has laid his heavy hand upon US. The
destitute cry for bread and the sick for such
only be given by open-handed gen
erosity. Those DESTROYS of aid can address
James S. Prestige, No. 8, Union street; w. W.
Thatcher. First National bank; s. r. Clark,
Phoenix Insurance company.
To the independent order eff Odd Fellows,
wheresoever SO disposed: Brothers, the relief
committee of six lodges of the city of Memphis
say to members of our beloved order in Amer
lea that we are in the midst of fearful cpl
demIc The end no one can foresee. More than
100 of our own members, including their fanA-
lies, have sickened and died. We need your
sympathy, and God alone knows how soon
your aid. In view of the heavy drain upon
our resources we have concluded to accept all
donations that our brethren may in their gen.
erosty send us. By order of the committee,
Marcus Jones, president; l.. s. Burns, secre-
tary.
To brothers of the A. o. q. W.:
past.io n c+o1l-
fair city. Our brothers and their families are
in great distress. Many have nothing. Their
wives and little ones are suffering. Many have
died, leaving helpless orphans. Many more
sick. But few of the brothers are left to wait
on them, and those few, noble and daring as
they are, cannot stand much longer. As our
means are very light, the officials all gone
shall our appeal be in vain? Some few have
responded freely. Thanks to the generous.
brotherhood relief committee is now organized.
G. MUND1NJoR, President,
s. A. TAYLOR, Treasurer,
G.. E. TATE, Secretary
d. E. GOODYEAR, ID. G. M. w.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-Weather unfavor-
able, with heavy rain. New cases 212; deaths,
seventy-two. The deaths to-day include fifteen
children under six years.
GRENADA.
GRENADA, Sept. 4.-Since last nights report
twelve new cases and eight deaths, one negro
and seven whites-Dr. Gillespie and mother
Miss Morrison, Miss Hughes Alex Refalski, Ike
Williams and a man name unknown. d. II.
HAITI died last night. No abatement of the
fever.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4.-The mortality last night
and this morning is fearful. Two undertakes
report thirty interments while the county un-
dertaker reports 100 interments of paupers,
three-quarters of whom are negroes. DR.. w.
r. Hodges and Postmaster Thompson died this
morning about o'clock. Mayor Flippen, A.
DrOescher, sergeant-at-arms of the general
council, and City Tax Collector schatfer are
down with the fever.
HOLLY SPRINGS
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sept. 4.-Over sixty
cases Of fever here and six deaths. The stores
all closed and all people gone who can get
away. There is great need of nurses and ply
sicians. The physicians are broken do wn. Two
are sick with the fever. Many cases will die
to-day. Gloom, despair and death rule the
hour. The situation is simply appalling. The
outside world is appealed to for help. The tele-
graph operators going to leave.
GREENyIILE.
GHEENv1LLE, Sept. 4.-Yellow fever cases to-
day nineteen; deaths nineteen. Many Of the
poor are in destitute condition. Nurses and
physicians are needed.