The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-24
roR rnE RELIEF or 1nE SUFFERERS.
Twenty-Five Member. of the Chamber OF Com
merce TO solIclt Authorizations.

Tho Chamber Of Commerce met Yesterday
g. consider measures for the relief of the fever
stricken cities of tho South. Mr.. Samuel d.
Babcock. the Chairman. introduced Gem Cyrus
Bussey, President of the Chamber 81 Commerce
~ New Orleans. who said that over confidence
on the part Of the people Of New Orleans. who
have been more hopeful than over before since
the war. has probably contributed TO tho spread
Of the yellow fever. Tho Board OF Health
fnncied that they had discovered how to stamp
Gut the discus" at lnr". For four or five years
the disease has appeared in New Orleans but
IL Las been confined to the houses
success the Board Of Health believed that the
c's, - cleaning the streets might be- safely re-
durod but the streets have not been thoroughly
igr the reception and spreading Of yellow foyer.
larry IN ths spring moreover. the humidity Of
ile atmosphere became Intense. cXhausting the
vitality OF the people and lesscning their power
CO. reprl the inroads II the fever. The South
crncis appeal 20 their countrymcn in this sec-
IGN Whl nave been spared from Tho attacks
- tne FEVER TO iiil the Golfers Of
larry lifted 70 alleviate their distress. This
association keeps n list 81 all tho competent
yellow fever nurses in the city. As soon as the
fever appears anywhere 1t il ready to send tn, 81
nurses. who chcgrfully risk their lives for a pit
lance. upon tho first train or boat. This rpAli-
moss was shown when tho fever broke ont In
nurses have saNed and are Swing thousands u
lives. Tho Howard Association can more
burg. drcnada. PR, GhsSn and other tGG ieyer.in.
icctcd cities precisely the kind Of succor they
m"-t necd. Lhis,is,ii;ans ana trained nurses.
Will be- stayed until frost comes In q tohcr.
=, Mr. \. I. Higgins Treasurer Of the House Of
mercy, which j. under the charge ~ the Sisters
81 -. Mary said that the sisters Of the branch
house in Memphis had Just telegraphel: Tho
..vrr is worse and We ara almost helpless 80
Mc-srs. =. 6: Arnold. George Bliss Cor
}a%S- IL .cIarF r j. ,cds-ht #iIiSS%"
hre Gins. NJ. Fry Arthur il Graves. Vim il.
T H5pe. T. 5. jafyray WIN. Libby S -sGi IoW J
Plerrruont Morton. Joseph Sensman. b ~ h.
Th,rnan lionri ). Svaulding Erd l.. Tai OFT.
/. H. Thurlwr and Henry VI. Tabor we!e aE-
]. Fahhri. of DreNel. Morgan 4 Co.. as a COM
miu"c To- solicit subscriptions and TO receive
signll suis 'rutious privately.
Mayor nv !, clerk r"'eLt"d yesterday s2S22D
for ~" relief ~ the sufferers hy yellow lrVrr.
Mr. ". t. Gruhl,- 1872 BroadwuV Las received
9diulonal sun-'riIiienS amounting 10 $4,000.
i9r the benefit 81 tho Grenada sufferers
sp92o; The Memphis Committee of Merrh-
ants have received additional subscriptions
70 ,their mnd for tho relief -
The Memphis sufferers amounting 10 s3Osi.
Iur kilograms r"' riN"I los the Committee nre
les hopeful than previously reported. ana nii
VIII Do" required iNr many N.nh- o. come. Tie
tgnm''"e have inlreiU ph"i the SECOND quota
- sl"' ,ig W. Prov !At t.arman OF th"
~-f!it.' a. Wll Joe r"".Ntl Us il. ny l,'e. 70
.ri j. W iii" street AMI Bernard LoeWenstelL,
William Hul'l clio lone-horeman who con.
traet,i yellow f.trr whllr unloading a vessel
euutHIniug loswood 10 Quurni'in. on saturday
hst. died IN ihr Ou4ranun" Hospital Yesterday
morning. II" was thirty-flNr yrars Old and WIS
married; II" lived on the tor haoro the tenc-
ment NJ 1872 Dikemau street. BROOKLYN. 4 sim
Eu!ar i"alur" II the case il that N" dis'a was
DEVELOPED N the patient 7iA hours ate. hc was