The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06

vIcKssUBG's TROUBLES INcREAsED-roRrY-
THREE DEATBs AND UPWARD OF EIGHTY
NEW CASES YEsrERDAY-THE YKvEn sTRIK-
ISo DOWN ALL BEFORE IT.
X TELEGRAPH TO THE herald
vIcKsBURo, Miss Sept 8, 1878.
This has been the darkest and most mournfui DAY
In this historic city that marks the annals OF the
great epidemic oil 1878, marked not alone by the
largest number OF deaths--forty. thres-but by the
deaths OF some OF tno bos,, brAvest and fairesl
Dr. p. f. Whitehead, President OF the County
Board OF Health, for many years loading physicisn
Of this city, and OF the beat and kinasst friends
Tho poor here ever knew died to-day. Ito will
be mirscd aud mournsd for years 70 come. Tho
Commercial justly says"Lot his epeph DO dead on
the field OF battlc'" Whole families wero carried to
the CITY OF tho dead to-day. boltDs eus a. blow
hnppy homes.
yEsrgKDAr's DBAD.
The list OF tho dead Are-
j. r. Ferguson Barnett Hugh,
u. 4. Kennedy, Annie McKenna,
George Benny. Joe Msrons
Thomas Guisc, ). b. Bancnsrd,
Alice v. Hundcrmark, Gus Harlan,
Robert HuDdsrnark, X. Walsh,
Mrs West and two chill j. Zennermau,
dren, j. ID. Koscb,
John Bodino, job kcarney,
w. V. North, MISS Nary Moore,
NJ. McManus, J.. /. Langsford,
Miss Annie Davis Mss Nary 4. Ertei.
Miss Adde,
There were also sixteen colored people.
NEW CAsEs--rTE SICK.
Efforts to obtain tut list OF new coses for to-day
not entirely successful Enough was CLEANED 10
Justly tho announcement OF decidedly marked in
crease within the last three days. reaching eighty.
tnrco as lar as reported Tho Oldest druggist In the
city ventures assertion, however, that tho dis.
will continue, but that within tnirty days
will TALL 20 less than 1--WE cases per day. vir
tuaIy We have passed tho turning point IN tnc cpl.
demic. IL 10 TO be hoped his assertions Will provo
correct Inc true ana tried still 20 aown daily.
SOME OF THE SICK.
Tho venerable Bishop Elder was down late last
evening with the Isvrr May a kind Providence re-
store tnc good, brave preats 10 his people. rhors
secretary OF the Second ward Relief Association; W.
s. harrison, druggist; Walter DAVE, foreman Of tho
Commercial; l.. DuUois, from New Orleans; Johu
W. Beck, brother OF Acting Mayor n. r.
burg and Memphis Kairoad; N. B. Barnett,
N. Battle, secretary OF U1ion, No. 1O5 Tom Motzer
actins foreman OF the Herald ana Mr.. W. H. FhppIn,
his iaithful assistant J W. Alvis, the teiograph
operator hero, who has been working from sxtecn 10
eighteen hours day until relief came, ie aintng At
his post yesterday and has the lever. Charles
Roescb, foreman Tor IA. Is. Bruzer; Mrs Colonel
Oliver Matthews, OF sho Post once; James Grant
superintendent Tor Grimes, French Co Mss Aduie
Barnett and Alexander scarl are amoog the iatcs,
cases
vrcKeBuRg.
More nurses arc route 10 this place IRON New
Orleans and Galveston. For those wns arc here and
feel mat they are breathing the fever-adcn atmos
pnere, drinkIng II In water and eatiDg millions Of
The germs daily IN their 1000, and not knowing how
soou tncy may be stricken down IRON tue,r iabors
the outlook - gloomy iudecd, ana glady would they
bridge Tue tory days and nights untl frost comes,
with Rip Van W,nkle sleop.
MALIGNANT CHARACTER THg pKvgR
The lever again appears 10 be Assuming most A.
HsnsDt type, sdding to the horrors OF The situation
Many Of the tesA OF to-day wsre alive and well four