The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-05
THE CARNIVAL OF DEATH.
Cities Given up to Gioom and Despair.

Memphis, August 29.-The carnival of
death continues without abatement.
From p. m. yesterday to noon to-day
the intcrments numbered fifty.
Father Walsh of St. Bridgets, and
Father N[cGarney of st. Peters, are
dead, also H. Harden, merchant. W.
G. Woodruff is reported to be in g dying
condition.
Sixty new cases were reported between
6 p. m. yesterday and noon to day. Two
more members Of the Howard Associa-
ton were taken down to-day.
At a meeting of the Board of Health
DR.. Lawrence reported fearful condi-
tion of affairs among the colored people
in some localities. Hundreds of them
have been sick for days without medical
attention.
New Orleans, August 29.-The yellow
fever reports show lao new cases and 49
deaths
The Louisiana division of the Society
of the Army of Northern Virginia have
appealed to the ex-Confederates of other
States for contributions to aid then, in
providing means of subsistence for the
members of their families, who, on ac'
count of business prostration, are with
oct means and arc dependent on the as
sociation.
Memphis, August 3O.-There were 90
new cases yesterday and 70 deaths. The
death roll yesterday exceeds that of any
day during the scourge of 1873, but it is
feared, owing to the wet and damp
weather, the mortuary report to-day will
exceed that of yesterday. There were
several deaths at Camp Joe Williams.
Among the new cases is the Mother Su-
perior at La Saletta. The death roll In
cludes Fathers Martin, Walsh and Nc
Garvey. Fathers Maher and Bokel are
in dying condition. Many deaths ere
reported from adjacent country places,
among them that of S. G. Ryan, mer-
chant of this city.
New Orleans, August S0.-There are
169 new cases and SO deaths to-day. The
weather was warm and showery in the
forenoon. Heavy rain and thunder storm
from to p. M, and the streets flooded
throughout the city, and some quarters
impossible for more than an hour. The |
Howard Association to-day responded to
11S new applications for relief, and the
Young Men's Christian Association to
43. The Telegraphers' Relief Associa-
tion report Ben njamin F. Chisolm, opera
tor at Port Gibson, and w. w. Wall, |
operator at Bayou Des Allemands, down
with fever. From noon to 6 p. m. rs |
deaths were reported at the Office of the |
board of health.
The Peabody Subsistence Association
make the statement that their associa-
ton, the object of which is to supply |
subsistence to the destitute, in no way
conflicts with the operations of the How
ard Association. The Howards confne
their attentions mainly to providing phy-
sicans, nurses and medicines for those
suffering with yellow fever and necessary
nourishment to the corvalescent. Here
the duties Of the Howards end and the
work of the Peabody Association begins.
New Orleans, August 9l.-To.day's
report is 234 new cases and 4S deaths.
During the week, ended yesterday noon,
there were 1904 cases of yellow fever
and 339 deaths, making in all 2,S77 cases
and S67 deaths.
The Rev. Father G. J. Bercher, ma
tive of Buffalo, New York, died yester-
day of yellow fever. The death list to-
day includes twenty children under seven
years of age. The following telegram
was received this morning. from Port
Gibson, and nurses will leave this after
noon:
President Ho,Oard Association--Please
send ten good nurses. Five male and
FIVE female. There have been here
three hundred and fifty cases and forty
eight deaths. We are all broken down
and there is great distress.
JAMES A. GAGE.
Twenty-six applications for medical
aid were made Saturday to the Young
Mems Christian Association and thirty
for relief. The thirty seeking relief are
heads of families, aggregating one hum
dred and seventy persons. Applications
for relief are made out in blanks, speci-
flying the name, age, address, number in
family, occupation and references. On
the blank being filled out it is given to a
member who Institutes inquiry of the
references or makes personal inspection,
the result of which he embraces under
the head of remarks. If the information
obtained is satisfactory printed ration
blank of the New Orleans Peabody AS
sociation is filled out, signed by a visit
ing member and stamped. The blank IS
then presented to the Peabody depot,
which was opened Saturday morning
with good supply Of -four, meal, sugar,
tea and cornmeal. Early as $50 a. m.
applicants made their appearance and
their wants were supplied.
The Telegraphers' Relief Association
here have sent 500 to the sick telearaph-
ers at Grenada.
New Orleans, September New cases
to-day 260, deaths SS.
Memphis, August 91.-The weather
this morning is bright and warm, but the
clouds of woe over our city show no
signs of breaking. Physicians, nurses,
visitors druggists and undertakers are be-
coming exhausted by constant working.
DR.. Wise, an active young physician, was
taken down this morning. At the board
of health Office, up to noon, only seven
physicians out Of about twenty had
made their reports of new cases, the
number aggregating forty-two. From
this it will be seen that not more than
half the cases are reported, and that the
epidemic is more appalling than the
official reports indicate. At the county
Jail there are about twenty cases of fever.
NJ. G. Williams, under sentence to the
penitentary for murder, died last night,
and Buzzel, negro murderer, under
sentence of death, is in dying condition.
At Camp Joe Williams five or six deaths
occur daily. The hospital contains about
twenty-five sick, and the worst is feared
for the poor people living in tents.
Some have become frightened and re-
turned to their homes in the infected
district in the city.
The undertakers report SIS yellow fever
interments up to noon to-day. The re-
port for the week shows 721 cases and
241 deaths. The official records to-day