The sun., 1878-08-31
PROGRESS OF THE PLAGUE.
INCREASING NUMBER or CASES IN
THE INFECTED CITIES
One Physician Contcnding that the Disease
IL not Yellow Fever-Ths Active Sym
pathy Manifested throughout the Country.


The weather Is cloudy and showcry. Among
the deaths arc Sister Lorctto Mckenzie and
Sister Mary Keenan, at the Charity Hospital.
Both have been unrcmitting attendants on yell
low fever patients. Tho Very Rev. Joseph Mil
let. Vicar General Of the Archdiocese Of New
Orleans il dangerously i'll with the fever.
james Linton. DR.. Choppin's patient at the
Charity Hospital who was treated 10y the cold
water process. died at l.. this morning. Dr.
W. II, Vaudeville. who has been dangerously i'll
with the fever. is reported slightly better
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug. 3O-rhc wet. cool
weather which has prevailed since l.. VI. yes
tcrday has undoubtedly created many new
cases of fever. but how many it is impossible to
say owing to the fact that hut two physicians
had reported to the Board Of Health up to noon
to-day Some are indifferent to the importance
OF reporting, others are too busy attending sick
calls. while one at least is known 20 be- in open
defiance Of the Bonrd of Health. lie has never
reported u ease, and contends that the disease
If not yellow fovcr The death rate. however
will equal. II not exceed. that ot yesterday.
when sevcnty-cight Intern nts were reported
Cp Co noon to-day undcrtakers report forty-sN
yellow fever intermcnts Fathers Boncl ami
Mcagher are dead. Two fathers and two
brothers at the Franciscan Monastery are down.
also the Rev DR.. Thomas pastor NJ the FREQ
German Prot stunt Church. Physicians report
that the fever is prevailing to an alarming cN-
tent among the colored people. many of whom
have had no medical attention for days. rul
lnrg" increase In the moruRry report may
reasonably he expected. Tho ErDmg HvrN
suspended publication to-day. special d.
spatrh to the Le'igo from Br1wnsyir. Tenn,
reports a eosc of yellow fever there Miss Suliic
sullivan, u refugee from Momplis.
MEMPHIS. Aus 30.-Thc weather has been
damp and disagr able to-day. aud favorable
10 n spread Of the fever Only y now ca-.s
have been reported at the Board OF Health ofloo
for the twenty-four hours ending a G O'clock
this evening. This does not however depict
the truc state Of the cpileml' for the day. as
several physicians have failed To report
IN" und'riHs"rs report 81 yellow fever
lht'rurnis during IN" same time. nr Green
vale lov"Nan experienced phvsicia. az Calves
ION ! 'Nn- arrived here ms ~ ming AMI ten
defcd his services to the Howard AssOenfiun.
fouri""n nurses from Shreveport. six from
Marshall. Texas, AMI ono from Mobile. Ma.
also r"nor,"d 10 the Association to-day MAJOR
| john {. VI tah'. ot th" Commlssary Depart
mcnf. reports ~ the ClfYnr-' Relief Committee
iliat % 900 raiion- were ISSUED go destitute per
| sons from Aug. ~ To Aug. 30 inclusive. Tho
| demand is constantly increasing I ju0 rnt IONS
| having been issued to-day. In Wow of thc fact
! thhfh" supriyon hAnd will not last longer than
the 9th proN.. the following appeal i- made:
r mn met ra 9ni 'iai, Of }elo fc,cr
.inl tbou.ani ,'.r r.o,e tI.' p ' ~, l,,
wok ! l'rl, loru.n Of ,hsse ar,. now SEX. aud
, & ,sg, =. a.. aid from NJ en,r,anlg abroad,
nv ann hnn.mN compel them {" trqu' Il ufihcr and
'Cc',l fi.lrr Chairman. ) @ Iou-l,le ir rre..nr,r
l. p wueht e. \ conn Wm wim, IL = Go,-i,rn
aa' ai,,e, '''' Executive Hoard '''1'"' H'"' Conn
james 5. PrestidGe. Chairman ~ the Finance
| Committee. also calls upon absent ctlz"us ~
| Memphis To- .Uuir'hutc funds or provisions for
| I'll" sick and destitute. and Ia pay extra police
| MN ~ roi"rt tn"ir property,
NAsHtNGruN. -. C.. Aug. 3u.-Two or three
nurses. who have had experience n such in
| yellow fever 'g,~ :. were sent io Memphis yes
| ter,iuy The health authorities continue To- i'm
| prove ~" sanitary condition nt thG CITY.
NEw ORLEANS Aug. 3u.-Thc Peabody Sub
sisirnrr A-sn'iut9n MAKE The stat mcnl that
their asso"iaiion. The Object Of which is to sup
| pv subsistence to the destitute. in no way con
icts With thnop"ra!ons Of the Howard A-socia-
| tiun. The Howards conilne their attentions
| mainly 10 providing physicians, nurses. and
| medicines for thos" suffering with yellow fever
| and Tho necessary nourishmcnt Ia conNairs-
| r'n,s. Hero tlr duties ~ N" HoWnri- end
| anIthe work oi m" Peabody AsSoriatiuu bo,tus
! D--patrh"s IL the Associated Press to-day
c,.. reported yesterday 10 Puuchatuuia proved
| not 90 Poe yellow fever The patient is nov con-
| GAytSroN. Aug. 3O-'rle Ponrd - Health
| to day u.uftrl th" Postmaster az 50. Louis that
~ he did not ooH-H iorwuring mail matter
li"m in!""''d ilA''- ~ TrNas Iuurant uewould
be i"'.ar,'d ngnin~t - Louis.
tAiEo. H.. Au-. 80. \ Telegram from Grona-
dn. today. r.p.r- thai Tom Mur~hull, the tcir-
7. "
The bod, of hi- little son. who died three days
ago. remains unhuricd for want OF money.
The contributions for the Southern sufferers
have h"rn as follows. up 70 last evening. IN the
Omaia MI s2.5o0 Mayor wilbur tor
wartrd to Menps yesterday II .wt, ~ the
| total amount sjnu was raised iy the Union
Iaciil t"siaphcrs for tho benefit %! Southern
Nor. ihau 50 600 have already been scni from
Was slington. u. C.. for the relief NJ the sui
| ftlNT-. UH work nI collection conf and
Doubt .s- other large sums will hr subscribed.
several public en-, rlaIum 'nls for the same
olgrt have brru ammo uunrrd.
M.ridrn. C.nn. has raised 500 by 81 sub
srrlptions. THIS town subscribed - 500 Tor Inc
sufferers ly tl" tornado IA Nallngiprd.
In Puliad'irhA the contributions y"-'er-
a,,y Who TO- s26-d47. making the total amount
The C.tu"ns' Committee in Chicago H. hoye
rcceiycd from all soulccs s2oaO2 for the sun T.
liowe,s London Circus gave n hencGi cNhibi-
| tiun IN Milwaukee" Yesterday for tho sufferers.
The ii k'is were sold 10y the Police ant Fire
n"unrtm"n'S. and the amount realized was
N.ary $1,000 haye been collected ir P,u.l-
kncp~ir, \. y The publisher ~ ih' Flgir
forwarded $3.50 yesterday 10 the sufferers IN
In Pittsburgh Pn.. active measures fpr ,ho
| Tine m"r 'hHui- hitt" organized and began rhI pc
plns r'nrisnmrnts Of Hour, gtorcrirs Mnd
PRO lu.o 20 Southern cities last "v"ning Tue
lnuhandl' Naiituad authorities Will cnrry nll
suUh Ga NJ GuuDni7 Tree oi churr'. It a luWt
T ru.ur couIOs.ug Division ". , hr.d
Iuuf~iuy cv"uiut. the pit-furgl. Allegheny.
ami luu rtl tnmlnuul' ta.u .autIt.l"u-ly
agreed To forward Fluu % tu" -u' 'l ir.trr-
u.iy iu the SNuth.
\ NDHl AMI detrimental rNl. 'N given
last evening uul,. i.rHu-I 'I'-Dt ...f f..l-.i.i
Soci .iy aAd ltIrr musical or-al.I1.u .Ni-, tur
proceeds to Me i"rward@d ip tur -uil' rcr- ny
the pNt.Ir. General l.. Iinl t'uuIitn. O..
eraphed 5000 10 tho foyer r,trlckcn cit.r- So
| trrluy.
Tho citl2nn. of Rome Gn. have contributed
500 and tur Masonic fraternity {lnu.
| The contributions To- the yellow l"vor rollol
fund in Cl-vcnni, ONO. nelrr-utr i2 500
the rib Government of Charir-ton, =. g., has
Apirupgluted 81 900 for the yellow irVrr SUI
| f'ror. The HlurrnlHn society Hpuropr. li'i
s4l0 yesterday for the destitute Irish IN Mem
phs. and viii raise iund for the Same pIr
pose by private contributions. The Chamber ol
Commcr'e, az special meeting yesterday. ap-
pointed committees to systematically canvass
the city tor individual subs riplions for the re-
| lief oi the stricken communities, In rrspou-i
tl the appeal Of the Mayor of Memphis. twu
| Charleston physicians have volunteered, ana
| Will start for Memphis tonight.
| lIttlr Rock, Ark., has contributed more than
| $4,000 Tor the Memphis sufferers. \ phl sic
cian and tw, uly-iiVe nurses, sent hy the How
ard Association. started from Little Rock yes
| Mumt b