Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-19
SOUTHERN sCOURGE.
SITUATION IN THE PLAGUE
STRICKEN DISTRICTS.
Grenada Almost Depopulated, Not Enough
Persons Being Left to Care for the Sick
Terrible Scenes Witnessed by an Inquir-
ing New Orleans Reporter-Steady Spread
of the Disease at Memphis-Reports
From Other Points.
NEW ORLEANS.
Especial TELEGRAM to the Globe. !

NEW ORLEANS.
| Special Telegram to the Globe.
New ORLEANS, Aug. l8.-The fever will un-
| doubtedly soon be declared epidemic. The
disease has not spread large over the city. No
cases have occurred in Algiers or Gretna across
the river, although they in constant COM
munication with the city. Carrollton, the
extreme upper portion of the city, has also es-
capped. There very few in the Third
district, the extreme lower portion Of the city,
and in the Second district from Canal street to
| Esplanade. Nearly all cases are on Custom
| House street and streets near that. These two
districts comprise the French portion of the
city, and are comparatively clean. In the
| Sixth district, up town, all cases are confined
to the neighborhood Of filthy dairy cowsheds.
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. l8.-New cases, Is;
| deaths, At.
/ Western Associated Press.
| AN APPEAL.
Rev. J. K. Gutheim, Edwin l. Kursherdt and
other officers of the Hebrew Benevolent asso-
citation, make the following appeal: Sick
ness, distress and suffering among our people
are increasing daily. Our funds are nearly ex-
| hausted. In this sad calamity we deem it our
| of our brethren throughout the United States
| for special aid"
New ORLEANS, Aug. 18.-A nine days prayer
is ordered in all the Catholic churches of this
city for the cessation of the scourge. Bishop
Elder, Of Natchez, directs the recital of daily
prayer for the aversion of mortal sickness
The Democrat tomorrow will publish &C
count of a reporters visit to two tenement
houses near Paydras market and the sickening
| sight there presented. The houses were rrin.
-. L. 4 II Il
one house sixteen had been carried out dead
during the last two weeks and in the other ten.
No. 2U6 Paydras street was almost deserted, the
beds in which the sick died remaining l.
tact. In the neighborhood over eight have died
during the last forty-eight hours. The house
OF the Italians was almost disolated, there be.
| ing in it only one sick man and attendants, all
the rest who far have survived have fled tt
the suburbs The yards of two houses, Nos. 29U
and 292, where the chicken dealers lived, pre-
sented a most terrible appearance, mattresses
of the dead, reeking vegetable matter and de
composir G refuse offered seeds for disease. The
board of health allotted to the several members
the respective duties in which each was Il
work.
GRENADA.
Special Telegram to the Globe.1
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 18.-This town of 1 200
inhabitants is reduced in one short week to 200
situation is before you. But a few days more
and the ange! of health will have vanished an c
the demon of plague will stalk the streets as
victor. More nurses and help of any dcscrip
ton has been telegraphed for. The fear O.
death has undoubtedly promoted the fatality
of the disease. The stricken people seem Il
lose all hope.
MEMPHIS. Aug. ia special to the Apa
tdnche from Grenada tonight says: Sixty-fvt
deaths to date 100 sick at present. New case
yesterday, fifteen. Twenty-Five people dyin,
to-day without attendants Relief is greatl,
| needed.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 18.-No more freight of an
description will be allowed to pass through tn
city from the South. James Clark vice pres
dent, and Col Brien, of the Chicago, st. LOU
& New Orleans, aud representatives Of til
Iron Mountain railroads, yesterday tried to il
duce the board Of health to allow throug
freights, such molasses, sugar, rice and COTE
to go by, but the board refused. 1t was ais
e ordered that nothing but mails. and they onl
t after thorough disinfection, be allowed to com
into the city. In consequence of these ordc
passengers and all other trains, except LOCI
freights will be discontinued on the roac
t above referred to.
SURGEON GENE AL BARNES.
i Special Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Surgeon Gener;
Barnes of the army says that he does not thin
the yellow fever will extend to norther
cities if proper quarantine regulations are Of
served. Neither does he think there is an
Of ,:,~l
that the disease will be confined to the Missi
. sippi valley. He has seen no indication of
a at Savannah, and thinks, therefore, that IL
n eastern section will escape. He has not hear
of any cases among the soldiers yet. He hi
given the postmaster general directions no
the mails can be safely disinfected. Some e.
element has been created by vessel wit
fever at the Delaware break-water. 1t is ii
first case that has occurred in a northern lat
tude.
NEW YORK.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
New YORK, Aug l8.-William Reilly, suffe
: ing from an attack of yellow fever caught
New Orleans, was taken down to-day in Il
Q health officers steam yacht to Hospital isla1
at quarantine. There are tbirty-fve cases
genuine yellow fever at quarantine. all broug
from Havana and South American ports. o.
= new case broke out in the hospital yesterday.
n MEMPHIS.
- Especial Telegram to the Globe.
). MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 18.-The fever situ
d ton is less encouraging and it is generally CO
/ sidered that nothing will stop its ravages unit
u u FROST There is a want of sysssm in collectil
: daily reports and accuracy il difficult to Civ
There are now as many 100 cases in a
Some few better. A number are we
enough to sit up. Among the dead are {
e Jairus, aged 50 years, ex-secretary of the scho
d board. Also Mrs. Lairgue on Jeffers on stree
20 Henry Decker, Alabama street; Mrs. Farone
# Jefferson street, and others. Mrs. Nelson,
y South Memphis, is dying, but not of feve
The panic is over and people remaining in Il
e city wear serene faces. Numbers continue
c leave hourly, but there is no rush or excit
ment. The fever is gradually but sure
creeping along Poplar boulevard beyond Du
lap st. eet and side streets. It is also work.,
:. up Bunkley avenue to near the Charlest,
~ railroad depot.
n Western Associated Press
~ MEMPHIS, Aug. 18.-To-day, the first Sa
y bath since the stampede which reduced the pc
ulation of our city at least one-half, was qui
and gloomy one, Notwithstanding clear 81
&c and warm sun. Visitors to the infected d
=, trict report the outlook more encouraging, the
i being only nine cases reported for t
a twenty-four hours ending at P. NJ, althou
- there is a slight increase in the death-rat
The deaths for the same time number thrice
The decrease in the number of new cases