Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-23
Yellow Fever,

| crease il the number Of new cases, 6fty.ono
being reported for the twenty.four hours ending
at six p. n, but only ten deaths for the same
| pushed to attend to all the sick and answer all
cells of the destitute. Appeals for aid continue
! to be made.
V1cksEURG, Aug. 222.-Tho yellow fever is
| attacking the negroes now. A number were
stricken down 10 day. Fully fifty new cases
wero reported to- day. There were ten deaths
| up to three p. N. Physicians are greatly need.
| cd. Some estimates place the cases of yellow
fever here ct 600, but q general estimate is
little over 800.
Sheriff Flanagan, OF Warren county, publishes
call on Slate and county officers throughout
the ccu0r7 for Goancia sid to the sufferers
here.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22.-H. r. Davis, of
Grenada, died at the Waverly Hotel, in this
city, this morning, OF yellow fever.
| HOLLY SPRINGS, Aug. 22.-The commissary
here. by direction Of the Commissary General
at Washington, will send to the sufferers at
Grenada 8 200 rations each Of four, bears, c0f.
fee aod sugar. and 900 pounds each Of bacon
and pork. There ere three cases offeVcr here,
! ell refugees.
New ORLEANS, Aug 22.-Up to seven p.
NJ. sixty new cases and ten deaths had been re.
ported TO the Board Of Health since noon.
These will be included in to morrow's report.
Funerals continue to later hours than usual.
Lanterns are being used for lights. A dispatch
from Morgan City reports Que case Of yellow
fever there. Physicians and purses are badly
needed at Ficksburg.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22-The Howard Asso
citation received from Port Gibson an appca-
ton for eight nurses The dispatch says
Ninety cases Of fever and five deaths. Very
great distress aud want" The nurses have
started.
New YORK, August "a special from
Grenada, Miss, dated yesterday, says:-"Gen.
w. j. Smith, vice president OF the Howard
Association OF Memphis, was stricken down with
fever to day. lie was our leader and we have
followed him by day and night sloce this fearful
s,ourge began. It is useless to attempt to de.
scribe the state of affairs to night. The negroes
are demorslizad. Stores were broken open last
night, goods carried off and to- night macy more
will probably be pluudered as there is not man
Oh the streets. Only FIVE deaths have occurred
within the past twenty. four hours aud iew
ns1 cases are reported among women aud chill.
dten principally. Eighteen nurses arrived from
New Orleans this morning, and in half au hour
all were busy. Supplies are being received, but
there is 90 one to cook or furnish them to the
cccly. Hereafter | shall be compelled to get
my death list from the grave diggers as every
thing is now So discrgapiz.d that information
: ig unattalnabIc. The Secretary Ct War tec
graphcd 10 the Tellct committee to DAY that two
hundred tents had been sent here. The Ques,
ton il, who will put them un? There are not
twenty active men ir this town to night. When
the special train that was sent here to carry
General Smith to Memphis left it seemed that
all hope was gona and TO night the acony OF the
suffering for ica water aud attention. and the
calls for hep, can better be imagined than de-
scIlbcd.'
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. o3.-Neary 50 600
additional subscriptions were made by mer'
chants yesterday to the yellow fever fund and sew
cral amounts were made by individual eXert!ons
in response to appealing kilograms aggregatlng
perhaps S 900, and have been sent to Port
Gibson, Vicksburg and ono or two other places.
OF the amount raised on change day before yes
terday, $500 were sert yesterday to Nicksburg.
w. Il. Stubblcfald, Grand High Priest 81
Grand Chapel Royal Arch Masons, oi Missouri,
sent $500 to Jackson, Miss, and additional
sums will be sent to other points. Mayor Over
stotz appointed several soliciting committees
yesterday in response to resolution passed. by
the merchants Oh Wednesday and general
committee. These committees will canvas the
,, city by districts and scvcra! thousands will
probably be raised
MEMPHIS, Aug 23.-Thc following dispatch
was received last sveuing:-
HELENA, ARK, Aug. 22-To the Asso
r cacd Press agent. Memphis Niles Gertrude
Wcathers refugee from Memphis, died here
last night with fellow fever. Thousands OF
people have LETT here ard others are leaving as
fast as possible.
4 special to the Memphis Appeal from
Senatotia. Mississippi, announced the death
there Of z Grenada refugee and three other
cases are in quarantine. The people ere much
alarmed aud are fleeing the country.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 23.-At regular meet
ing of the Beard of Health, last evening, there
waa no quorum, only DR.. Chopin and Alr. Mott
being present. .CEoppio stated that the nt u
meatiog CT the Board Of Health would be held
next Thursday. The Board Of Health adore: ID
the following circular to physicians:
Dear s!rs: The board of health are DESTROYS
OF preparing complete registry Of the cases
of yellow fever occurring this year, in order to
have the material for future study Of the dis.
ease; you are therefore earnestly requested to
make to this Office report of every case oc.
curing in your practice according to the forms
provided. Copies Of this form will be fur.
nshed on application. This request is intend
ed to apply to cases previously treated as vel!
es those hereafter attended.
SAMUEL chopin, NJ. D.
President of tho Board Ct Health.
new ORLEANS, Aug, 23.-Ageuts Of the
steamship St. Louis, which steamer il expected
soon from Liverpool, have addressed note to
collector Smith, asking permission to tighten
the cargo at the mouth of the Mississippi
hni IN hav hn
coming in contact with the fever. In reply the
collector says you arcirformed that every facility
will be afforded you. When you are ready to
unload the steamer please notify me, and l
will detail a corps of officers TO 60 to the
steamship to discharge the cargo or tighten
the merchandise so unloaded that it may be
delivered here the same es if the vessel had
come to the city.
ST. LOUIS. August 23.-John L. Long, late
Collector of Internal Revenue, has sent $500 to
be distributed among the fever stricken people.