The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-10

Fears seem to be OF It's spreading into tn
country. They need nurses badly.
New ORLEANS, September 0.-Ncw case
here III; deaths 81.
MORE DESPERATE THAN EVER.
MEMPHIS, September 9.-The condition
OF our city grows more desperate ever!
hour. OF new cases II is useless longer t
keep count. Whole families are stricken
down with It in a few hours, and the cal
for nurses is greater than can be supplied
Yesterday there were about one hundred
deaths and three hundred new cases, ant
to-day up to noon seventy deaths are re
ported, and the death rate to-day will
probably exceed that OF any previous day
Among the deaths reported this morning
are DR.. L. C. Slater, pastor OF the First
Methodist Church; Sister Catherine, OF st,
Mary's Episcopal Church; NJ. Costello, w.
A. Rudd, Jacob Laeb,i DR.. Nelson, and
Harry W. Ferguson, who died at Camp
Joe Williams. -
NASHVILLE, September 0.-Among the
refugees from the South only four thus far
are sick with fever, two OF which are sup
posed to be yellow fever. The others have
not been decided yet.
CHATTANOOGA, September "a brick
layer, named Griffin, Of Memphis, died OF
yellow fever.
NORFOLK, September 9.-Eight nurses
left here for Memphis to-day. Whining
ton also sends nurses.
New ORLEANS, September 9.-Thc How
ard Association received the following:
GRENADA, septcmber0 o..
From the present outlook we expect TO
have everything under control in q few
DAYS, and hope to be with you this week.
[Signed] ~ WARREN STONE, NJ d.
New ORLEANS, September IA tele-
gram from Canton says:la
We have had twenty-onc new cases and
four deaths In the last twenty-four hours.
It will be an act OF charity to forward
nurses here ut once. suppose the mum.
and fifty. Send fifteen nurses II You can,
ten for colored people.
[signed] J.J. LYONS, NJ D.
Holly SPRINGS, September 0.
Since tho last dispatch there have been
seven deaths and three new cases. Many
OF the sick are in critical condition, the
rest tconvalescing. Send six more nurses.
Have enough medical assistance.
[Signedl GowMER, NJ d.
CAIRO, September 9.-Fiye members OF
Thomas Porter's family, four miles above
the city, on the Mississippi River, are
down with the fever. Thephysicians here
disagree as to the nature OF the fever.
None reported in the city yet.
FALSE REPORTS. YER, ~ .
CINCINNATI, September o. The state
ment telegraphed from this city last week
by special correspondents on the authority
OF DR.. Phythian, OF Newport, that there
were 20 or 80 cases OF malarial fever in
Newport, and that it was mild type Of
yellow fever, that physician states is un-
aualifiedly false; that nothing like yellow
fever exists in Newport, and that he made
no such statement; neither did he have
any conversation with any person that
could be so construed.
LARGEST MORTALITY YET.
MEMPHIS, September 0.-TO-day's NOR
tuary report is the largest OF any day yet.
The undertakerslreport III interments, OF
which "a were colored. A son oil eS-
Mayor Pink died at the Howard lniirmary.
Forty-tive new cases were reported by the
resident physicians. ''
The Howards have established under
the direction OF DR.. Louis I. Bryan, OF
Houston, Texas, q hospital for the care OF
physicians and nurses, many Of whom are
falling. DR.. Bryan will give to this instl-
tuition distinctive Texas feature by en-
ploying Texas physicians and nurses. So
lar as the interests OF the Institution will
admit, Texans and others who desire to
contribute to the support OF this 1nstitu.
\ tion can do so by forwarding contribu-
ing the purpose. .
BREAKING OUT n NEW PLACES.
JACKSON, Miss, September 0. The fever
has broken out at several new points in
this State Button Lake and Lawrence Sta
tion, on the Vicksburg & Meridian Rail.
road, Gilman Station, on the N. o. road,
and at Dry Grove, in Hurds county: No
abatement at Vicksburg, Holly Springs,
Port Gibson or Grcenville. At Grenada
only three or four remain to'be attacked.
| At Vicksburg, w. G. Paxton, Grand Com
mander Knights Templar, Is among the
new cases.
Governor Stone is here to confer with
the State Board OF Health and citizens us
to the state OF the MD in the present emcr-
gency. 1t will be impossible to convene
the Legislature now, so strictly is the
quarantine in nearly every county in the
State. The Governor had several Tcxa.
tious and detentions on his way here from
his home in IuEa.
Grand Secretary Powers continues to re-
ceive liberal contributions from the Ma
sons, Odd Fellows and others, and is send
1 "A. Tt t,HNa Toe