The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-08
THE HID w ARDS.

The following dispatches were received yes-
tsrday by the Howard Association:
PORT HUDsoN. via Bayou Sara, OCTOBER I, 1878,
T. II. southmayd, Secretary Howard Associa-
ton:
Eleven whites and three colored down with
the fever. Sixty persons who have not had the
emit N " N'' ~ Fl. 4. YEAZIE. N. b.
BATON ROUGE. October 7, 1878.
F. +. southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
One hundred and twenty one new easeg and
eleven deaths officially announced for the forty
eight hours ending this morning, The disease
is the same now that it was when the first d9ath
OF black yomt occurred on August 18. Nine
out Of ten OF the deaths have been of black
vomit, Some Of our physicians have treated
malarial fever The disease has assumed
greater proportions, but Is the same as at the
commencement We have seven doctors left. I
am advised to ask you to await our further coll
before sending the doctors called for Saturday,
LEON JASTREMSKI. Mayor.
PoRT HUDSON via Baton Rouge. Oct. 7, 1873.
I. r. southmayd. Secretary Howard Assoca-
Drs. Woods. Harrison and Whitaker are inn
proving very slow. Two new cases no deathB.
People quiet and well disposed; t., Urn NJ
JACKSON, Miss. October 7, 1878.
f. r. southmayd, Secretary Howard Assoca-
First lot of orange leaves received. Fifty
seven cases Of fever TO date; ten deaths. Fever
1880 JAS. D. STEWART.
President Howard Association.
THIBoDAUx October 7. 1878.
f. R. southmayd, Secretary Howard Associa-
ton:
Can you send US ten female nurses by to-mor
Whoe Families Jazz aown wRept son To- AID
them Fever spreading rapidly. Twenty. seven
new cases; no deaths. }. ID. MOORE.
BAY ST.. LOUIS, Miss, October 7. 1873
T. r; southmayd, Secretary Howard Associa-
ton:
Twelve new cases and three deaths for past
twenty-four hours to IL N. to-day
President Relief Association.
DRY GROVE, MISS, VIA CRYSTAL SPRINGS
October 7, 1873 !
Howard Association:
At Lebanon seventeen cases of yellow fever
and six of putrid-total. tWen'y-three cases
under treatment; four new cases in the last
twenty four hours; no death. At Dry Grove.
death. I. QUIGANO, NJ. D.
OsyKA, Miss. October T. 1873.
F. r. southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
Nurses reported: one has been assigned e to
past twentyour hour JGH Hfye " g aHift9 lex
Secretary Howard Association.
Five nurses left last evening for Bay st. Louis
and six for st. Gabriel Postoffice,
MORGAN CITY, La Octobers7, 1878.
Howard Association:
Two nurses arrived and placed. Fever in
creasiDg rapidly; five deaths O-day; 175 cases,
@ nd much gloom throughout our city. Many
families In want and distress.
A. b. HOSKYNS,
Secretary Relief Committee.
HOLLY SPRINGS Miss. October 7. 1873
Howard Association:
Geo. Dreamer will be discharged from the
hospital to-day. Things look better. Hope ie
springing I'D for an early close Of this death
season. W. J. L. HOLLAND.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, I
DonnldsonviIle. October 5, 1878.
r. r, Southmayd. Secretary Howard Associa-
ton:
| Dear Sir-The following is the health report
| of the parish of Ascensi on for the twenty-foul
| hours ending this morning at 10 o'clock:
| Deaths-Samuel Well. IS years. Mrs. Pau
| Gendry, "a years, Emanuel Loeb. 10 years
months, Donaldsonyille, October 4 Louise Fal
| con- II years. Brule Sacramento. October 4; An
ME Proff1tt. years months. half mile belov
| town, October 4; William Grggs fifth ward
nearly opposite town. October 4; total..6
| New Cases-Donaldsonv IT. Smoke Bend
g. Port Barrow, 8; second ward, 2; Brule Sacra
| mento 8: fourth ward. 3; total new cases, 40
Very respectfully. your obedient servant
| IT