The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-08
The Fever in Memphis
Vicksburg and Other
Southern Towns.
MEMPHIS.

OS~SAAS~A 49, - ~ ~ @ASe
Saturday, dug 81 -14s new cases. II deaths.
Among the new cases reported this evening
| are Fathers McNamars and Riordan, of St.
Patrick's Church. Father Erasmus, o. e. F.,
is dead.
Sunday Sept 1-Nex cases 104, deaths 81
Sister Bsrnsdia died to-day. A number of
deaths have occurred in the camps outside the
city, and also 10 the small villages along the
Memphis and Louisville road.
crowd of negroes who had assembled
around the Commissary depot to get rstions
becoming rioters, made ruah for the store
One man was killed and several wounded.
Tuesday Sept 3-Only 60 new cases reported
though there is no doubt that many more have
taken the fever. Deaths 96. Bodies were dis.
covered to-day in ont of the way places, which
from appearances had been dead several days
One pecnlisrity manifested smong many of
while among the poor there lie unreasonable
fear of being cent to the hospital or infirmsry,
hence the discoveries of to-day.
Father MeNamara died this morning:
Father Wm. Walsh, of st. Pxtrick's Church,
sends forth the following :: appeal to sll
Catholic societies for aid. Three priests alone
remain-all others dead or.s!ck. Three humid
red lives saved 1T the Father Mathew Camp.
Arrangements are being maae to provide for
Wednesday Sep. 4-onr city atrpressnt is one
96 ipterments for the wenty -four hours end
ing at p. m. OF these SO deaths were caused
by yellow fever; 76 were white. and 20 oolored.
ment to night discovered the fact that at nj ght-
fall there were about 90 more reported deaths.
but still unburied. The question of the dispo-
siton of the dead is becoming q serious one.
The citizens' relief committee has employed q
burial corps of thirty negroes to assiet the
county undertaken and his men, and it has
even been suggt sted to burn the dead if they
ho ;nl klr
are known to have remained unbufied for foItg-
eight hours, burdening the air with foul odor
and becoming 80 revolving that people have
fed the neigh boIb hood and it is with diff Guilty
that men can be hired to haul them to the
potter's field.
Thursday, Sept 5.-Only SO new cases we're
reported to the Board of Health to-day. Very
few physicians making reports. There were
90 in6eTments-whites 81, colored 81 yellow
fever deaths 80 at Father Matthew'S camp,
where over 800 Catholics and others have found
refuge, novena to the Sacred Heat of Jesus
was commenced to- night, in which all the
faithful and religious are asked to unite, that
the p1ague may cease. All priests here have
been stricken down, except Fathers Kelly
Alloy siue and VIM. Walsh. The Howard med
icsl corps report lao new cases additional to
reports made TO the Board of Health. Brother
Amandua, of the Franciscan Convent is dead.
Sept. Gone hundred and one deaths are
reported for the pact twepty-four hours,
among them are Sister Josepha, Sister Dolora.
Mother Alphonso. Of st Agnes Academy, and
DR.. Dickinson. The fever has now spread all
over the city, being very violent in the south
ern part of the city, locality never before
visited by the fever.
vICKsBURG
Saturday, dug 3I.-294 new cases, 10 DEATHS
Among new cases are Fathers Huber and
Sunday, Sept1 -95 GASES, 25 deaths. Drs.
Whitehead and Btrchett are down.
Monday. Sept. 300 cases; 15 deaths, in
cluding j. + Doll recently elected Mayor
The Howard Association estimates that there
are between fifteen hundred and two Thousand
sick and the number is increasing.
IuCsddy, Sept 8-New cases no longer re-
ported because they are 80 numerous and the
few physicians have no time. Dssths 80 The
Howard Association is calling in Gods name
for ply sicians from all parts OF the country to
| Vicksburg. The number of ply ysicisns here is
small and they are broken down and several
| are sick.
Right Rev. VIM. H. Elder Bishop ofNatchez,
| who has been here incessnntly at work among
the sick and dying since the fever com mmenced,
wss tDken down to-dey.
Six Sisters of Mercy are sick.
Sept 6.-Thirty.seven destSs-25 white and
| 10 ooIored. Among the deaths are Geo. Burns'
agent of the Southern Express Company, Jas.
| G. Fitzpatrick, of Fitzpatrick Brothers, Sister
| Mary Regis of the Convent of Mercy, j. b.
| Levy, m srchant. 1t is estimated that there
were 166 new Gases during the pssS "a hours.
GRENADA, MISS.
| Saturday, Aug 3l.-6 new cases; deaths.
Sunddu Sept LIP cases; deaths iBclHd.
| iug Rev. Mr. Hall. Baptist Miuister and Rev.
| DE- McCampb ell, Presbyterian. The Democrat
! ic Candidate for Lieut.. Governor of Kentucky,
Dr. voolfolk, arrived to day to attend to the
Monday, Sept. g cases deaths, including
| three negroes. Col. Butler Anderson, Of the
| Memphis Howard Association, who bas done
noble service here for weeks died to-day.