The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-09
AID FOR THE sTRICKEN SOUTH
More than n Million Dollars Needed for Sub
sistence until Frost Comes.

III ~ PSllHlulcu tnuI Ill JHt SuSH'llSiou
Of business on the Mississippi. south of Mem
phs. over fifty steamboats, nrc tied up. their |
crows discharged. and the 'longshorcmcn and |
gangs of stcvcdores and other laborcrs who |
wcro engaged in the receiving and discharging |
Of freight are out Of employment. Four great |
lines Of railroads are paralyzcd. and thoir en- |
poyces are idle. Nearly every place of bust |
ness in the cities and towns where the fever |
prevails are closed. and thcir employees dis |
charged. These employees are poor. and de- |
pendent upon their labor for support. II is es- |
timatcd that OF these unemployed men there are |
in New Orleans $4,000, Memphis 5000. Vicks-
burg 1000. and in smaller towns 1000 making
total Of 1900 discharged workmcn. most Of
whom arc heads of families and represent n
total population Of not less than 100000
in actual aud desulaie want Theso people
have no means tn grt away from the pest ridden
cities. For them there Is no labor. no wages,
no bread. nothing but Heath or starvation. and
this condition must last for at least ilfty days
for there will be no stay OF the pcstilence. no
resumption of business. until FROST Averaging
the support " each individual ut twenty cents
per day. which is ten cents less thnn the cost of
an army ration, for Iliiy days the SUPPORT 81 tho
suffering and destitute will cost tl.OS0OOO. and
this for subsistence nlon". Nothing for mcdi
cines. clothing and pr2rcr s4stenapce ior the
sick and the burial oi the dead has been taken
into account in this calculation.
The lines IT transportation over both the land
and the water have volunteered To- transport
supplies tn the stricken cities free of Charge
III New Orleans. which is most accessible bv
son md land and which has more fnrii,irs for
| transportation be constituted tho central depot
for the reception " the supplies which can be
forwarded 10 the Howard and Peabody As.socia-
tiouS uf that cityus fast MS collected. Let Weeks
burg. Memphis. and the smaller towns that arc
affected send to New Orleans their agents TO
| aid in receiving. distributing. and forwarding
| and cities for which they ara destined.
COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. S.-GOv. Bishop las is
sued proclamation TO the people Of Ohio. rec:
ommcnding TINT Friday, sent. 49, hc observed
MS a. day Of prayer in behalf Of the plague
NV oELSiNs, srpt. s.-Tlcrc Were 1913 new
cases to-day aud ~ cases 81 death. The weather
was cloudy and showery III tho forenoon and
heavy rain fell in the afternoon. Tho maxi
mum OF the thcr,w2o ~ was -. Samuc t..
! Bruadus II the Towards WIS taken down to-
! day. The wife oi Secretary Southmayd 81 the
! Howard ABSORPTION and their live children are
The Towards report 472 new cases. including
sick and destitute.
port that they have attended ilfty-two now clscs
| Of yellow lever to-day and total OF 953 since
The II. Vincent de- Paul Society hrs mndo "A
| second appeal. and hegs other Conicrcacrs to
advise their friends To forward any cnntrhu-
tended for distribution u the seour,c-siriok'n
poor look ingto the society Tor help. 10 l.. DOu-
MaNrHIs. Tom. sept. s.-Anothcr sad day
has passed. and nearly loo fresh mounds Rre
| added TO our cemeteries and the pottcr's field.
| The total number ~ iniermcnts reported M to
6P NJ. is II. with ono firm Of und"rtakcrs to
| hear from which Will maxi the cases ot death
to-day In the neighhorhood O! loo. Only
| partial reports OF new cases have been
made today. Physicians are $50 pressed
for time that the majority Of them prefer 10
violate the ordinance requiring them t. report
than To- neglect the sick. SIX resident physi-
clans repor DO now cases. and il l. sale to Hs-
sumo that the number Of new cases to-day will
Will reach nearly 200.
Tom GirsoN SEPT: There is great suffer
ing mere especially among tho colored people
There have been 70 cases ~ d.nth 60 date.
,yIcksBune Mss, Sept. 5 The Beman Gath
Elder. Is reported Mt the point az death. He
received the last sacrament his evening.
We nrr In thu midst ~ n raging pcs'ilence. or
our two physicians. only on" IS on duty. Or. j.
: post-ii. who reports to-day over !uu cases -
foyer under his observation. All within the Inn
cnses of death have occurred DrS d. Srhwii,.
| il ,l,wu with the FOYER The li..Ds. j. on ,i,.
increase. Busines, j. stlsp"ndsd. our Imam
c'al rcsonrrs are nsunicieni To- relieve the
Will not the country send Us h"lp3 Our people
arc struggling nohly against the scourge.
ocKAy GROVE Sdpi, s-ro- 'i ,hc 'i'' vi WIS
prea hing 10 congrrgation OF about 500 prob
ably the closing service OF the esAson. Or.
Stokes asked that liberal collection might be
| taken 10 aid the sufferers in the South H.
thought they ought to ,raise $3.50 then and thar.
and he started the COLLECTION hy giving 50; Tho
collection was 5000. The Rev. John Inskip
moved that DR.. StoAes telegraph to Mcmrais
the sympathy Of Ia" inhabitants ot Ocean
Grove. ana that he seqd the amount OF the sub
scrption TO them at that place. Al the CLOSE of
the service one gentleman handed Or. stokes
his check for tl5 moro. Residents of Asbury
Park have collected $40.
In aid Of the sufferers. the churches OF Hack
ensack held Yesterday a union service in the
First Reformed Church. Addresses We're de-
| livrrrd by all the prominent clergy ~ the
village. who urged the giving Of money. Letters
from friends in Memphis. New Orleans and
other affected cities were read. At tho close ni
the meeting contributions aGgrecnting s700
were received. and It was decided 20 place
boxes at the Pos, Office and all public places. A
committee was appointed. including every
clergyman in the village, to solicit subscrip-
tiOns.
In four Paterson churches Yesterday colec-
lions for yellow fever sufferers realized about
5000. Collections in remaining churches are e.
be- made next SUNDAY. Mayor Buckley has clrcu-
lated an appeal. and COMMITTEE" Is Ia wait
upon citizens tomorrow. 4 public "ontribu-
ton box has been put up in the Post Office.
The Transformation c. 7. \. b. Society gave
last night 500.
The Fynway and Aston Clubs play on tho
Union grounds to-day for the benefit of the sui