The New York herald., 1878-09-21
Cooler and Rainy Weather lncrsas-
ing the Death Roll.
PLAGUE STATISTICS.
1858 Dead in New Orleans-
2,24O in Memphis.
CHATTANOOGA'S SCARE.
People Leaving the Town in
Hurried Confusion.
GREENvILLE IN TERROR.

GREENvILLE IN TERROR.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 20, 1873.
The following IL the report of cases OF yellow
fever for the past twenty-four hours:-
From the Board OF Health h..................... l65
From the Howards. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 439
From the Young Mems Christian Association... 6l
TotaI............. 900
Increase over yesterday. day..................... III
number OF the above cases which werc hold
over and not reported before. The whole number OF
cases reported date 1923 The total OF deaths
up to this evening is 2.36s
Yesterdays DEAD
The number Of deaths for the past twenty-four
hours is sixty nine an increase OF fourteen since yes
tsrday. The fever seems to be decreasing. but q
greater fatality occurs tho casos, which are more
frequent now tho higher classes Of population
Tho list Of tho dead is rs follows
Mnpie B. q. IngersolL Dominica PRESTIGE.
Mary Lynch. Sister Mary Brigetto.
MIS-. 4. A. DuuRay Mrs. 4. A Monait
Elizabeth GriGcn, An unknown child.
Edward j. Gay, Jr. Victor Heine,
Tudencl James John BernichG
Arthur S. Hogan. Barclap n. DeIgado
John Snead. Franklin Burns
John E. Llughton. Frsoenck Jensen
Georgs r. Ocean, Marie Q. Hogan,
Edwin g. Jacobs. Anna NJ Fernandez,
A. II. Wrnsck. Edward Herman
James McCune, THOMAS A. Darling,
PATRICK Morrissey, Charles Vincent
mrs, MiDervs Grayburn, Mary sohaeier,
Helena Wunsch, Zela E. Foster
ADram B. Bridges, Mra A. n. Ferris,
Edward T. Shute, Emile Heinrich,
Charles W. Anderson, John p blanchard.
Ellen p. Roubillac, Mrs. Elizabeth,
Marie J. Pontico, Arthur +. W. Brady.
Anna Manale, Jean l.. Arnold,
Addison Lawson, Henry Hayen,
Mrs NJ. M. Eberhardt, Rosa lttman,
henry NJ. Salvador. John H. Corbin.
Joseph Manctsso. Elizabeth Gils.
julius Summer Alice Williams.
Cstharink Hessey. Armand Duco.
- Bapzano. Victor Hene
John Jeannsrut. Fritz Bush.
Charles Hoz. NJ Madison.
---Aphea Ferdinand Knatz.
Ida Hawthorn.
The weather is cloudy and warm ana threatens
rain.
-nn WASHINGTON sept 90 1873
The Secretary OF War, having received q request
from the Howard Association OF New Orleans for
10000 ratons, to-day hada conference with the Com
was ordered that 40 000 ratons be distributed among
yellow lever sufferers In that city.
BATON ROUGE La, Sept 20, 1873
new cases OF lever to-day, 40; deaths, 2.
IHE EPIDEMIC AT MEMpHIs--Two THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY DEATHS IN
MEMPHIS Tenn, Sept. 90, 1878
1t began raining hero this morning nine O'Clock,
whioh Is unfavorable both to the sick with
Tellow lever. and those who yet remain
we'll Up 10 noon today tweniy-three deaths
have occurred; this, however. is not In full, as It
Is very difficult matter get the number
owing to the looseness which charactcrizes tho
sgemsnt OF two Of the undertakers business arrange
ments. The official report Of deaths made to the
Board OF Health since the beginning OF the epidemic
nd I'M -dav giv q nj of o
docs not include many who have been buried by pri.
vate individuals who purchased conlus and Inferred
their own dead.
Among the victims whom death mas claimed since
last night are s. r. CLARKE, prominent citizen aud
secretary oI the Phenix Insurance Company OF this
city; Mrs J. G. Lnsdaie sr and 5. H. Nail, formerly
q colonel IN the federal army from Decatur H., but
who has resided In Memphis since the closing OF the
war; Two nremen, Barney Lynch and J. Luccarine
have also died. An in the number OF deaths
will probably follow the change OF weather.
CINCINNATI, Ohio Sept 20, 1878
Several cases OF yellow fsvor have occurred among
days There have, however, been no deaths since
Tuesday, as reported NJ tho time.
rHE FRIGHT LEssENING AT CHATTANOOGA
THE NUMBER or DEATHS AND CASES TO
DATE.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHArrASooGA, Tenn, Sept 20, 1878.
There is still q good deal OF yellow fcver excite.
mont here, though It has much abaied since
The "scary'' people left town. Ono death
from tho lever Is reported to-day. There
were two yesterday. The deaths 30 far
except Mrs. Corey, are from the lowest and most
degraded class OF society. All lived In localities
which seem to furnish ample local causes
for the diseases Of which they died-
Total deaths reported TO date, g. Doctors
say tho disease Is not epidemic and not likely DO.
SIN there exists difference OF opinion among tho
doctors whether we have yellow lever. Tho weather
Is wet and cool to night. Tho total number oil cases
reported By all the doctors Ia threo weeks Is fteen
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