The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-14
YELLOW FEVER.
The Saffron Scourge Stalks Through
the South.
One Hundred and Thirty-fcu New
Cases at New Orleans To day,
National Associated Press to the Star

National Associated Press to the Star.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 14.-The alarm caused
by the existence of yellow fever in this city
has been extending most rapidly in the
country places near the city, and has as
sumed the proportions of first-class panic
in these small towns and villages The
number of cases is slightly on the increase
in this city, but not alarmingly so as yet,
From a private telegram it is learned that a
case of yellow fever has occurred at Port
Gibson Miss, town on the Mississippi
River about two hundred and seyenty-tive
miles above New Orleans. Several cases
are also reported at Vicksburg, Miss, which
has caused frantic stampede from that
city.
One case originating there has proven
fatal and three other new cases are reported.
One case is reported at Memphis The
Howard Association of this city have sent
nurses and physicians to Grenada, Miss,
where the fever is raging. The manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Company at
that place is down with the fever. The
fever is increasing at Port Eads, South Pass
Jetties. Nurses and physicians from this
city are there doing every ything possible for
the relief of the sick. Several cases of yell
low fever have been reported in the vicinity
of New Iberia, La, town situated in the
interior of the State on the Bayou Teche.
Forty-three new cases and twenty-one
deaths are reported by the Board of Health
for the twenty-four hours ending at noon
yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14-The official state
ment of cases of yellow fever reported in
New Orleans is as follows: Deaths from IL
m. yesterday to 70 m. to-day, 20; new cases
since II m. yesterday, 1874; total number of
cases to date, 606; total number Of deaths
to date, 1913.
GRENADA, MISS, Aug. 14.-There have been
seven deaths and eight new cases of yellow
fever in the twenty-four hours ending last
night. The indications are that at least
eight or ten more will die by noon to-day
with from twelve to fifteen new cases. So
far none have recovered.
The town is in filthy condition. the
opening of sewers permitting garbage to
be around, but disinfectants are now freely
used At least five hundred whi e persons
out of a population of twelve thousand
white citizens, have left town. They are
certainly not to be blamed.
Only one colored person has been taken
down so far. 1t appears to strike the best
citizens of the place. DR.. Hughes reports
four cases of black vomit which will un-
doubtedly prove fatal. The weather is very
unfavorable for the patients-cloudy and
threatening rain. All the business
houses except drug stores are closed.
No railroad trains are allowed to
stop and supplies are getting scarce. The
condition is truly appalling
Gen. w. J. Smith and Col. Butler ?. An
derson, of the Howard Association of Mem
phis, are untiring in their services and de-
votion to the stricken, and have visited all,
distributing nurses and furnishing supplies.
Sixteen experienced nurses and two doctors
have arrived from New Orleans, making the
total number of nurses fifty.
The resident physicians are completely
broken down in their self-sacrifcing efforts
to check the ravages the fever is making.
The total number of deaths is thirty, and
upwards of one hundred and twenty-five
cases in all.
Special to the Star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug 14-Dr. Brown, of
the Board of Health, who has returned
from the stricken town of Grenada, gives
sad report of the frightful condition there.
Seventy cases came under his observation
in one day, and the fever has seized upon
all classes. All the business houses there
are closed. Only one case is reported here.