Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16
YELLOW JOHN.
Continuation Of the Report Of tho
Dread Disease.
MEMPHIS,

MEMPHIS, October Sit threatened
rain early this morning, but has cleared
of bright and warm. DR.. Mitchell,
medical director of the Howards, to-day
received the following telegram from
Germantown, Tenn: "Send doctor to
us at once. DR.. Thompson is Frustrated.
Ten new cases have developed in the past
twenty-four hours, and no physician to
help us"
From noon yesterday until noon to-
day the undertakers report 80 inter-
mentS; q of these were reported this
morning. Among those who have died
since last night are John A. Holt,
cashier of the Bank of Commerce; s.
NJ. JQbe, an active member of the
Howard Association; Mrs. j. M. Tomeny;
VIM. Kraus, druggist in charge of
Fahlen & Kleinschmidt's drug house:
Mrs. Lucy E. Adams; Mrs. J. w. Shaw;
Mrs. G. w. Howard; Jno. E. Miller, .
nurse from Texas; Mrs. A. w. Nelson;
A. Strattman; Thos. Kafford, and Mrs.
T. J. Washington; NJ. w. Luff, book
keeper of the Daily avalanche, and John
w. Waynesburg, secretary of the Ma
sonic relief board, were taken down
this morning.
Four of the family of Esquire J. NJ.
Colman are sick with the fever at
Raleigh, Tenn.
MEMPHIS, October 4.-The weather is
turning warm again and there is no de.
crease in the number of new cases
reported. From noon yesterday until
noon to-day 35 deaths occurred; 2l of
these were reported this morning.
Among those who have died since last
evening are Sister Francis, matron in
charge of the Home Orphan Asylum;
Robert Kendall; Mrs. J. H. Kerr
and son Willie; T. T. Pritchett;
Geo. NJ. Woods; J. X. Henricle.
Mrs. Kerr and family were refugees
from the city, but returned last Sunday.
As a warning to Others the following
publication is made: at having come
to our knowledge that some parties who
had fed the city at the outbreak of the
epidemic have returned. contracted the
fever and died, it is the duty, by resolu-
ton, of the Howard Association to warn
all refugees that owing to the fact that
we have all we can do to nurse and care
for those who are here, if they come
back to the city before the epidemic has
been officially declared over. they will
do 80 at their own risk, and with almost
certainty of having to provide for
themselves in case of sickness. Our
present obligations are as many and
as weighty rs We can carry, and we
cannot, without breaking down, assume
any more. Refugees must not return.
The fate of those who have should be
warning to ALL" Signed by A. D. Lang
staff. president of the Howard Associ-
tion.
Howard Association physicians have
been sent to Lagrange, Tenn, and Oak
land, Miss. The volunteer medical
corps of Howard physicians organized
last night under the name of Howard
Medical Society, of Memphis" and
elected the following officers:
President-Granville Dowell, Galveston,
Texas.
First Vice Presidential. J. Keating.
Second Vice President-Easton Youge,
Savannah.
Recording Secreary-A. g. Wendell,
Minneapolis. MINI.
Corresponding Seeretary--E. Miles Willett,
Memphis.
The object of the organization will be
for the discussion of the introduction of
yellow fever in Memphis, the cause of
the malignity, how and by what means it
has spread through the country, quaran-
tines, local and maritime, disinfectants,
treatment. effects of diet, instructions to
nurses and recommendations to boards of
health.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, October deaths,
Al; cases reported, us; total deaths,
1912; total cases, 10,6OO.
New ORLEANS, October 5.-Deaths
81; cases reported, 85; total deaths,
3,1l2; cases, lO,3O3. The weather il
clear and warm. York A. Woodward,
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic, is one of the signers of an
appeal made by the Orleans Central
Relief Committee, for means to enable
them to continue issuing rations to the
destitute.
NEW ORLEANS, October 4.-Deaths,
"a; new cases, 203; total cases, lO,218i
total deaths $3.50.
A special dispatch from Crystal
Springs reports the death Of Gen. l.. w
Griffith, u. S. A., and his daughter .,
Cayuga. Kinds county, Miss., of the
prevailing epidemic. The fever is spread
ing there.
A. w. bennett, telegraph operator a
Vicksburg, and L. NJ. Pennington, tele
graph train dispatcher at Water Valley
died this morning of yellow fever. Th'
telearsphers aid committee at this city
by request of Superintendent Johz
VanHorne, Of New York, will assis
all sick telegraPhers outside Q
Memphis. This became necessar.
owing to the illness of the remainin!
member of the committee. Application
, should be made to G. r. Chase, chair
man, or A. ID. Babbitt, secretary. Re
: ports at the board of health show tha
} the fever is increasing in th
. lower portion of the third dii
} trict, near the United States barracl
slaughter house, and along the line Q
st. Bernard parish. The fever has per
, etrated every portion of the second dii
, trict from the river to the woods.
: addition to the yellow fever an extrem
: type of malarial fever prevails in Paris
II 6v. N1AI "A cCvOAO ~ "a sAAAc ~ -
I prevails among children.
BATON ROUGE.
. BATON RoUGE, October 5.-Death
: during the past "a hours; 8 over 80 me-
: cases daily for the last four dayA tn
. city is now hospital. Almost ever
J. house contains some sick. We are mo-
|. in the midst Of trouble. Those VII
!. are we'll are worn out throug
. want of rest and sleep. Az yet th
!, weather promises no relief. The cry fc
> assistance comes on every side. Jude
: Buckner, another active and efhcier
: Howard, 10 down sick.
}. FRANKLIN.
II FRANKLIN, La, October 4.-Th
: fever is on Daniel Thompson's Calume
q plantation. Four whites and 20 blacl
|. have it; in most instances it is mali,
3 nant, but among the blacks general
r mild, readily yielding to treatment.
y 4 Curious Advortioomont.