The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
THE DISEASE AT MEMPHIS.
Increase Of the Sick
Rate.
GRENADA'S TIME OF HORROR.
Fever at Yickeburg, Summit
and Port Eads.
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NEw ORLEANS, August 81, 1873.
There is no aba,e ont OF the disease. The reports
n to-day show 1o7 No cases and forty deaths.
xxxrcA,r GOVERNOR DIS.
rhe death list to.ds,v includes Governor Pascal NJ
hernandez OF the Pro, OF San Luis Potosi Mex
ino Governor Herman Iez mad not been long In the
city and, a. . native ur Mexico. supposed himself
hardly liable to the diseis Sc
rKoMIxg CirIzsNs
Lewis Alcus is also tkad, who we'll known
cotton merchant and a usembsr of the hrm, Aicus
schsnck Il Otey, which recently iailcds but got
extension and nad again resumed Though no
transacted business in thu city he away every
night 10 Bay ST. Losi's, Mise, which Is u
station ON tho Mobile roai, some sixty miles from
New Orleans. AS tho diseA 50 has yet been
known to 10 backward, hut tho watering places TO
the south OF tho CITY, of which Bay 81. Louis ono,
werc considered SAFE Mr. Alcus took sick while at
the Bay and ded there, tho first doath this
year at that place. The, deaths also re-
ported OF Fred H. Sns'ut and Walter Tar.
rant, two we'll known citizens. also Major
T. Ed. Austin. Tho latter l. the son OF Dr. Austin,
prominent member OF the Hs'ard OF Health, and
OF tho leading lawyers Of tho city. He Of
Governor McEncry's most mi Inmate advisers IN the
desperate light that he mado fl the Gove-norship OF
Louisans and held quite prominent position under
him. Major Austin served In ,a,o Confederate army
with great credit, and talked OF candidate
Congress.
In the list OF sick the names Of Dr.. e. W.
schiater, = young physician OF some standing, and
surgeon of tho First regiment Infantry, L. N g. !;
owen Jamison and Martin Lang, Ios,al ward politicians
OF some prominence
ALL GLASSES ENDANGERED.
rho deaths have reached the rate Of 1858, 1853
nNnaxt N~r USlv nh;i
strangers aud the lower cassos though the deaths
mentioned above go prove It has begun TO attack
the upper classes
TEE DEATH RATE.
Times reporter mas visited . number Of prominent
physicians with TO Iearning the percentage Of
mortality from yellow among their patients,
uhus arrives At about general percentage Of the
hsfhs thropgbous the city. According TO
ti, published reports Of she Board Of Health
tha deaths are about thirsy.sx psr cent,
which II largely In excess OF tho actual
Prev orson. THIS is evident when It 10 shown that,
whse all deaths reported II 10 necessary
do TO got certificate of burial, large number OF
oasss' OF fever actually In existence not known
20 tis, authorities, owing 10 the failure OF ply.
sicians TO MAKE reports, and again In cases where
patsents are without medical attention. The recent
sudden Increase in the number OF persons reported
sick 10 cm ely due The cause, brough, about
Ing out svm-y Of fever, which Otherwise would,
perhaps, b. known only to few
ABOUT TWENTY PER CENT.
Physicians interviewed on tho subject while agree
ing that the pa rosusage Of deaths appeared by
reports, gnaier than really existed, YET
leon, - to revealing the Of their practice as
deathe under thoA treatment might be misconstrued
By the public iDAo incompsssncy. Tho actual per-
csnsags Of the mortality they, however, wsrs unsn,-
nous In concluding Al . maximum, Is, not mere than
twenty-five per cent
xExAnsAs CRY.
The Howard Association has reesivsd;t he following
tslsgrams:-
GRzsADA-Rslisf Committee send for twenty
sursss / d,d NOT wan, to overcrowd you. they
x.nt Howard ner.ss Assist to get them = yea can
GRsxADA--Ssven dsahs. Negroes dropping down
like sheep and VIII mo-. nsip each o,bss. Nissty-two
deaths up 70 date. w r. VAUDEVILLE, n. d.
THE DEAD FrsH
In Yess,ioa 70 the dead nsn-suppossd 70 have boon
killed By csrboltc acid-whioh literally cover the
waters Of the ssw basin, from It's head 10 Magnolia
Bridgs the Mayer has instructed Administrator Dta-
nondlo employ six msp, with SKINS and seiaes, 10
gather ths hsh and them With sulprar, point
on shs bangs Of the basin sway from any habtstion.
SsrxaGIox.
The supply OF lime being exhaustod operations In
che direction OF disnfection for tho tame being
suspended. The lime, OF which In all sheBs will be
ten car loads Is 70 come Cairo. and be trans
sorted nee by The Jackson Railroad. Thus lar only
two loads have been received The remainder is sx-
psctsd every moment, and when IL does arrive the
work Of disnfsesing alleys and stres,s viii be imms
Atately resumed.
LATEST RKPoxrxD DEATHS.
The following the deaths from yellow fever In
New Orleans supplementary OF thoss ALREADY sent
and up 70 shs Iats8 hour
Asdrsws, Ri. 81 pears. No. 80 Basin street, Au-
Amaze. os.ns!o. II years. No. 2ol South franklin
street, August Is
Aua:.:. A.su.si;:.s teo'orod' II years, No. ioS
An,osis. Asdrss, 81 years. Lsves and Barracks
xrso.'s. Garonsi, 2s years. Liberty street, near
Ayou, Michael, IS years, No. "a Clam street. August
Bianes, jean Maria, 20 years, Scott and Cont
Bspcours Luelen, rs years, Lafayette street, near
Frsnkin, August a.
Bsc.s, Marie teoiorsd, years, No. % Aarais street.
Isrn,e!d, H.. ~ years. No. 90 south Basin ''rse'.
6rsmnsr. 80 years, Canal and Roman streets,
Bonis, Rosa, 80 years. No. 81 cens.assc street,
BonisI Victoria. years and 10 months, No. OF Con-
Beauosndray. august, 10 years Gasquss and Frank
lin streets, August 10.
Brssn,cas. Jshn, 8 years. roydrss and Frankia
streets, August IT,
Bell, Franz, 81 years. No is2 Custom House street.
August TO-
Baensr. Herman, IL years, No. 500 rchsupi.ouas
Street. August 10
Berg, Charles. 80 years, Hotel Dicu, August 10.
Blum, Charles, 2s years, Hotel DIsu, Angus, 10.
BrugsisnA James, years, Ne. 2sa Poydras street,
August 10
Bursssrdt, John r., "a years, No 90 South villsrs
street., Auguss 70
Boyle, r. j., ~ years, No. 2o7 csrondslst STREET.,
August 10
Brennan. Edward, 81 years. Tohoup,,ouIss and st.
Joseph streets, August 10.
SfssS, Mary, a s.sss n. 49, Jaba street, August
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