The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-12
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The Yellow Fever Increases With
Each Day.
Men Cannot be Found TO Blu y the
Dead il Memphis.
Grenada Says She Has no Longer
City, But Morsue.
the People to be Osiven out OF
Memphis for Their Own Safety.
No Moro "RaW Material Wanted
in Memphis.
Vicksburg Reports Only $500
Down With the Disease.
SILL CONTINUES USABATED.

MEMPHIS, September The fever con-
tinues undated, and many active workers
among the sick are beIng daily stricken
down.
Al. Wheeler, Secretary of the Masonic
Relief Board Is dying.
Four nurses in the employ OF the board
have died, and four others are sick.
J. Il. Cook, architeci, and Dr. ID. ID. Saun-
ders are.down with fever. Rev. c. c Parsons
rector Of thu Grace Episcopal church, died
last night. Also, Mr. Ann fhilmont and
Frank Gates, son Of Samuel VI. Gate.
Miss MOliie Gates il
DOWN WITH FEVER.
Physicians and nurses from Washington
reported for duty TO the Howard Associa-
ton this morning. There is pressing need
for experienced nurses. Ten doll4rs per day
have been vsinly offered for nur-es aud
many OF the sick lie in their rooms
WITHOUT PROPER ATTENTION,
owing TO the inability of the relief ascot
atiOns 10 supply the many calls for nurses.
Although there are many negroe. in the
city, few OF them can be pur-usded 10 wait
on or even approach sick person, while a
majority of those who do hire as nurses for
the big pay offered, are inefficient.
FIfiy-fOur deaths are reported up 70
noon to day, and one hundred and three
for the twenty-four hours ending at nom.
WANT MEN TO BURY THE DEAD.
Our city is reduced to desperate strait.
Ii seems utterly impossible TO secure men
enough to bury the dead. promptly, and 10
burn the infected clothing and disinfect the
premises. The.mayOr has been down sever
al DAYS and there is but one officer of the
city government on his feet, and the board
Of health, on account OF the sickness Of its
memners, is unable TO get quorum togeth-
er. Prominent members OF the Howard
Association to-day called upon Maj. VIM.
Willis TO take
THE HEAD OF AFFAIRS,
which he refused to do, but pledged the
support of himself and the citizens relief
committee TO the acting Mayor in all mea-
sures for public good. County Undertaken
Walsh was arrested to-day for refusing to
pay extra wages to the men who run the
dead carts and which extra compensation
was ordered by the citizens relief commit |
tee and which the committee agreed 10 pay. |
After a short detention, he was released |
Hon. II. Casey Young has taken in hand
the work OF thoroughly fumigatiDg the city |
by means OF burning turpentine and brim- |
stone. Chief McFadden, of the fire depart |
ment, will place his force on duty,
KEEPING Up BoNFIREs
while, as soon as the ARTILLERY sent for ar |
riyes, the conclusion test will be applied. |
Contributions of articles needed in carrying |
out this plan will be received by Col |
Young. Six physicians reported one hun |
dred and tweniy-three new cases for to-day |
to the board of health, and the undertakes |
ninety five yellow fever interments.
AMONG THE DEATHS
are A J. Wheeler, secretary Of the Mason
ic Relief Board; A. G. Schulz, ". 7. Pow
ell, Alexander Cummins, Samuel Tighe, B. |
+. Fuller, of the appeal typographical /
corps, and james Cruikshank, Of the Ava
lanche," and DIR. Williams, volunteer
physician from WOODBURY., Kentucky.
AMONG THE NEW CASES
are Mr.. Hargrave, assislstant superinten-
dent OF the Howard infirmary; +. W. Roy
ster, Jr., George Dickson, J. W. Mcdonald,
Copt Pat Haley, p. Connell, W. A. Nc
Cloy, of the Herald" and Sisters Ca,be-
rine, Thiela and Constance.
A SAD APPEAL.
S. A. Taylor, chairman of the board Of |
relief oil the Independent Order OF Mutual
Aid, sends the following:
Our funds are nearly exhausted; We
have forty sick; seventeen deaths. In
Gods name send us aid"
APPLICATIONS FOR NURSES
70 nour into the ,f,;ca If the Hox
ord Associ,t;on bnt n v .-e NO, 20 h.
I'D So r.I;af ora.r,,,,;a.s -.
,hs;, nurHss Ten .ioIisr. 49, d. ID III
cannot get enough TO care Tor all the sick
and Geo. s Smith were taken down To-
NIGHT Dr. Mead Of Ksn,ncsx Elm.
,eer nbxs;c;an died a, The ;n,;-n,.rx -.
MIGHT Verv Rev w R,oJ,n v ~ cts,
Ps,rick,s Cbnrcb Is convsIsscsn,
ard Association state 70 ono .,d .u 80,
empha ticaIlv that no mas nn...i;n,.,oJ
or nurses from The nor,h iii !.
accented Their prasapoo "a GALE