The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-02
Stores of Food, Clothing and Medi-
cines for the Isolated Points
on the Mississippi.
Decided Diminution of the Death Rate
at New Orleans. Memphis.
and Vioksburg.
The Fury Of the Fever Felt in PfoVin-
cal Places General Outlook
More Hopeful.
THE PROTRACTED PLAGUE.
The Death Roll in the Fever Infected
District Still ApDaIling

District Still Appalling.
MEsIPHIs, Sept 3o.-The weather is warm
and saltry. At the Howard association head
quarters great activity prevails, and nurses
are being sent to Paris, Mason's Grand juno
ton, Germantown aud Lagrange, Tenn, and
fernando, Miss. Among the deaths report
ed are Ed Terrell, Daisy Shepperd, George
Butler and James Gatty, who was taken ill
at Mound City, Arkansas. five miles up the
river. L. J. Levin, volunteer from Chi
cago fell senseless at the Peabody hotel en-
trance at noon to-day. His condition is con-
sidered extremely critical. Nurses here fur
nlshed this morning Mrs. NJ. w. Redford,
Mrs Al. Roach, NJ. C. Pearce and Mrs. julia
Morrow, who are among the cases reported.
The Rev. Africa Bailey, noted colored
divine. died last night. Augustus Sadler is
reported in q critical condition. DIR. Z. I.
Easley, volunteer physician from Little
Rock, Ark, died this morning at the city
hospital. child of the Rev. S. G. Arnold,
local preacher of the NJ. E. church, died
this morning, being the last of family of
seven. who have fallen victims to the plague.
Twenty-Five deaths have occurred since last
evening at O'Clock.
Twenty eight deaths from yellow fever
have occurred during the past "A hours end
ing at O'Clock tonight DR.. r. w. Mitchell,
medical director of the Howard association,
to-day received the following telegram from
John NJ. Woodwork, surveyor general at
Washington city: "Will you accept appoint
ment on the yellow fever commission to
serve at once with Bemis, of New Orleans,
and COchrane of Mobile; compensation, $500
per month and travelling expenses? Please
reply immediately, as L must decide this
IT, Ill
spouse sent: Thanks for the honor. Duty
TO a suffering people binds me here"
Since noon r. B. Clarke, treasurer
of the city relief committee, and John B.
Taylor and H. s. King. two prominent ma
sons; Gus Sutton, foreman Holtz Bros, I'M
dertakers, and Louis Czspski, general book
keeper of the Union and Planters bank,
have died. John Condor was taken down
this afternoon. DR.. H. Suaye, OF Hot Springs,
has been detailed for duty at the city hospi-
tai. A physician has been telegraphed for
to attend Louis Bond, i'll with tever at
Brownsville, Tenn.
Tyenty-two physicians of the Towards
medical corps report 142 new cases. Patsey
Maley. prominent ward politician, was
taken down to-day with the fever at Camp
Wright, eight miles distant from the city.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept 3O-Deaths. 35; cases
reported, 100, of which 63 are dated since
the 9th; total cases, 1885; deaths, S,345.
William Fairchild, telegraph operator at
Taniipahon, died of yellow fever last night.
C. n. Harvey, of Brook Haven, who took
Fairchild's place at the key few days ago,
is now down with the fever.
The weather is pleasant. Brother Solomon
Moser, /. o. o. b. B., who has been sick ten
DAYS is out again. His family of seven per-
sons have ali had yellow fever and are now
convalescing-
The Orleans central relief committee met
at the custom house al IL o'clock, a large
number of gentlemen and ladies of various
charitable associations being present. The
report of the committee regarding the dis
tribution of rations from the government
was read and adopted. A preamble and
resolutions were adopted, setuDg forth that
restitution and suffering are constantly in
creasiDg; that the issue of ratIons had been
discontinued by the secretary of war because
the impression prevailed that sufficient
funds are In the bands of the charitable as
sociatIons to supply the wants of the peo
pie: that committee OF five call upon the
Howard association, asking them to supply
the funds necessary for the continuance OF
this committee; that failing in this final
appeal be made to the secretary oil
war for ratrons that failing in this the com
mittee is authorized to appeal TO the public
at large to aid il.
From noon to p. IN. % deaths were re-
ported and 125 cases, of which 81 dated
.
for the week ending at p. m. Sunday
shows 490 deaths; 436 whites and "a colort d
Yellow fever 1926, 10 colored. OF the in
terments for the week 243 were children
under 10 years of age For the week 80 werI
buried from the charity hospital; is from
other public institutions and % on coroner
certificates.
DR.. G. E. Kricke Germany has arrives
from Harrisburg, Pa, sent here by the orde
of Haraguri to cure the yellow fever will
herbL
Parties from the coast watering places ar
rive in large numbers. One family returne'
Sunday, and three of them were taken dow
the same night with the fever.
A subcommittee of the Orleans centra
relief committee waited on the Howard assc
citation and appealed for means to enable tn
committee to continue the issue OF ration'
The vice president of the Howard association
promised an answer tomorrow.
The Peabody ISOLATION to-day issue
-22 s27 rations Applications for relief-l
NJ G. A, 90; Howard association, 185. tt
Towards send to morrow 10 nurses TO Dor
JACKSONVILLE, six to Mississippi City and one I
IAfourche crossing
SUSPENSION OF THE NAIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30-L. NJ. Terrell
superintendent of the railway mail servic
for the DIVISION comprising the states
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georges
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texa
reports TO the department the suspension {
the service on several routes on account (
quarantine regulations established by reaso
of the existence Of yellow fever.
4 The superintendent states that in man
places in the infected districts the people al
under the impression the spread of yello
fever has been due 10 the mails, and the
look upon postal clerks and. route agents
enemies of mankind. In some instanc
agents have been taken from trains by th
quarantine officers, and left in the wood
But few days since Route Agent Fisher WI
taken from his car at Macon, Mis-, and fine
S54 for an alleged violation of the quara
tine regulations and his after he had bee