The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-04
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.


news this morning from other points. The
situation here is unchanged A local tele-
grsphers' relief committee was organized
here last Sunday, the object being the relief
of telegraph employees suffering from yellow
fever in this city. At the suggestion of
General Superintendent VanHorne. the COM
mittee to-day determined to extend the field
OF operations to all infected points south OF
Canton, Miss. This includes Vicksburg and
Port Gibson. So far IA teIegraphers here
have taken the fever OF these one died,
three recovered, and the others are in a hope
full condition. The officers are Charles r.
Chase, chairman; A. ID. Babbitt, secretary;
James T. Alleyn, treasurer. Paul Lelop,
operator, and Frank DelplaIn, battery man,
were taken With the fever yesterday.
Two more students were taken with the
fever at Charity hospital this morning. Now
two house surgeons, seven OF the u resident
students and one sister of charity are sick,
the latter not being expected to recover.
DIR. Pratt, house surgeon, and one student,
are convalescent. The hospital patients are
well attended by volunteer physicians, who
responded to the appeals of the administra.
tors. DR.. Choppin's patient is reported
dead. .L l..a
At meeting of the board Of health this
evening DIR. Chopin stated that physicians
ought to study by experiment extraordinary
treatment of yellow fever, as the usual treat
ment has failed to give any satisfactory re-
suits He referred them to his treatment of
a patient in the charity hospital whom he
had selected as the worst case out OF 10. The
patient had entirely been relieved of
headache, his temperature had been reduced
and kept at 80 degrees, but he will very
likely die of restriction of his kidneys which
10. OF o0k DoH he cd Qu
soon as the second stadium of the fever set
in he would have been saved. The doctor
gave also q lengthy history of the fever in
the present epidemic, and it is belief that it
can be traced to the purser and second en-
gineer of the steamship Emily Lo1den, who
died here of yellow fever, one en- May %
the other on May 20. --..-.af
The weather was showery and warm in the
morning. A heavy rain and thunder storm
lasted from 3 to 4 D. m. The streets were
flooded throughout the city, and In some
quarters impossible for more than an hour.
The Howard association to-day responded
to one hundred and eighteen new applica-
tons for relief, and the Young Mems Chris
tian association to 43 new cases. The funds
of the last named association are nearly ex-
bausted. The Telegraphers' Relief assocla-
ton report Benjamin +. Chisholm, operator,
Port Gibson, and w. w. Wall, operator,
Bayou des Allemandes. down with the fever.
The society Union Franchise has formed
relief committee, and appeal to the French
benevolent societies throughout the United
States for contributions to aid them in TAX
ing care of their sick who have the yellow
fever.
Mrs. Wall and two children are GONZALES
cent. Among the new cases reported in the
city to-day are Captain Samuel Henderson
and William Morrison, well known citizens.
Sister Loretta, who, since the inclpiency of
fho fafl
ing those down with the fever
at the charity hospital, died last
night, after a few days illness. Robert M.
Potts, with Richardson & May, died to-day
From noon to p. m, 26 deaths had been
reported at the office of the board of health.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS Aug 29-New cases to-day, 80;
deaths, 20. At p. m. to-day drenching
rain commenced falling, and continued up
to O'Clock. The death roll to-day exceeds
that of any day during the scourge of 1873,
but it is feared, owing to the wet, damp
weather tonight, will in turn be exceeded
by to-morrow's mortuary report At Camp
10 Williams several deaths from fever oc
Cured to-day. The sickness is expected to
spread there more than IN the city by reason
of the rain, and, what is worse there, the IA
cilities for caring for the sick are very poor
the only building in the neighborhood
being an old barn which has been
hastily fitted up for hospital.
Among the new cases to-day is the mother
superior at Lasalette. The dead roll includes
the names OF Fathers Martin, Walsh and
McGarvey, whilst Fathers Bokel and Maher
are In a dying condition The corps of
physicians employed by the Towards are do
ing efficient work, but have more than they
can attend to. Information has been re-
ceived that DIR. E. T. Easley, of Little Rock
with a corps of nurses started for this city
tonight. Scores of tenders of professional
services have been received from physicians
in different parts of the country. Numbers
of deaths from fever are reported from coun-
try places adjacent to Memphis, the latest
being that of S. G. Ryan, a merchant of this
city. At the board of health meeting this
morning DIR. Lawrence reported a fearful
condition of affairs existing among the col
ored people. In some localities they are
crowded together in narrow, filthy quarters
and are az easy prey to disease and death.
Hundreds of them have been sick for days
without medical attention.
Drs. Charles Baskerville, OF Hornlake
Mississippi; J. 4. Renner, Indianapolis; t.
VI. Smith. Evansville; +. G. Watkins ST.
Louis; II. H. HaTgrave, Shreveport and r.
X. Williams, WOOdburn, Kentucky, arrived
in the city to-day, and will be assigned to
duty in the Howard association medical
corps. The following is sent in answer to
many offers of services:
HOWARD ASSOCIATION Rooms
In answer to many kind offers from physi-
clans and nurses TO be sent TO us, we desire to
say that the services of all such persons who
are aeclimated or have had yellow fever ex-
perienee would be gladly received, but the as
ISOLATION deems Ii unwise to encourage any to
come from northern ATTITUDES, such persons
are extremely liable to contract the disease.
(Signed) A. ID. LANGSfAFF,
Vice President.
ST. LOUIS.
81. LOUIS, Aug 29.-The merchants ex-
change fever fund now amounts to nearly
$4,000. The st. Louis evangelical alliance
make an appeal to all Christian denor.ina-
tons throughout Missouri to aid by liberal
donations the fever stricken people of
the south. The grand secretary of
the masons and the deputy grand master
of odd fellows make a similar appeal,
which will be published tomorrow morn
ing. DR.. G.. Dowell, of Galveston, passed
through here tonight en- route to Memphis,
whittier he goes to give his professional aid
TO few sT patients. Post No. 8, grand army of
the republic, East st. Louis, raised sll5 to-
day for fever sufferers, and expect to increase
ii TO 5000. Contributions are coming in
to the merchants exchange fund from all