The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-11
THEGREATPLAGUE.
Two Hundred and Seventy
two New Cases and One
Hundred Deaths in
Twenty-four Hours
in New Or
leans.
Memphis A Vast ClaHHGl H9lSG.
The Question of Burying
The Dead Becom-
ing Serious.
Memphis A Vast Charnel H9lSG
CREMATION SUGGESTED.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
SIX DEATHS.
NEW

NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS. September r.
From 6 p. NJ. yesterday to G p. NJ to-
day there were 272 new cases and
100 deaths. The Howard Associa-
ton report one hundred aud seventy
two applications for relief to-day.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton report eighty-four new cases on
their list. The Peabody Relief Asso.
cistion issued over eleven thousand
rations. The Towards received the
following kilograms:
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, September Our city
at present is one vast charnel-house.
Undertakers report ninety-six inter-
ments for the twenty-four hours end
ing at G o'clock this evening. OF
these ninety-three deaths were caused
by yellow fever. Seventy-six were
white and twenty colored. A visit
to the County Undertaker's establish
ment tonight discovered the fact that
at nightfall there were about sixty
more reported dead, lying still unbur-
led. The question of d~isposing of the
dead is becoming q serious one. The
Citizens Relief Committee has en-
ployed . burial corps Of thirty negroes
to assist the County Undertaken and
his men, and it is even suggested to
bura the dead, If they cRnnot bebur-
led more promptly, 40 corpSes have
been known to have lain unburied for
forty-eight hours, burthcning the cir
with q foul edor and becoming SO re-
voting that people have aed the
neighborhoods, and it is with difficult
ty that men can be hired to haul them
to the Poiter's Field. A. +. C. Cock,
q Howard visitor, was taken down
this afternoon. Mayor Flippin being
sick WITH fever, DR.. ID. j. Goodyear,
President Of Common Council, is act.
ing Mayor.
A false report mas gone forth that
all the banks were about to close. On
the contrary, all banks are open, and
will remain so.
In answer to many Inquiries abroad
as to what kinds of provisions were
needed, Maj. VIM. Willis, of the eiti-
zen's committee, states that salt meats
and -four are most needed for the des-
titute, who are being fed by the citi-
zen's relief committee. The drain
upon the various relief organizations
is very great, for in addition to at.
tending TO the sick and destitute here,
several calls for relief from adjacent
towns have been promptly responded
to.
A panic was created at Collieryille,
this county, yesterday, by the death
of two citizens, supposed to be caused
by yellow fever. The town has been
almos. ~depopulated.
APPEALS FOR AID.
The following appeals represent
the condition of affairs:
an appeal TO the Ciuilized World
from the Finance Committee of the
Citizens Relief association Of
Memphis:
We ask your aid that we may be
enabled to feed and clotbe our des.i-
tute, furnish necessary material for
our sick and dying, and give us means
for the burial of our dead. This ap-
peal is only made as a last extremely,
and in view of the fact that another
week will exhaust the means already
given by o generous people. Death
has laid lis heavy hand upon us.
The destitute cry for bread and the
sick for such care as can only be Civ
en- by open handed generosity. Those
DESTROYS of giving aid can address
James S. Prestige, No. 9 Union St;
w. w. Thacher, First National Bank;
S. II. Clark, Pnenix Insurance Com
pany.
To The Independent Order of Odd
Feiiows, WheresoeUer Dispersed:
BRoTuERs-The relief committee
Of the six lodges of the city of Men,
phis say to the members Ct our below
ed Order in America, in answer to
many inquiries, both by letter ard
telegram, that we are in the midst of
a fearful epidemic. The end no one
can foresee. More than o hundred
Of our own members, including their
families, have sickened and died.
need your sympathy, and God
alone knows how soon your aid in
view of the heavy drain upon our re-
We have concluded to ac-
cept all donations that our brethren
may in their generosity send to US.
By order of the com mittee.
MARIUs JONES, Pres.
l.. S. BURR, Sec'y.
CANTON.
CANTON, Miss, September I'VE
about one hundred cases of vel
Iow fever under treatment. There
sixteen new cases and four
preceding . o'clock A.. NJ, to-
iav. We are in great need of money
and colored nurses. Any one desir-
to contribute money to relieve
BUR wants will please send by express
% w. j. Mostly, Treasurer Howard
Association
CASroN Iiss., September A.
Send tw .-yusand pounds Of ice on
the FIRST train. Have been disap-
in getting it from above.
Four more new eases were discovered
'or yesterdays report, making sixteen
new eases and four deaths for TWEEN
hours preceding 0 O'Clock.
v~IcKsBURG
yIcKsBuRG, September -Four
.een whites and eight blacks died
here to-day. The fever is still in.
,reasing. Rev. Mr.. Galloway and
DR.. Whitehead arc still alive. Mr..
1alloway's condition is slightly i'm
though still critical. No
lapes are en- ertained for DR.. White
recovery. Rev. MI. Price, Of
he Presbyterian church, is GONZALES
cent. Among the new cases to-day
ire Bishop Elder. Of the Catholic
and Mr.. J. w. Alvis, of the
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