The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-03
KING DEATH MARCHING ON.
YELLOW TTTER CASES RtPTDLY IN
CREiSING ~ THE SOJTH.
Baton Rouge strick en- business nj stand
stui-Ncgrocs KiotIng In Memphis-A Vol.
ley Fired-Dire Di.tres. In Port Gibson.

tcleErapn superintendent, David Elanncry,
gentleman we'll known and respected through
out the South.
The weather was cloudy this afternoon.
threatening rain. From noon to G =. NJ. 90
deaths were reported to tho Board of Health.
Tho total number Of deaths from fever TO datc
is 1891. including 46l children under II years
OF age. The new cases include Willis X. Wooli
and Robert Parsons Of the telegraph Office, and
j. VI. Walpole, formerly Of the Pcdylme. Tho
Very Rev. Joseph Millct. Vicar General Of the
Archdiocese Of New Orleans. died Of yellow
fever at o'clock this evening. after six days
illness. Dr. Stone this afternoon tclegraphod
the Towards. from Grenada. Miss. saying:
" Butler 7. Anderson Is dying" Or. Stone also
appealed to the Towards to send n telegraph
operator to Grenada. This wish being made
known to Mr. J. W. Honsaker. he at once con-
scented To 60 To Grenada. and left for there on
the evening train on few minutes notice.
Dispatches signed by tho Collector Of Gus
toms Postmaster Collector OF Internal Revenue
and First Treasurer were sent to the War De-
partmcnt to-day urging the issuing Of rations
through tho Peabody Relief Association. and
saying that the distress Is terrible. Immediate
relief necessary. and contributions thus far are
inadequate.
BATON RoUdE. La. Sept 2.-Elcycn deaths
from yellow fever have occurred here. four Of
which were within tho last twenty-four hours.
Many are down sick. and all business Is stopped.
Ourfnanca resources are insufficient TO re-
lcve the distress and we are compelled to ask
tho country 10 aid us. Our people are meeting
the situation with great ilrmness.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept 2.-To-day opened
clear and warm with the little force Of workers
nearly exhausted. The fever continues with
out abatement. but it is impossible to obtain the
number ~ now ensos IN to noon for tho reasNu
that physicians are not required 10 report be-
fore 7. NJ. Tho undcrtakers report 4S yellow
fever interments up onoon. and the Indications
IRE that the death list will be IA large IA yoster-
day 4 number of negroes. some OF them
drunk assembled before tho Commissary
Depot this morning and becoming riotous.
made n rush for the door. They. werc kept
back hy the colorcd militia on guard. hut "a seq
ond attempt being made the guards fired, Kill
ing one negro. The doors Wcr" then closed.
| ana Gen. Luke T.. Wright spoke to tho crowd.
restoring quiet for the time being. The COM
mittee is doing all in its power 10 supply the
people with food. but some u the negroes are
ratlons are issued and further trouble is feared.
The Board Of Health records show eighty
| four new cases and nfty-three deaths for the
| twenty-fou hours ending at L. VI.
The fears Of trouble are allayed tonight
some negro agi,ators have been talkln to thc
| coored people and attempting 70 create trouble,
! but by the prompt action Of MAJOR VIM; Willis
| and other members of the titl2ens Relief Com,
mittee they were arrested this afternoon and
nut in the station house. NJ fears II further
trouble are felt
Great difficulty is being experienced in get
ting carpenters to make conns. and hands 10
| dig graves for the pauper dead but 30 far all
a deal nays sen ep Saya Sr S IN
| their sickness, and their corpscs only discov-
cred through tho efforts OF the Health Onicer
and his assistants. as has been the case In
'' wtsai ie'i Sept. "A despatch dated
President Of The Howard Association. has been
received. stating: Nurses with yellow fever eN-
/ perience are urgently requested 10 come 10 our
| aid" Twelve ladies and two gentlemen have
| already volunteered their services and VIII
s gaSe 4eTe se scrs orai his
services and those 81 siNty-hve other soldiers
~ the Home Who are penslon"d ny We uofSrIh,
| serve as watch men. police. nurses, CT IN any
| capacity. without COMPENSATION.
| Duplicate money orders from the yellow fever
infected districts are sent 10 the sixth Auditors
accounts Of Postlnasters These are handled
10y ladies. Precautions are taken against com
munication Of the disease 10 them by the plen-
PoRr GIpsoV. Miss Sept. 2.-we have 400
cases 55 cases Of doAih out Of $50 persons re-
naming in town. About 100 have fed. The
ono 10 give them "a drink - water. Some nurses
| are on he way from New Orleans and Chicago.
Help and money are needed.
Contribution boxes for the benefit Of the yell
| low fever sufferers have been placed in each Il
| the police stations. The amounts deposited IN
| them yesterday averaged about 30 each, Capt.
! Walsh II tho CITY Hall pulice has placed two
| hnSes in tho General Sessions tIy1 In the
! County Court House ono in tho City Hal. three
! i'm the Post Onlce and one in Nash X Crooks
r re- CAPT Saunders d the Church street
police sent 10 the Mayors ofice s57 50 collected
M the fcrri.e and s4.5s from the box in the
| uoiin. s.ntion Cant CARRY II tho New street
| noiice forwarded ij77lO, and Sergt Carey If
| The Leonard street police sIls5i. Mrs NJ
| Nnlty "A cleaner in the CITY Hall was the first
c"ntritutor H. tho box there. She put in 81
! Tic following letter was received IN tile Mayor
| oFucr rnr Limos
CohNrR ~ srhrtr $50 WuiiAN stnsrs
| - ~. l. v,..,. - ~ noNIt SS'l,r 'e'7'
n.y. '' ,t, nr q, Ag r.; s.si,s me- IN serve A.
Que Of eonii,ce t. aGe charge Of he proceeds Of
benefit 10 be gwen The relief u the sufferers yell
| low lever at Tie South ,.
am long ont OF Town aml ,on-fIn' IVY nave 70 1e
Gnan, ~ 10 P"' ""'"'' MANN ." '"'' " "' va N''
haNs already contributed toward the relief n our
r,at. lie daily INCREASING ha,. Gym uled t. ai 70
my former cVntnlIuon nnd h,ie%iih .l.,.,e ,nt.
III W .. '1 ,ht .'e i''e' VI '''' Win ""'"' We
| u" - "'"'"' Nj r, XII" vo,r. Rosynr poSSyH
IT., ~. n,',,,i,.,,d NJ, chorloa nono Il,
mayor r., ny nhpn"in'u MI NH"I''s a. D"hH III
| llAie oi hf' b9nher,i Nto-or,s
od ns WAS Gis Fla @ am"nt
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