The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-27

\ this morning and was Immediately quaran'
tined. On May 9th Henry McDade, sea-
man, died OF yellow fever. No signs Of the
disease have appeared on. board since, but
the quarantine officers deemed It best not
to permit her to come TO tho wharf until
thoroughly fumigated.
$500 PB0N CITIZENS. a,r
CoLuMBus, August 26.-The citizens
meetinginthc interest OF the yellow fever
sufferers tonight was largely attended.
Eight hundred dollars was collected. Com
mittees were appointedto canvass the city
by wards for further subscriptions. @
SIPS PROM OMAHA. Z d arsI,
OMAHA, August 26.-In response to
Mayor Wilhur's proclamation asking aid
for the yellow fever sufferers one hundred
and twenty-five dollars was contributed.
PEvEii DREAMING OUT IN THE cANrs.
/ MEMPHIS, August 26.-To-day the wealth
or has been cloudy and gloomy. The fever
has not only increased In the city but has
seemed 10 battle the efforts to save the
lives oi many poor people, who were NOV:
ed out OF the city, by appearing in two OF
the camps. 1t is now definitely known
that three deaths occurred yesterday from
the camp Joe Williams and several others
OF the refugees. are sick. In addition TO
these three woman also died from heart
disease. When found this morning in
her tent her young babe was discovered in
its dead mothers breast seeking its 'wonted
nourishment n ."sfllut
AT the camp near Overton Station, on
the Memphis & Paducah Railroad, Chas.
Fagnn died this morning: l,if',f 6 I
For the past "a hours the health records
show 100 new cases and 20 interments. DR..
Alex ErSkinc Yas taken down to-day, also
FatherEslcGsyeny and Bph@ of st. Peters.
Parish. y Two 4iote Of the Sisters at -Lazel-'
letti Academy, W. W, White, clerk at the
Peabody Hotel, and Jas, Russell, who has
been actively at work among the sick Of
the Odd Fellow Fraternity. The disease
has tlken down lng0od many negroes In
some neighborhoods, sick ones being found
in every household. There is great need
for physicians and: nurses! onrAown ply,
sicians having more than they can attend
to and many Of the sick having to go for
days without the attention OF nurse. A.
ride through the districts where the fexer
is worst draws forth many appeals to be
dirertedI where or howto obtaintthe ser,
vices ota physician. As a result nians do
not receive medical attention until too late
to save life. = '-''l' 1 ''''' n
The Towards employ five physicians but
the Sick calls arc-n1orc than they can'at-
lend to.
Tyo,of our practicing physicians, have
died With the fever aid five Others are
now down. o.. yr,-s.ay.l
SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ADDED TO THE YE-
-------.- YER FUND. =------
About $4,000 was added to the yellow fc-
yer fund to.day.s1 srire'i- EEy7if z, Z n
/. prrrsnuRGIr,y August 26.-James Gfaw-
ford, the yellow fever patient who arrived
in this aeityl! on the, steamboat EAbner
o'Neal yesterday died this evening" Cav.
ford sidI thAthe had. been employed as
deckhand ON the Iehn Porter, but hhdleft
that vessel and made his way to Wheeling,
from which point he took passage for Fits
burgh. The Porter has been laid in quar-
antine on the Ohio, some distancel below
Wheeling, fol, some time,sst Y
Cu4TTASo0GA, August %. The colored
people here send over one hundred dol.
larsto The yellow fever sufferers. YDlr,I
SAVANNAH SENDS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SAyAxxAn, August 23-At q meeting for
the ralipf oftle yellow fever suffcrersone
thousand dollars was contributed. More
will be raised. Z ,zSsi .s,.inss aa
/, CHICAGO, Aug. 2G.-The following con-
triButi6nsfor yellowfever were received by
The Y. NJ. C. A. one hundred and eleven
dollars, merchants, five hundred and fifty
dollars fion, G; B. FARRELL, one hundred
dollars. Y The Masonic Lodges votea to
send one thousand eight hundred dollars
in installnients II itbc called for by their
Southern .Brethern. Individual members
raised about nine hundred dollars to be
sent Immediately. The Citizens Associa.
tioi, forwarded two thousand dollars, and
Murray Nelson, President estimates the
total amount which will be collected at
twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars.
NoRruARY REPORT FOR TIE WEEK.
NEw oRLRGYs, August 20. The mortu-
ary report foE the week ending Sunday
evening at @ r. ", shows from all causes
i93, OF which 30S were yellow fever; 800
were white and Is col0red OF fever, 80
died in Charity Hospital, sin Hotel Dieu
and Gin Teurs Tnfirmary. About 20 new
applicants for relief in this city, though o
few Of their earlier cases are econvalescing.
Tho Howard's relief list increases daily.
I4O NEW CASES ATvicKspuRo. W.
vrcKsBuRo; August 2G.-Weather cloudy;
thermometer 829; showers. No boats up
or down. 1G1s s!i m a'7 -.
There are l40 new cases and % inter-
mefits reported to-day. Among the deaths
today is Miss Mary Lambkin, The wealth
or is very unfavorable to-day, and accounts
for the great increase in the number OF
new cases. -t7f'il. ,.1''i +.ii
SEVERAL OTHER CASES IN PnirADELrnrA.
PnILApELpiria, August 96.-Thcre are
rumors Of several othcr-cases inItown, but
they cannot be authenticated, 4 tramp
died on the pike, near Camden, Sunday,
OF supposed yellow fever t4f.f,,
9''' The Indian War. IN
vtRaISlA Cry, MoSr., August 26.-The
ranchman from whom The Indians stole
the stock atlRed Rock, on the Montana
bad week ago, followed them with forty
Citizens TIL they found thay had joined a
large party and were too strong, when
they returned. 1t is supposed that they
are congregating near Henry Lake. lCaptg
Egcn, with one company OF the ID cavalry,
would reach Henry Lake yesterday. a
small party OF soldiers in the National
Park Aiti from Fort Ellis will undoubtedly,
strikGthc. Indians in day or two, Z q
vbt%yi FIRE RECORD. .srrFi7'st-r $50
snTG,f At GrSenviue. 7a'EfIIa'l y
SANDY Hill, n. Y, August ga fire at