West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-19
Yellow Fever.

Op the I'd OF October the reports showed
an increase of the disease at New Orleans
The entire district OF Carrallton, a suburb
was infected. Hope has been deferred TN
the blessing of frost arrives
AT Baton Rouge the fever, on tn,
"a, was increasing at rapid rate
There were over four hundred new
cases in the past five days. Nothing was do
Ing except attending the sick and distressed
The fever was increasing at Plaquenine nd
Fort Hickey. There was a steady record
OF mortality and suffering at Memphis, and
sgreat number OF smaller places in extreme
distress.
DIR. Long, OF Louisville, having, at the
direction OF the Surgeon General OF the
Marine Hospital Service, made A thorough
investigation into the causes, nature and
extent of the yellow fever at Gallipolis
Ohio, Is preparing his report thereof, which
will be laid before the Yellow Fever Com.
mission for digestion in connection with the
fruits Of its own labors, and will be subse
quenuy transmitted to Congress
From Meridian, Mississippi, October 4,
About twenty.six cases Of fever here. -Four
cases OF pronounced yellow fever and two
deaths from black vOmit. Our town is nj.
most depopulated. Dot Of three drug stores
one remains open, and two physicians have
left the city. We have railroad conmuni
cation and very little yellow fever medicine
on hand.
Az Lagrange, Tenn, says q letter dated
the 4th, yellow fever has been epidemic for
about week; there have been fifteen
deaths, and the number Of cases now undey
treatment is thirty. There is great suffer.
ing from want OF Smoney and provisions
Stricken Memphis has come nobly to the
relief OF the town, sending nurses. phv.
sicians and medicines. The citizens have
organized n relief committee. with Mr.. NJ
J. Pulliam as President, T. J. Sh elton, Sec.
LA ~
| The telegraph operator deserted his post
early in the action, and kilograms have 10
be forwarded by train or special MESSENGER
70 and from Grand Junction, three miles
distant
Chattanooga, October 4: DR.. Vandemap.
Registrar, reports for the last twentv.foui
hours M deaths from yellow fever, and siY.
teen new cases, fourteen n them being
colored. The outlook is decidedly on.
favorable. Warm days and cool nights arc
very rapidly developing disease. Most ol
the cases reported are In the part Of the dis
trict FIRST infected.
Washington correspondent OF the Gin
cinnau Commercial Of October SAYS: There
has been case Of yellow fever here. ali ,,,.
mors 70 the contrary notwithstanding, but
the medical fraternity have been anxious
ana ~ times fearful, especially when they
contemplated the rotten wooden pavement
ana the vastaTea N disease-aureading swami
winch borders the Potomac along the city
'front.' There are many acres covered with
, stagnant water and rotten sea-grsss ,accumu.
lafed sewerage, and all desert ptiona Of filth
ne smell is frigbtful, and With a south wind
which is the prevailing breeze here. the
bad air from this sink Of corruption IL
blown directly into, over and around the
comfortable homes Of the people The bad
smell is by that time obliterated, but the air
BE- none the less burdened with malaria. and
hence the l0W type Of fevers which prevail
in Washington 10 greater extent than
would be The case but for this disease
breeder along the Potomac. Stimulated bv
a wholcsonne fear ~ yellow fever or soms