The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-06
SWEPT BY THE DESTROYER.
TIE FErER MATING ITS OWN WAY IN
TIfE SOUTH. UNCIIECkED.
No House In Grenada that hns not been visited
ny the Pinaue-New 0riean. and Memphis
The Theatre Of Scenes Of Grent uistre...


Howard Association report 172 applications for
rclicf to-day The Young Mems Christian As
socintion report "a new cases on their list. Tho
Peabody Relief Association issued moro than
1000 rations. Dispatches have been received
from Holly Springs and Grccnvillc. Miss. ask
ing for physicians and nurses.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 5.-Therc were 20l now
cases Of yellow fever to-day. and Sc cases OF
death.
The death list includes 80 minors. 90 being
children under seven years. Adoph Errch
aged Is years. n native Of Chester. ILL.,. and for
the last two years pastor OF the Lutheran Trini-
ty Church Of Algicrs. died OF yellow fever Mrs.
Lahordcaut and Mrs. Kelly. the nurses who
faithfully discharged their duty ut Port Eads
and throughout this city leave for Holly
Springs this evening in response TO an appeal
from that city. Fifteen nurses and ono ply
stefan were sent TO Holly Springs yesterday by
the Towards
LII. Webster and Mrs. +. W. Barnes and three
OF her children have the fever.
An appeal is addressed To- the steamboat in
forests throughout tho country. which says that
the Steamboatmen's Relief Association has Just
been organized here. to give aid TO such Of their
brethren and their families ms may require it.
regardless OF where they may hail from. Tho
prevailing epidemic and total suspension Of
business have brought much distress 10 n large
number OF the fraternity. which the home boat
men ara unable to relieve in full. They there
fore appeal to steamboat men in other places TO
organize in their respective ports. and send
such assistance as they may decide on. Contri-
buttons should b" sent 10 Jesse X. Bell Presi-
dent or +. COnury Vice President and Treas
urrr
The Now Orleans Homeopathic Relief Assoc
citation through II. President Albert Voorhees,
announces to the Homeopathic Societies and
fraternity of the United States that It will be
glai To receive and properly apply their bene-
The Towards sent DR.. Courier. Mr.. Ham
mond. cumpositor. md eight nurses 70 Holly
Springs this afternoon by the Jackson Railroad.
They Will send IL men and women nurses 10
Grecnville tomorrow. There, was no convey
tion received the following dispatches to-day;
From q. W. Thomas. President Howard AS
ISOLATION. Canton. Miss. saying that there were
ccding 9 o'clock 4, NJ. to-day. Dr. THOMAS
adds: " l. Il possible to send me any color"d
nurses? Tho. suffering among the hacks IL
| willing to nurse negroes. Send white nurses
! Over 100 cases now under treatment 49,
From DR.. Warren Stone Of Grenada. Miss.
setting forth that there were ~ cases Of death
| from the fever In tho last "a hours. and that
there is no change in affairs.
From William lockwood, President Of the
| Howard Associationot Nicksburg. Miss. setting
| forth that DR., 1. +. Whitehead died this morn
! sexton has orders for 3s interments up 10 IL r.
| VI. God knows where il will stop Geo A.
Burns, express hgent. is dying. Everybody
'tp to- p. NJ. ls cases of death and 81 new
cases were reported.
At meeting ofthc Board Of Health this oven
ing the Sanitary Inspectors reports for the
month Of August were rseeiyed. The following
4, n brief rsynopSsis; The Sanitary Inspector
in August; tho Sanitary inspector. of the
second District, 500 cases and los cases
OF death; Third District. 81 cases. 80
natives AMI "a foreigners 50 whites and 2 col
nred, II women and 81 men. u children and
~ adults. & cases II death Also reports the TO-
tai failure OF the carbolic acid disinfeciion and
port Fifth District. Agiers. no casos up To
| Aug in August ~ genuine cases. Tie san
| itnry Inspector says the eases Of hidrrn ot
similar type rs yellow fever. but differing from
The sanitary Inspector of the Sixth Dis~ct
! reports lu9 cases. Of which lOi wer" whites AMI
dren under II years. 30; native, 40: ipr" gn"f-
| 80. Cases in August Il nat YES, foreigners,
| adults g whites. and l black; children.
whites. Tho most malignant typo and success
! fu INVASION Of adjoining premises WAS NJ the
| corner Of General TAYLOR and st. Charles streets
and here was besides, an instance where the
untiring efforts toward the eNterminntion 81
| the fever germs by the use OF curbolic ncid aud
| sulphur fumgation failed most signally. The
| Inspector 'N"s not think that the adjoining
! dairics. VI a. some are kept had anything
| 10 do with EYER hut that the defective drain
| age of the streets II more likely the only and
| true cnus" ot tho inalignancy OF the fever in
CANTON. Miss. Sept 5.-The total number Of
yellow fever cases here M 10 date is Isl cases OF
death. 81. The weather is cloudy. with some
| rain. There have been l6 new cases and Is
ca as OF Death in tn last twenty four hours.
| j.. T. Oliver Mrs. James Metal. and Robert Nc
I"ary died last night. There are. five or six
sicians are broken down. Three are SICK with
| ~" fever. There II great need Of nurses and
| post yesterday afternoon. The dispatches sent
| 10 the press have somehow failed 10 get oil The
| operator had great deal o. do. hut he might
| hay" STAYED ono more day He was bcsOught to
BAToS RouGE, La. Sept 5.-Therc hayc been
| 1858 cnscs of yellow fever here NJ to datc-l5
| twelve hours. Many Of the cases are SO mild in
character that physicians have declined to re-
GRFNADA. Miss. sept. -Noon.-The situa-
ton hero il heartrending. There have been
males. pr Ringold and y. ". Coon, manager
! Of tho Towards. md n daughter Of the Roy
! william MrCracken were attacked by i"y"rtQ-
day. About twelve now cases have been d"yel-
| opcd in the last twenty. -four hours. Mrs. b, T.
Anderson widow OF CO.. Anderss9n, was
longer remains a honso in Granada that has
MT been ys,sd by Tue FstiIenGG@
Mother Alfonso. superior Of 81. Agnes Acui-
envy IL in n dying condition. George ". l..
! Relief ,C9mmittee, died this morning. The
| Naltha Home or lnhrmary, on Market street.
under tho charge OF Mann NalthHll Of Mobile
contains about thirty patients, and the number
is increasing hourly Dr. Dowoll ~ Calves
ton IL tho physician in charge County Under
tnker Walsh this morning reports "A falling of
the number Of applications Tor the burial of
paupers. \. j. Wheeler Secretary ~ thr Ma
sonic Relief Board. is sick. Brother Amhnius
OF the Franciscan Church is dead.
PENSACOLA. Fla. sept. 5.-Iho schooner
George Dl sailed from New Orleans 10 Tampa,
whore sh secured clean bill Of health and
then tried 10 enter Pensacola. She has been
from New Orleans live weeks and has no sick
ness. but. nevertheless, WAS ordered to qunrln-
tine with freight and several passougers. 10 re-
main until frost sets in, rs that Is the law.
despatch Of the LIST inst. Reporting the cases
OF death in Pensacola from all causes M four
for the month Of August two being infants, has
been published in New York and other places
as from fever. There has been no ease OF yellow
fever this year in Pensacola or ut Quarantine.
and no death from fever OF any kind during
August.
WASHINGTON. Sept 5.-Mails continue to he
received from all parts OF the South. though
from some places irregular in consequence OF
the prevalence of yellow fever Owing to re-
prat"d hnndngs on the way II is seldom the
mails are received in the original pouches.
Tho contents Tor the most part are found 10 Dee
iumigated or Otherwihu dealt with 10 prevent
the extension Of tho plague.
A despatch was received hero to-day from q.
p More President Of the Howard Association
Of Brownsville, Tenn, saying that the fever
was raging thcre. and calling for assistance.
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