The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-01
YELLOW EEHER
In Memphis, vicksburg. Granada, and Other In
terror Towns.
MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS
dug 26-Dr. Alex Erskine was taken down
to-day; also Fathers McGsrvey and Bokel, of
ST. Peters parish, two more of the sisters at
LaSalette Academy. The disease to day has
taken down many negroes, aud il some neigh
borhoods the sick ones are found in every
house. There is great need for physicians
and nurses, our own pb! 8 clans having more
than they can attend to, and any sick having
to go for days without attentions of nurse.
The fever has also sppeared in several Of the
camps established in the neighborhood of the
citV,
Memphis, Au0 27-Number of new cases re.
ported up to noon to-day ffty.seven deaths
hiIty-three. OF the new cases occurring now
a large proportion are colored people, among
whom the mortality will be very crest
Memphis dug. % The condition of our city
tonight surpasses the most Sombre imaginiu gs
of misery. For the twenty.four bours ending
at p. m sixty-two deaths have occurred, of
which only four were from other causes than
yellow fever OF these forty y.seven were whites
one hundred and nineteen. During the day
our physioians were worn out in at
tending sick calls, that tonight, for self-pre.
servation, they are resting, many in the coun-
while the friends Of the sick are searching in
vain for medical attendants. The following
report to the Howards, to-day, from DR.. r. w.
Mitchell, director of the medical CORPS of ten
physicians employed By the association, gives
some idea of the condition of things: need
ten more physicians immediately. I fnd
SCORES OF people sick and dying without having
been seen by physician. The scenes of death
aud distress to-day aud to night are indescrib.
able. Members of relief committees have been
called to zee sick persons, and responding to
the calls found in some cases oorpses lying in
beds or on the floors without even q single
watcher.
Aug. 90 New cases to-day 90; deaths TO-
At p. M, TO day, drenching rain commenc
ed falling and continued up to z O'Clock. The
death rate of to-day exceeds that of any day of
1873, but it 10 feared, owing to the wet weather
tonight, it will in turn be exceeded by TO
morroW's mortuary report. The sickness 10
expected to spread in the camps even more than
in the city, by reason of rain; and what is worse
here, the facilities for caring for the sick are
very poor, the only building in the ne:ghbor
hood being An old barn, which has been hastily
fitted MP for q hospital. Among the new oases
to-day Is the Mother Superior at LaSAlette
The dead roll includes the names Of Fathers
Martin, Walsh and McGArvey, whilst Fathers
Bokel and Maher are in dying condition
The CORPS of physicians employed by the How
ards are doing efficient work, but have 'more
cases than they can attend. fearful condi
tion of sffaira exists among the colored people
In some localities hundreds have been sick for
days without medical attention.
aug 30-72 new cases, 81 deaths, Fathers
Bokel and Mesgher are dead. Two fathers and
two brothers sE the Franciscan MOnas tary ara
down. The fever is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent among the pegroes, many of whom
have had no medical atteOdAnce.