The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-06
THE SCOURGE.

1nE OOUUhUE'
Full Report of the RaVages of the Vel
low Fever.
AUGUST 2S.-New cases in New Or
leans 900, deaths 81. The Howard AS
ISOLATION relief list is gradually increas-
ing. The new applications amount to
about 125 daily. The Young Mems
Christian Association now have one
hundred patients on their relief list.
A dispatch from Canton, Mississippi,
to the Howard Association says: Send
us two nurses Immediately The fever
is increasing.
At Port Gibson the fever is very
30 deaths to date. Ice is wanted more
than anything else. The nurses are do
ing well.
At Memphis eighty new cases were
reported up to noon while the idications
are that there will be quite an increase
in the death rate.
At Vicksburg one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five new cases of fever during the past
twenty-four hours, and fifteen deaths.
Seven hundred cases of fever have oc-
CURED at Vicksburg to date
There have been two deaths in Gin
cincinnati Measures for relief are be-
ing taken in many places. Collections
reported are as follows: st. Louis to
date, $4,000; The Merchants Exchange
voted to-day by ballot to donate $4,000
from the regular revenue of the Elk
change, for the fever sufferers; Column
bus, Ohio, $500; Evansville, Indiana,
$500; Leavenworth masons, 5000:
Wheeling, West Virginia, masons, 800.
In Chicago the collections to-day for the
yellow fever sufferers up to noon were
$4,000, including $1,000 from hotels,
$40 merchants, Chicago Tribune 800,
Journal $50.
AUGUST 29.-New Orleans, new cases,
40; deaths, 40; weather warm and
shOwery. The Howard association to-
day responded to 119 new applications
for relief, and the Young Mems Chris
tian association to 43 new cases. The
funds of the last named association are
nearly exhausted.
At Memphis at the board of health
meeting, DIR Lawrence reported fearful
condition among the colored people.
New cases, so; deaths 20. At IL p. m.
today drenching rain commenced fall
ing, and continued up to Z O'Clock. The
death roll to-day exceeds that of any day
during the scorge of 1873.
The Vicksburg report is as follows
New cases in the past twenty-four hours
1919, and II deaths. Among the deaths
at a late hour this evening is j. r. Allen
editor of the Vicksburg Herald
Aid is reported from various places
AT Chicago the committee reported the
total subscriptions at over $4,000; for
warded to New Orleans, $2,965; to
Vicksburg, $3.50; to Memphis, $1,365
to Grenada, $3.50. Other COMMITTEES, So,
131. The estimated amounts forwarded
by individuals and through no regular
channel will aggregate as much more
5000 added to previous fund. Produce
Exchange, San Francisco, $7OO; Little
Rock, $1,000; Toledo, Ohio, $500.
st. Louis Merchants Exchange fever
fund now amounts to nearly ten thous
and dollars. The Evangelical Alliance
Masonic, Odd Fellows and other organi
cations also make contributions.
AUST 31-Reeords to-day exhibit 14S
new cases for the twenty-four hours end
ing at p. m, and 20 deaths for the
same period. Up to noon only sever
physicians out of about twenty haG
made their report of new cases.
At New Orleans to-day, new cases
234, deaths 4S. Rev. Father G. J. Beech
er, a native of Buffalo, N. Y, died yes
terdsy of yellow fever. The death lis
includes 20 children under years. TIL,
following telegram was received thii
morning, from Port Gibson, signed Jas
A. Gage, to the President of the How
ard Association: Send ten good nurses
five male and five female. $50 case
and 40 deaths. All broken down, anC
great distress.
A dispatch to the Howard association
Canton, Miss, says: Twenty new case
in the last twelve hours. Send six col
ored nurses if possible, and five white.
At Vicksburg there were 24O new case
and 10 deaths during the past twenty
four hours. Yellow fever has appearet
at Greenville, Miss, and two death
are reported. The people are panic
stricken and flying from their homes.
! One death from yellow fever is report
ed at Mobile. Also one at Jackson. Mrs
DR.. J. B. Norris left Chattanooga 70
yicksburg this morning, accompanied
by fifteen experienced nurses.
I Yellow fever is reported as havin,
broken out in Hickman, KY, with tire
deaths.
Aid is received from all directions.
i At Chicago collections for the yellow
fever fund to-day $4O68; total TO noon
$22 SEQ. Contributions to the citizens
| committee for yellow fever sufferers, t
date $1s,7 Contributions fhrougl
other sources, $5.6ee Total, 81. 422
At Detroit, Michigan, the total amour
/ OF subscriptions 70 the yellow fever SUI
ferers up to this evening, foots up -
5S4T5; of this amount $4S8 was sui
J scribed through the Detroit Free Press.
Contributions from Washington thu
far aggregate 5000 New York sui
scripticns to-day, $4,274 Aggregat
!, subscriptions at Cleveland, o., 5000.
Atthe board Of health Office, Memphi
only 20 new cases have been reportel
for the "a hours ending at 6 p. m. This