The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-16
YELLOW FEVER'S RAVAGES.
THE EPIDEMIC SPREADING STILL FUR
TIER IN the SOUTHWEST
Twenty-scver New Gases In Ncmphis- Great
Mortality Among the Chidreu mt New DR.
icans-Expcricnced Nurses for Grenada.

Twenty-scver New Eases In Mcmphfs-Grent
Mortality Among the Chiidren mt New Or
icnns-Expcricnced Nurses for Grenada.
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 15.-Sixtccn expert
enccd nurses In charge OF Drs. Vaudeville and
vcazle. arrived yesterday morning from New
Orleans. Tho nurscs'wcre quickly assigned to
afflicted families. Tho type Of the disease Ia
pronounced malignant. and il spreading. Ten
or twelve now cases have appeared, and nine
deaths were reported in the last twcnty-four
hours. There aro fully 1875 cases. Tho white
population Is now reduced to 700. Mono OF tho
old cascs have yet recovered. Tho brave and
self-sacrncing doctors Of Now Orleans. assisted
by the resident physicians. are doing noble
work. and grateful hearts go out to them and
to the generous citizens Of New Orleans In this
hour OF deep afIlcton
WILMINGTON. n. C.. Aug. 15.-The following
has been received here from Grenada Miss
GRrS,pA. Miss. Aug. Is.
DrS S Gcs al oSS Sp " S ~ Sscd hs
The May orrd yins; aud the onlS 2nieer Ieit
City Marshal aud Acting Mayor
Immediately on receipt OF the above tele-
gram the Board Of Aldermen Of this city con-
vencd in special session and made an appro-
pration for the Grenada sufferers. and APP
pointed committee Of seven to solicit contr-
buttons from citizens 1t is thought liberal
sum will be raised
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Aug l5.-The following tel
egram was sent this morning:
To Ho~. Gegg, W ncary, S,o,,y Of War, Wlssirq,or.
Death I. making rarid stride, through our street.
LOO tents into which 10 remove the Ioor. ~,
X A. TnoNrsoN, Postmaster
Since the above was sent Postmaster Thomp-
son sent another telegram asking for rations.
with view Of supplying and getting all tn"
poor pcorle out OF town. Twenty-sevcn new
cases and ak deaths have been reported in the
washington. Aug. ij-Tho War Department
has made favorable response to tho petition
from Memphis FOR supply 81 tents to shelter
though. as II is said in the telegram. there is no
law for such proceeding other than the law. OF
struried TO supply the tents and other Govern
ment property asked for.
WAsmNGToN; Aug. lathe following dcs
patch was received at the Post ONCE Depart
~ j. Y K,y PNs
yellow fever bal here. and great Generalization pre-.
vail. but propose 10 see II through and Only AK your
'SisneI R 4. Tuosr.cS. Pm
NEW ORLEANS. La Aug. l5.-Nincty- eight now
cases Of yell9w fever have been reported to-day.
or tho deaths reported 10 day. were children
under years. ono was g. one a. and one whose
agc, Wa, not given;
The Tuacs speaking cditorially says. Some
| Of the remarkable features that characterized
| the icvcr IN its incipenry continue t. charac-
NATURAL and developed form. Fully 50 per cent.
Of me deaths j. 81 i9reigners or una'ciimaird
! people. and July II per cont OF tho re-
| that we notice the death Of an adult
born hsre, or Who Rad lived here
at he or she received even moderate atten-
| ton Instances " This sort constitute .eNcop-
ions to avcry marked general n rule Indeed
habits Of life render them especially Liable to
malarial influences the sickness seems TO- bee
d"voting itself especially to children; and. rs
| time goes on. this feature becomes moro con-
spicuous. and Iustifies the theory TINT the fever
| may be looked upon as having declared itself.
| II IL true TIM, a good many native adults havo
| been affected but the attack. in nearly every in
| stance. has been light and manageable and, but
| for tho scare. would hardly hHvo excited COM
meut. So far II ~ distinctly thu chiliron's year
Pom EApps. Lax Aug l5.-Iherg arc three
DR.. stone reports that the cases are. IN thu
| main. doing well.
boon quarnn,ln'd against all rahronds,
CAIRO. H.. Aug l5.-N) cases II yellow fever
tons King Strictly cnior,ei. III. Bdar,i Of
Health has adopted resolution forbidding en-
trance e. the city OF express mess myers and
other tram employees direct from the fever in-
fectcd districts.
Al "A meeting otthe Board Of Health this after.
noon. II was resolved to prohibit entrance 10 the
city Of all passenger ana freight trains from tho
South after tonight thus placing an embarg,
On travel AMI shipments OF any kind from that
direction. steamers from below will not Zoe
permitted % land or send u passenger ashore.
| CINC1SNATI. Aug. l5.-M illiam Hines Of Now
| Orleans, prominent Tor some time past The
| only yellow fever patient here left this morn nL
| for New York fully recovered. There is some eN
| element over the arrival this afternoon II III,
towboAt John ID. Porter from Ncw Orleans. witt
several cases If yellow fever on board TIL,
Health ON ,cr boarded her several miles below
LRwrcnccburg. and found the crew in a dis
abled condition. The boat will not be- permitted
TO and here. and no one will be allow "a - <,
near her except two physicians. who will a.
company her ~ Pittsburgh. her destination.
| NIuKsBuBo. Miss. Aug. lj.-The Health ON
Ger reported two now cases OF yellow fever II
| the city To-day