The New York herald., 1878-08-25
YORK SUNDAY. AUGUST QUADRUPLE

low 'ever patients of Port Gibson. The Howard Asso-
Citation aud citizens return thanks the donors for
'he'r Kindness. Fever Is on tho here, 100
cases and 10 deaths being reported.
JANIS A GAGE, President Howard Association
HI RhoRs or THE PLAGuE BOAT PORT R-PHE-
PAIRING THE BODIES FOR BURIAL
From the Cincinnati Commercial, August 23l
The Health officers competed the captain Of tho
Porter TO drop down TO The place where the vessel
now lies, about three miles below GaiiipolIs, and .
guard stood on the river bank day and night to pre-
vent any ono from going a. hore The crew were now
badiy demorazsd. ten down in the hunks With the
lever, the cook had deserted and tho purchased
below had become tainted that had be thrown
overheard The Pittsburs engineer Charles Doyle
man, had died the night before, and was followed
In tue morning by deck hand. Cap
tain Bickerstln was also down with an iniermrt-
tant fever. The work very trying,
Dr. Carr and Or. slougn) standing watch night and
Tic patients, tho deck hands refusing assist
Whea a man died. on US developed the duty OF pre-
vcm,s cosguIsed blood ned wsiisu up throseh
inc mouth, covering tho lace mock and chest, and
were very rough boxes made OF haii-inch pine. WITH
large crsvices between the planks Attic wrapping
the body IN sheet we would place u N tho box and
then tuck ~ quilt around n and nail the lid. We
would then place sticks underneath and call Of
ths deck hands 10 carry IL below that II ght be
taken ashore ior burial Ihis work the invaria-
bly, refused until We had penuialIy sprinkled
everything with carboi,c acid. OF our four.
teen cases We lost four. Our money had
now gwen out ana whom sent
to mo that brother aud sister OF the dead engineer
Charley D-gicncn, were Galpoiis, anu will
ing 10 pay any well who would dig up tho body
and transfer il 10 u casket they had purchased /
Jumped at the chance. gong ashore with assistant
10 where he was laid. The assistant Jug down part
way and then abandoned the WORK. beng afraid oil
isction got IN with shovel aud did the rest OF it,
unScroWing be
mat by ths time, lilo having been extinct tor two
freely usod, and the body taken ou, aud placed in
the casket During all tnts tune the brother and
sister ana the Health 0licsr stood of at a dts.
lance on little bill watching all the proceedings.
Whsn my duties as an amateur b0dy-snaschcr
and undertaken were finished, they enve me s25,
sum thnt was perfect godsend. divided with Carr.
Day before yesterday (ruesday) Mr.. John A. Porter,
the owner Of the bos' sent from Pitsourg Health
OF The crew. OF this sum Needham retained $4OO as
he said, for repairing the broken wrist other ex
able bodied were then paid or Under our direction
the mon were made to take baths while clothes
coiored hands then took ono OF the rowboatsI and
after plugging up all tho holes and stufhng the cracks
from the vesses side pulled down the liver as hard
as they could make IL, ana were lost sight
around the BENT. The white men went ashore on the
Virginia sido
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE
The committee Of the Chamber OF Commerce met
yesterday and organized by the appointment OF
Mcssrs. Henry Hsntz as chairman; Pierrepont Nor
gan, treasurer, and George Wilson, secretary. Mr..
Frederick l.. Tnlcott reported that no had organized
movement tor obtaining subscriptions from members
oil tho Stock Exchange. which was approved by the
committee A sub-commt ee, consisting OF Messrs.
Henry f. Spsulding, +. II. Cossitt, Charles N. Fry,
William H. uion aud Seth Low, was appointed with
power to distribute tho funds In such cities OF the
South may thoir judgment DO most needed. 1t
was then decided to furnish members Of tho commit
tee with subscription books, and that they DO re-
quested to report at the Chamber OF Commerce, daily
noon, the contributions obtained.
The Western Union Telegraph Company, through
Mr.. Charles 81 Fry, offered TO transmit all messages
TO the South Tree Of charge, which oor was accepted
with thanks.
The following arc tho subscriptions received up TO
three =. NJ. yesterday:-
W. i j. sloane, 500; Drexo Morgan Co 900; John
Jones. 500; Henry T. op.uding tsddi.ionsp, 800;
T.soi s de s. e.
Total, $4,000
NEW YoRK's AID FoR THE SUFFERERS.
The following contributions were received BY the
HERALD yesterday ior the relief OF the sufferers BY
ysilow fsvsr:--
EmpIoys' Of Brown Gotten Gie comy.ny. New London
sSs' Co.. sa5 so' f. e. "" y 'o' '''" T. k'"shF'a
Tho following subscriptions were received at the
Mayors Office yesterday:-
j. W. Gerard S25; Charles r. Tag Son. $50 Herm
Nue.. s FPrs ssJ Mani. Sy fas e g s.sJ
n: n hyns ss M a1.n.d. fund sS
SD s sfssi's fc.s $50 s q 'hn''" "''d sa'' Cash D.
MI. n. Barnett, of No 115 franklin street. .c-
knowIedgss tho receipt Of the following contributions
for tho relief OF the sufferers at Now oflcaus:-
g1S,hsr. go; iiHn, 6.,iin Valentine. s;o ES4
Gibe, SIS Amidosn Lane Co SO smith. ohu,ehill
yS. ss5rsS ssa & SO
So sarah iisnsmann, So; Well heidelbssh $40; ~
Davis s.V zrs p.:.s g.: H. fG cs .sss,s Co. s
s5SG' $50 f;ss"i !% r:s.
s E%ts..; Co. sss; :. s:;ss.% xss":.' So. 8
cas sso Lcas LssSry Sysrs sio
risss ssss, t'f Gov: one.
Ny %wf., sic; @ zee T. E 80: wi.n i.l%.n S Co. Co.
s3S Eagle gle, s'eiI G9%psny SO x%5. @oo sa'A
james y. Hslsey. ONO 10s Duane street. acknowi-
edges The receipt oil toe following amounts for the re-
lief OF the Grcnads, Miss, sunerers:--
The Mite s. L.se Marsh Gardiner. $40; Francis
;, SONS. 81 No. 70 wS,h stree" street y a children
total. $50 Is. W.
Captain Thomas Pinekaey and Colonel J. G. N.
Buhaloe, agents OF tho Virginia and Tennessee AR
Line, received the following contributions tor tho
people at Grenada, Mss, yesterday, and forwarded
the money by exprcss:-
Arnold Constable 4 Co. sioo 3 Lowsnsteip 4 Brother.
SyU; r. W.. 81; Cash. $50: W. :. Kodier $40; Henry
Rice $40; John siotc. $40; Cash 81 Cash, gon
W., $40. j. q. Johnston, 500. Total. xj0S.
Any donations for the relief OF the sufferers by yeI
low lever will be forwarded BY this line Tree.
Mr.. Theodore Mayer, OF the firm OF Mayer Bros
L. Co, of VIcKsburg, MISS, VINO Is now stoppib In
this city. received the following subscr ptions aid
the yellow lever sufferers IN vicksburg. and
warded the money oy wire to the Howard Association
at that placc:-
Mayer Bros a CO. OF viek,burx, eiyo; August, Bcrn.
holm. Bauer, 500; u. B. Claim a Co.. sl0D Fred
Butterheld Co. $50: Bacon, Baldwin Co, 81; VIII
lam Watson A Co. $50; kartan Wooden Mills. SIS; Wen.
dell. Fay 60. SO keyser, Townscnd Co.. $50; Low
Hartman Co. SO: wendell Hutchinson Co, 500
swift, Sackett Co, 81; A. ID. Jouitard Co. so. H.
Herman CO.. SO Faulkner, Pngc ,o, 81. Hunt