The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-29
YELLOW FEVER.
Horrible Condition of Memphis.
One Hundred and Nineteen New Cases
and Sixty-twO Deaths.
Victims Perishing for Want of Med
icaI Aid.
Doctors Hiding in Order to Obtain a
Little Rest.
Contributions, as Liberal as They'Are, Not
Upto the Needs Of the Distress.
The Pestilence Waketh at MONDAY
and Destruction Wasetth at
Midnight. I
One Hundred and Twenty-Five New
Cases at vicksbnrg.
Three Cases at Cincinnati, Two of
Them Fatal.
Two Hundred and Twenty New Cases
at New Orleans, with the Death
Rate Increasing.
Terrible Fatality in Canton, Miss.
Not a Single Victim Recovered
Death Rsigns Supreme.
Two Hundred and Twenty New Cases
at New Orleans, with the Death
Rate Increasing.
Terrible Fatality in Canton, Miss.
Not a Single Victim Recovered
Death Rsigns Supreme.
Heart Rendinu Appeals for Aid---Pro'
gress of the Relief Committees.

NEW ORLEANS, August 2S.-The Howard
Association Relief List is gradually in
crcasing. There are about l2j new appli-
cations daily. The Young Mems Chris
tim Association now have 100 patients on
their, relief list. Seven hundred cases Of
fever have occurred at Nicksburg.
A dispatch to the Picayune from Col.
Dan. Dcnett dated Brook Haven, Miss,
says: Not case OF yellow fever in or
around that place: can not hear OF a case
OF yellow fever in any town between Can
ton and New Orleans over two hundred
miles.
Reports from the coast towns along the
Mobile Road show there is no fever at any
point between New Orleans and Mobile.
A letter from DR.. Case says there is not
now case at Ocean Springs; two. cases OF
fever had occurred there, one died and the
other recovered. No spread OF the dis
ease.
NEw ORLEANS, August 2S-12:l5 T. NJ
New cases, 220; deaths, 81. e. l-.l.gE.
DEATH RATE INCREASING. -
MEMpnls, August 2S.-Eighty new cases
were reported up to noon to-day. The
whole indications are that there will be
quite an'increase In the death rate. A. Il.
Gillen, OF the Citizens Relief Committee,
died this morning.
"A private telegram announced the death
OF DR.. II. Ii. Hobson OF yellow fever, at
Murfrecsboro. DR.. Hobson LETT here at
the outbreak OF the fever.
The negroes this morning became clam.
orous for rations. About one hundred
men, women and children surrounded the
Commissary Department, and twas found
necessary to station guard from . the
Colored Military Company to keep back
the crowd. Numbers of the well ones are
still leaving the city, aided by the Citizens
Committee.
The Howards this morning opened the
Market street public school building as an
infirmary or Howard Home, for the re-
ception OF the pauper sick. They have
also established medical corps Of ten doc
tors, under the direction Of DR.. r. w.
Mitchell. h .r4,.l.- d
IrELr FROM CHICAGO. .sis ~ q
CmcAGo, August 2S.-The collections
to-day for the yellow fever sufferers to
noon were 5000, including 81 200 from
hotel men; insurance men, Sl7O; Chicago
Tribune, Sl0O; Journal, so. ,r 1ttdre
.oil2 2t'~ a cALLFU MUSES.. -
NEw ORLEANS, August 2S, 8 p. M.-0tto
Heyn, a well known member Of the Cot
ton Exchange, died this morning, OF vel
low fever.
A dispatch from Canton, Miss, to the
Howard Association says; 'tSend us two
nurses Immediately. The fever Is increas
ing"
4 dispatch from the Howards ut Port
Gibson TO the Howard Association OF New
Orleans says: "The fever is very tata
and there isno abatement. Two hundred
and thirty cases and thirty-fvc deaths tc
date. Ice Is wanted more than anything
else. Nurses doing well. Our expense:
are $50 per day. New York, st, Louis
Jackson and Columbus are aiding. Bu
one or two convalescent persons so fnr.
The above was In answer to dispatch
asking II further assistance was required
Dispatches have been received from
Charleston asking II nurses are needed II
New Orleans. The Howards replied tina
they are not required.
The TfmeS' correspondent at Canton
under date OF August 9th, says. ] larrivec
here on Sunday last. Pretty tough times
Not single business house opened, ex
cent two drug stores. There was once
population OF 500, but now only 70 white.
are to be found here. The Mayor and fam
ily are sick, and the Board OF Aldermen
have fed. The Court House is locked u
and the officers have gone to some SAT,
place. Nothing but hearses aud coffin
are to be seen on the streets. There ar'
some thirty-fve or forty cases Of yellow
fever here. nf.
The death list includes Mrs. Steele, Mrs
Fulton, three nurses, Dr.. Mckay, Mr.
Garrett, Miss Druthcl, etc, -
Many negroes have died within the las
few days, and the whites here now ar
scared because not single case Of yello,
fever has been doctored successfully. N
4 person attacked has recovered. ''-
n FEVER CONTRIBUTIONS.
CoLuMnus, o., August 27. The contri
buttons for the yellow fever sufferers nov
aggregate over eighteen hundred dollan
or this amount seventy.tive dollars wa
contributed by Jewish society.
TIE MEMPHIS HORROR.
MEMPHIS, August 2S.-Thc condition {
our city tonight surpasses the most soDlbr
imagining VI uhlscTy. FuT-siIS piist :
hours, ending ut Or. ", sixty-two death
have occurred, OF which only four wer
from other causes, OF these forty-tor
} were Whites and eleven blacks. The ne
-; cases number 10. During the day OF
I. physicians were 80 worn out in attendin
Sick calls that tonight, for seli-preservt
! ton, they are resting, many In the eOintr
: and Others. in unknown parts Of the cit,
J, while the friends OF the sick are searchir
in vain for medical Intention. The follow
: ing report to the Howards to-day fro
G DR.. Il. W. Mitchell, director Of Il
d medical corps Of ten physicians employC
by the Association, gives some idi
n OF the condition Of things, need L
.. more physicians Immediately. fit
scores OF people sick and dying witho
: having been seen by physician. tt
scenes OF death and distress to-day and