Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-30


day, making 500 altogether Contri-
buttons Of money and supplies are
coming in literally.
4 GLOOMY SABBATH.
a Vicksburg Miss, dispatch Of the
Goth says there have been GS new cases
and 1G deaths for the past twenty-four
hours. DR.. Booth is some better this
evening. Among the deaths is Robert
Eggleston son of +. Eggleston.
A Memphis dispatch Of Sunday. the
10Th, says the yellow fever record to-day
shows decrease in the number Of new
cases, ~ compared with yesterday,
there being 81 reported up to 6 p. N.
The death list, however, is the largest Of
any day since the fever made its APP
pearance, the undertaken reporting 20
for tie same time. There il Il scarcity
Of nurses and Towards and other relief
organizations have telegraphed to Mo-
bile and other points for them. Mem
bers Of different associations are doing
noble work in striking contrast to the
action Of u few people who have desert
ed friends and relatives III their distress.
Instances are known Of
PARENTS DESERVING THEIR CHILDREN.
The parents, wife and three children
Of u prominent citizen We're taken with
fever during his absence from the city.
lie was telcgraphed for by the Towards
ard replied, take care Of my family"
His wife is dead and to-day his children
were conveyed TO the city hospital
where ono Of them since died. Gen.
w. J. Smith is reported very low Capt.
John ID. Elliot died mt an early hour
this 4. NJ. Alexander Waddcll, in
charge Of the Alabama state branch
dispcnsary Of Towards, situated iii the
heart of the infected district, was taken
sick this A. NJ, being the 30th member of
the association III charge Of the dispcn-
sary taken ill. Sister Francis, of the
Episcopal sistcrhood. and two chill
dren in the church home are among
the new cases reported to-day. w. q.
Taylor, chairman OF the relief com
mittee of the typographical union calls
on sister organizations for aid. John q.
Sonsdale jr, treasurer Of the citizens
relief committee, is daily in receipt Of
substantial hid and the poor are being
cared for
DEATHS WORN AT THE CLOSE or THE
WEEK.
A Memphis dispatch Of Aug. : says
to-day The rumbcr Of cases of yellow
fever reported IS nearly double
that of any previous day,
the total for the II hours ending 6 r. NJ,
being log. Deaths for the same time
number Is. The large increase becom-
ing known ut noon created something
Of Il panic amoug those determined to
brave it out; and many wavered in their
resolution aud left the city by rail this
evening. The Towards have had more
than they could attend to, and to-day cX-
pericnced some difficulty in sup
plying nurses for the sick. Among
the deaths to-day is DIR. j. &.
Rogers, and among cases, Father Mahr,
of St. Bridges Church, Dir. ID. r. Por-
ter, and DolTh Thummel, teller Of the
German national bank The grand die
tator of Tennessee Knights Of Honor
of Honor To respond To the distress
call. Many Numbers ofthc order have
died, and MANI more are now on the
sick list. The expenses of lodges here
are vcrv hcayysand the treasury Is well
nigh exhausted The increase of fever
to-day has brought more ahorcrs into
the field, and lie odd Fellows, Masons,
knights of honu, and orIers of work
ing mems relief boards find their time
pretty well occmied i'll caring for the
sick and destitute. The terrible cpc-
,1r Ia Il n
trcss now prevailing in our midst, when
our depleted population is taken into
account. To-day whole families were
Frustrated within few hours, their
misery being increased III some in
stances by delay in receiving proper
attention.
A New Orleans dispatch Of Aug. Fl
says new eases of fever for past =
hours, 1913; deaths, - The num-
her of cases reported for the
week, S9l; To date S66 total
deaths for the week, 3ll; to date, 81.
There is no explanation of the alarm
ing increase Of new cases to-day other
than the spread oflhc disease. The re-
port contains put few if any
moro old cases than those OF
the preceding days. From noon to
q i. III. los new cases had been report
ed ut the office of thc board of health,
indicating Il still larger number Of new
eases for to-morroNthan were reported
up TO noon to-day.
THE DEATH RATE.
New Orleans dispatches of the 23rd
say IL new cases and 10 deaths
occurred ON that date The
same dispatches state; Adyices
from Nieksburg say deaths from yellow
fever from noon Yesterday 70 : L. N.
to-day were 20; total "a date, 90. The