The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-09-07
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'Sat.saoS Sept. 7
TIE yellow FEVER scoURGE
It's Rayases at Different Points


Weather at Memphis and New Orleaqo
is wet, md reports show 40 dcctoaEu 10
deaths. New Otlcahs reports 81
deaths, and partial reports from Menu
'phis show 10 new cases and 81 deaths.
Vicskburg reports 100 new cases and 10
deaths. The number Of DEATHS to date
in five cities and towns, is 1854.
Memphis Is in mead Of more provisions.
Yesterdays gifts in this city, amount
to SS,400 tho Chamber Of Commerce
furnishing $500. The tosa! oOntsi-
buttons raised here amount 10 about
SSl, 900. - - : in"s
The sub. joined table gives the NUN.
Der Of deaths from yellow fever report.
cd in New Orleans, Memphis, Vicks-.
burg, Gsonata and Port Gibson. 1t
does not INCLUDE deaths of'refugees.
New Orleans. 92G; Memphis, $3.50 !:
VicksBurg, 1893, Grenada, 'ls4;"Port
Gibson, IS; total !, 664.Ia Il -,
y In addition to contributing money
attic rate Of ten thousand dollars per
day for some days'pass; and continuing
"pecuniasy aid. New York offers to send
large number Of physicians aud nrrBcs,
to the yellow fever districts Of the South,
and only wa;tS tho call for them.
People are DESTROYS of supplying any
kind Of help needed. '% r..
a New orleap1 special says the
yellow fever reports yesterday showed
$50 new cases aud 50 deaths, includ.
ing a number Of prominent victims
The Howard liuss showed 253 .appli.
catiosafsoh 8 l."n.to 7 'p."MN. iSta-
tistitiahs and experience medical cx-
'pcrsa.' NOV postpone the date Of the
climax to September 49, and estimate
the eliminating" rate Of mortality at
$50 per diem. Estimates made BY tho
Howurl's show 1000 cases now exist.
ing in the city, exclusive Of doubtful
ones. ; ~! ! - :" ''D'''
- The resources Of luis Association orc
no" tazed to the utmost, but tho cpeu-
..s y. ,.' ''O0ay subsistence Asso'
'u 4ouuaS WIZ Fe''eSctne pressure
.. ga ss'n'' FROM CaFFol'on to
wv oN''' s'a'es Da'faekSIa sweep OF
.".". .. '"u''' u.'.sS' 'A0 y ye''O" lever
n '"aS' nc HFs1 DIS
.' 'Ni'' " 'ar' Tue most afflicted
N 'u' NV'e 'ap'a 'ne aIscasc spreads
p's' nv ~" uu''.eu 70 burial ut
sD 4ua .ue spectacle OF he'rses hur'
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MEMPHIS YELLOW FEvEE HEroET
Nav foRK. August. 3l.-A Memphis,
Tcnh.;' special says u gtu;. Of coMfor,
is gathered from yesterdays reports.
elxty'clght new cafes and Us deaths is
pau enough but less appalling than
the reports OF the day before. !tlI ply
s'e'ans do not repor. to tile I;oarl Of
iicafth." Some are Indifferent 10 the
importance 0! repnrs'nG, others are tee
ousy attending sick calls. whi!e one nj
least IL known to be III open Diet noe Of
the bonnl OF Health lie ha' never
reported n ca'c aud claims that the
d'sease is not yellow fever PhysIcianG
from other cities touIin2c 10 arrive
Nurses also frcn' Mutile', Shreveport
Charleston aud other points have re-
ported to the Howard. and Otacs relief
associations audHrc'bc:ng assigned to
DUTY Application for siicdi:afattca:iOa
anu narses' however orc on file: Which