The New York herald., 1878-08-25
YELLOW FEVER.
Dishsartsning Reports from the
Stricken Towns.
INCREASE IN Gases and DEATHS
Noble Efforts of the Howard ASSocia-
tiOnS to Relieve Distress.
SYMPATHETIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
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SYMPATHETIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
History of the Disease in
Z Memphis.
LISTS OF SICK AND DEAD.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


Via WATER VALLEY, August "a, 1878
AT nine O'Clock last night lights could be seen NOV
ing the fields adjoining this city Upon inquiry as
10 the ascsrtained that this was the time
when tho living buried the doad. The gravsyards
not used, and now the victims are being
buried IN the nearest lot TO where they
died. The situation is horrible one Death
lakes the robust and the delicate together with tho
poor Ehiopians VINO, until this plague, were always
proof against this Three negroes were found
st,n In death this morning few noble citizens of
holly Springs have volunteered to como to Grenada
and the sick and dying from this pest hole up
to the high hills which surround Grenada aearly
all sides There Is not quito large enough number
Of these brave mon to make the movement success
All that is wanted Is moro help Five hundred good
men and true wipe this scourge from this plague
Injected city in less than two weeks All that is
wanted Is money. Tents can be erected the hills
md the sick removed at less cost than 20 keep
hsm In the CITY. All that is TO give new lie
all 10 fresh air. This they cannot get whore thoy
now. Tho atmosphere is SO foul that you may
,ang up piece of raw beef in the open
hr anc in less than hours time
4 10 black and putrid There are now
In this village $50 human beings lying in horrible and
Anearthly agony. This In q civilized country. sur
rounded on all sides by people OF intelligence and
suhure. Who can look the horrible spectacle
without lending helping handf Profess
Bional to no had New Or.
leans and Memphis. All that Is wanted is money
enough to bring them to this point and in
days time they can remove the sick to point out Of
tho reach Of this poisonous atmosphere Hundreds
OF men here that 1t is not yellow fever but
horrible plague which has taken possession Of the
place. Certainly the yellow fever In It's re.
sclts was never so fatal before Out Of three
hundred stricken up 10 this hour q
single one has recovered, while nearly half
this number have been conveyed to their graves.
The burial corps has been disbanded.. The dead
buried front oftho very houses In which they
met their deaths Is Il any wonder that the whole
place has been developed into vsritabls
pit Of death9 Nearly every soul OF the
original Inhabitants who remained in the town
are either PROSTATE or dead and now the terrible
scourgs is taking hold oftbo new comera Even the
nurses who have battied with Yellow Jack for years.
are succumbing to the fatal dtsssss Where viii IL
end? The answer death to all. Unless united
notion " ~ once taken all Will answer the eau OF
DEATH s"s to'r +1'''
LATEST pEArHa
There we're thirteen deaths during last nght-sight
~hitss and FIVE negroes. This leaves $50 now pros
Irate and dying with the fever Last night Dr. II. j.
Ray, who had up to that time been working and
day nursing and helping the sick, pros.rated BY
whites who last night found relief in DEATH
John T. Moore. we'll known dry goods and grocery
merchant
William Morrison, q school teacher.
d. G. Bristol, proprieter Of the W althall House.
W. T. Beauchamp, well known farmer. This
makes the seventh deash In his family.
Miss L,zla Doak
Mrs. Doak.
George, q boy waiter At the walthal House.
SICK.
Dr.. Peoples Was doing we'll last night
Judge Thomas, who prostratcd yesterday, to-
Say Is in dying condition.
Judge Gray, whose son died few days ago, has the
black vomii.
Mrs. segnaigo is dying. She was the editor and
proprietor Of the Grenada Sentinel.
Improvement at Canton.
The situation at Canton to day Is even m ore bright
and encouraging than that OF yesterday. The fover
~ this place has undoubtedly reached It's very worst
point At the nows OF the breaking out Of the lover
In Now Orleans and other points the authorities hero
st took steps to thoroughly cleanse dsinfect
the town. Fer this reason, when the fever reached
here from Now Orleans having nothing to feed on II
had 10 die out
Tho following ore the names Of all sick and their
condition up 10 date:-
Mrs. s. d. Garrett, very sick.
Mrs. W. A. Steele and infant, doing wcll
Miss Ann Steele not SO we'll
Mrs. Timothy Murphy, seriously II.
Mrs. Conway, doing we'll.
A colored man near the depot, DYING.
A colored man at Leitch's, dying
Two colorcd girls at David Fulton,s dying,
Squire Lconsrd'sw wife, recovsrns.
Robert Powell tho Mayor OF Canton, was among the
lst prostrated, but is now recovering.
RECORD OF DEATHS
The nrst death that occurred In Canton was that
Of Miss Rachsel Henry, who died at two O'Clock on
Monday morning. DR. Nathan Mexico and Miss Lizzie
Henry died Monday night Miss Lizzie Henry (niece
pf the abovs) squire Leonard, Charles Hooksa, Bill
Dawson's child and colored man died on Thursday.
TIM DIsKAsK RUNNING our
No deaths have been reported since then showing
that the fever is not SO very deadly In
s results as that in Grenada. negro was tho only
one prostrated to-day. No deaths have occurred
since last report The mail train from New Orleans co.
ing this morning, while running through Canton
u Atty milo an hour rate Jumped the track. The
pngpe and three left the rails. but no damage
vas done except delaying the train ono hour. A
meeting OF the citizens OF Canton held at eleven
o'clock t6is morning. in the Mayors Office, aud
Howard Association was organized Harry
fricstiy agent OF the jackson route at this point
will superntend tho working and management OF tho
organization, assisted. by Mr. J. G. Thigpen,
City Marshal Of Canton. Drs FACET and
Palmer, accompanied by nurses from New
orleans, arc doing sxceIlcot service IN
sursing and attending the sick and dying Eleven
men have beon sworn In SPECIAL police to guard
The town and unocoupied premises during the prev.
ilepce OF tho fever and the absence OF cizcn They
are under tho management and control Of j. O. Thig.
pen, tho city marshal.
IN waan
CASES IN SEIenBoRSG TOWNS
AZ Sharon, Mss, 1--WE miles from summit. family
II seven were prostratcd OF this number two died.
rher names are Miss Sallio Bentha and child of Mr.
Benjamin Mann. These seven cascs were i'm ported
rom Canton. Az Summit, a town OF 1000 inhabitants
snly about one hundred are left IN tho place, he
rest fleeing upon hearing the news IRON Sharon
Gr,Georgc T. Gracey, railroad agent at sum lniL has,
wi,n cool Judgment secured a CORPS OF othsr brave