Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-27
The Southern ScOurSe.
DEATHS IN NEW ORLEANS.

DEATHS IN NEW ORLEANS.
The yellow fever plague does not show signs
of abatement. At New Orleans yesterday A
deaths were reported and 126 new cases of
fever.
At Memphis from p. m. Sunday to noon
yesterday IS new cases and II deaths were re-
ported Among the latter Is w. III. Halstead,
and among the sick Sisters Dominica and
Veronica, OF La Nalette Academy. and Fred
Brennon, city editor of the Appeal. Among
the cOlored people the fever is spreading to an
alarming extent One case has occurred at
Camp Joe Williams, and it is feared the fever
Will break out among the refugees there.
The work Of depOpulating the city continues.
A dispatch received at midnight says 1.-THE
the extreme. The fever has not only increased
in the city, but has seemed to thwart the
efforts to save the lives of many poor people
in two Of the camps. It is now W definiteiS
known that three deaths occurred yesterday
from fever at Camp Joe Williams, aud
ssk In 9shs adsfon Of the refugees as
man also died from heart disease. When
found this morning in her tent her young babe
was discovered on its dead mothers breast
seeking its WOnted nouriShment At the
camp near OvertOn station, on the Memphis
and Paducah railroad, Chas. Pagan died this
a. M For the past "A hours the board of health
records show 100 new cases and 26 intermentS.
Dr. Alex: Erskine was taken down to-day,
also Fathers McGaveny and Bokel, of st.
Peters parish; tive more OF the Sisters of La
Peabody hotel, and Joseph RUSSELL who has
been actively at work among the sick of the
Odd Fellows fraternity. The disease to-day
has taken down many negroes in some neigh
DorhoodS sick ones being found i'm every
household. There is great need for physicians
and nurses, our own physicians having more
than they can attend to, and many of the sick
haVlng 10 go Tor days without the attention of
nurse. A ride through the districts where
fever is worst draws forth many appeals t1 be
directed where or how TO obtain the services
OF physician. AS a result many do not re-
celve medical attention until too late to save
life. The HOwardS employ five physicians
out the SICK calls are more than they can at
tend to. Two of our practicing physicians
have died with the fever, and five others are
down. WV
:. correspondent at Memphis telegraphs:
All the priest and preachers are at their
posts, and some of them are among the most
eftlclent workers in caring for the sick.
Fathers Hoppe and MahOn have the fever in a
mild form; None of the Protestant ministers
have yet been attacked. OF the benevolent
orders the Masons have suffered least and the
knights OF Honor most in proportion to their
numbers. We need nurses. Most of those
who are competent are Overworked, and the
HOWardS are not able to furnish such nurses
as they desire. Ii the fever continues to spread
as it has done the past two days many OF the
patients will die through want of careful
captain, died last night"
AT yICKsBURG
the fever seems to have been particularly hard
on the printing fraternity. A correspondent
says: 81 write within the sound of mourning
for one Just dead, the daughter of J. T. Allen,
local editor of the VickSburg Herald His
Wl1e. son and himself, are all down with the
fever tets f. Miller JOB printer went down
man of the Herald, is sick beyond recovery.
He was soldier in the Mexican war and has
lived through epidemic after epidemic, and at
last goes down in old age victim of the
Scourge. There are other members of the
typographical union. to the number Of los,
who have it in their families, and their treas
ury is empty"
THE FIRST CASE OF FEVER AT PITTsBURG
arrived Sunday night, on the steamer Abner
y Neill, from Wheeling, the victim being Jas.
Crawford. a. resident of Plttsburg, who had
been employed on the Ohio river at Cincinnati.
He was removed to the hospital above the
city. A later dispatch says Crawford died last
evening. He had been on the steamer John
Porter, laid up in quarantine below the city.
AT PHILADELPHIA
the two cases Of yellow fever which were dis
covered at No. SO4 south Sth street, On Satur-
day, are now doing well. They are in the
municipal hospital, together with the other
members of the family, who are all from Vicks
burg.