The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-11
YELLOW FETER's RAV4GEs.
The Dreaded Disease Spreading In the Towns
mud Villages.


ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 1O-Atlanta has sent
three physicians. fifty beds. and large contri-
buttons OF money to Chattanooga. Drs. Lee.
Knott. and Olmsted volunteered to 20. Atlanta
will equip and maintain a hospital In Chatta-
nooga until the fever is over.
New ORLEANS. Oct. 10.-The weather to-day
is cloudy. The yellow fever reports for the day
show 113 new cases and AZ deaths. The foot
ings to date are II .Oi2 cases and 1881 deaths.
MEMPHIS Oct 10.-It has rained continuously
since yesterday noon. with no immediate pros
pect OF clearing up. The special train which
left here yesterday morning In charge OF Presi-
dent Longstaff OF the Howard Association. ar
rived at Erin. Tenn. at midnight. and will re-
turn to Mcmphis tonight. similar train
leaves on the Charleston Railroad tomorrow
morning. and will go as far east IA Huntsville.
Ala. Tho fever has appeared at every station
on the Louisville Railtoad between Memphis
and Paris. Tenn. excepting Stanton and Bells
Station. DR.. II. T. Voolfolk. a volunteer physi-
clan from virginia. was stricken late Inst night.
Among the deaths since last night are Miss Kate
Plain and George Erskine.
The steamers Gen Rucker and Belle OF St.
Louis passed down last evening. Tho latter left
a barge laden with freight for Memphis mer-
chants
Tomorrow 10 Decatur Ala. To-day $1,000 ra-
tions were issued to families by the Citizens'
tuflmlt"e. fOurteen puNtlclhns OF inc HOW
art Medical Corps report 40 new cases.
MEMPHIS. Oct. l0.-.The Board OF Health ON
cially reports % deaths from yellow feyor in the
city. for the past 2l hours ending6 o'clock to;
night. The undertakcrs report II additional
deaths outside OF the corporation line. Among
those who died to-day were A. +. Dod a WE'LL
known bookseller james Breaton Mrs Mary
Mel. Mrs. Robert Britton. W. T. Williams. II.
l.; Palmer. and Harris Cohen.
afternoon from President Langstan at Nc
kcnZie Tenn.
six genuine case. at Erin. Tenn We eft Drs 7. sum
and hlbb Vt Nashville 20 look after them W H..
steed railroad gent Paris died early this morning
Aphysician and druggist has been telegraph
cd Tor from Decatur Decatur Ala. ,o.,,s, ,
member OF the Howard Association. was
stricken this afternoon,
BATON houGE. Oct. l0.-New cases OF yellow
fever. 4G. No deaths to-day
CLINTON. La.. Oct. 10.-The following have
dSd S Rv IN ne roaniEy H n ne fhn,y 8. SnGn
Heron. John $. Butler. George Marston. and
Mrs. Lucius Dixon. The new cases are four
negroes and three whites at Depue's and one
white at Marston's. The fever is increasing
BROWNSVILLE. Oct. l0.-Five deaths are re-
ported today ana 10 new 1 cases He9tyy rain
OF the weather for which we are looking 30
anxlously. Or. Riley, ,ar chief of burial
biloxi, Oct. .iO.-IAere nave been 30 new
eses Snd o9s l1T Iea 81 - .e PIT S3 ara qsys
character here Three deaths have occurred.
POINT PLEASANT. Oct. lO.-The fever Is
| spreading in plaquemine Parish. There have
been 20 cases and deaths 10 date. Conva-
lescsnts are In wnnt OF suitable nourishment.
and it is i@p09ssib,lGo to EsSt it here ., p,vor.
Landing, seven miles above this city. and at
Bullit's Bayou, eight miles below.
TERRE AUX BRuF, Oct. 10.-There are l5 new
cases in ST. Bernard Parish. Great destitution
prevails.
CAiRo. Oct lO.-Two new cases have been re-
ported suspicious. one OF which has been
sick three days without calling n physician.
The outlook is cheering considering the warm.
damp weather.
CHATTANOOGA Oct 10.-Dr. vandeman Reg
istrar. makes the following report for the "a
hours ending at =. NJ. to-day: Deaths from
yellow fever. 81 white child and negroes.
New ca.es. AIS whites and. IL negroes.
Weather unfavorabe. There has been a north !
east storm during the past is hours.
PORT GIBSON Miss. Oct. lO.-The fever has
continued spreading throughout tho country.
In the Rock Springs neighborhood many cases
and several deaths have occurred. The total
number Of deaths In town and country is 200.
| Two deaths have taken place In town In the past
twenty four hours. together with several new
| cases mostly Of persons recently returned from
| Nertncr and Amos Burnet. Great distress is
reported from many plantations. The Port
Gibson Howard Association Is doing its utmost
TO reiveve sufferers. furnishing ice. medicines.
| physicians. &c.
The fever has appeared In Tensaw Parish.
! La. Lindsey Evans died near Oakland College.
| Fifty cases are reported from DR.. WcatheTley :
place near ST. Joseph. La. The weather Is un-
| favorable, and the prospects are gloomy.
| PARIS Oct. 1O.-The munich palty Of Bordeaux
have voted 2 900 francs for the relief the yellow
| fever sufferers in the United States.