The daily gazette., 1878-08-29

INCREASE IN NEW
CASES AND
DEATHS.
NEW ORLEANS, August 2S, 1878.
The moribund yellow fever patient
treated by DR.. Chopin, Tuesday, with
ice water spray, passed a very comforta-
BILE night and is in fair way to recover.
The headacE- and dellrium have disap
peared. His temperature is down to 100
3-5, and pulse so; but he still has traces
of albunen.
NOT YET AT ITS CLIMAX.
The President of the Board Of Health
stated to-day that the epidemic has not
yer reached the climax. Dr. Chopin
saws the fever exists more or less in all
sections of the city, but very slightly out
at Carrolton and the Third district. AT
Algiers, across the water, it has not yet
appeared.
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
There is all Increase both IN number
of pa tents aud in the deaths to-day.
Two hundred and twenty new cases
have been reported by the Board of
Health. Deaths fifty y-seveu, or eight
more than yesterday. Among the dead
to-day was Otto Heyn, well known
member of the Cotton Exchange. He
died in folty-eiglt hours after contracting
the disease. II was all active, generous
hearted business man, and will be deeply
a ta1 hv bis old aSsopiatpS.
PORT GIBSON INFECTED.
A despaJch frnn the Howards of Poit
Gibson, NJ s., 10 the Howard Association
of New Orleans, says Fever
very fatal and no abatement.
Two hundred and thirty cases and thirty
five deaths to date. Ice is wanted more
than anything else. Nurses doing well
Our expenses are $50 per day. New
York, ST. Louis, jackson and Columbus
are aiding. But one or two convalescent
persons 50 far This was in answer to
despatch asking if further assistance
was required.
FILTHY STREETS ORIGINATED THE DIS
EASE.
That the fever originated in New o.
leans ! have no doubt, and most Of the
members Of the medical fraternity with
whom | conversed are Of the same opin-
iou. A the time the fever began the
lower pur iors Of the city were rocking II
with fifth. There was insufficient sewer
age aud vegetable and an maj matter wa
permitted to accumulate in the streets
which rapidly purified under the barn
ing ray. Of tine sun. Gangs OF men wer
hired by the city to clear the strsets AM
work d for few months, but rs the dir
was sCraped up in piles and not remove,
all their labor went for n2ught. Putre
sceuce everywhere. The air was ladel
with pesiiential smells. The citizen
often complained, but the municipal au
,hori.es refused to heed them.
DOCTORS EXPERIMENTING.
The physicians have been merely ex
ptrmccting. The only point upol
which all agree Is that careful nursing
the hest possible of means to take. TIL
Howard Association is doing everythin,
in ITS power to alleviate the suffering
but IA, II, funds are nearly exhausted
cannot do much more without outsid
assistance. Nurses command very hig
prices, some earning from 50 to $50 pc
diem. Professional nurses are yer
scarce, AMI great many wealthy ladie
and gentlemen have volunteered thei
services
rlTEOus APPEALS FOR FURTHER All
MEMrHIs, Aug 2S.-The condition c
ON city tI-light surpaSseS the mos
Sombrr lmaginating OF misery. For tn
past twenty-four hour4, ending at s D. IN
SlSty-'wo deaths have occurred, of whic
only four were from other causes tha
yellow fever OF these forty-seven wer
WI ltHs and eleven colored The ne,
cases number one hundred and nineteer
During the day our physicians were 5
W rn out in attending sick calls that t,
night, for self-preservation, they al
resting, many in the country and other
m unknown parts of the city, whil
friends of the sick are searching in val
for medical attendants.
From the ". Y. Herdld to-tloy.
TIE COLD WATER CURE.
NEW York, August 2S, 1878.
notice appeared in the Herald of TIN
morning Of the efficacy of cold water
the cure of the yellow fever. Some yea
ago DR.. Thomas Taplin, late of Montp
lrr, W., while practising his DrOfessiC