Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-21
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THE DEADLY FEVER.

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NICksBUkG, Miss, Sept. 2L-The weather
eie5 eied SFegis1erng re- $50 heavy rain aecompa
last night, with prospect Of continuance ali
night. There was no abatement of new cases
OF OIL ieyer; & II deaths were reported, 10 whites
were Miss Clara aWadswOrti, and Wm. A. Fair,
child, a leading spirit in the Howard associa-
tlo5 and foremost in all good enterprises aud
wood, of the Howard association, is reported
as being well: No alarming symptoms have
appeared so far, in his case.
Panic at Decatur. Ala.
NASHVILLE, TENN Sept. 21.-The people of
Decatur, Ala, stampeded the town YESTERDAY.
on account of five yellow fever cases, one of
which, wnich1F; r. Ludwig a railroad employe has
proved 1atal. All business has been suspended. /.
Deaths i'm Memphis.
onIon1I MLIMR1HIs. u.s. sept: 2-lt ceased raining, at
nssiI,, Is sun threatening, The board of health
curing the past "A hours ending at O'clock
steyening: DR.. W. Armstrong a Howard
physician, died today, also Gus Morti, a prom
nard, an employe of the Howard association.
The wife and daughter OF John a. Mitchell,
brother @ OF Maggie Mitchell, the actress. were
asS Essea among gesteaqaybs Victims Dr.
Rock, and DIR: j. 7. Tyner, Of this city, who
have tl!e been % on duty at the city hospital were
stricken with fever yesterday afternoon.
Eugene w. Moore, prominent member
OF temple of house, and temporarily filling the
position OF city editor of the Memphis AppeM,
was taken down last night. Hoist & Bro, un-
dMertakers, M have ceased their business, except
Tor lodges and societies. DR.. B. r. Sheftall of
Savannah Ga, who was sent from this city to
Bartlett, returned yesterday and reports only
one case OF fever there. This one case had the
erect to cause general desertion of the town.
The federal officials who removed from Men,
phlS Wien the fever first appeared had located
at Bartett; put are now at Mckenzie Tenn.
of tt,a.n
ICES the statement that no more physicians ara
needed.
SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE EPIDEMIC.
The pathological observations upon the dead
bodies have been very extensive and exhauS-
tive. They are conducted by Professor j. o.
Summers, M. D., of Nashville. Tenn, assisted
by Drs. Overall, of Murfreesboro, Tenn, and
Chlevlss, of Savannah, Ga: They have shown
"DOxalOod" liver. degenerated kidney and an
enormously hypertrOphed spleen in every in
s,ance; Analysis OF wine and OF the fluids of
The body generally are being daily made. An
elaborate report will soon appear under the
direction eff the HOwards and the citizens re-
lief committee. and one also of a purely tech
nical character will be forwarded to Wash.
ingtOn.
THE FOLLOWING NOTICE TO NURSES
was issued yesterday afternoon:
The circumstances existing with us today
demand that, in justice to our organization
and our nurses, those who are unemployed
will report to headquarters for the money due
them, and receive transportation home, as
this will be notification that their services
are no longer needed. By order of W. q.
Smith. acting president Of the Howard AssO-
ciatiOn.'
THE FOLLOWING CARD
is also published:
To The Citizens Of Memphis at Present
AbrOdd-:Kind Friends: The members of the
Citizens Relief Committe, it should be re-
membered, are now few in number. The
clerical force is confined to one, outside of
myself. We are endeavOring to alleviate the
suffering of the living as we'll as decentIy bury
the dead. We frequently receive long com
munications that are impossible to answer,
notWll hstanding we very much desire to do So
Hoping you will appreciate our position, and
Will in future make your communications
brIef and to the point, remain truly yours,
r. b. CLARKE
EndOrsed-"Chas. G. Fisher, chairman Cti-
ZenS' Relief Commit ee."
=, Nineteen physicians of the medical corps of
the Howard Association reported IS new cases
yesterday.