Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-05
GAZETTE
Yellow Fever.

Yellow Fever.
MEMPHIS, October 4.-There is no decrease
il the number Of new cases reported. From
noon yesterday until noon to-day 80 deaths CO.
CURED. Twenty one of these were reported
this morning Among those who have died
since last night arc Sister Frances, matron 10
charge of the Orphan Asylum; Robert klndsl!'
Mrs, J. H. Kerr and son Willie; T. T. Pritch'
EFT, Geo. Nj. Woods and j. r. Herneche.
Mrs. Kerr and family were refugees from the
oity, but returDed on Sunday last. President
A. D. Langstaf, of the Howards. has issued
circular csutioulpg absentees not to return.
Owing to sickness and death among the at
| taches of the Bank of Comuecs this Institution
closed it's doors today. The Board of Health
report twenty two deaths in the city from vel
low fever for the past twenty four hours ending
six o'clock to hight. Nine additional deaths
occurring outside the corporation line are re-
ported by undertakers. Among the new cases
reported are j. S. Johnston, Mike ProVlrzae,
L. w. Buttinghsus. Hon. Casey Young, after
a three weeks iIloess, is up again assisting IN
caring for the sick. He has sent Mayors Ely,
the following telegram
abroad. The Howard Association and Citizens
Relief Committee of Memphis have means
enough, they think, 10 meet the wants OF our
people here until the epidemic subsidies, but the
fever has reached nearly every other town 10 my
district, aud therefore request that part OF
any further contributions Of money supplies by
the generous people of other sections, be sent
for distribution to these other stH! cted places. -
New ORLEANS, October 40 days yellow
fever reports show fifty four deaths and two
hundred and three nov cases. The footings to
date are TO- 2lS cases and 5000 desths.
| A. w. bennett, telegraph operator at FickS.
burg, and L. Nj. Pennington, telegraph train
dispatcher at Water Valley, Miss, died this
morning of yellow fever. Reports at the Board
of Health Office show the fever to be increasing
ia the lover portion Of tho Third district, near
the United States barracks, slaughter house
aud along the line of St. Bernard parish. The
fever has penetrated every portion of the SEC
ond district from the river to the woods, and 10
addition TO the yellow fever 80 extremely Sc
we're type of malaria fever prevails. In parish
st. Martin eeVere type OF fever prevails among
children.
There are three new cases at the Boys Asy.
lum, ST. Charles and Dufosset streets, and two
at the House of the Good Shepherd; three at
Naup StItet OEpuau AsJiutu, lout az w ' ~
cents Infant Asylum, and FIVE at St. joseph s
School, on Prytonia street.
A dispatch from Crystal Springs reports tbs
deaths of General L. Nj. Griffith. United States
army, and bis daughter, at Csyuga, Kinds
county, Miss, OF prevailing epidemic fever
now spreading there.
A telegram from Holly Springs, Miss, states
that passed Assistant Surgeon John ". Rose,
United States Navy, who had been i'll with yel.
low fever, is out of dagger Surgeon Rose had
but recently returned from foreign cruise, apd
while waiting orders at bis home 10 Gainesville,
Tennessee, volunteered bis services to attend
the yeoR fever sufferers stHclly Springs He
has done work here that is not only an honor
to the profession, but also to the navy.
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
At Gretns, La, the total number of desti-
tute sick is $50. To attend these there are but
three physicians. who have SO patients each to
visit, besides their regular practice. The dis
ease is spreading with frighttul rspdity. at.
lacking white and black alike. The E2isco.
palian minister, Catholic priest, one brother
and two Sisters of Mercy are down With the
fever.
At Chattanooga no deaths from yellow fever
and sixteen new cases, fourteen Of them being
coored The outlook Is decidedly untavorab!e,
the warm days ADD cool ghts very rapidly de-
velopiog the disease. NJ ost of the cases reported
are in the part of the district first infected,
The fever has attacked fou. whites and
! twenty blacks Oh Daniel Tbompson's Calumet
plantation, near Franklin, Ii. 1t is 10 some
instances malignant, but among the blacks in
generally mild, readily yielding TO treatment.
New cases OF fever at Morgan City since
September %, III; total cases, 900; under
treatment. no.; Deaths 50. Many cf the best
| families, President B. f. Winchester, Of the
Relief Committee, wife and child, AID others,
are down.
| DR.. Harrison, at Bayou Sars, was taken down
last night. No physician within reach.
! At ThibadeauX, La, seventeen new cases
AID three deaths, two blacks aud one white
Fever rapidly increasing 10 this parish.
There il great disres at Tang pahoa.
Ooly ooo serious case of yellow fever on
hand at Ocean Springs.
At Bay St. Louis eighteen new cases OF ye!-
low fever aDd three deaths.
The fever is spreading 10 the country around
Port Gibson, Miss, and the Howsrds are
treating over a hundred cases out of town.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct 5.-lt threatened
rain carly this morn'Og,, but has now cleared
off bright and warm. Dr.. r. W. Mitchell,
|
ceived the following telegram from German
town, Tennessee:
Send doctor to US at once. DR.. Thompson
is Frustrated. Ten new cases have developed
10 the past "a hours, aud no physician to
help u.s.
From Doon yesterday u0l noo1 10 day the
undertakers report SO interments. OF these
II are reported this mcroing. Among those
who have died since last night are John A.
H. Holt. cashier Of the Bsuk of Commerce;
s. Nj. lobe, an active member of the Howard
Association; Mrs. j. NJ. Tomery, W. kraus,
druggist 10 charge Of Fablen & KlenSchmidt.s
drug house; Mrs. lucy E. Adams, Mrs. j. NJ.
Shaw, Mrs. G. N. Howard, John g. Miller,
nurse from Texas; Mrs A. ". Nelson, A.
Sirattmap, Thomss Koford and Mrs. j. j.
Washington. NJ. W. Luf bookkeeper of the
Daily Avalanche, aud john w. Waynesbury,
secretary of the Masonic Relief Board, we're