The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-14
YELLOW FEVER.

There has been no abatement, hut ra'her "
steady increase Of the rayagcs Of the great
southern scourgc during the past week Inc
weather up to Monday had continued dry ana
hot. then il raincd and turned quite cool, but
thc change only increased the malignlty OF the
disease causing an increase Of cases though
having decidedly beneficial effect ON those
already sick.
At New Orleans the deaths ran about rs fol
lows: On the 7th -, sth 81, 9th -, 10Th H.
nth ia The weather continued dry and hot
the maximum being about S5-untll We'd
nesday, when it commenced raining ana gre"
quite cool The number Of sick in New Or
leans has no day in the week been less than
1000, though 0-10ths Of The cases recover
To relieve the poverty and distress the govern
mcnt has placed 10000 rations at the disposal
of the Peabody Association, which is issuing
5000 rations aday.
At Memphis the scourge is much more Sc
we're in proportion than at New Orleans. Inc
deaths have averaged about 100 day during
the week The president of the Howard AsSo-
Citations ,elcgraphs north that they have 5000
sick and 10000 well people to feed, with no
signs of abatement Of the disease. The asSoci-
alton now spend about $1,000 per day and
have $4,000 on hand. The contributions
from the north now average but SIooO per
day. so that if the fever continues another
month there must be great suffering The
government is issuing about 1000 rations Il
dav largely to the camps outside the CITY,
which are doing well. So many yolunteernurses
and physicians from the north have come to
Memphis and died, that no more will he ac-
ccpted except such us have been through the
fever heretofore.
At Grenada the deaths average about Il
day, there being very little material left for
the disease to operate upon. At Nicksburg
the deaths are from 30 to 10 Il day, with $500
sick TO take care Of At Hickman there lave
thus far been 60 cases and % deaths, with or
s additional deaths a day IN population of
?25, all the rest having fled. The fever is also
raging at about the same rate at Canton, Green
willie, Port Gibson, Holly Springs, and few
other points in Mississippi,
Cairo had scare on Monday by the break
ing out of the fever in a family two miles
above the city, and many citizens fled panic
stricken. The scare was intensified on Thurs
day By the death of Thos. Nally, editor of the
Cairo Bulletin and one Of his composior', OF
the fever The town is greatly excited and
many are leaving.
At the qnauratlne below st. Louis there
have been two or three deaths day during
the week of fugitives from below, and the city
in consequence has greatly increased the Strln
gcncy of the quarantine regulations. y frost
on Wednesday hight greatly relieved the anXi
ETY. on the subject
Deaths occur daily at Nashville Louisville
Cincinnati, &c, but at no place except al
Nashville is there any unrasineSs, and nj
cases have yet occurred at those points except
among fugitives.
Gallipolis, Ohio, where the Inflated boat
Porter stopped is seriously threatened in con
sequence. The crew had deserted at Louis
Vile and of the new men hired there ! TOOK
the fever and the boat was abandoned neal
Gallpolis 1t is said of Is men employed there
to clean up the boat - have taken the fever
and died. The determination seems now tc
be to scuttlc the boat.