Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-25
YELLOW FEVER.
THE CRISIS PROBABLY PASSED.

of the abatement Of the disease in this
city, but it is for want of material. Off
cial report of the board of health for
past "a hours ending 6 p NJ, shows a
death list of 50, of which % are colored.
The medical corps of the board Of
health report $50 new cases.
A Vicksburg dispatch of the same
date says: The day has been
very warm and cloudy at times,
but tonight it is clear; thermometer "a
deg. The reduction in new cases the
past few days has been very great. In
several cases the physicians think of
leaving within a very short time.
MEMPHIS.
A dispatch of the 10Th says there has
been no decrease in the number
of new cases. although the report of
deaths is lighter, only 3S being reported
up to noon Monday. and 81 for the past
a hours. Among the dead are two
more volunteer physicians: Drs. John B.
Hooks and J. S. Bankson; Rev. l.. L.
Schuyler, Episcopal minister from New
Jersey, Mrs. M. Steinkuhl, Sister
Ruth, w. B. Shepard, and Mrs. r. E.
Brooks, mother of w. Brooks, Of the
| appeal. Among the new cases is TheO.
| Hoist, of Hoist Brothers, undertakes.
The supply Of collins is running very
low, and it is with great difficulty any
thing but rough cofin-shaped boxes can
be obtained, even by people in good
circumstances.
AT New Orleans on the 18th there
were 213 new cases and go deaths. At
Memphis there were 96 deaths and 2O5
new cases. The weather all through
the south was very warm and clear.
LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
Advices Of the 18th says the mortality
to-day has been greater than was antici-
pated; III deaths being reported, So of
which were colored. Yesterday there
were 9S deaths instead of 80, as report
ed in these dispatches. Among the
dead to-day are E. Marshall, of the cit
liens relief committee; E. NJ. Gibson
telegraph operator; Mrs. DR.. r. S.
Clark and three Of the Howard medical
corps. viz: T. L. Bond, of Brownsville,
DR.. Mences, of Nashville, and J. R.
Reinner, of Indianapolis. The original
force of physicians has been depleted
by sickness and death, but new acqui-
sitions are made almost daily, the latest
being DIR. Mcfarland, an eminent phys
scian from Savannah. Drs Emmett and
Goun, from the same city, will arrive to-
morrow. w. S. Brooks, river editor of
the appeal, is convalescent. DIR. S. H.
Clarke is improving. Dave Peacheart,
member of the Howard association, has
had a relapse and is in a critical condi-
ton. The Central Hotel, on Adams
street, will be opened in the morning as
an additional hospital for Howard phys
icians and nurses. The physicians re-
ported 81 new cases to the board of
health to-day. .at -...
AT NEW ORLEANS. -.
Advices under date of Sept. 18th give
the deaths for the past six hours at "A
and new cases 1874. The mortuary
report for the week ending P. NJ. Sun
day: Total deaths, 703, of which $50
are males, II males. 261 children under
ten years of age OF the total deaths
SOL were from yellow fever; Az were
whites and 20 colored. ~. t..@s
DR.. Warren Stone is still sick.
Among the new cases is F. r.. South
mayd, secretary of the Howard associ-
alton; E. w. Halsev, Of the Picdylt1e;
Dr. F. Paber, Chas. Phean, Chas. Stock
meyer, Jr, O. E. T. Stockmever, Geo.
Decatur. of Decaur & Co. .r ~
SLIGHT FROST. 3. .8
The following was telegraphed from
Memphis on the 10Th: The frost is
slight, and there is a scarcely percep-
tlble decrease In the fever this morning.
the deaths up to noon not exceeding
40. The saddest feature of the epidemic
is that many who have been actively
at work, relieving distress, are dying or
being stricken down. .E"1 ae
THE FEVER AT LAST ABATING. IL
Dispatches from Grenada Miss, dated
Sunday, Sept. Is, state: There were
two deaths to-day and two new cases.
The fever is abating and we may soon
look for more cheerful state of affairs
ROBBED PATIENT.
A Holly Springs, Miss, dispatch of
the 10th says: This evening Mrs. La
barde, one of the most faithful nurses
we have employed and who nurses D.
G. Perkins, express agent, who SO hero
ically volunteered to take the place of
L. B. Nasty who deserted his post, re-
ported that her patient had been robbed
of his money by an assistant nurse
named S. E. Thomas, Of Martin, Tenn,
and the excitement from this act was
likely to cause a relapse. We inn
mediately arrested Thomas and through
the instrumentality of J. H. Summonds,
druggist, from New Orleans, and Eugene
Leidey Of Memphis, the money was
found in his throat He is lodged in
jail subject to law and the express COM
pany respectfully requested to notify
the relief committee what shall be
done. We would have hung him on
the spot but we know that justice should
follow her virtuons path. ] am satisfied
that Thomas should hang on the near
est lamp post.
THE CARNIVAL OF DEATH AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis advices Of the 18th say the
reports for the past twentyfour hours
show an increase in the death rate
Twenty-seven deaths were reported,