Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-25
YELLOW FEVER.
Frost. THE GRFAr rHYslcIAN.


4 Memphis press telegram of October
list says: The city has been
thronged with people to-day, many be
ing refugees who returned thinking
that after the frosts that have fallen all
danger is past; the greater number,
however, were parties applying for re-
lief, which, after the 25th inst. will
cease to be extended to all able-bodied
persons. The board Of health has not
officially announced the city rs being
safe for abSentees TO return; to
the contrary, all are warned
10 remain away. Eight deaths
from yellow fever are officially
reported for the past a hours ending ut
4 o'clock tonight Ten additional i'll
terments were made 10y undertakers Of
parties who died beyond the city linn
its Eighteen physicians Of the How
srd medical corps reports IS new cases,
: in the city, IL in the suburbs. H. NJ.
Mitchell, medical director Of the How
ard association, tonight partly disband-
ed his corps by relieving from duty ~
of the physicians from abroad and all
local physicians on duty in the city.
THE YELLOW FEVER COMMISSION.
Sergeon-General Woodwork, marine
hospital service, appointed Col. Hardec,
Of New Orleans, Oct. 21st, sanitary en-
gineer on the commission to enquire
into the cause and spread of yellow
fever. He will visit Nicksburg, Grenada,
Memphis and other places affected with
the disease, inQuiring especially as to
the sanitary condition and drainage Of
those cities.
MORE FAVORABLE REPORTS.
The following report was sent from
New Orleans Oct GOTH Applications
for relief to-day Is, the lowest since the
epidemic commenced. Howard dis
patches are as follows Jackson, Miss,
3G new cases; Donallsville, new eases
10, deaths 3; Bay st. Louis, s new cases,
3 deaths past two days. Byram one
new case; frost and ice this morning.
Frost is reported as far south rs
Tangipahoa; clear and cool. Report
Of the board of health for Il hours end
ing at noon: deaths, %; cases reported,
a. A. ID. Babbett, II well known tele-
grapher, native of Michigan, and II
most Jealous and active member and
secretary Of the telegraph relief dice. at
Ia. NJ, of yellow fever; aged IS. After
funeral services by Rev. DR. Palmer this
T. Nj, the remains We're escorted to the
cemetery by battalion of the Wash
ington artillery, of which he was mem-
ber and buried with military honors.
i HEAVY FROST.
iTI flNr
18th at Memphis and all along down to
Baton Rouge. The list Of deaths show
no decrease but there was hope that
the frost would soon check the decrease.
THE SITUATION AT MOBILE.
The following appeared in tho Mobile
Register, Oct. 18th: eve think it is due
to our people to give the facts ut our
command III regard to the sickness now
prevalent among lis. In default of ac-
curate information wild rumors are apt
TO prevail, and exaggerated statements
will be put forth. We have been en-
abled to gather the following facts by in
spection of the books at the health-of-
flee, which are open 70 the
public During the last twenty
four hours there have been tif-
teen cases of yellow fever reported.
most Of these are confined in the same
locality rs heretofore, though there are
several i'll the extreme southern portion
Of the city. This makes seyenty-thrcc
cases of fever in all that have been re-
ported since the first case. There have
been twenty-three deaths in all since
the beginning Of the sickness. al
though is plainly evident that the fever
is not spreading it is also evidet that it
is not spreading to that extent that
some alarmists have reported.