The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
FELLOW FEVER.

WILMINGTON. N. c., August b.
The following has been received here
from Grenada. Mississippi:
GRENADA, Mss, Aug. ii, 1878.
To The Mayor Of Wilmington.
Help us to pay nurses and bury
the dead Oar town is a graveyard.
We need help The Mayor is dying,
and | am the only officer left.
[Signed E ID. A. MELTON.
CITY Marshal, acting Mayor.
Immediately on the receipt of the
above telegram, the Board Of Alder
men Of this city convened in session,
and made an appropriation for the
Grenada sufferers, and appointed q
committee OF seven to solicit contri-
buttons from citizens.
GRENADA, Miss, August Is
Last night was fearful on yellow
fever victims. The death list was
fourteen, the largest since its appear
ance. Ten or twelve new eases are
reported. There was grea. excite
meat during the day, many fleeing
the town. The population is now
reduced to not over three hundred
whites The total dea.hs are forty
five. The number of cases down is
estimated at at one hundred aDd
fifty. The New Orleans physicians
pronounce it Of a most virulent type.
The distress is fearful 10 contem-
plate.
CAIRO, August l5.--There are no
cases of yellow fever here, the quar-
antine regulations being strictly en-
forced. The board Of health has
adopted a resolution fol biddlng the
entrance to the city of express mes
sengers aud other train employees
direct from yellow fever Infected
districts
New ORLEANS, August l5.-New
cases, 50; deaths, II.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 24-The ap.
parently large increase 10 new cases
to-day is ascribed t the circular Of
DR.. Chopin, President of the Board
OF Health, requesting all physicians
to forward returns. Many are now
reporting cases who hitherto failed.
There has been much dereliction in
this regard, several eminent physi-
clans acknowledging to having report
cd nothing but deaths up to this
time. Thus far the record of the
Board of Health foots up a total of
1866 cases, and 577 deaths, includ-
ing 1913 new cases add AZ deaths, re.
ported during the past twenty-four
hours. Add to these 1850 cases re-
ported TO the Howard Association
up to this hour, and the grand total
of cases is 3,14G, making the percent
age of deaths III per cent.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-New
cases, 1853; deaths, 80.
MEMPHIS, August 25.-The yellow
fever record to-day shows d decrease
in the number of new cases es CON-
pared with yesterday, there being
sixty-oDe reported up to 6 z. NJ.
The death list, however, is the larg-
est Of any day since the fever made
its appearance, undertakers reporting
twenty-six interment5 for the same
time. There is q scarcity of nurses,
aad the Howard and other relief
organizations have teleSraphed to
Mobile and other p1ints for them.
Msmbsrs of the diferen. associations
are doing noble work, in striking
contrast TO The action of a few peo-
pie who have deserted their friends
aud relatives ia their distress. In
stances are known of parents desert
iLg their children and children their
plrents. Gen. w. j. Smith is re-
ported very low. Capt. John d.
Elliott died at an early hour this
morning. Alex Waddell, in charge
Of the Alabama street branch dispen-
sary of the Towards, situated in the
heart of the infected district, was ia
ken sick this morning. being the
third member of the Ass )ciati01 10
charge of the dispeasary taken i'll.
Sister Frances, of The Episcopal Sis
terhood, and two children in the
Church Home are among tha lew
cases reported to day.
MEMPHIS, August, 2l.-The How
ard Association today received the
following telegram:
GRENADA. Miss, August 25-lfI
possible send up more nurses. If
not nurses, some one to help the sick
the best they can. Provisions and
nourishment for the sick are
short. Dr.. Hall, d.. Gay and
the Postmaster are down with fever.
No mail from any point The
negroes are all getting the fever.
Deaths last night, six whites and
four c1lored Patients are dying for
want of proper nourisbmeni anG atten-
lion. | am well.
Dr. YEAzEY.