Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-21
Yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, October ia heavy black frost
fell last night, and this morning ice sixteenth
of an inch thick was formed in pools beyond tie
city limits, From six clock last evening u0ii
noon to day the urdertakcrs report ten order:
for interments P. I. Scroggs, Judge elect Of
the Criminal Court of Shelby courty, died thi:
morning. The Board of Health report se7cn
deaths from yellow fever for the twenty four
hours ending at six o'clock to. Disit. The
undertakers report thirteen additional burials
Of persons who died outside the city limits.
Sixteen physicians of the Howard Medical
Corps report forty new cases-ten Citizen With
in the city limits and thirty iG the suburbs.
The Citizens Relief Committee aud the
Howard Association autborizs the statement
that ample means arc 10 their hands to supply
the wants Of the sick and distressed Of tho city
aud the towns adjacent. Should tie present
funds become exhausted, due notice Will be
given.
MEMPHIS, October 2O.-A light frost fell
last plight. The Board Of Health report four
deaths from yellow fever during the past tWlnty
four hours, ending at six clock 10 night. SIX
additional intermeCts of persons who died IN
the suburbs arc reported by undertakcrs.
Twenty physicians Of the Howard Medical
Corps report twenty six new casc:-oight With
in the city limits ard cghteen beyond tie cor.
poration line. Among those who died to day
are Sarah A. Mead. William hlahsr, Mrs. A.
D. Sui!h, Paul Dunn, Mary A. Pugh, William
A. WhiteGeld, and Thaddeus, son ct K. A.
Clark.
Advices from Lagrange, La, announce that
one new case developed there to-day and one at
Grand Juoctloo.
There are thirty four cases Of fever under
treatment, at Hernando, Miss.
The wife of w. II. Berry and the daughter
of A. j. Roach we're Frustrated with fever late
this afternoon. The outlook is favorable. There
are prospects of another frost 10 Blgbt.
New ORLEANS. October I9-To days ycl.
low fever reports show SIS Dew cases and 81
deatha. The footngs 10 date are 1921 cases
and geo deaths Tic following shows the
condition Of the tclegrapbers sick vi fever
Batbitt aod Hunt are seriously ii. Babbltt Ii
not expected TO live through ,hn nlghi. West.
Fisher, aud the others are conVa!2saent. Miller
and Leloup are at work. West AID Cottrs!i
will resume their duties ID a few Ga> Ffar2
Veigt, native of SWi zarland, formerly Pro-
fessur of Mathematics at rbe Louisiana State
Agricultural and M.chaniciI Coll. &c, died of
yellow Yer to-day.
d. Qu,jaoo telegraphs :-Nothiog is to be
done az Dry Grove. shall give my entire at
tention to L=bacon Church settlement. where
have COW sixty two patients. Too disease at
this point has assumed The maligoaucy 1t did al
Dry Grove. Ia one house an entire famlis,
thirteen in number, are Frustrated With The
fever. The people arc 10 very destitute
condition. There wes heavy frost this
mornlng.
NEW ORLEANS, October 20.-Frost is re.
ported as far south as TanglDahoa. The
weather is clear and cool. The report OF the
Board of Health for the twenty four hours end.
ing at noon is deaths, twenty niue; cases re.
ported. forty four. A. d. Rabbit, we'll
known telegrapher, native Of Michigan, a
jealous and active member and secretary Of The
Telegraphers' Relief Association, died at ore
o'clock this morning of yellow fever, aged
twenty eight. After the funeral services by
Rev. DR.. Palmer this afternoon, his remains
were escorted to the cemetery by battalion of
the Washington Artillery. of which be was o
member. and buried with military honors. j.
j. McDermott, sn operator was taken with the
fever last night Horace Fl. Hunt is in criti
cal condition.
Thomas O. Lea, cotton buyer, Dstivc Of
England. died yesterday Of yellow fever at
Lewisburg, and was buried here to-day. The
Howards send Dr.. Martin and nurses to Nc.
Comb City and nurses to Terry and Fairfax
plantation.
JACKSON. October I9-The total Aumbar of
cases of yellow fever hero to date is PSI, of
which SO are white and 100 colored. Tho total
number of deaths to date is 81, of which 2j
we're of white persons and - of co!ored. There
ere now under treatment 220 cases. The recent
frost makes the outlook brighter, but it vas
severe for those already sick.
HOLLY SPRINGS, October l9.-During the