The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-12
The Tale of Woe Comes from the Southwest
with Heartrending Terror.

Vicksburg, September 4-Midnight.-.-
Louis Dubcoe, cupper and leecher, is
down. The Right Rev. Bishop w: n.
Elder, after a most noble and glorious
service, fell to-day.
WIN. ROCKWELL,
President Howard Association.
The following dispatches were received
by the Howards in New Orleans, on the
5th inst:
Greenville, September 5.-Send via
Vicksburg at least three doctors and
twenty nurses. They must meet at
Grand Tower, leaving thence from Vicku-
burg here. Don't fail, they are needed.
w. P. KREFsCHMAR.
Holly Springs, September 5.-James
Fort, B. 2. Oliver, Mrs. James Metal
and Robert Mclean died last ighE.
There are five or six new cases, seventy
cases altogether. The physicians are
broken down, and three of them are
sick.
Holly Springs, September 5.-To DR..
Cbeppina: We are in great need Of
physicians and nurses. You can help
us. Send physicians and twenty nurses
at once. j. w. GRAY, NJ. ID.
Holly Springs, September 4.-Can You
send US physicians, also nurses? Malig-
nant fever has broken out here, and ther,
have been three deaths and sixty cases.
]. w. GLEN.
New Orleans, September 3.-A mem.
Der of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation, returning from visit to his pa
tients at late hour tonight, reports the
increase in the number of cases as fearful
attributing it to the continuous rain TO-
day. Among the stricken are Maj. G
w. Cary and Mr.. Leslie Robb. Among
the deaths is that of Mrs. Frank Youille.
nee Buckner, one of the bellies of society,
and bride of only two months. w. B.
Stith, son of the ex-mayor, died at 7 this
morning. Gen. w. II. Morgan, late oil
the United States army, was buried to-
day with full honors by the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The distress from destitution multiplies
each hour. Prominent Howard physi-
clans state that they do not report one
fourth of the cases for lack of time.
They estimate that 10000 persons are
down with the fever.
Another experiment with ice has been
made-different from Choppers, with
marked success in its results. A young
sister of one of the inspectors of the port
was in comatose condition night before
last, congestion of the kidneys having
supervened. Ice was freely applied over
the kidneys, and to the wrists and feet.
In q short time the congestion was re-
moved, consciousness restored, and this
evening she was pronounced out OF i'm
mediate danger.
The medical and spiritual authorities
came into conflict to-day in the following
manner: Rev. Father Allen, canon 81
st. Patrick's Cathedral, went to visit d
lady penitent, who was in an exceedingly
critical condition. The physician in
charge, who was in the house at the time
refused him admission, stating that il
would endanger the patients life. The
priest insisted, but to no avail. He
finally applied to the chief of police fol
assistance to enable him to make q forci.
BILE entrance, but was peremptorily re-
fused, on the ground that the doctors
authority was supreme in such cases
Father Allen then threatened to denounce
all parties concerned from the pulpit
The affair created no little excitement.
Special dispatches to the Times report
1000 cases at Vicksburg, 500 at Por
Gibson, and numerous local cases at Hol
ly Springs, at which place there is nov
a panic. The situation here is hourly
growing worse, and spirit of genera
uneasiness is for the first time prevalent
Memphis, Sept. 3.-The atmosphere
is heavy with the stencil of dead bodies
Several corpses were found to-day, ant
no one was able to tell where or how the!
died. It is impossible to describe th'
condition of affairs here. Four deaC
| men were found in the streets befor'
noon to-day in different parts of thi
city. There is some improvement in th'
movements of the undertakers since tn
citizens, relief burial corps have takel
matters in hand, and to-day the numbe
of interments was larger than on an,
previous day. The number of new case
and deaths to-day are considerably less
Destitute and want are on the increase
White persons, who cannot stand all da,
in the clamorous crowd of negroes tina
throng the delivery windows of the sup
ply depots, are suffering for provisions
Hundreds who have sick families canno
leave them long enough to procure food
and it is next to impossible to get an
one to attend to their wants. Postmaste
R. 4. Thompson, who was also hal
owner of the Avalanche died this even
ing. The first Chinese victim of th
yellow fever, perhaps, in the Unite
States was taken down here to-day. II
was attended by DR.. Wow Chin Foe
also Chinaman, who came here declar
ing his ability to cure eight out of te
cases. His first victim died under hi
peculiar treatment. The dead body c
Mary Frankland, colored, was found i
house on Commerce street. Her livin
child was trying to nurse on her bosom
Hundreds of the dead are reported 8
the health office to have had no attend
ing physicians, or to have been deserte
by their nurses.
From the Memphis Aralaache.
The King of Terrors continues
snatch victims with fearful rapidity.-
One by one those who remain in tn
city and are liable to the monster malad
are taken down, and the question is aske
by those vet on their feet, "Who will b
the next to fall?" But three short week
ago our city was active with busine'
of all classes, our people were happy an
prosperous, and the entire business CON
munity was in cheerful temper over tn
prospect of a heavy and lucrative fa
trade. Now our streets are deserted, OF
stores and residences empty, and out {
n population of more than $4,000 barrel
5000 remain, and OF these nearly Sc
arc in the grave, and perhaps double thu
number lie suffering with racking pair
and burning fevers. But three weel
have passed since the fever broke OF
among US, and from six to eight weel
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