The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-28
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE,
A Serious Outbreak at Louisville.
Abatement OF liRe Disease I'm Most
Places.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 27.-Refugees from Louis
vile are arriving by every train, and all the
ROADS give alarming accounts of the sudden
outbreak of the yellow fever in that city. Two
hundred and fifty cases are reported in the
nelghborhood of the Louisville and Nashville
depot, and some streets in that vicinity are re-
ported to be almost entirely deserted by the
fleeing populace Every vehicle obtaipable ia
being used to remove the terr0r-stricken people,
and the hackmen are accused of charging exor.
bitant prices. The locality of the outbreak is
said to have been largely populated by refugees
from the fever districts further south, but the
disease is not confined to them alone, One
lady says she was told to leave by her physi-
clan, and she started at once.
GALLIpoLIs, Sept. 27.--Considerabe uueasi-
ness Is felt at the reappearance of the yellow
fever in the heart of the city. There have been
three genuine cases. One died last night. He
had been q clerk hand on the steamer Porter.
The other two were not supposed to have come
in contact with the Inflated boat. Some fami-
lies have left the city, and Others will doubtless
follow. The weather last night was cool, and
hopes were entertained that frost would
appear, but there was none.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 27.-The fever is growing
again and continues to spread. Scarcely an
hour passes but what some well known citizen
is reported taken down. From yesterday noon
until noon today there were 2S deaths. Twelve
are reported this forenoon.
For the "a hours ending at o'clock tonight
the board of health officially reports % deaths.
OF these 10 were colored. 1t has been quiet
day as compared with the four previous ones,
aud general feeling prevails among the ply
siciabs that the worst has passed. The large
number of new cases reported is accounted for
in the explanation that fully half are persons
residing outride the corpora te limits of the city
who are attended by physicians of the Howard
medical corps.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept 27.-There are about
400 people tor the fever to feed upon and quite
as many in their beds all the tme Eotire
fanilies.some of them numbering from to 10,
are down with the disease. Among the physI-
clans 10 are stricken down and 4 have died.
WATER VALLEY, Sept. 27.-There were new
cases today. The fever ls on the increase.
This afternoon fire destroyed three stores and
injured two others and their contents. Loss
$500. There was considerable excitement and
an increase of new CAGES may be looked for
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Deaths today, 81:
cases, 100. Total deaths, 2,703; cases, 1862
The deaths include % children uuder T. At
Bay ST. Louis there have been 100 cases to
date and deaths in the last "a hours.
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 27.-The lull yesterday
morning gave hope that the fever was decreas-
ing. This forenoon, however, the situation is
again threatening. Many persons were taken
down last night, and this forenoon number of
cases were reported as dangerously i'll. The
Howard books show about $50 nurses actively
employed. AS the epidemic progresses, in-
craasng want aud destisution develop We
cannot give any favorable news today. Oar
telegraphers, Flippen and Young, are doing
their duty manf0lly, and deserve great praise.
At house on Desire street five children
were Frustrated by fever. Two of them, twins,
died yesterday and were laid out upon a table.
Daring the night a nurse overturned a lamp
near by, and the fire spreading, consumed both
bodies. The other sick children were rescued,
but the excitement will probably prove fatal
W. ur Tba he
from yellow fever today numbered 4. The
weather is warm and unfavors BILE, but the
fever is not spreading out of the infected dis
trict
CANTON, Sept. 27--New cases Is, no deaths.
We think the worst is over
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 2z.-New cases IS, no
deaths.
WATER VALLEY, Sept. 27.-2 dea.bs, an
other expected. 4 new cases.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Sept 27.-3 new cases and
l death today. Total cases to date, &C.; deaths,
20.
HICKMAN, KY, Sept. 27.-There were five
deaths today and seven new cases.
MARTIN, Tenn, Sept 27.-One new case, no
deaths.
New ORLEANS, Sept. PA despatch from
Winona reports several new cases of fever, and
asks for doctor and nurses.
At Mississippi City there are II cases and 2
picious case at Handsboro
VICKsBURG, Sept. 27.-There is nothing adj
ditiOnal from Greenville. 20 cases reported at
Bovina. Special train with nurses, physicians
and supplies left here for Lawrence Lake and
Bovina yesterday.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 27.-There has been IS
deaths since noon and 100 cases reported, of
which 80 date prior to Sept Oath. The grand
total of cases up to date is 1862.
PASS CHESTER, MISS, Sept. 27-Thirty five
cases and four deaths have occurred to date.
Twelve are under treatment and doing well.
The fever is of mild form.
GRENADA, Sept. 27.-The Howards will leave
in few days as the fever has exhausted itself.
No more funds or provisions are needed. There
were no new cases or deaths to-day. An earlier
despatch noting one death was for the twenty
four hours ending at nine o'clock this morning.
The death occurred yesterday.
MEMPHIS, Sept 27.-Thrty-one physicians
of the Howard medical corps report III new
cases.
VIcKsBURG, Sept. 27.-Weather warm and
CLOUDY. Thermometer SO. The fever is in
creasing again. caused by refugees from the
country returning to Vicksburg, for the fever
is SO general throughout Warren couuty that
refugees prefer coming back to Wick sburg
rather than to remain 10 the country where
proper treatment is 80 difficult to obtain,
GREENvILLE, Sept. 27.-The fever is spread
ing IN the country. No food for fever here.
Let it be known we need no funds.
j. M. NELSON,
Chairman of Relief Committee