Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-12

SUFFERING 10 pour III our 6iTS, blll
we are almost driven to madness. We are
doing all we can to supply the needy and
relieve the sick. We telegraphed to Mem
phiS to-day for six more nurses, and Louis
Vile yesterday for bedding. We are depop-
ulating slowly. There has not been a case
of sickness in the camp. DR.. aud Miss Maria
Ware are very low. Miss Emma Ware is
convalescent. We are hopeful of DR.. How
ellis recovery. Thomas Martin died this
morning. His entire family are sick. Mrs.
Mcfarland is extremely ill. Only seven
Towards are on duty.
HUMBOLDT.
HUMBOLDT, Oct. Humboldt is in an
uproar of excitement. One death and two
new cases ofyellow fever among the country
is being made to prevent its spreading in
our midst. The Board of Health recon-
mend conclusion, and tonight the Mayor
telegraphed Gov. Porter for a cannon.
PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. NO new cases or deaths
in the last a hours. The excitement in
East Paris has about subsidized, and many
refugees are returning to their homes. Paris
will soon be herself again.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. THE steamer John
NJ. Chambers, from st. Louis, laden with
supplies for the infected points between this
city and Nicksburg, arrived early this
morning. DR.. H. NJ. Keyes, of the United
States Marine Hospital service, and DR..
Frank w. Kelley, repreSentiVe of the
Chicago Relief Committee are on board.
The steamer leaves this afternoon, and will
take all the mail for all points below here
which has accumulated since cOmmunica-
ton was cut of Unusual activity prevails
at the Howard headquarters this morning,
and nurses are being sent to all the interior
towns adjacent to Menu his where the fever
has appeared. The Board of Health Off
cially reports twenty-siX deaths from yellow
fever during the past twenty-fOur hours,
ending at O'Clock, tonight. The under
takers report y additional deaths outside
the city limits for the same period.
CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. IA heavy rain set
in last night and continued until noon to-
day, when it cleared of warm and Sultry-
"a most unfavOrable change-the cold
weather being now our only hope for relief.
Our working force is gradually breaking
down, among the new cases to-day being
four doctors and two more nurses, one OF
them being an eStimable young lady of this
place, and the first who volunteered her
services. This makes eighth of our regular
nurses that are now down. Six male and
four female nurses arrived from Memphis
this afternoon, and go to work tomorrow.
MILAN, TENN.
MILAN, Oct. THE health of Milan still
continues good. There is no sickness of any
rounding country. We still hope TO escape
the dreadful scourge. Refugees still continue
to return.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. deaths, Al cases,
reported, rs; total deaths, 3,2l2 cases 1900.
WEDNESDAYS PRESS DISPATCHES.
BROWNSVILLE.
BROWNSVILLE, Oct. Sour community
to-day mouTns the death of DR.. John j.
Ware, President of the Board of Health. He
was a true, noble physician, the leading sur
geOn of our town, II man of unusual force of
character, great medical attachments, coup
led with the raTSest social accomplishments
He was loved and respected by every one.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic he has
worked day and night preferring to die
with our suffering people rather than desert
his post of duty. a more gallant physician
never walked our streets. Col. WeSJbroOk,
editor of the Brownsville Bee and Secretary
of the Howard Association died this after
noon. We have ten new cases Among
them is Spencer r. Wood.
CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTA NooGA, Oct. S-Dr. Van Deman
reports for the Jwenty-fOur hours the fol-
Savage, Mat. Schweir, Sarah Hall, Charles
Keisle, a nurse from Portsmouth, Va, and
twenty new cases, twelve cOlored. Among
the new cases are Drs. q. A. Baxter and +.
NJ. Baird, both doing well. Keisle is the
third nurse that has died. Several others
are down. The weather is unfavOrable, but
the disease is still in its old quarter.
camp has been established on Bald KNOB,
near the Fair Grounds, and the infected
district is being depopulated.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. deaths, 40; cases
reported, 1856; total deaths, 2,26l; cases,
l0,7S6.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. S.-The Board of Heath
reports twenty one deaths from yellow
fever during the past q hours ending at 6
o'clock tonight. Twelve additional deaths
are reported by undertakers as having oc-
CURED in the suburbs. Among those who
died this afternoon are Thomas II. Johnston,
William n. Capeheart, j. ID. Armsteader,
Mrs. Jennie Hewitt, Ms. j. NJ. Lebazqe,
AlOnZO VaccarO and Thos. Owen. Martin
Griffin, Cashier of the German National
Bank, has convalescPd sufficiently to enable
him TO attend 10 the business of the bank.
The fever has appeared at Raleigh, Tenn,
from which point an appeal for physician
was made this afternoon.
HUMBOLDT.
HUMBOLDT, Oct. S.-R. J. Dunlap, two
miles northeast of Humboldt, was taken
sick Wednesday, Sept .. Or. Scott was
called in the Saturday following and found
him, without fever, in stupor He died
Wednesday, Oct. ?. His daughter, Miss Fam
ME, was taken on the same night. DE-. Scott
pronounced her case yellow fever. Mrs. Abb
ner, living half a mile distant, who was
there on the day of Mr.. Dunlap's burial and
again on last Sunday evening, was stricken
Yesterday morning with the same disease.