The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-28

LOUISVILLE, Ky, REPORTS THREE Fatal
cAsEs-coSrRrBuTIoNs Fon THE SUFFERERS
OF oTHrE CITIES
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
LOUISVILLE, August 81, 1878.
Three deaths from yellow fever occurred here to-
day, all the victims being from Memphis. They were
Mrs. A. f. Ritter, Mr.. r. scuily and ). Many.
fhe Louisville Clearing House to-day sent ST. 600 for
distribution in iniested DISTRICTS and tho Mavor Of
Louisville. on behalf OF different contributors win
have Sent after tomorrow's subscription, ST. 500
The Clearing House will send ST. 100 more on Thurs
day. Interior Kentucky towns are also acting In rh
died At Murfreesboro last night of yellow fever He
was an OLD practcing physician OF Memphis and left
1urfreesbore. The fever developed Friday AZ noon
Deceased had the lever at Memphis In 1853
A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF YELLOW FEVER IN
NEW onLEAss-onIGIN OF THE DISEASE
NEW ORLEANS, August "a, 1878
To THE EDrroa OF THE HKRALp:-
When disease and death In the land aud terror
regns supreme in city, village ana hamlet It is q
common duty we owe TO humanity to contribute all
that within US lies to enlighten our fellow mortals
With this object in view submit the following to tho
many readers Of your excellent paper
Long before the yellow fever had made its appear
ancc IN this city It had dscimaed Biloxi place OF
some two Thousand inhabitants on the Gull coast
about eighty miles from here, carrying OF In a few
days one-sixth Of Its colonists But still moro SIN.
gular fact Is that from settlement of this cty IN
1722 to 1894 tnero had boon no instance OF yellow
fever--a fact tho more wonderful whom IL Is rcmcm
persd that New Orleans was Ia easy communication
with Havana, where Il had prevalent 800 years
before From 1904 to 1907 tho disease continued the
average mortality being one In fifteen.
PROPORTION DEATHS
Fer number OF years the proportion Of deaths
from yellow fever was five per cent. Tho year
1917 vas considered bad one; tho percentage of
deatnst to the total number OF cases was SO 49, The
years 1922 and 1S41 very fatal; In the latter
1925 out Of U.s. 900 subJect to the disease were
reported Previous to 1870 the average mortality Of
yellow lover ever other diseases was l In zoos:
IRON 1870 TO 1880. in RIA; tyom 1880 70 1s4o IN
322s In 1924 sho deaths out OF The wAels
wsre1 in 81 %; in 1884, Ia 1919 Of she entire popu
lstsso In 1892, '3S and II the hruess numSsr Of
desns for one day wsrc respectively So Is ana 81:
In lS47, o. During the epds milo Of that season the
intsr1nsnts were Alto. Of which 23S2 were from
yellow lever
~ GREAT MORTALITY IL 1863.
Bat all these figures appear snsigniHcant compared
with those Of 1853 During that epidemic tho total
dcashs were IL 151. OF which 9.046 were OF yellow
lever. The greatest number OF deaths In any day
was the 254 Tor August 2s, from yellow fever, with q
total OF deaths Of $50 Tho population OF the city ut
the time Of that epidemic was estimated At 80, 0OO
aud 81 those who were unaccnmatsd at $4,000, thus
giving mortality OF out Of less than three Yavo
much greater than that OF the great plague IN London
wners the deaths of year wcTo 60 0c0 out OF pspu
lattOn o< 500 900.
rpus far tnore have been about twenty spidcmios OF
the yellow lever in this city during the past seventy
ycarh
'.gB THE YREsENr scouBcu
me number Of deaths sincc the commandment of
the present epidemic reaches something nvo hun.
dred. OF tho present cpidomic will give your read
ers some observations and lot the readers draw thor
owA conclusions II Is CLAIMED by some that the
steamship x my B. Souder, running from this port 10
Havana, brought the FIRST OF yellow lever this
soasou. Tho man from the Souder died at No o6
sn the ocrancate that no died OF congsss,ve fever
There has boon OF lever No 66 Claiborne
street SO far, and The mnJorny Of Mo deaths from
yellow fever have occurred fully mile IRON there
II 10 claimed by that tho nnhy condition OF the
streets has caused the yellow fever. From my per-
condition Of tho streets now and 10 former years
whom we had NO fovcr.
sNoULAR pAcTs.
Another singular that the arst death from vel.
low fever occurred the 21st OF July, on Astroet
wen paved ana in a nelghbornood Of the wealthy. =
fact the more wonderful whom u rcmemb ersd that
New Orleans has very tow paved streets, and,
further, that by far the largest number OF deaths
the streets well paved ana the Mississippi
River, while out IN the rear poriisn where tho drain
Ing canals resking with lth whore dead dogs
ao ~ tho S saS
upon them At a temperature OF about 30 degrees
Fshrenhcit, tnere has not been single death IRON
yellow fever. Again, IN tho Third district or this
city, whore there were over i've hundred dcaths from
yellow 1870 . death mas occurred SO fsr
and the same may DO said OF tho Fifth dssrcs, stu-
ated The opposite side Of tho river surou nded BY
swamps and very 6ithy.
LARGE MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN.
By far the largest mortality has been among chii.
drcn, fully eghtynve per cont Of those having died
being children. the rest being foreigners, with only
Sin hf Anl .nfhW RHA knN
esn men who came 30 this city during the war, and
passed through the Epidemic OF 1867 nursing yellow
themselves. The writer was quite cay youth IN lisa
and continued to reside she city stli the war; ana
came back In 1866. and has never had tho fever,
though there few natives that live here years
and then take the lover
SYMPTOMS AND rxsArxEsr.
The symptoms Of yellow fever are-hrst q violent
headache; second, severe pains 10 tho back; third,
weakness 10 the lower limbs; q sense OF general "a
essines& Tho trcatnens:-Put tho pattsst 70 bed:
cover up we'll Keep The apar,mon nj Closed so az 10
let no druught on tho patient. Without delay give
patient NOS mustard foot bath. DO very careful not
to let uhe fresh air on the patient Givo oil ~
coon as possible and orauge leaf produce per-
sp'raiion- Nursing must b done night and DAY. SEQ
covsred up and givo him medicine promptly Except
IN rare instances the dsease hsts days II tho
ana o,hsr sevsons srpr,ps ronoso 20 vom.sg
third or fourth day.
DAnoxn or RELAPSE
relapse II dangerous and occasioned By expos-
Ing The paiest 10 curreot OF air. IN eating drinking
too much. Tho fever lasts from twenty TO sixty
100 pusasons per Minute inc ps,,oo o1.sn be-.
comes derious md will not I've In bed throwing tho
cover OK The writer heard OF yesterday where
tho patient jun ped out Of he'd In one hour was
dead.
Another csssS thai had he lover Spsks upss him.
While the nurse was looKisg 81 the window drank
glass OF water and Ia few minutes was dead. Con-
vniescsnco Is long and tedious and lasts IRON fifteen
TO twenty days During convaiescsnce give only bar.
ley water and chicken broth. Alter fcvcr has lett
the patient the appetite 10 ravenous, and any negit
gence on the part OF the nurse IN letting tho patient
eat or drink while coz avscing Is sure doath.
THE cAusB-HUnrDTY rHE AIR
The cause Of tho yellow lover here tho writer be-
ltcves 70 Do the humidity the air The following
report Is for the year 1885, nope could be ob,ained
In the city Tor the year ls6T =
During July, 1851 tho maximum temperature WAS
50 fahrenheit; average, Iess Fahrenheit; average
dew polnt :. 10; average humidity, $40; average
moisture 10 the cublc foot 8.7ss graina IL raincd
eighteen days ana four nights. Total deaths IRON
yellow lever that month, L 400 During August, 1888,
average thermometer s20; average dew point, Tg.4;