The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-19
THE STRUGGLE WITH DEATH.
Noble Men and Women Falling ut tho
Post of Duty.

Post of Duty.
MEMPHIS, September 16.-There is q
slight decrease in the fever this morning,
the deaths to noon not exceeding forty.
The saddest feature of the epidemic is
that many who have been actively re-
lieving the distress are dying or being
stricken down. Among the number are
Ed. R. T. Wersham, acting treasurer OF
the Masonic relief board and P. G. G.
of the Tennessee Knights Templar, who
had relapse and died yesterday, and w.
D. McCugmic Collum, an active Howard;
Horace H. Briggs, Mr.. Kayser, of the
Memphis Brewing Company; B. z.
Plummer, w. K. Thixton and P. D. Ber-
her and E. Marshall, of the citizens re-
lief, are dying.
Ninety deaths were reported yesterday.
1t is believed that many occurred in the
suburbs which are not reported. At
Elmwood cemetery many coffins were
brought in express wagons and other We
hicles from the suburbs. Maj. William
Willis, whose death was announced yes
terday, was the superintendent of the
Southern Express Company here and a
leading member of the relief committee.
Of the twenty-four Howards only six are
on their feet. The others are dead or
sick. Twenty-six physicians report 174
new cases for the twenty-four hours end
ing at 6 p. nj. yesterday against 234 the
day before.
LATEsT-Midnight.-The mortality
to-day has been greater than was antici-
pated. One hundred and eleven deaths
are reported, of whom sc were colored.
Yesterday there were 9S deaths instead
of 80. Among the dead to-day are E.
Marshall, E. w. Gibson. Mrs. DR.. S. R.
Clark, and three of the Howard medical
corps, viz: DR.. T. S. Bond, of Browns
vile, DR.. Menees, of Nashville, and DR..
j. r. Renner, of Indianapolis. The
original force of physicians has been de-
pleted by sickness and death, but new
acquisitions are made almost daily, the
latest being DIR. Mcfarland, an eminent
physician from Savannah. The Central
Hotel on Adams street will be opened as
an additional hospital for the Howard's
physicians and nurses. Resident physi-
clans reported thirty-one new cases to-
day.
NEW ORLEANS, September 16.-The
secretary of the Howards reported
twenty new cases, and the Young Mems
Christian Association ffty-nine.
The weather to-day has been clear and
pleasant. Seventy-three deaths and one
hundred and eight new cases are report
ed. The Masons of Louisiana are pro-
foundly grateful for aid furnished. They
say that ample funds have been received
for the craft in this State.
HOLLY SPRINGS, September 15.-Col.
81. w. Walter, prominent citizen, was
taken this morning mnch against his
will and put in bed as yellow fever
patient. Col. Kinloch Falconer, Secre-
tary of State, who has been here working
all the while, takes his place on the re-
lief committee. Only two are left, butto.
day Gen. Frank Walker, and Mr.. Fal-
coner, were added to it. The death list
to-day includes Mr.. Potter, Mrs. Robert
Hasting, Samuel Kimball and Dinah
Ingraham, (colored.) The new cases in
clude George Matthews and wife, Ander-
son Chiffon, Willis Jackson, Miss A.
Guiggins, Challes Welsher, Miss Malsis-
son, Miss CLASSY, Mrs. Foreman, Mrs.
Goldstein and son, David Lee, Bateman
Cook, Catesby Hubbard, of Louisiana,
Mrs. Maggie Maclen and child, Of Mem
.phis, Stephen Knapp, Betty Murdoch,
Annie Willis, Mrs. O'Neill, Miss Laura
De Emv, q nurse from New Orleans, Mrs,
DR.. Willis, Mrs. w. S. Featherstone, and
Robert Cochrane. Those yet to fall are
not far from 500, mostly poor people,
entirely dependent. At our headquar-
teIs we have endeavored to meet all de-
mands and respond without partiality.
Calls upon us constantly increase. Drs.
Courier and Bailey, of New Orleans, and
Drs. Manning and Swearingen, of
Austin, Texas, and Mr.. Sheldon, of the
Can't 't-Get-Away Club, of Mobile, have
done all the work during the past few
days that was possible, our home physi-
clans having fallen in the harness. DR..
G. w. Saul, of Georgia, arrived to night
in company with four volunteer nurses
from Texas. Express to our friends
everywhere prayerful thanks for their
generous assistance; may God bless
them. The only well minister here is
the Rev. Father Lamy, of New Orleans,
who hesitates not to cross the thresholds
of the humblest. The Presbyterian and
Baptist ministers are both convalescing.
w. j. L. HOLLAND,
Chairman Relief Committee.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, September 15.-
The weather is clear and warmer. There
was light frost yesterday morning north
ward in the Mississippi bottoms. The
fever here is abating in new cases, but
the deaths continue very large. There
were twenty-five to-day--sixteen whites
and six colored. Among them is the
Rev. Father Vitello This makes the
second priest who has died here within
two weeks: the other was Father
McManus. Bishop Elder is reported
convalescent, but extremely weak. His
recovery will be slow. The Right Rev.
Bishop Leory has been here for several
day. The Rev. Mr.. Galloway is again
convalescing after a relapse. The Rev.
Mr.. Brice and Captain E. G. Carol,
superintendent of the elevator, are also
among the convalescent.
NEW ORLEANS, September 15.-The
following comes from Canton:
Travelled yesterday twenty-five miles
in different directions of the surround
ing country. There is unmistakable
yellow fever in the families having no
communication with town. Found one
dead and another dying. My strength
and courage are still unabated.