Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16
YELLOW FEVER.
FAREWELL TO HOPE.


A special from Memphis on the
18th says: Another day of gloom and
despair is closing about us. The rain
has fallen without intermission
since yesterday morning, and
lowering clouds still obscure
the sun. The indications, as pub
lished by the signal service Office prog
nostlcates warmer weather. If these
predictions are true, then farewell to
every hope. Another spell of warm
weather will but aggravate the spread
ing of the disease, and the sufferings Of
the people in the interior towns will in
deed be lamentaDle.
THE FEVER TRAIN.
A Memphis dispatch of Oct. 10th says.
1t has rained continuously since yestcr-
day noon with no immediate prospects
of clearing up The special train which
left here yesterday morning in charge
of President Langstaff Of the Howard
association arrived at Erin, Tenn, at
midnight and will return to Memphis
tonight Similar trains leave on the
Charleston railroad tomorrow morning
and will go as far east as Huntsville.
Ala. The fever has appeared at every
station on the Louisville road between
Memphis and Paris, excepting Stanton
and Bellies station. At New Orleans
the weather was cloudy. Deaths 49,;
cases repoted 113. Total deaths 1851 :;
total cases II ,042
THE SAME OLD STORY.
AT Memphis on the 9th inst, it rained
and the epidemic was spreading still
further and faster into the country. The
Howard ASSOCIATION had made arrange
ments with the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad to run q special train for
the benefit Of the people in the sur
rounding country. Nurses, physicians,
and supplies will be sent out from
Memphis to relieve the want along the
line. The total number of deaths in
New Orleans up to date were 1903.
Reports from all parts of the country
continued bad.
STILL GLOOMY.
The dispatches of Oct. S.were exceed
ingly gloomy There was no apparent
cessation of the disease, but on the other
hand it appeared to be spreading with
fearful rapidity through the country.
The weather was warm, and aggravated
the epidemic.
THE COST OF THE SCOURGE.
Says Washington special Of the 9TH.
Col. Rivers, proprietor of the ST. Charles
Hotel at New Orleans, places the ma
terial loss in the south on account
of yellow fever at 100000, 900,
which is also the estimate
of Capt Eads. In large parts
of the fever-infected districts the cotton
crop will be lost for want of hands to
gather it. The sugar crop is yet to be
harvested, and Col. Rivers has strong
hopes that it can be saved
THE DAILY RECORD.
Sunday, Oct. 9th, several cases devei-
Oped at Cairo, and the cold weather
caused them to spread rapidly. The stu
alton at Hickman, Ky. was unchanged.
At Memphis, % deaths. had occurred
up to six p. m. The thermometer at
Little Rock, was ~. The terrible state
of affairs at Holly Springs is thus de-
scribed by the chairman of the relief
committee: Our situation is indescriba-
bic and none would believe 1t unless
they saw for themselves. [ am the only
citizen who has not had the fever, and
almost daily the office has been swept
of clerks, messengers and other en-
ployees. There Is great restitution
among people and all are using every
means TO prevent suffering. You have
been exceedingly kind to us and [ will
here express our deep and lasting graft
tude.
At Port Gibson, telegram says, the
fever was spreading alarnlingly. There
were 50 deaths at New Orleans, and the
total number of deaths since the fever
began was 3,171. A check for $1,000
was received from Cardinal McCloskey.
It was thought the fever would rage
for month longer