The New York herald., 1878-09-23
RRIEF FEVER DISPATCHES.

RRIEF FEVER DISPATCHES.
Contributions for the yellow lever sufferers in the
South made in all the churches or Providence,
K. l., yesterday.
A newspaper In Wheeling W. Va, yesterday,
donated the proceeds of its advertising columns,
amounting to $780, to the afflicted iover citizens OF
New Orleans and Memphis
Governor Houston, OF Alabama, bas issued proc
lamation making October day of humiliation and
prayer to God that the pestilence may abaso the
infected localities and that tho other States
munities may bc spared.
AZ Hickman. KY, yesterday. there wore nino new
cases oil yellow lever ana four deaths.
Tho total contributions tor the sufferers scnt from
Montgomery, Ala, TO date foot up s7.lOo
Both proprietors OF the extensive lagonda plania-
tion, Louisiana Messrs Steele Clarke, have died OF
yellow fever.
rho Howards, Of New Orleans, will send twelve
to Holly Springs to-day, which will increase
the number OF nurses sent by them to c,shty-six.
A colored woman was the only death at Grenada
yesterday. No new cases were reported.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE JEWS IN NEW
oRLEANs-A STATEMENT FROM TIE ToURo
ASSOCIATION.
SEcgErARYs OFFICE, TouEo ISFIamARY
AND HkBREw BENEVOLENT AssocIAriox,}
New ORLEANS. sept. Is, ISIS }
To EDITOR HERALD
Now that the first month OF the epidemic has
elapsed the Board Of Managers desires to tender
ties that have assisted this institution an account
which viii to somo degree afford idea OF tho dis.
tress the association has relieved and the manner IN
which the funds reunited to II have been employed
Before, however, giving this statement, It bo un
derstcod that there two independent branches of
this instituuon-viz, the inhrmary and tho benevo-
lent associaton-ths institution as it now stands
being tho result Of q consolidation betwcon the old
Touro Indrmary and the Hebrew Benevolent Associa-
tion. In tho hospital are treated such choose
to 60 there or AS are ctpable the early
stage OF tho disease, OF being removed thlher
Tho former class consists ,amost exclusivey OF un
married PERSONS the latter Of persons we'll enough
educated TO recognize tho nrst symptoms Of
q disease which, II no, crushed In its incipiency,
is generally fatal. Tho rest OF tho poorer class,
tnose with large families ana the ignorant, are III
charge Of the 'Dencv olcnce" department. Oi course
where thero s sick person admitted into the hos
pital tncre are ton attended to outside.
Further, to swell The ''DenevoIencen class, Is tho
largo number OF pedlers aud small dealers. market
people, &C., who though not sick, are utterly impov-
erisncd, and to wnom (for they Will not begj tho
absence Of reet meaas simple famine. Iesiaeg,
there arc families oi orphans whose parents have
cinnot DO admitted into tho Orphans Homo
lest they spread the disease among ia cuidren
yet upiniectsd with the plague These families OF
phans must be supported outside. This description
OF the method and purpose OF tho association win
explain the following statement OF IT'S working.
that the doctor is sent to the sick that the
watches day and night by the bedside that tho
druggist furnishes me medicines (some times lam
payne and cognac being necxssitiss) the grocer tar
nishcs the provisions Tor those dependent the
sick; the oothier gives garment, which IS substi-
Tor the hIthy, disease brceung rug that halt
hides the body bcdsleai and mattress are scut,
blankets 70 cover the patcnt the rent IL PAID for tho
miserable hOvel that shelters him (somotimes in TWO
rooms family oil eght) and only too frequently the
grave aug and ihe nearsc carries the con, followed
by ono cHrilge iuil OF mourners. Whon the case is
tu,I a
tonate TO tho needs and thriiness oil the applicants
Is distributed.
Relieved In these ways "a majority o, the cases IN
all these ways) nave been hve hundred Jews All
by this association, nor has there been Gaze,
lar as known TO the Board oil jew relieved by either
the Howards or the Young Meu's Christian Assocla-
tions Undoubtedly these associations would respond
II applied TO- but thcy never arc applIed TO by jews
ana never would be except by "a very small class. OF
these hundred ut least average three hun
dred have beon relieved Tor month, making thus
5000 days OF support or medical attsndsnce. Wnst
tho cost OF such work amounts 10 may be gathered
IRON the item OF nurses alone. II being 81 per diem
Tor each nurse.
such Is tho work ofsthe association In tho past
month WIll the coming mouth lessen the burueng
Possibly, TO some degree (and TINS but gradually IN
tho matter OF nurses Iacd cincs, &c. but the reiief
from DungeItne ''starvaton acc"unt." as II may be
termed--wiil hardly be Affected. No trade Whatever
viii DO done by small dealers until November M
proacheF, aud until that time must THIS the most
numerous class oil yellow lever sufferers, be supported
or starve. The present expense -, at tho lowest
$500 per diem. During the entire term OF the OPP.
demic II has averaged 5000 per diem. TO meet this
distress the jews OF New Orleans have received
S25 900 from the United states A short calculation
viii show how inadeq quste the fluids TO cover
expenditure OF ut least $50 OVO, which this
sociation must bear. as II mas done, exclusively.
Tho Board IN tho name Ol tho poor that havo been
od OF the SICK that have boon Dursod, OF the WIDOWS
ana orphans that have been protected, EXTENDS to
those whose assistance has rendered this charity
possible IT'S sincercst thanks. Though accustomed
do its work IN silence stili II has bscn unwilling TO
DEPRIVE those liberal hearts Of tho graiincauon OF
knowing That they have relieved tho suiferiugs Of
many, and that the confidence aDd trust begotten by
It's work OF thiriy years srs suii unblemisncd
aud unstained By order Of the Board. Respectfully
ERNEST T. fLoRANCE, Secretary.