Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-10
Yellow Fever.

hours, and the call for nurses is greater than
can be supplied. Yesterday there were about
100 deaths and 500 new cases, and TO day, up
to noon, 70 deaths had been reported, and the
death rate to day will probably exceed that OF
any previous day. Among the deaths report.
ed this morniug are DR.. e. G. Slater, pastor OF
the First Methodist Church; Sister Cathariue
of St. Mary.s Episcopal Church; NJ. Costello.
William A. Rudd, Jacob Loeb, Dr. Neson,
and Harry W. Ferguson, who died at Camp
Joe Williams. TO days mortuary report IS
the largest Of any day sinoo the fever appear,
ed, undertskers reporting ll2 lnterments, OF
which twenty four wero oolored. Among ths
number arc Major j. g. Thral Thomas Hood,
o volunteer telegraph operator from Phlladel.
phia; Rev. d. r.. Roscnbury Of the Bartlett
Circuit NJ. l.. Church; N. Gibson, Sister
Constance, Superior of the Sisters of St. Mary.
A son of ex Mayor William Park died ut the
Howard Infrmary. Forty two new cases were
reported by resident physicians
Among those taken down to day were Bar.
ney Hughes, Hiram Gage. d. G. Warder and
wiic, Frazer Prcwott, and Charles Morrison,
druggist. His partner MIR. Hum6s, is dying.
Fred. Cole, an active member of the Howard
Association, died late this evening. His wife
and child arc sick with fever. Physicians of
the Howard corps report Al new cases for the
past twentyfour hours They state that the
situation of the city is simply frightful. They
fiod more sick than they can attend to. 10 the
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, aud Tenth Wards,
the most thickly settled portions Of the city,
there is not o single drug store open, aud
great difficulty is experienced in getting pre-
sc1iptious filed In accordance with the dc.
termination of the citizens to force people to
leave the city, 90 ratiops were issued to day
except to persons who had sick ones in tho
family. a proclamation will be published in
the morning papers notifying tho public that
camps will be formed. and thcso who expect to
receive ratiors must take up their residence
there until the city is free from fever.
Bishop Elder still lives, and there is some
hope of his recovery. Col. 9. 9. Flowerree is
reported doiog Gocly. Dr. D. d. Bartholomew
says Fittings are fearful here. Whenever
you sec one hundred new cases reported by tho
papers you can be sure it should be six hun.
drcd Very few Of the physicians have time
10 fool away making reports and from this fact
arose the idea that the disease was so terribly
fatal. All tho deaths arc reported by the 10.
p1iat. honestly believe there are not less
believe three out of four recover. Everybody
has GOT il. | irequently find four or five cases
ia one house, sometimes in one room. The
doctors arc working hard, but hundreds OF
people die without having been able to get q
physician
A dispatch from Louisville says DIR. ".
G. Ramsey, Dr. L. 7. Peaso and Miss Aisle
Wallace. of the company of physicians and
purses who went from Washington to Memphis
last week, returned yesterday morning TO
Louisville ca their way home. DR.. Ramsey.
who was The physician 10 charge, states that be
AID the others named were rejected by The
Towards for the reason that they we're not &C.
ciGated, the authorities having determined to
iorua all unGc 2timaed persons to leave the city.
Dls. Ramsey and Peaso sag the horrors OF the
scoutge in the doomed city arc not halt told by
the newspapers A walk or ride through any
street OF The city reveals tho scene OF death at
almost every step, while the stencil from rotting
bodies Is most loathsome, the number OF unat-
tended cases being so numerous that many are
found daily only by tracing up the scent till its
source is reached, and then it is often the case
that three or four dead bodies are found IN one
room. Ii is said that o1e cause of the Increased
mortality in the city WAS the daily visit Of the
negroes and Door whites from tho country,
those who have taken refuge there and como
to the city tor ratons and supplies. They arc
quickly stricken down with the fever, and crawl
off to some vacant house or shanty to die unat'
tended These doctors served one day under
the Towards, and say they visited over hun
dred patients each during that time
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9.-The weather TO-
day was clear aud pleasant. The death list in.
cIrdes twenty six children under seven years.
From FOOD to SIX q. n. thirty three deaths
were reported 10 the board Of health, among
them being O. S. Bahcock and 0. II. Hemp,
stead.
The following are among the newly reported
cases: Rev. Father Massardier, of St. Theresa
Caulch: Sisters Carmelita and Rosario, Of tho
st. Andrews Street Convent; Walter LarsiaIe,
OF the Towards; Dr. G. i. Herndon, voluntary
ISOLATION. and Charles j. Alleyn, CT the West.
crn Union Telegraph Office.
The following are commissioning: Capt. Sam
Henderson, Allen Hill, William Wallace Wood,
u. Webster, Of Il. &. Dun & Co.; DR.. Mander.
Vile, G. II. Chase, d. B. Money, II. D. Thomp.
son. j. NJ. WaIpotc, Charles Chaffc. and
William Morrison.
the Towards report 325 new cases to-day.
Tho following dispatch was received from
Canton, Miss, to day:
There have been twenty. ono now cases and
four deaths here during the last twenty four
hours. The fsver seems to be spreading 10
the country. All look to us for help.
JACKSON, September 9.-The fever has bro
ken cut at several new points in this State
Bolton, Lake, Lawrence Station. on the Vicks.
burg and Meridian railroad, aud Gilman STA.
tioo, ca the New Orleans road and Dry Grove,
in Kinds county. There is DO abatement at
Vicksburg, Holly Springs. Port Gibson, or
3rcenvie. At Grenada only three or four 70.
naiu to be attacked. At Vicksburg. N. q.
Paxton, Grand Commander Of tho Knights
rcmp!ar, is among the new casos.
Governor Stone is here to-day to confer with
ho State board Of health and citizaus as to
State aid in the present emergency. 1t will be
impossible to convene the Legislature now, so
strict is the quarantine in nearly every county |
q the State. The Governor had several vex.
tious detentions on his way here from his
lomc 10 luSa.
Soofooohor Tho fnlIou.