Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-09
THE YELLOW FEVER.
s1EMpHIs LAST MIGHT.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 7.-Our city is reduced
to desperate strait. 1t seems utterly impos-
sible to secure men enough to bury the dead
promptly and to burn the infected clothing
and disinfect the premises. The mayor has
been down several days, and there is but one
officer of the city government on his feet, while
the board of health on account of the sickness
of it's members is unable to get quorum to-
gether. Prominent members of the Howard
association to-day called upon Major William
Willis to take the head of affairs in the city,
which he refused to do but pledged the sup
port of himself and the citizens relief commit
tee to the acting mayor in all measures for
the public good. County undertaken Walsh
was arrested to-day for refusing to pay extra
wages to men who ran the dead carts and which
extra compensation was ordered by the citizens
relief committee and which committee agreed
to pay all. After short detention he was re-
leased. Hon. Casey Young has taken in hand
the job of thoroughly fnmigating the city by
means of burning turpentine and birthstone.
Chief McFadden. of the fire department, will
bondfres all the while. AS soon as the
artillery sent for arrives. the conclusion
test will be applied. Contributions of articles
needed in carrying out this plan will be received
by Col. Young. Six physicians reported 1913
new cases for the day to the board of health and
the undertakers ninety-fve yellow fever inter
ments. Among the deaths are A. J. Wheeler,
Shultz. W. T. Powell, Alex. Cummins. Samuel
Tighe, B. Fuller, of the Appeal Typographical
corps, JOS. Cruikshanks, of the Avalanche, and
DR.. Williams, a volunteer physician from
WOODBURY., Kentucky. Among the new
cases Mr.. Hargrave assistant super-
REGISTER, Jr.: George Dickinson, J. W.
Mcdonald, Capt. p. Haley, P. Connell,
A. w. McClay, of the Herald, and
Sisters Catherine, Thiela and Constance. 8. A.
Taylor, chairman q the board of relief of the
indianapolis order of mutual aid, sends the fol-
lowing: Our funds are nearly exhausted. We
have forty sick, seven deaths. In God name
send us aid"
TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS AND BACK.
CINCINNATI Sept. IA prominent business
man who has just returned from trip to New
Orleans, describes the situation South as sor-
rowful in the extreme. On the trip down at
Arkansas City, the boat was not allowed to
coal or land. Men stood on the banks with
guns in hand threatening to shoot if the at
tempt was made. At Memphis, which was
reached as evening was approaching most
depressing scene was presented. Not dog,
not mule, not negro, could be seen. The
houses didn't seem to be inhabited; from no
chimney could be seen smoke ascending.
Every place seemed deserted. vicksburg was
almost as dead as Memphis. Terror reigned
all along the Mississippi. If the boat had
freight for any town it was taken on to New
Orleans, the inhabitants refusing to receive it.
At New Orleans things looked much better.
Wen were at work on the levee and business
houses were open, but little or no business was
transacted. The return trip was made by
rail. At Grenada not a white man was
visible only few negroes, At Holly Springs
,1,p,,f L. Il
broken out the night before. The scenes at
the depot were heartrending-wives leavinp
husbands, and mothers leaving sons, bidding
them farewell perhaps forever. At one place
mother with three children got on the train.
Her husband had died half an hour previous,
and before death had made her promise to
leave on the next train to save the lives of her
self and children. She left her husband un-
cofined, unburied. The Howard association
is accomplishing great good.