Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-02
yellow Fever.

bIEMpu1s, Oo. 1.-Fifty deaths from yello"
fo7e, gerc reported to the Board Of Health by
underta %ers for The past twenty fonr hours
s1d;rc At ,'iz o'clock tonight. OF those thirty
tbrso died vi, hin the corporation limits Among
the deaths reuor. ed since neon arc Miss ANNE
Rohb;ns and Mrs. VI. J. Atkinson. Jacob
Kohnberg, acting Pfes..:;lent Of the Hebrew
Hospital Association, was taA -cr down today at
roop His case is very mild. .'Chcrc were 50
pew cases reported.
New ORLEANS, Ocf. 1.-From loon 10 Elk
.. II. II deaths sud lSG Hew cases VIZ &c re-
uortcd, of which IS date since September 20
There arc seven new cases at S.. Vincent H.
fant Orphan Asylum, Including Sister Gousa'
&c. Among the deaths are L. y. Barrett, a
Canadian student OF the theological seminary,
and John y. Pepper, we'll known steamboat
mar.
Reports ct the Board OF Health ofhcc lodi
cate so increase over yesterday, and many cases
arc REPORTED, in which entire famiile, hereto
tore exempt have been stricken down. Ooe
case is mentioned Of father and six children
who were Frustrated on Monday night.
The Howard Association refuse &c furnish
aid through other associations, aud relteratc
their former statement that they have suttc'
cnt funds to meet cvary demand made upon
them ior the relief OF the destitute sick.
AZ Southeast Pass ore death, add ooo new
case at PilotoTn.
V1cksBuRG, Oct. 1.-Cicar ana warm all
day, slightly cloudy tonight. Twelve deaths
today, ten whites aud two c3'oreL-lhree OF
them were from tic c0unrS. TIE Howard
Association makes another appeal for aid, ID
which they say Tie fever is spreading With
fearful rGpidty through this country On the
farms" From the best lEt0rnatlon 1t la sale
to say there are 500 cases IL The country and
outside Of the city. a large percentage CT
these arc bad cases and Macy deaths have oc-
CURED There were six deaths at B17lDa yes
tegiay. The fever broke cut yesterday at Mag
Do!ia Hall, four miles trom the city, where 6
| large number Of people had taken refuge.
abated. With but few cases ia town, aud but
lev to have the fever. II is spreading to al
alarming extent 10 tie Country, ADD Is forcing
refugees back to town as The l1uo place OF safe
IL. The number CT cases here figures up to
about COO OFT OF q remaining population ct 100
| The deaths number ZIG. Among those lately
recorded are Judge j. 3. Thrastcr aud Dr.
| ". y. Sprott. 4 week age IL Was thought the
! disease bad run its course, out the weather has
| since becu warm, and ncW cases ere occurring,
end some severe and fatal rclapses IL the coun-
try. Hon. &. w, Humphreys has 80 cases
| On bis place, his son Earl being quite sick. Dan
| Is. Humphrcys has it in bis family, ard It Is
| at Mrs. Deshairo1's Ct the Dr.. Sprott place, a.:
! IdIegiid, near town. Little Jane L2o1ard Is
Gyiug at G!ensade. Pref. j. Payne Green has
lust lost two daughters, aud tbero are other
cases On the place. At Woodstock, Miss llar-
rison, of New Orleans, and Misc Maggie
Burnett have it, both mild cases. MIR. John
Burnett, his daughter, Miss Sallic, aad his
| son John, arc down with it, havln1; been retu.
gees, but forced back to town. Ia tact, 1t Is
ra1iily extcBd!og all over the cou1iry, on many
plantations and among refugees. Great Concern
is felt for the safety OF tie country people as
we'll as for the securing Of the crops.
| At Moscow, Tennessee, Dfs. Hill aud Slower
| arc both down with tie fever. Physicians OF
the Howard medical corps report large nun
btr sick ia the vicinity CT ellis Station, three
miles cast. The Towards report SO pew cases.
| Dr.. Eaudemsnn, the Registrar at Chata.
ncogs. reports two deaths from yellow fever
Mrs. Mary Koran ard John O'Nei. No new
cases have been reported.
Col. NJ. A. Carter, special government agent
and Mrs. W. Is. Brockctt Gied at Mississippi
City, yesterday Of yellow fever.
At Wnona, Miss, one new case bu: DO
deaths. The nights are cool.
At Baton Rouge, new cases IS, deaths -.
New BRUNSWICK, \. D., O,s. ID. y.
Carpenter, treasurer OF the relief committee,
acknowledges contributions am ountlcg 10 3, OUO
!r cash, and $40O worth OF clothing, &c., which
has ali been forwarded to the sufferers in the
yellow fever districts 10 the S5utb. The Ger
man Glee Clubs Elntracht AID Auroras have
each given concerts in aid Of the effect, aCd
| $500 was realized.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. Ia letter 10 a
Harrisburg paper, purpotl!ng TO be itom TINS
city, and stating yellow fever 70 be here Is .
base hoax. No such persoa as DR.. A. NJ. May,
whose name is signed az the writer OF tho letter
lives here, and the pcrsoos mentioned as Ding
ere not only we'll bu; have never been sick. The
| cifv was never healthier.