Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-15
THE DREAD DESTROYER.
Continued Warm weather Leaves the
Fever In Undisputed sway-Appearance
of the Disease In Helena, Ark.-Lieut.
Benners, of the Relief Steamer Cham bers,
Stricken Down in His Noble Work
Mortuary Reports from All Points.


MEMPHIS, Oct. a. -P. .. Candle, prominent
citizen and president of the italian society of
this city. was attacked with fever last night.
Twenty-three physicians of the Howard
medical corps report Is new cases, 81 in the
city and A in the country. DR.. W. A. Caswell
has been sent to Senatobia, Mississippi, in re-
sponse to an appeal for physician received
this morning. DIR. 7. Grange Smons goes to
Somervllle, Tenn, Tomorrow. in obedience to
request Of Governor Jas. d. Porter.
The following received this afternoon:
'Sardis, Miss, Oct. 14.-To Gen. w. J. Smith,
Memphis. Have fever here sure. Send two
good nurses by the first train. (signed) Pm.
B. Wait, acting mayor"
The board of health officially report nineteen
deaths from yellow fever during the part twen-
ty-four hours ending at o'clock tonight. I'm
dertakers report fifteen additional deaths in
the suburbs. Among those who have died are
w. i. Pugh, Mother Superior Maria Joseph of
the Sisters of the Good Shepherd R. @. Man
uel, sergeant of police, Miss Carrie Plain, Mar
Gus B. just Con. Mcdonald, Oscar Drake. Mrs.
All hope OF the recovery of Jeff Davis, Jr..
has been abandoned,
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14.-Weather clear and
pleasant. Deaths, 20; cases reported, 1873.
Total deaths, 1913; total cases, l1,72e.
The medical department Of the university of
Louisiana at New Orleans, postponed the com
mencement of it's lecture term to Nov 18th. bv
which time the faculty believe students may
safely come to the city. The -Hewards to-day
sent nurses to Byron.
= Applications for relief, to the Y. NJ. G. A., Is:
Towards, 254.
The Towards sent physician and nn,.se IN
Duchhill.
The Peabodys issued 50, 900 rations today.
AL HELENA, ARK.
HELENA, Ark, Oct. 14.-The following an
nouncement by the board of health to-day:
This board believes that it now becomes a duty
to announce to the citizens that while the pre-
valllng disease may not be strictly yellow fe-
yer, 1t certainly is seemingly quite as fatal,
and the citizens are he eby so advised. There
are about seventy-6ve cases of sickness in
town; ten new cases and six deaths reported for
forty EIGHT hours ending at noon to-day. Quar-
antlne has been raised. A Howard association
mas been organized by Judge j. Cole Davis as
president, and began work at noon. In one
house four deaths have occurred within the last
tour days, and fifth party is down. Jacks
d Co.. wholesale druggists, announced in a cir
cutar yesterday they would furnish medicines
Tree OF charge to all poor and needy, and to all
charitable associations.
CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 14.-For the twenty-four
hours ending 6 P. NJ. the deaths from yellow
lever are: Ed. Jones. Mrs. Charles N Cham
berlin, James Burke, Thos. Hartman and four
colored; fourteen new cases of colored. Wealth
or cool the past two days, causing increased
deatns and decreased new cases. Feeling de.
cldedly blue to-day over the disappointment
IN expected frost. Season warmer than ever
known. Drs Frair and Baxter have good
prospects of recovery.
The Vulcan iron works, the last mannfactorv
IN operation, closed Saturday for want Of
skilled hands. The relief committee is still in
need OF funds and provisions, and contribu-
tons and money should be sent to Chas. d.
McGuffy, treasurer. and provisions to Geo. B.
Parkinson, quartermaster Of the citizens relief
committee Of this city. as
AT OTHER POINTS.
PATTERsoNvHLE, Oct. 14.-The fever grad.
uaily spreading assumes most malignant
TORN. DIR. Roche was taken down to-day. On
the Ieche, the fever is gradually abating.
h1ccHoco, Oct. 11.-One hundred deaths to
date. ~
MOBILE, Ala, Oct 14-Yellow fever is on the
increase here. Frank P. Hernandez and A. q.
Taylor, operators at this office, are down with
u. n. n. Foot, secretary of the board of trade,
died last night at Spring Hill with the fever.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Oct. l4.-Dr. Luke 81. Blackburn
morning to decide the nature of disease which
appeared there short time ago. He pronounces
the u Tour cases now there genuine yellow fever.
NO new cases or deaths to-day
BILOXI Oct. l4.-Twelve new cases and four
oeatns the past forty-eight hours.
DAY ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4.-Twelve new cases
and one death. g -ee'
OsYKA. Oct. 14.-No new cases and no deaths
To-Day. The sick are progressing satisfactorily.
DRY GROVE, Oct. 14.-At Losan church one
ne new case. No deaths. Total cases to date
~. Under treatment fifty. At Dry Grove no
new cases. Two deaths.s
and one death.
GRAND JUNCTION, Oct. H.-Four new cases
and one death, W. W. Pledge. express agent,
within the last forty weight hours. In the coun-
try, four miles distant, seven new cases and one
death. At Lagrande. during the last twenty
four hours two new cases and one death.
McCoMB CRY, Oct. 1.-two deaths and
eight cases. Outlook more cheerful.
DoNALDsoNvHLE, Oct. 14.-Forty-three new
cases and five deaths.
PORT HUDSON, Oct. l4,-Dr. Harrison. of
New Orleans, has recovered. Three new cases:
no deaths. Fever at Cooks landing, one mile
below Waterloo. DIR. Banoley has the black
vomit. Fever reported at Canaan landing.
v1cKsBURa, Oct. Young DR.. Class, a vol
unteer physician, who came here about eight
weeks ago, died of black vomlt last night n
the country.
Lieut.. Benners, in command of the relief
boat Chambers, was taken with the fever yes-
terday evening
Eight deaths to-day; 5 whites; 8 colored.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 14.-New cases the past
forty-eight hours, ninety-two; deaths, eight.
WEST BATON RoueE, Oct. Ito yesterday