The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-05
NTHE GRIP OF THE PLAGUE.
,gg uNABdTED SrIFTRTNGS or THE
sIRfCkEN SOU TTERN PEOPLE.
<,,,en. Fleeing From, Infected Villages u'i-
n,.. Entirely Suspended III Mnny Places
sse New tnsc. Ia New Orleans. mnd Fearful
vortniity In Ncmphi. Hcsointc Grenada.


,.is favorable. There have boon reported to- /
s,y ql2 new cnscs. and ~ casos of death. |
,mons the u are Is children under years OF /
nEe.
From noon TO +. VI. to-day GO now cases OF |
rou,w foyer and - eases u death were re- |
,ortcd To the Board " Hcalti. Among the new /
c,.cs are MAJOR Nathaniel Burbank. Of the |
p,cnlp,ue. julius Rrsch. the wc-known mu-
stefan: Henry IIcidcnh"im. and two Sisters OF
Mercy nj the St Andrews Convent. Several
cases are also reported at tho Boys Orphan
Asylum on St Charles avenue Mrs Matte
Norvcn. vito Of the late c. p. Norvcll. of tho
Democrat. died to-day. Her husband and thcir
only child died last week. Father Duto. the
only priest in Shreveport who survived the cpl
dcmic. goes to Nicksburg this evening to assist
Bishop Elder.
C,NroN. Miss. Sept. Ave have about 100
cases Of yellow fever under treatment. There
wero 10 new cases and cases OF death before
o'clock this morning. We are in great need OF
money and coored nurses. Any one desiring
to contribute money to relieve our wants will
please send 10y express tn W. J. Moshy Treas
urer Of the Howard Association. or George W.
Thomas. President Of the Howard Association.
CANTON. Miss Sept. i-Thorc were ~ new
case and cases OF death here within the past
twenty four hours. Several persons died in tho
country who quilted the town.
GRENADA Sept. 4-rherc have been reported
here to-day 10 new cases. and 10 cases of death.
Among the dead are DR.. Gillespie and mother
Mrs Morrison. Miss Hughes. Alexander Ra-
fosky. Ike Williams. and d. II Holt. There is
no abatement OF the fever. Many OF the poor
are In destitute condition. Nurses and physi-
,ians are needcc.
HOLLY SPRINGS. Miss. Sept. 4-Morc than GO
cases OF yellow fever. and 6 cases OF DEATH are
4 .. do TI.e ali ,,,l
people who can get away have gone. There Is
great need Of nurses and physicians The ply
sicians are broken down. Two OF them Are sick
with fever. Many cases will die to-day Gloom.
despair and death rule the hour The situa.
uon IS simply appai ing' l1e outsite worad
Memphis. Tenn. sept. 4.-The mortality last
night and this morning is fearful. Two UNDER
takers report thirty iniermenis. while County
Undertaken Walsh reports leo interments Of
gaupsrs, three; fourihs, q whom ar. negroes.
Or. W. II. Hodges aud Postmaster THOMPSON
died this morning nj o'clock. Mayor fhpp"r.
A. Il, Droescher. Sergeant-at Arms OF the Gen
eral Council. and CITY Tax Collector Schatcr are
down with the fever
MEMPHIS. sept: Our city at present Is one
96 intermcuts for the twenty hours ending at
o'clock this evening. 81 these 93 lcuths were
caused by yellow fever; 7G were white and %
coiored. A visitor to the county undortnkcr's
establishment to-day brought out the fact that
At nightfhl There were about GU more reported
posing Of tho dead is becoming setious one.
The Citizens Relief Comini,tee has employed a
even been surgosted 70, burn the dead
as corpses are known ~ hayo lain unhuri"d Tor
forty-eight hours, hurdeninc IN" air with foul
odors. and becoming 80 revolving that people
have fed the neighborhools. and ii il with dif-
n,ulty that men can be hired to haul them 10
AT. G. Cook. HOWARD visitor was taken
down this afternoon. Mayor Fhppn being SICK
with the fever, DR.. ID. I. Goodyear. President Of
A false report has gone forththat all the banks
we're about to close On the contrary. all the
banks are open. and will remain so.
In answert to many Inquiries from abroad as
What Klrd 81 pr G,,s, are needed Major
salt meats and -four are most headed for the
destitute who are being ied by tho Cilizen : r.
relief organizations is very great for IN addl-
tion TO attending 10 the sick and destitute there
were several calls for relief from the diferrnt
4 panic was caused AZ Coiiersvile. In til :
county. Yesterday hy the death OF two citizens.
supposed 10 have been caused by yellow few T..
The town has been almost depopulNed. The
following appeal represents somewhat the con-
dition OF affairs.
A App.Gt ,n ne c.n,-i World IRON nee Falnc, c.pge, Of
~, ors7. 20 isl A,s, oHa'" N41It
eothe our ie.utic FURNISH necessary material or our
Hi, an" nppsS +. ony iaad. ~. "a m.t Extremity.
Ant ~ VIEW OF me iaet mat another We. \
people Death has laid hi. heavy hand upon u.s. the
destitute cry Tor hifAl Au lit H.h it SUI care rs tu
only be given by omen handed generosity moe de,ir
Gus Of siyS az - can sd,;' J3nes rTe'gsS i.n
MOBILE, Ala. Sept. Notwithstanding the
case II yellow fever reported boy DR.. Gaines last
Saturday there has been no spread OF tho dis
CA1Ro III. S,nt' i-rbS Hoard Of H.9lih last
evening adopted a resolution that no steamer
nor either of the southern lulroads VIII be- per
ntted 10 bring into the city any passengers
who cannot show certificates that they have not
been in a fever infected district within thirty
days. No ifs will bc permitted to land eX-
c4pt under similar restrictions. There has not
been case ot yellow fever here yet but con-
siderable uneasiness + manlfested since the re-
lor that tue fever Is In Hicsmnn.
MERIDIAN. Miss Sept. 4.-The allegation. eX-
tsnsNely published tat the authorities Of
supplies for vicksburg, is utterly untrue.
WASHINGTON. SEPT. l. Senator kellogg this
New Orleans, mad an interview with the Srrre-
ary OF War, and urged thai the twenty dnys'
city be distributed through the Collector of the
Port. This Will avoid NIL pllcations among
the benevolent organizations. The rations will
b. distributed on their respective applications
without any distinction whatever ~ to the
classes Of sufferers. and besides. rs tho ratons
ar furnished by the Government II was thought
mat a Government officer would be Ia" proper
channel Of distribution. The army quarter
master q New Orleans has been instructed ac-
Contributions for the sufrerors in the places
naln"d Lay" been as follows: Pittsburgh. Pa,
N all q 900. and three car loads OF PROVISIONS
Clipped Yesterday. WATERFOWL. \. y. the
a. GSqE foF L 1. 5S5 S9G Slo2 Eoe o
s66l'P@ philai"lphia. Pa. Yesterday. S2s96 y
n h eiL s2s 'oil3. selma; Az, in al. sl1Qo
Ga, in ali, sGs92.7i.' ornnco. n j.. MasonIic
ioige s56. Charleston. S, c., in all $1,000 s.,
400. AO III "''' ''oooo Dunuio' ~ J." IN an
cThe neiehborhood II the tenement at 80
MERRY street wa. ev'ited on Tuesday by the
ilmor thnt man who had yellow fever had
' gssa tqbsre Dr. Iiy.rmore Ar ,ertainsd that