New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
RAV1GES or THE FE YER.
YESTERDAYS RECORD.

GREAT DESTITUTIoN IN NEW-ORLEANS-NANY lou
IsIANA TOWNS GREATLY AFFLICTED.
GRRTNA, La, Oct. 4.-1he visiting committees
repors the tot al number of destitute sick to be 2oO
TO attend these there are only three physicians,
who have ninety-three patients each to visit be-
sides their regular practice The disease Is spread
ing with frlghtful rapidly, attacking white and
black alike. The Episcopal minister. Catholic
priest, one Brother and two Sisters Of Mercy are
down with the fever
MORGAN CITY. L., Oct. New cases since Sep
tember %, III; total ciSes, 300 under treatment
1lG: Deaths 80. Among The sick are mary of Our
best families. President B. +. Winchester, OF our
Relief Committee, his wife and child, and others
THBpDEAUX. La, oct There seventeen
new cases to-day, and three deaths. two black ana
one white man. The fever Is rapidly increasing al
the parish. A call is made for twelve nurses ana
more if possible, from Napolcongille.
Franklin. La, Oct. 4--rhe fever has appeared on
Daniel ThOmpsons Calumet plantation. -Four whites
and twenty blacks are sick. In some instances
the fever - ndllpndn,, hu among thc pIaChS II 10
OF mild lype, reaIly wedding 10 treatment. -
BATON RoUGE, La, Oct 4.-Deaths to-day, rs; /;
new cases, S6.
on THE MISSISSIPPI PLANTATIONS.
VGCK BURG. Miss, Oct. 4.-Reports from the
country show the continued increaseof yellow fever
The disease seems to be spreading through Hines
County. There are eighteen or twenty ca>es at
Delta, La. There were eight deaths here yesterday
Holly sPRiNGs Miss. Oct. 4.-rwenty-six new
cases and nine deaths yesterday Assistant surgeon
John W. Ross, l.. =. ". who has been Ill wIth yellow
fever, is now out Of danger. Surgeon Ross recently
returned from foreign cruise, aud While waiting
orders at his home in Cldrksyie, Tenn, voun-
teered his services 10 attend the yellow foyer suier
ers here DR.. Mctc;.lfr, III announcing his GONZALES
cence. says: " Hs has done n work here that Is moi
ony honor to the profession, but also to the Navy"
OCEAN SPRINGS Mss, Oct. 4.-One serious case
of yellow lever under treatment mere.
BAY Sr. LOUIS, MISS, Oct. 4.-Eightccn new cases
and three deaths to-day.
FoRl GIBSON Miss. Oct 4. The fever is spread
ing in the country. We ale treating over 100 cases
out OF town.
rENNEssEIANs hU UsHING BACK TO TOWN.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct 4.-The weather is turning
warm again and there IS 30 decrease III the number
of new cases reported. The number of deaths re-
ported to-day up to u p. III. was twenty-five
Among those " no have died since last night are
SISTER Frances. rltrsn III charge of the Home Or
pban Asylum, and lir,. j. IL. Kerr and her son
Willie
Mrs Kerr and family were refugees from this city
but returned last SUNDAY. As n warning TO Others
Mir. Langstaff has issued a public notice warning
refugees that if they return to tins city they Will do
so at their own risk and with almost the certainty
ness The people are cemirg back now IN crowds to
escape the epidemic in thc country and hoping to
find safety in town. Refugees Mr.. Langstafi
saws "must not return. The fate of those who have
died should he a warning to all
The Volunteer Medical Corps of Howard physi-
clans organized last night under the name of " The
Howard Medical Society of Memphis" and elected
the following officers: President, Granville Dow
eli, of Galveston, Tex; Vicc-Prcsidents, NJ l. keat-
ing and Easton Yonge, Of Savannah, Ga; Recording
Secretary, A. G. Wendell, OF Minneapolis Allnn.;
Corresponding Secretary +. Miles Niliett OF Mem
phis
Owing to sickness and death among the attaches
of the Bank of Commerce. that institution closed
it's doors to-day
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Oct 4.-The report of Dr.
Vandeman, registrar for the twenty-four hours
ending at p. IN, to-day, shows that there were
sixteen new eases of yellow fever and no deaths
| Fourteen Of the newly sick were colored persons
| The outlook is decidedly unfayOrable the warm
days and cool nights deve opng the disease rapidly