West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-28
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takers will not 10 beyond the city limits.
and though they cell collins for their inter.
ment do not report them.
AT ElmWood, many collins were brought
in express wagons and other vehicles from
/ the suburbs.
Among the dry's dead are Major William
Willis, Superintendent Southern Express
| Company, who was a leading member Of the
/ Citizens Relief Committee, and an active
worker among the sick and destitute; John
q. Lonsdale. jr., Treasurer Citizens Relief
/ Committee; Ed. Foster, Of the Howard As
sociation; X. W. Blew, publisher OF the
/ U'Nern Mefhodtsf, and his wife and child,
aud another child dying. DR.. McGregor, of
! Upton County, Tennessee, died In the
morning.
Mr. j. w Mcdonald, telegraph operator,
recently from Cincinnati, IL dead. The
I force on duty on the 18th were Messrs.
\ LanBford and Bryant, who were doing
noble work. OF the twenty.fOur originai
Howards only six are on their feet,
the Others being dead or sick. The
! clerical force Is SO much reduced
that the Secretary, j. H.. Smith, re.
quests persons sending contributions 10
send by draft. There is an apparent falling
/ OFT IN the number OF new cases. Only fifty
/ two new applicationsfor nurses were made
/ 10 the Howardg on the 10Th. Tweniv.six
physicians of the medical corps report IA
! new cases Tor the twenty-four hours ending
at six p. m against 234 the day before J. w
among the new cases. tIi
/ A dispatch dsted September Is. from
BrownsVtlle, Tennessee, says: The prospect
which was cheerful yesterday, is worse to-
: day, and not so hopeful. The cases of fever
now on hand are not doing SO well. Last
night was not so favorable, and all are cast
down. Citizens are looking every hour for
! large number OF cases which they bad
thought hopeful, TO terminate in death.
! Nine new cases are reported, and are OF a
. more malignant type to-day than Yesterday,
} showing the many wonderful changes OF
I TINS most Capricious disease. There have
been one hundred and forty.six cases and
foTty-iye deaths to date. There are nearly
one hundred sick now, under the attention
OF physicians.
From Grenada, Miss, September 10, comes
the following report; The express office,
which had been closed for eight DAYS was
reopened to-day by c. A. Pardue, Route
Agent OF the Southern Express Company.
There were two deaths to-day and two new
cases. The fever is abatiLg, and We NAV
soon look for more cheerful condition OF
affairs. An agent of TIE railroad company
who arrived here this morning from New
Orleans to take charge OF the railrod office
after viewing the situation, concluded to
return. He left on the train Mt night for
New Orleans,
From Nicksburg, 10th inst, we learn that
physicians think there is Steady decline
IN new cases, but fears are entertained If
the very warm weather returns the fever
Will again increase. Eighteen deaths on
that day, nine white and nine colored.
Among the new eases were vii iaiu A. Fair
child, prominent citizen and member of
the Howard Association.
vt Gallipolis, Ohio, on the 10Th. three
deaths from yellow lever, Loring Walker
and Clayton Cofi'man in the infected dis
trict below the city, and William Buck in
the vicinity of the steamer Porter An
attempt was made 30 land some OF the Por-
ter's barges at Bladensburg, about ten miles
below the city, by man who was on them
when they broke loose. He was prevented
from landing by Colonel Montgomery, who
tired several shots and pursued him down
the river, distance OF ten miles, when he
took skin and fled to the opposite shore
( The BOARD OF Health Of Vincennes, Ind,
mas established quarantine regulations
against Cairo. The Health Officers meet
all trains four miles south OF the city, and
do not allow any passengers from Cairo TO
stop. Hotels and boarding.houses are for
hidden TO receive as guests any persons from
cairo. There some apprehension
among some of the citizens OH account of
a fatal case in Cairo, but there is no danger,
as the city Is in very clearly condition,
and the citizens and Board of Health are
very active and vigilant that no
harm Should happen TO the citizens.
4 The circular Of Cardinal McCloskey, direct
ing collections in all the Catholic Churches
ron Sunday, the 22d, for the relief of yellow
FEVER sufferers, was read at several masses
and the priests urged generous contribu.
uons. Bishop LOughlin made an appeal in
his Cathedral at Brooklyn. Two grand con-
certs, given in Brooklyn by fifty German
societies, in aid OF the yellow fever sufferers,
were very successful. Two hundred and
twenty-five kegs OF beer, presented by the
brewers, were sold.
Miss Carey and Mrs. Huok gave concert,
at Chicago, under the auspices of the Owl
h n ~ fRr he Il Al.
low fever sufferers. The receipts were
about $4,000.
The performance at the Grand Opera.
house, in Nashville, rendered by Louise
Pomeroy and Manager Edwards, netted $500
for the sufferers.
The collections in aid of the yellow fever
sufferers in ten city churches OF Worcester.
Mass, on the 10Th, amounted to 81 APO.
Al Nlcksburg, on the 18th, twenty-three
deaths were reported-eighteen white and
hYe colored persons. Among The prominent
ones are Mrs. ID. a. Culley, wife of u. 4.
Culley, the merchant, who died the week
previous, and Col. w ID. Ellington. Eighty.
I'VE new cases, reported on the 10th prin.
eipelIy colored, The following explains
itself
Itekburg 70 Me- generous Frtsnds Throughout me
I country ssHds Greeting
The distress Of the South has only been
equaied by the generosity OF our friends
been so generously met that we think the
aid already received will carry us through
TO the end of our troubles, and that the
public charity OF the country may not be
imposed upon, we request that all future
subscription Tor our relief be held subject
to future calls, Of which notice will be given
when required.
" VIM. RoCKwooD.
President Howard Association
Reports from Greenyille, Miss, give total
deaths 20 the 10th az 1873. The telegram
lines 10 Greenville were still in bad con.
7 ditiOn.
H. $. Reed, aged three years, a refugee
with his parents from Hickman. Ky, died
at Nashville, early on the morning of the
10th, with yellow fever. Fiftv.0nc Catbo.
lie orphans reached there, and were pro.
vided Tor, mile out OF the city.
" Chicago, up 10 Monday, the total sub.
scriptions for yellow fever were over 500.
600 Pittsburg, 900; 81. Louis, S55. 600
4 Evansville, Ind $4,000. Other cities have
given literally, but made no full report.
From Memphis, September ~. Fortvix
deaths have been reported up to noon max.
ing one hundred and one since Yesterday
noon. Or John Erskine, Health OficeI
died this morning; also Father Rierdan
PM. ~. Lunn, W. V. May, of Park.avenue
and u. y. Plummer. j. W. Heath, Of the firm
OF kandle, Heath n LgrimOre il dying. W.
shepard ts also In n critical condition HE