The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-26

lar. Inc HeaD0Qy AsSOclatlOn mas Issued 10
37,746 individuals, representing 264,222
%ratiors. The Towards registered 379 APP
~plicants for relief to-day. An italian who
was discharged as cured of yellow fever
August l, contracted it again day before
yesterday. He is dying. As it can not be
called a relapse, the case is exciting much
comment.
The total yellow fever fund contributed at
Chicago to the 18th was 81, 101, of which
SS3, 34 has Just been sent South, $12, 900 to
New Orleans and $11, 200 to Memphis. 1t
is announced that the proceeds of Owl
Club concert, given on Sunday night, with
Miss Carey and local talent, are $2,044, and
that sum has been divided between Memphis,
Holly Springs and Hickman Howard Assoc
Citations. The Owl Club is composed mainly
of journalists and young professional and
business men, and its auspices gave the con-
cert brilliant social qualities. The gross
receipts of a grand matinee, in Hooley's
Theater, given under the supervision of the
Chicago Club, were sent South.
There was a p~erceptible increase in the
activity about the Howard headquarters on
the morning of the 18th in Memphis, and
apparently no decrease in the number of
new cases, although the report of deaths
was lighter, only thirty-eight being
reported up to noon, making ninety
one for the past twenty-four hours. Among
the dead are two more volunteer physi-
clans Drs: John B. Hicks and Us Bank
son, Rev. L. L.. Schuyler, Episcopal minis
ter from New Jersey, Mrs. Margaret He'll
kuhl, Sister Roth, W. B. Shepard and Mrs.
R. E. Brooks, mother of W. 8. Brooks, Of
the Memphis Appeal. Among the new
cases is Theodore Holt, of Holt Brothers,
undertakers.
Mobile reported as having a couple of
cases on the 10th.
Deaths, three: new cases, thirty-one, at
Baton Rouge, La, September 10. A dis
patch from the Mayor, says: Ex-Goy. Sam.
Bard died last night Of yellow fever. Though
his family were absent, he received every at
tention. He constantly urged that they be
not informed of his illness, hoping he
reported, I count over forty deaths: up to
date. We have many new cases. Father
Lave, our sick priest, is still very low. The
disease is assuming a more malignant
type.
A report comes from Vicksburg, dated
the 10th, as follows: The day has been very
warm and cloudy at times, but tonight is
clear; thermometer, "a deg. The reduction
in new cases the past few days has beenyery
great, and some physicians think of leaving
within a very short time. The new cases to-
day show an increase over yesterday
Among the new cases W. regret to announce
Association. Wm. A. Fairchild is in {
critical condition, and no hopes ar,
entertained of his living through
the night. He has had blacl
vomit for t~wenty-four hours. DIR. Stuar
Roch, who came fran Yazoo City, j
among the new cases. Fifteen deaths ar
reported to-day, nine whites and 81;
colored. The Postofice here is reduced t.
one employee, all the others being down 0
having died with the fever.
From Decatur, Alabama, September 20
The people of Decatur stampeded to-day Of
account of yellow fever, it having bee
given out that the malignant malarial feve
which the doctors pronounced was non
other thar yellow fever. Nor more than tw
hundred out of a population Of one thor
sand five hundred remain, and eyen TIL
: number will be reduced to one hundre
by tomorrow. Things look gloom,
Business houses, and dwellings TOT
; for that matter, have closed. The sic
, are receiving but little attention, an
: with them death seems inevitable. Mayo
: George D. Meritz has gone to Nashvil
. with a train load of refugees. F. Ludwi
, died of the fever to-day. ] p. McNamar
ex-Mayor Austin, Nat. Tisdale, and Mi
Crunk are as good as doomed. Austin W.
, stricken last night.
At the Board of Health, New Orlean
= Friday morning, September 20, the repor
= indicated a decrease of the fever in tt
central portion of the city and an increa
o in the extreme upper and lower limits.
is stated that of every twenty-one persol
& attacked by fever in the Second Distric
in the vicinity of the French market, t.
have died. DIR. John Canter, an o
and successful practitioner of Il
Fourth District, reports that Il
Z fever is spreading in the Fourth al
4 Sixth Districts, above J~ackson-stre,
q Total deaths to date, 2,36S. Among Il
n deaths to-day was Sister Mary Brigitta,
. the St.. Joseph Asylum. The Young Mel
Christian Association report new cases
day sixty-one; Howard Association, AZ
including many cases not previous
entered up. The Peabody Associate
filled 1922 acquisitions, equal to 500
rations.