West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-05
Yellow Fever.

Gallipolis dispatch of the 18th SAYS
Hugh Plymalc, seventy.two years Of age
the last patientin the infected district, died
last night. Ther are no other cases. Our
experience clearly proves that in this lati-
tude at least yellow fever is infectious, but
not contagious. Every case here was con.
tact with the steamer Porter, and nurses
and others exposed to sick have in no in
stance contracted the disease.
"A young man whose father died Satur-
day, at BrowDsville, Tennessee, went TO
McEwen Tuesday, and was Frustrated with
fever. The entire population fled precip.
itately, leaving with him only his mother
and young Father Fahey, who had 10
telegraph to Nashville for a doctor and
nurse, who arrived by next train.
at Paris, Tenn, on the 18th, the report is
that the yellow fever excitement was be.
yond description. The town was rapidly
depopulated. A Howard Association has
been formed. Two new cases, one from
Memphis and one off the railroad. No
deaths. The days were warm, nights cool
and foggy.
Humboldt, Tennessee, reports on the 10Th
We have quarantined against the world No
trains are allowed to stop, fires are now
burning all over town, aud heavy guns are
being fired. Rev. DR.. Jones' of the Methodist
Church, was called to Memphis on a tele.
gram, but will not he allowed to return till
after frost.
From New Orleans, September 10: The
Young Mems Christian Association have re.
ceived dispatch from Lagonda Plantation.
asking Tor SIX male nurses, saying the fever
rs very bad. The nurses will go By the
next train. Sister Theresa. Of Vincent Or
Phan Asylum, died last night, and Sister
Estellc is very low. The death list i'm.
cludes fourteen children under seven wears.
The PtcdyunC reports the death at Donald.
sonville yesterday, OF Henry Loeb, a prom
inent merchant, and Carl Bosco, the pres.
udicitator. Superintendent Robinson. of
the New Orleans Il Mobile Railroad, having
arranged with the Mobile and Jackson
county authorities, all mails will pass
through as heretofore.
September 10, an abatement of the fever
IS reported in Memphis, but it is
on account Of material. Among the
deaths were Rev. Father Scannell
and Father Van Troostendorr, two
Catholic priests IRON Kentucky, who had
come as volunteers.
Collections for the yellow fever sufferers
To September 10, at Columbus, Ga, SO 422.
| The Eagle aud Phoenix Factory sent many
blankets to Memphis.
Total yellow fever fund in Chicago. Sep.
tember 10, 1872 81 which 1913, 3O5 has been
sent South by the Citizens Committee.
From Decatur, Alabama, September 90 :
/ The people Of Decatur stampeded to-day on
/ account OF yellow fever, II having been
l gwen VMt Ahdb tic ultlEnNnt mAlNTlNl fever
/ Which the doctors pronounced was none
\ other than yellow fever. Not more than
\ Two hundred out Of q population OF one
\ thousand five hundred remain, and even
/ this number will be reduced TO one hun
/ dred by tomorrow. Things look gloomy.
I business houses and dwellings too.
Tor that matter, have closed The sick arc
/ receiving but little attention, aud with them
death seems inevitable. Mayor George ID.
MeriH has gone to Nashville with r. train
l load 81 refugees. i. Ludwig died Of the
\ fever to-day. j. T.. Mcnamara, ex.Mayor
Austin, Nat. Tisdale, and Miss Crunk are As
good as doomed. Austin was stricken last
night
/ A the Board Of Health. New Orleans. Fri.
I day morning, September 20, the reports
I indicated decrease Of the fever in the
/ central portion Of The city and an increase
I boo The extreme upper and lower limits. II
/ is stated that OF every twenty-Onc persons
I altacked by fever in the Second District.
. DO the vicinity Of the French market, ten
have died. Dr. John Csntet, an old
I and successful practitioner Of the
Fourth District, reports that the
fever is spreading in the Fourth and
Sixth Districts, above Jackson.street
/ Total deaths 81 date 1865 Among tho
deaths to-day was Sister Mary Bngitta. al
The S. Joseph Asylum. The Young Men,
. Christian Association report new cases 10.
. ~. $50 '''f i''"'iN AaF'NiatlpHt 600
including many cases not previOusly
entered up. The Peabody Association
hIled 4.2H2 acquisitions, cqnal to 8O.Oi
rai0ne
'ouW'JDi0i dispatch of the 22d. from
New Orleans. says: The epidemic d.
now slowly abatng The unfavorabI,
weatherol to-day and yesterday may baster
tne progress of The disease a little, but A. vel
the efect is iuappreciable Messrs. Samue
Tru6aDa Walter Flower and saunders inv
vel known gentlemen recently GONZALES
cent, re.apsed from the exposure in attend
ing Geo Oceans funeral. Saunders Ciiy
Do not expected 30 live through Che nivhi
Captain Tom Taylor, a popular steamboat
man, was buried This afternoon. well
known society man, Thomas Hanna. H
among the stricken An unknown man Ar
pesIed 20 The HOwards three weeks ago (o
relief, and wss our5ed and nourished by thea