New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-21
.FROSTS IN THE SOUTH.
A DECREASE OF THE FEVER.
THE REPORTS OF MORTALITY CERTAINLY SHOW
DECIDED ABATEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.

THE REPORTS OF MORTALITY CERTAINLY SHOW A
DECIDED ABATEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.
NEw-ORLEANs, Oct. 20.-The application for re-
lief to the Young Mems Christian Association TO-
day were 49, the lowest number since the epidemic
commenced The Towards received 334 apphca-
tons; mostly old cases not heretofore entered on
the books. Frost is reported as far South as
Tangipahoa. The weather is clear and cool The
report of the Board of Health for the twenty-four
hours ending at noon to-day, shows 20 deaths and
~ new cases. A. ID. Babbitt, the well-known teie-
gTapher, q native of Michigan, q most Jealous and
active member and the secretary Of the TeIe-
grapher' Relief Association, died at l o'clock to-
day of yellow fever, at the age of twenty-eight.
After the funeral services by the Rev. DR.. Palmer
this afternoon, the remains were escorted to the
cemetery by q battalion of the Washing
ton Artillery (of which he was a membcrl,
Among the large number present were Colonel w.
l.. Owen, who, by the way, has just recovered from
an attack of the fever; Captain William Pierce, of
the Continentals, and other prominent members of
military organizations. J.J. McDermOtt an operator,
was taken with the fever last night. Horace II. Hunt
ia in critical condition. Father Marley is dead, at
Whistler, Ala, of the fever. There has been frost
all along the Mobile and this road, low down as
Manvla, twelve miles from here.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 2O.-TheTe was a light frost
here last night The Board of Health officially re-
ports four daaths from yellow fever during the
twenty-four hours ending at q o'clock tonight. SX
additional lnterments OF persons who died m the
suburbs are reported by undertakes. Twenty physi
clans of the Howard Medical Corps report twenty-sX
now cases, eight within the city limits and
eighteen outside. The outlook is favorable
There is prospect Of another frost tonight;
DR.. X. w. Mitchell, medical director of the Howard
Association, in reporting the death Of DR.. NJ. i.
Heating, of New York, saws: regret to announce
the death of physician of extended experience and
the highest accomplishments, who brought 20 our
aid an ability second to that of no other member OF
our corps and devotion 10 the cause that cOmpels,
from me, special ment on, and the expressions VI
deep and heartfelt sOnow for his loss"
VICKsBURG Miss, Oct. 2O.-Ihe weather is clear,
and the thermometer registers $50 There
slight frost yesterday morning. There have been
four deaths in the city and two IN the country.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2O.--Ihe ground covered
with such heavy frost yesterday morning as 10
cause the belief that light snow had fallen. The
temperature fe low enough to allow ice one-eighth
of an inch in thickness to form on the ponds in and
around the city.
OsYKA, Miss, Oct. 2O.-There was heavy frost
here yesterday mCTmng.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 2O.-Ihere was heavy fTost
here Yesterday morning. There has never been
case of yellow fever in Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-lhe reports to Surgeon
General Woodwork show that there were twenty
four deaths from yellow fever in Havana for the
week eudcd October IL. The deaths from this
disease III Havana tins Summer beginning back as
far as April, number about 1850. A. Matanzas,
Cuba uptO October /, there had been 279 cases and
81 deaths.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2O.-SurgeOn- General Wood
worth of the Marine Hospital Service disappointed
Colonel liardee, of New-Oreans, Sanitary Engineer
on the Commission to inquire into the causes OF the
yellow fever epidemic
CmCLGO. Oct 2O-lhe Chickasaw Guards. of
Memphis who bRve been here for several days CIV
inc exhibition drills for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers, leave tonight for Cincinnati.