Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-18
OFFICIAL REPORT
RssardIas the yellow Fever Tho Tolal Mum.
her Of Cases.

WAsHINGTON, d. c., September T.
Office of the surgeon general Unite
States army: New Orlesns-During th
week ended yesterday noon, there wei
1872 cases of yellow fever and 81
deaths, making in all 1909 cases an
1895 deaths.
During the twenty-four hours to nool
yesterday there were 289 new cases an
81 deaths. At Port Eads, La, durin,
the past week, no new cases.
Morgan City-Fourteen cases and
deaths, making in all 22 cases and 81,
deaths.
Vicksburg-During the week endet
yesterday there were 18l deaths, Al O
which occurred in the last twenty-four
making in all 366 deaths. About 2,5O(
cases have occurred since the outbreak
Surgeon Keys telegraphs that the fever
is en- the increase, and it is impossible t.
obtain actual data.
Grenada-Dr. Warren Stone reports
So new cases of yellow fever and As
deaths during the week ending yesterday
Canton, Miss.-During the fortnight
ending yesterday noon there were 172
cafes and % deaths, making 100 cases
and 80 deaths. There are 130 cases
under treatment, of which 10 occurred
during the last twenty.four hours.
Ocean Springs, Miss. - During the
week ending yesterday there were Is
cases of yellow fever and 5 deaths.
Holly Springs-The first case of prob
able yellow fever occurred on the 9th
of August, resulting in death September
4th. Two deaths from yellow fever fol-
lowed on the ID, and up to yesterday
about 100 cases and 25 deaths. More
than one-half the population fed the
city between the I'd and 9th inst. All
the members of the board of health are
sick.
Memphis-For the week ending Thurs
day, September 5, there we're 525 deaths
from yellow fever. DR.. Thornton re-
ports that the number of cases cannot
be obtained. During the week the num-
bcr of deaths (241) and the number of
cases (721) were as l to 8.
Hickman, Ky.-The first case of yel-
low fever occurred August Is. There
we're 60 cases and "a deaths up to yester-
day.
Louisville-For the week ending yes
terday there were 25 new cases and z
ieaths-all refugees and river boatmen.
st. Louis-During the week ending
there were 8 deaths from yel-
ow fever-two refugees and q resident
Nurse, who attended the refugees in hos
,ital at quarantine below st. Louis.
There were 10 new cases admitted and 8
leaths, all refugees but one, the steward
# the quarantine hospital, who is now
lick, he having contracted the disease
It quarantine. All boats and trains
rom the infected districts are prohibited
rom entering the city, which remains
lealthy
Pascagoula, Miss.-Report cases of
ever in the shipping from New Orleans
,etween the LIST and 9th inst.
Cincinnati, O.-From August % to
Ifternoon of September 4, 8 new cases
md 2 deaths occurred among refugees.
Bayou st. Louis, Miss-One refugee
Irrived from New Orleans August %
With yellow fever, and was sent back to
New Orleans the next day. No other
case.
Mobile-City healthy; no yellow fever
ince the one death which occurred
August 81.
Key West-Two cases of yellow fever
md one death during the week ending
Havana-Seventy-four deaths from
vellow fever and from small pox during
he week ending August 81.
Matanzas-During the fortnight end
ng August 80 there were no cases of
vellow sever in the bay, and only few
.ases on shore.
Grande, Cuba-Since August Is there
vere 2 deaths from yellow fever, but on
august % there were no cases in town
y harbor.
Calcutta-There were 3 deaths from
.holera and 26 from small pox during
he week ending July 6.
Bombay-There were Al deaths from
:holera and from small pox during the
veek ending July Is.
Madras-There were deaths from
:holera during the week ending July %.
No official report could be obtained
rom Port Gibson, Miss; Greenvills,
Miss, and Brownville, Tenn, where
vellow fever is reported to exist. Reports
rom other places indicate good health,
Blount Springs, Ala, and
Cedar Keys, Fla, both erroneously re-
ported through the press as having
yellow fever. JOHN n. WoODwoRTH,
SurweOn Gonera1