The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-25
Yellow Fever News From Neighbo,ing Towns.
GRENADA, MISS.


DR.. Vaudeville has returned from Grenada
whittier he went. some two weeks ago to at
| tend the sick. As far as be could learn there
have been in all 103 deaths since August 1st
de describes the fever as being of q very m a
| liguaDt type, and in many instances Of two oi
| more paroxysms. Black vomit is not frequent t
In the fatal cases; the disease seems to attack
| the kidneys more violently than is generally
observed in yellow fever, and sometimes the
patients die from effnsion of blood in the brain
Rapid congestion is the characteristic of the
type, and DE-. Vaudeville has observed that in
many instances n low typhoid form of fever
supervened upon the convalesoent stage.
Several causes are assigned by the people of
Grenada for the origin of the fever. Accord
ing of seFer which rurs through one of tn
principal streets. In this sewer were foun d
many csrcasses of hogs, dogs, cats and other
an imals, which were in q condition cf putre-
faction, and under the torrid heat of the snn
were shortly decom posed, giving off gases of a
nature most deleterious t, health. Mrs.
Field, who lived near this sewer. which was
left open for weeks WAS taken ill and died.
Her malady was pronounced bilious fever, and
her funeral was largely attended. Other cases
Of similar character followed and in few
down. The diseese was then pronounceI yell
low fever, and the people commenced fleeing
from the city. The exodns was continued
until not over $50 were lefs. Another hypo-
thesis which has been put forward to account
for the appearance of the fever was, that Mrs.
Field, shortly before her illness, had received
a uEecS ITOu NOW Ofl08D0, 8OO h8Q D60n In
fected by the garment. About seventy-fve
colored persons were stricken with the disease
prevailing at Grenada, which occasioned con-
siderable alarm among the people of their
race.
When the fever broke oct the town
contained population Of aseetr3 3eee-New-
only 40 white persons liable to sickness re-
main.
vIcKsBURG.
Ticksburg, dug. % The yellow fever is at:
tsckipg negroes, q number Of whom were
stricken down to day. 1t il estimated there
were fully fifty new Gases to day. Ten deaths
ciaus. Dire. Robbins and Balfss are imp proving
and in fair wsy of recovery. Some estimate
there are 600 cases of yellow fsver here, but
the general estimate is a little over 300.
Sheriff Flanagan, of Warren oonnty, publishes
q call on STATE and county fiji sers througq-
ont ie couLtry for financial aid to the snffsr-
ers here.
Vicksbrg, Aug % DIR. 8. Chopin Epi-
demio very violent and maligoant. Much
worse than in New Orleans. Great want of
of N. DE absent from post. Twenty-Five
deaths yesterday from yellow fever. Cen you
help US ED. G. BANKS, NJ d.
The negroes have organized and profered
their services to aid and nurse the sick.
MEMPHIS.
From forty to sixty new cases day are re-
ported and tron, + 20 totwenty 6eaths. Thous-
ands of people have left the city, and large
number of tho very poor have been sent into
camp. The charitable societies are thorough |
" organized and are doing all in their power
for the sick. The clergy of the Episcopal
Church have sent urgent appeal to their !
brethren throughout the Union for assit tauce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Three cases of fever are reported at Holly |
Springs All refugees.
At Cincinnati the first bale of new cotton
received was sold on the 221d- for $1l55, and
The money sent South to relieve the fever
stricken.
Ia Philadelphia $1,000 have already been
subscribed.
DR.. Warren Stone, who has done noble SER
vice at PoIt Esds, reports that there were only
two new cases and no deaths last Thursday,
and that be will leave there for home Don.
The leather merchants of New York have
Jent $1,000 to the Howard Association.
From all parts of the country ASST It lnce is
being forwarded literally to the fever stricken
,ities.