The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-08
RESOURCES MELTING AWAY.
THE HOWiRD ASSOCIATIONS sORELY
PRESSED FOR ASSISTANCE,
Aud In Mnny Places Unable to Meet tho
Demand The Oppressive Weather In
crcasing the Number OF Cases of Fever.

Aud In Mnny Places Unable to Meet tho
Demand The Oppressive Weather In
creasing the Number OF Cases of Fever.
New ORLEANS, Oct. l. To-day 115 now
cases Of yellow fover and Al cases OF death have
been reported The footings 10 date are 10000
cascs. and 3212 cases Of death. j. W. Nader.
Secretary OF the Peabody Association. is con-
valcscing.
Reports show tho continued spreading OF tho
fevor In the Third and Sixth Districts every
member of q family in some instances being
prostrated. and those in aflluent circumstances
finding difficulty In securing competent nurses.
In tho Fifth District Algiersl there ID no Inn
provcment Tho Rev. Father Kraft Of Mande-
Vile La.. died there yesterday Of yellow fever.
DR.. Kennedy. n volunteer physician from Gal
weston. Texas was taken down with fever yes
terday. Tho Young Mems Benevolent Associa-
ton Of Ascension Parish makes IN appeal for
aid.
The fever is spreading in Parish st. John tho
Baptist. Between Gold Mine plantation and the
Armant place. n distance Of about fvo miles. is
cases and cases OF death are reported. The
fever is principally confined to children.
The following Ia the mortuary report for tho
week ending Sunday. G p. NJ: Total cases OF
death 5O3. Of which 1913 were from yellow To-
yer from other fevcrs. 80. Cases of death in
public institutions. 80; certified 10 by Coro-
ners %.
baton RoUGE. La oct. Tone hundred and
eleven new cases and II cases Of death are ON
cially reported. with ono physician to hear
from. for tho AZ hours ending this morning.
The scourge is steadily and constantly doing
lis WORK. There ~ no prospect OF abatement.
The weather continues hot and oppressive. A
erea, many cases arc reported as doing badly.
cry for assistance Is coming from every quar-
ter. Tho Towards are sorcly pressed. Their
expenses now amount to hundreds oi dollars
daily, and their resources are fairly melting
away. Assistance IL now much needed,
LFoS JAsILNIsPI. Mayor
PoHT HrDsov, La. oct 7.-.Fourteen cases oi
fever here. and 60 persons who nave not had IL.
Or, Neazic y here with nurscs
CANToN. Miss. Oct. The fever is aba,ing
MEMiilis. OF. t.7HUnusnai activity prevails nj
! the Howard Associations headquarters this
| morning. and nurses are being sent 10 all the
! fever has appeared Dr. r. {. Hunter. tho
/ Howard physician At Masons. Tenn. reports
nine new cases AS having developed yesterday
| Eight new cases are reported IN Collinylle and
five now cnses in GALLOWAY.
| taken down last night Am lng those who have
| gied since tho last,, report gre ElizS Mieh9t
! lrown. secretary OF the Board u Health. and
! Thomas stewart late IN charge q the Elmw"oi
Cemetery. pr J F. sample, Austin. Miss
ass si-;aut physician in charge Of, Camp, joe
Williams. died THIS mgrning J; B; Cook.
architect eX, Mayor John Longue. Martin Grlf
! fin and W ". Thatcher are chssci among tho
! convalo scents. The weather is clear and warm
! Since O'clock last might y cases oil.ath have
| boon reported hy IA" undertakcrs.
| Tho demand Tor nurses at the Howard Asso-
| clntll headquar;vrs to-day has been in excess
| ~ the supply The present warm weather has
| tended t. favor the spreading - the fever. and
| REPORTS from the interior giyc gloomy accounts
o. NE cgn,duon u affairs,
| Sheriff j. W. Anderson is reported In n criti-
cal cgnditi,n. with but faint hopes y recovery.
| A.. I. Dodl the w"ll-known statoner. was
! taken down this afternoon.
Avpcais f1r physiclans from adjacent towns
| which have been responded a.. have loft scare
! ity ot medical men in Mnmphis. and the de-
mand ior their services Is increasing daily.
The Board - Health IN 'aly report % cascs
| % death from yellow fever during tho past
| twenty four hours. ending ut 6 O'clock Tonight,
| aud the uud riakers report - additional cHs"s
| OF dratn outside th" city limits for the same
! period Among thus" WAC, dle,i To-day nrr T..
! VIM Shepard. Edward H,nlry. Isaac II. II Aw-
| lry. Park Ialor. j. l.. Poiard. Mrs y. j. Bur
| l.-on. James Doyle Mrs j. \. StreAl and Miss
Cutr1, ,Sooe,. Tenn. OFT. For the twenty
| patient Mrs Ellabcth stewart. has dici y ycl-
! gwis,er Se'enteHn new eAs,s are reportcd.
! al o'clock ths morning brought change to
! cooler weather. The small mortality luiIcat -
| thal the disease - losing Us mAlignhut charac-
| ter and inspires fresh hopes u H. abatement.
! BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, oct. no change in
| the situation. Eight new cases to-day TO- i. NJ
! n!i eviored .oN',It one MIS- Mcbride. Thos
TARis. O,i. IN Krantz. Chief Commissioner
| - the Exhibition. has written {, Commits iourr-
General VI ,Cormick, Offering 10 orennizc spe-
cial performance in behalf u the sufferers from
the yellow fever srourge. NJ. Krautz in his
| communication. snys: " We prs desirous II
| showing your country TINT We share It's SORROWS
aud u t,stiiy ylnE l.ur !0rm.r coMpatrluts that
| AT neart We arr Nly- with thcm."
| Mr. Mctorn..' rihed thanking n, krantz
| in the name oi fIY United States The oifnr
meets the nplr hitinu u the American colony,
und 'rte Tor IN" benefit OF the afflicted people u
the south will take place at the IrocaderO Palace
| on the 18th inst
CAIRO m. oct. 7.-One new case reported for
| the last twenty four hours and Two cases Of
| dcnth from fever.
| THBoprAvX. La. oct THE fever is spread
| ing rapidly. fwrutN-SeVcn new ct-Ns.
| OskikA Oct Nine new cases and one case
| Of death To-day.
| MoRGAS cry oct The fever is increasing
| rapidly. Five cases II death to-day. and l7j
| cases There is much gloon throughout the
| city. Many families are IN want and distress.
! CRYSTAL SphlNGs, oct. AT Lebanon there
| ara cases ~ yellow fever and six Of putrid (;
| four new cases. Al Dry Grove here are Ave
JAcksoN Miss. oct 7.-Finy-sevcn cases u
fever 10 date. The dlsoasc is increasing slowly.
| BAY ST LOUIS. Miss oct 7.-Iwelye now
cases and three cases OF death.
| MoBlLE Ala, Ot 7.-Sinro oct. the Board
! Of Health reports eight now cases u yellow
! fever and three cases OF deaths. Of which ono
| was a case previously reported and two We're
| ~ the eight cases reported since tho lst inst.
| Four cases are now under trentmC4t.