Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-09-07
CURRENT EVENTS

AT New Orleans, for the "a hours end
ing at noon on the I'd, there were So
deaths from yellow fever and 2O9 new
cases reported. Total number of deaths
to same date, 1901; total number of
cases reported, $3.50 The increase
among the better classes has been truly
alarming, and it is no exaggeration to
say that families who escape are excep-
tons, DR., A. w, Smythe says no such
visitation has occurred in the history
OF the country, and will not occur again
IN century. The deaths in August,
1867, were 229, and ,OO3in 1873 These
figures are accepted byphysiciaps as an
almost certain indication that from now
the mortality will increase to over 100 g
day. The Peabody Association has
opened their depot, which is well sup
piled with provisions of all kinds, issues
OF which are made to all needy persons
making applications in proper form.
AT Memphis, for the "A hours end
ing 6 p. m. on the I'd, SO deaths from
yellow fever were reported and 81 new
cases 1t is known that many cases
are not reported, and the epidemic is
really much more terrible than official
reports indicate. The total death list
to date is not far from COO. A large
number of nurses and several volunteer
physicians arrived, in time fortunately
to relieve those who were exhausted by
their protracted exertions. Several
eases have come to light of persons dy-
ing unattended, and whose remains
have lain for days before being discoy-
cred
AT Vicksburg, on the 1st, there
were no new cases of yellow fever re-
ported and IS deaths, and others, it was
known, not reported. The fever was
spreading rapidly into the adjacent
towns.
AT Port Gibson, Miss, on the ID,
there were 4O0 cases of yellow fever and
30 deaths. There was great distress,
and physicians and nurses were com
pletely exhausted. Assistance has since
been sent by the Howards of New Or
leans.
-Telegraphic communication with
Grenada, Miss, which had been severed
for number of days on account of the
sickness and death of the operators, the
last Of whom to leave his post was the
heroic Bill Redding, was resumed on the
3lst. All statistical record of the prog
ress Of the disease there has been aban.
doned, it being all that the living can
do to bury the dead. Wyandotte Rey.
nolds, the Cincinnati Enprrcr'S local
correspondent, is among the latest vic
tins. Col. Butler P. Anderson, the
heroic member of the Howard Associa-
ton, died on the %.
The Mayor of Baton Rouge tcle-
graphod on the "a that II deaths from
yellow fever had occurred there; many
were down, and all business was stop
ped. Relief was asked for.
The Cabinet, on the 9th, consider
ed the yellow fever epidemic, and the
Secretary of War was authorized to ex-
tend measures of relief, where practica
BILE, in the way of rations, medical
stores and tents.
Nearly every city and town through
out the country is responding literally
to the appeals for help for the fever
stricken cities of the Southwest.
The Board of Health of Galveston,
Texas, on the 29th declared quarantine
against all ports on the East Coast be-
tween Sabine Pass and Pensacola.
"A Washington dispatch of the I'd
says: Reports received tonight at the
office of the Marine Hospital and Sig
nal-service, give heartrending accounts
of the dire march of the pestilence at
New Orleans, Vicksburg and Memphis,
and the expansion of the area threaten
ed with similar visitation. The re-
ports to the Marine Hospital headquar-
Iers here, say that the prospect is fearful !
to contemplate, that experienced physi-
clans are worn out with constant and un-
attendance upon patients, and, |
having reached the end of physical en-
turance, are giving up, From this cause
here is well grounded apprehension
hat the mortality will swell in the fu-
.ure. At the Signal Office accounts of
,he weather are unfavorable TO the
llleviation of the disease. The hot spell .
will be protracted, and from meteor
illogical data it is stated that frost can
hardly be looked for under six weeks. /
The members Of the Government, es-
oecially the medical officers, are now
considering what general measures of
'elief under national auspices would be
easible.
A Vienna dispatch of the 2Sth says
hat the present cessation of military
operations in Bosnia is to continue until
he four newly modified divisions have
lrrived at their destination. In few
lays the whole modified force, num-
,ering from 100000 to 100000 men, will
20 united, and operations will be prose-