The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-03
THE REAPER, DEATH.
THE GRIM MONSTERS HARVEST IN
THE SUNNY SOUTH.

YELLOW FEVER STILL SPREADING OVER
MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANs--uPwARDs
OF ONE HUNDRED NEW CASES AT THE FOR
MER PLACE-FEARs THAT THE WORST HAS
NOT YET BEEN STRENGTHENING SCENES
AND ACCIDENTS -PRoGREss OF THE RELIEF
MOVEMENT.
MEMPHIS, September 1.-One hundred
and three new cases are reported to-day,
though not half the physicians had filed re-
ports at the board of health office up to 6
o'clock this evening. A dozen new cases
have been heard of in one locality whose
names do not appear in the list. Among
those not reported are Rev. George Harris,
dean Of ST. Marys Episcopal cathedral. DR..
VIM. Hodges, also stricken down last night,
is similar case. A negro woman called
at the rcsidencc~o of DR.. Hodges to get him
to visit a case at her house, and on opening
the door found the doctor lying on the floor
in a scnseless condition, his family being
absent from the city. He was there alone
and would have died without attention but
for the alarm given by the woman. He is
now very low. The name of Mrs W. A.
Gage, wife of W. A. Gage, of the commits
sion firm of Gage & Fisher, is
AMONG THE NEW CASES
Reported to-day. Two cases of fever have
broken out at the Father Matthew aid
camp, six miles northeast OF the city, one of
the healthiest localities in the vicinity
Of Memphis. A number of cases are also
reported from Fort Pickering, the southern
suburb which has been exempt from cpl
| demic of any character since 1857, when it
was almost depopulated by yellow fever
1t is spreading rapidly in Chelsea, and
in the southeastern part OF town new case 5
are quite numerous.
BY this it is seen that the disease has
taken entire possession Of the city and the
suburbs, and the camps several miles away
from the city north and south not even be-
Ing exempt,
Visitors continue to report dead bodies
found" Visitor Semmcs had occasion to
enter the upper stories Of the library build
ing, adjoining the Memphis theatre, this
afternoon. Following the course of sick
ening stencil he opened the door Of room
on the second floor OF which lay
THE DEAD BODY
OF man so far decomposed as to defy
Identification not tell whether
white or black. Persons living in the
building say they saw white man 90 into
that room drunk several days ago, but
have not seen him since.
Saw-mlls and lumber Dealers having
closed, the county undertakers announce
their inability to bury the dead. 1t is
thought the mayor will order all the lum-
Der to be found converted into collins for
the pauper dead
Chief Of Police Athy and Father McNa-
mara are both reported very low, with little
hope for the latter's recovery. Thompson
and landrum of the Avalanche are doing
well, as is also Fred Brumans of the Appeal.
The number Of dead reported at the board
OF healh up to six this evening is eighty
| five.
Among tie dead of to-day is Sergt. VIM.
McElroy of the signal service, VINO sacri-
feed his life in the effort to alleviate suffer
ing. No place was too humble for Nc
Elroy to visit, and he was going night and
day. lie was sick about thirV-six hours.
MEMPHIS, Sept. New cases reported
today, l04 deaths from yellow fever, 81.
Among the deaths to-day are those Of Capt.
j. III. Miller, w. w. White, clerk at the Pea
body hotel, Ed. j. Mansiord, Of the Howard
association, Geo. Ii. Hoist, undertaken, Scrgt.
Wm McElroy, signal service officer, Sister
Bornadia, N. b. Holt, c. IL. Plischke, Paul
CicallA and the wife of Hon. A. T. Lacey.
Among the new cases are DR.. VIM. IL.
Hodges and DR.. r, L. Lask, n. d. Menken
is convalescent. Undertakes are pressed to
bury the dead. ana at Elmwood to-day doz-
ems of coiiined dead were lying on the top
of the ground waiting for interment it
being difficult matter to procure even col
ored grave-diggers. .
Information from Camp Joe Williams Is
to the effect that six deaths occurred there
Of persons recently received into camp The
hospital contains about 10 sick. Reports
from along the line Of the Memphis and
Louisville railroad, state that there have
been deaths ut Brownsville, and there are
1, cases there; at Milan 20 cases and 4
deaths; ut Withc one case, and at Mason
one death.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept New cases, .6O
deaths, 81.
The weather was cloudy and warm to-
day, with light shower this afternoon.
Two hundred and iifty-three applications
for relief were made to the Towards to-
day. Members OF the visiting committee