Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-01
THE PESTILENCE.
THE SITUATIoI 1T DIFFERENT
POINTS,
An Urgent Cry for Furthur Aid from
Baton Rouge and New Orleans-Occu-
pants of Gulf Watering Places Driven
Out by the Dread Destroyer-Organiza-
ton of the Investigation Commission.
NEW ORLEANS AND VICINITY,


New ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-Deaths, 35 cases
reported, lOC, of which only 81 dated Septem-
Der 20. Total cases, 1885; deaths, 1885, VIM
Fairchild, telegraph operator at Tangipohoa,
died of yellow fever last night. G. K. Har-
vey, of Brookhaven, who took Fairchilds place
at the key few days ago, is now down with
the fever
Clear and pleasant. Brother Sol Moses, l. O.
y. u. b.. who has been sick ten days, is out
again. His family OF seven persons who have
all had yellow fever convalescing.
The Towards have received the following:
lhlbedeaux-Nlneteen cases yesterday, deaths
two. Over 200 cases in town and vicinity
Send fifteen female nurses.
Pilotstown-One case, deaths, twen-
ty-two convalescent.
Canton-Two telegraph operators are down
with fever, Gross and Campbell. Mr.. Brett is
here doing good service.
Lagorda Plantation-All cases convalescine.
From noon to P. NJ. 20 deaths were reported
and l25 cases, OF which 81 dated since Sept. e.
The mortuary report Tor the week ending 6
P. NJ. Sunday shows 400 deaths, 1876 whites, 81
colored. Yellow fever 326-19 colored. Of
lnterments for the week 243 were children
under 10 years of age For the week 80 were
buried from the charity hospital, 16 from
other public institutions, and 22 the coro-
ners certificates
DR.. G. Kriecke, German, has arrived from
Haragurl to cure yellow fever with herbs.
Officers and soldiers in the Black Hills sent
through Gen. p FL. Sheridan 1886 to Gov Mich
OILS for the yellow fever sufferers.
The British consul received dispatch from
Liverpool stating the mayor had forwarded the
appeal of consuls to the foreign office with a
request that it be sent to European cities.
Parties are arriving from the coast watering
places across the lake in large numbers. One
family returned Sunday, and three of them
were taken down the same night with fever.
The subcommittee of the Orleans central re-
lef committee waited on the Howard Associa-
ton and appealed to them for means to enable
The committee to continue the issue of rations.
The vice-president of the Howard Association
promises them an answer tomorrow.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS Sept. 3O.-Twenty-e deaths
from yellow fever have occurred the past twen-
ty-four hours, ending at tonight.
Since noon, p. B. Clarke, treasurer of the
citizens relief committee, J. b. Taylor, MS.
King, prominent Masons, George Sutton, fore
man of Holtz Bros, undertakers, and Louis
Czapske, general bookkeeper of the Union and
Planters bank, have died. John Condor was
taken down this afternoon.
A telegram from Martini Penn, says the
fever which seemed abated has broken out
with renewed violence. Six new cases since
yesterday, among them DR.. Hall, who has been
dong very hard service, and j. T. Shull, the
telegraph operator. There have been nineteen
deaths, and there are now thirty cases on hand.
vICKsBURG.
VIoKsBURG, Sept. 30.-There were ten inter.
ments to-day four from the country. The fever
continues increasing at Bovina, Miss; three
deaths there to-day. There have been over
LOCO deaths from the fever in Vicksburg since
the beginning.
LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 30.-The whole
city to-day is mourning over the death of DR..
Dearly, at Memphis. He volunteered to go to
the stricken city over month ago, and took
thirty nurses with him. The Doctor and one
half OF the nurses with him are dead.
CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. 30.-Oflcial mortuary
report for twenty-four hours ending p NJ,
Sept. 3Oth: Mrs. Pat Fleming, aged %; Mrs.
Lena Henley, aged 30; John Varillo, aged %.
-Four new cases have been reported officially to
this office.
(signed) ]. FL. VANDAMAN, Registrar
Ali OF our physicians are now making their
reports as required by the city ordinance
they could force away the few families that
remain in the infected districts the fever
would soon abate.
New YORK, Sept 30.-Dr. N. A. Lindley, who
felt the symptoms of yellow fever on his way
from Memphis, and arrived at quarantine on
Monday last. has died there. He was among
The first to respond to the call for aid when the
fever broke out in Memphis. Worn out with
ineessant work, he sought to retarn to his fam
lily, who were in the North. When he arrived
here he proceeded at once to the quarantine
hospital and gave DR.. Vanderpool an account
OF his case. He received every attention. Dr.
Vanderpool visited him three times dav He
rallied Friday night, but sank rapidly soon
after and died at on the following day
DR.. Lindley was born in the colony of Natol.
South Africa, in 1871.
OTHER POINTS:
New ORLEANS, Sept. 3O.-Trains on the Mobile
road come in loaded with families from lake
shore watering places, the fever having broken
out all along the line. There are now fifteen
cases of fever at Barnes hotel at Mississippi
City. DR.. T. j. Wolf telegraphs from Winona
to the Young Mems Christian association:
Seven fever cases and two deaths to date. All
present want supplies
BAY ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-Nine new cases and
three deaths yesterday.
CANTON, Sept. 3O.-New cases, SO; DEATHS 8.
DoNALDsoNVILLE, Sept. 30-In the % hours
ending 10 A. NJ. Sunday 40 new cases, deaths
New Orleans note. No Geographic commune
cation with Donaldsonville. The Towards have
sent nurses and physicians to that point.
BATON ROUGE Sept. 30.-One hundred and
twenty-five new cases, and six deaths in the
past forty-eight hours Capt. Charles Widney,
native of Peoria, died yesterday.
PORT HUDSON, Sept. 30.-Five new cases and
seven deaths to date.
CAIRO Sept. 30.-Hickman, KY, reports
deaths, new cases. Among the latter is Ed
M Pollard, telegraph operator, doing well.
One death at Fulton, KY; no new cases. Six
no, at ri Gru1 1c
down, making the third telcgrapher stricken.
Fever excitement in Cairo subsidized, absentees
returning, and public schools opened to-day.
GRENADA, Sept. 3O.-No new cases, no deaths.
The Towards left to-day for Memphis.
WATER VALLEY, Sept 30.-Five new cases,
one death. One operator down.
GREENvILLE, Sept. 30.-Two hundred and
fortv-three deaths to date. Fever abating.
Five new cases to-day and six deaths since yes
terday. The steamer Katie Dixon has Just ar
rived with Bishop Leroy Father Oberfeldt and
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of the Howard association
from Vicksburg. The Dixon brought nurse
and ice from Goodrich and Henderson, La.
& National Investigating Commission. "a
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-The following cir
cular was issued this afternoon by the surgeon
general of the marine hospital service, depart
ment of the United States treasury
OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL, UNITED STATES
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE, WASHINGTON, Sept.
3d. 187s-To the Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade of the Cities of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Chi
caeo, st. Louis and Cincinnati: Soon after
the yellow fever appeared in Memphis, several
leading citizens of that city applied to the
President to appoint committee to investi-
gate and report upon the danger and progress
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