Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-07
THE DREAD DISEASE.
ITS RAPAGIOUS NAV STILL UNSATIS-
FLED.

New ORLEANS, Oct. -5.-The Homeopathi,
Relief association to-day issued circular sup
Elementary to the one issued September 7th
saying that the meteorological conditions pre-
vailing here indicate continuance of yellow
fever for many weeks to come. They further
assert that their organization is entirely indie
pendent of the Howards and all other relief
associations, and they have received no benefit
from any funds sent to the latter; that theil
practice has been pre-eminently successful in
the epidemic; that they have demands in ex-
cess of their liabilities, and ask further aid
from their Northern friends.
New ORLEANS Oct. 5.-Gov. Nichols received
telegram to-day stating that one of his chill.
dren had taken the fever at his country resi-
dence near Thibedeaux. The Governor, &C
companied by DR.. Chopper, left at once for
Thibedeaux by special train. Among the new
cases reported to the board of health to-day are
Six at Charity hospita., three at the marine de-
partment of the Hotel DELI, and several along
the Gentelly road in the lower limit of the
third district.
GOVERNMENT RAT1oNs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The secretary of war
to-day sent the following telegram to Collector
Smith at New Orleans: sit appearing that the
Howard association are contributing toward the
relief of the destitute, whether sick or not, and
not relieve, 1 have, by the direction of the
President, ordered 10000 extra rations to be
sent forward. This is probably all can do,
and you must continue to appeal to the charit-
able for help
Secretary McCrary also issued the following:
Gen. Il. McFelly, Commissary General of
Subsistence: Please renew order for sending
10000 rations to George L. Smith, collector Of
customs, New Orleans which was recently sus-
pended, and cause it to be executed as soon as
practicable
PosroFFICE INQUIRY.
The acting postmaster general telegraphed
Postmaster Badger at New Orleans az follows:
What is the actualcondition of yellow fever
sufferers and those made destitute by the cpl
demic. State whether the organized charitable
institutions and private charities have means
to provide adequately for the necessities of the
sick and destitute. and if they are doing 40.
Report fully by telegraph, giving the actual
condition of affairs.
condition here is deplorable and not fully
realized by the country. Nearly every family
IN New Orleans has been visited by the cpl
demic, which takes age and infancy, native and
stranger, alike. The charitable institutions
nave nav not means to provide prop
to the contrary are false. I am cognizant of
many applications to the various associations
for relief which have not been attended to.
Gen. Ogden, acting president of the Towards,
authorizes me to say that much restitution and
suffering exist outside of the actual sick, con-
sequently outside of the scope of their charity
The epidemic extends from the Ohio to the
Gulf. would further state that business is
completely paralyzed. Thousands are out of
c employment. and should yellow fever disap-
pear tomorrow, the charitable institutions,
with their present means, together with private
charities, would be inadequate to relieve the
destltutlon entailed by this terrible visitation.
This report is made up after close Observation
and inquiry with officers of the various chart
table bodies, and have been careful not to ex-
aggerate the real situation"
This dispatch was submitted to President
Hayes, who Endorsed it as follows ''My opin-
ion is that the information should be given to
the country to stimulate charitable work, and
that the government should supply rations to
the needy,n