Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-29

Brave Butler Anderson Sick at Hernand,
The Ward Committees and the How
ards Trimmed by Disease-Organ-
izatiOn of Telegraphers-
Contributions from ALI
Sections OF the
Country.
The reports from the books of the board o
health for the past twenty-fOur hours tell {
sad, sad story. In place of an abatement O.
the disease, as was expected when the deser
ton OF the city was so nearly completed, we
| have a steady increase in both numbers OF
new cases and deaths; and from the reports
we hear from visitors tonight, the end Is moi
vet Men, women and children, white and
colored, are falling sick on every
hand and in every quarter, the extreme
boundaries of the city, and even In the dis
tricts beyond the thickly-settled suburbs, ev-
cry home is sending up lists of those who
had fancied themselves safe and secure from
the ravages of the disease, having been seized
with the malady and appealing for medical
attention and nurses. Whole families con
tinue to be stricken down nearly IN the same
moment, as will be seen by reference to the
list of new cases printed below, while
the death rate contains names OF those
whose parents or children had preceded them
only a day or two before. Entire families
are almost buried in one grave. Again pa
rents have been hurried to burial leaving
helpless children without protector
situations. The latter has been of
frequent occurrence. Visitors of the sick,
who have become in a certain degree
! hardened to the scenes of misery and destitu-
lion they are hourly witnesses of, all recall
| some event of the day that is more soul har-
rowing than anything they had ever wit.
| messed before. While we print the official
reports of the sick and dead, it is certain that
! oil is not told. There are daily occurrences
where people sicken and die without being
| reported, because there is no one by to give
notifications and there are more who are re-
ported sick and, failing to get the attention
needed IN time, die of neglect 1t cannot
~ on the road, night and day, do
ing all within human power toward
| administering to the afflicted They have
answered every call without regard to race or
condition, until their physical condition is ex-
hausted, yet they continue to go whenever
summoned. Fifty additional physicians
could not answer the calls made throughout
the day. Physicians are wanted; nurses are
wanted, and visitors are wanted. 1t is the
opinion of many that large number of
cases have resulted fatally on account of the
ignorance, incompetence, or carelessness Of
nurses. We learn that thirty skilled nurses
are on theic way from Charleston, South Car
dina, and the Towards have made arrange
ments for an additional number from Mobile.
There is no scarcity of provisions or money
for the sick and destitute. Our friends In
other cities have contributed literally, and
continue to do so. The ranks of the relief
committees are becoming thlnned, several OF
the Towards having already succumbed to
the disease, and others are Frustrated from
overwork. The Towards want more mem
bers, and every man IS called upon
to do what he can. Several deaths
were reported after the close of yesterday
reports, among them that of George Keal-
hotter, formerly freight-clerk at the southern
express office. He died at half-past seven
o'clock last night, and his name will be re-
ported in the list of dead to-day. The print
ers have organized a relief committee, who
have already their hands full. In response
to their appeal for aid the employees of the
government printing Office at Washington
last night telegraphed a contribution of
eighty dollars. The telegraphers have also
organized a similar committee, as will be
seen by the following, handed US last night:
In accordance with the views of General SUI
perintendent John Van Horn, the Western
Union telegraphers, of this city, met to-day
and organized an association for the relief of
such of their profession as are or may be
taken sick with the yellow fever. Their dis
trict comprises all the country north of Can
ton, Mississippi; this point is included in the
district of similar organization at New Or
leans. The officers are G. A. CASTOR, chair
man, and E. w. Gibson, secretary and treas
urer. They report several destitute cases IN
their district.
As far as we could learn, yesterday, affairs
at Camp Joe Williams are moving along
smoothly, and no other cases of sickness are
reported. The other camps are getting along
comfortably, no sickness having occurred as
far as we could learn. The ministers OF the
various Protestant denominations and the
priests and sisters of the Catholic churches
may be seen at all hours Of the day admins
terIng to the wants of the sick and distressed
in a word, everybody is doing his duty.
The absence of funeral professions, which
contributed much to the horror of the cpl
demlc of 1873, is noted in the present. The
dead are conveyed to the various burying
places as quietly as possible, and we are thus
relieved of one of the most saddening of the
incidents hourly occurring. The following tel
egram, conveying the sad intelligence that
Colonel Butler P. Anderson, the hero of the
Grenada scourge, had been stricken down
with the fever was received at the Office of
the Howard association at late hour last
night:
GRENADA, MISS, August %, 1873.
To Howard Association, Memphis:
Anderson taken sick this afternoon. Thinks
it is fever. He leaves In the morning for
fernando. D. C. CONN,
T. j. BROGAN.
NEW CASES OF YESTERDAY.
The following is the list of new cases re-
ported for the twenty-four hours ending six
o'clock yesterday evening, taken from the
official records of the board of health
James Joyce, 10 years, ITO Gayoso.
Mrs. Bellman, IS st. Martin.
VIM. Reed, colored, 80 years, 176 Vance
Amanda Price, colored, 81 st. Martin.
Mrs. O'Hara, Adams.
James O'Hara, Adams.
Agnes Wiord, colored, 112 Jefferson.
Mrs. ]. Harmon, South Jackson and Fifth.
James Harmon, South Jackson and Fifth. |
James Garner, Sc years, near Dunlap.
Henry Robinson, 81 years. Sc Monroe.
Lizzie Crosby, Is years, 230 Vance.
Jesse jackson, COL, IS years, Humphreys. |
Eugene Washington, col, years, Goslee.
Rosa Washington, col, years, Goslee.
Sam Washington, COL, 3 years, Goslee.
Cora Washington, COL, IA years, Goslee.
Caroline Washington, COL, 81 years, Gos!ee |
A. Magnus, so years, Yates avenue.
J. J. Murphy, 45 years, Frcnt.
D. Hammond, 20 years, ii Commerce.
Ed Powers, q years, 81 Poplar.
VIM. Gholson, % years, 40 Main.
Frank Stubble6eld, 80 years, 1873 Main.
c. helms, 81 years, 173 jefferson.
Grace Podesta, IA Washington.
Viola Murphy, IL years, Front.
Aaron Harris, IS years, Overton.
Ann Knight, 40 Second.
Anna Undershill, 80 years, 20 Front.
Louisa Undershill, 20 Front.
Alex Tynson, 76 Winchester.
Alice Norris, 80 years, Al Poplar.
Cecilia Clark, IA Washington.
Miss Belle Watkins, IA Washington.
VIM. Griffin, As years, 78 Winchester.
Eugene White, Exchange.
George Norman, Exchange.
J. E. johnson, Exchange.
Will Carotti, years, 232 Washington.
Katie Carotti, 10 years, 233 Washington.
Cecilia Carotti, IS years, 233 Washington.
Mary Carotti, 40 years, 233 Washington.
j. W. Staten, 81 Fifth.
Henry Staten, 80 Fifth.
VIM. Ewing, years, Greenlaw.
Eddie Swinney 3 years, Greenlaw.
Carrie Sterile, % Chelsea.
Margaret Duns, 81 years, 81 Allen avenue.
ALA Carson, 10 years, 81 Allen avenue.
Godfrey Precourt, So years, 80 Allen av.