Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-28
YELLOW FEVER.
ATTACKS THE NEGROES.

New Orleans dispatches Of the 22nd
contain the following additional items
in regard to the fever: At Nicks
burg the yellow fever is attacking the
negroes. The number stricken down
to-day is fifty; ten deaths up to 3 p. N.
There is great need of physicians.
The districts of Balfour and Robbins
are improving and are in a fair way OF
recovery. Some estimate 600 cases OF
yellow fever here, but is generally esti-
mated at little over 800.
Sheriff Flannagen, of Warren county,
publishes call on the state and county
officers throughout the country for
financial aid to sufferers.
In New Orleans up to z o'clock P.
NJ. 60 new cases and 10 deaths have
been reported to the board of health
since noon. These will be included in
to-morrow's report. Funerals continue
to later hours than usual. One report
ed this evening after Z o'clock. Lam
terms are being used for lights.
INCREASING AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis dispatches of the 22nd
state that the overworked force
Of telegraph operators was fur
ther reduced tonight, Burt Ayers, fa
miliarly known as "Patsey," being tax
en- down with fever. The fever record
to-day shows big increase in number
of cases. 81 being reported for "a hours
ending at P. NJ, but only 10 deaths for
the same period. Among the cases
reported to-day are John A. Roush, eN-
member of the legislature, Capt. John
D. Elliott, DR.. John G. Rogers, and
Marsh Miller.
The relief organizations are hard
pushed to attend to all the sick and an
swer calls Of the destitute for food.
The increase in the number of cases
to-day has had the effect Of inducing
many more to go to camp OF to leave
the city for various parts of the cOun-
try. Relief in the shape of money is
being received in liberal amounts, but
the necessities are great and keep pace
with the relief received.
The clergy of the Episcopal church
send out the following to the clergy and
other members of the Episcopal church
throughout the country:
We ask for aid to meet heavy demands made
and to be made upon US during the prevalence
of the epidemic
JOHN C. HARRIS, .-....
ED St Marias Cathedral.
G. c.. PARSONS.
ST. Lazarus and Grace Church.
The city lodges of the Knights of
Honor have organized a relief board
and have thrown open their treasury to
this board, and are doing all in their
power for their sick and distressed
brothers. They say to sister lodges, if
IL g. ~ IL &,,l
relief, it will be gladly received and
placed where it will do the most good.
Communications should be addressed
to III. M. Gage, president, or Max Har
risOn. secretary.
A. J. Smith, vice president Of the
Memphis Howard association, who has
been at work among the sick at Grena-
da, Miss, was taken down sick to-day
and was brought to Memphis by a
special car this afternoon -.
The following was received this even
ing: 1851
.... HELENA, Ark, Aug. %.
To associated Press agent, lHemphis TeHn..
Gertrude Wcathers, a refugee from Memphis,
died here last night with yellow fever. Thous
andS of people have left here; others are leaving
as fast as possible. :. .- .-tE tl..
NO HOPE OF ABATEMENTA AT MEMPHIS. y
A dispatch from Memphis on the
21st inst. says that the. hopes enter
tanned, yesterday, from the decrease in
the number of new cases and deaths,
that the fever was sbati1g, were dis
PEELED to-day by an. increase Of over
one hundred per cent, both Ia the num-
Der of deaths and new cases, there
being II of the former and so Of the
latter reported for the "a hours ending
at 5 P. NJ The work of caring for the
sick is being bravely carried on by re-
lief organizations, and families are being
removed to the country from all parts
Of the city, including a number of col
ored people. Aid continues to reach
us from all parts of the country, and is
sadly needed. Destitution and suffer
ing increase with the spread Of the fever
Selma, Alabama, has quarantined
against Memphis mails and river mails
stopped to-day. haaaaor al.# lvr9-
e. THE NOBLE WORK OF NEGROES. .i'
The colored population, which is now
largely in majority, are acting we'll and
heartily cooperating with the whites.
A meeting has been called by promi-
nent colored men for the purpose Of an
organization, to assist the whites in re-
lieving distress and guarding property
which people, in the panic, of last week,
left unguarded. Their action in the
present emergency speaks volumes and
has greatly increased the confidence
sreposed in them by those who were