Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-02
The Plague.Stricken South.


CHATTANOOGA, August 81. DR.. Norris left for
Vicksburx this forenoon, with fifteen experience
nurses. as
MOBILE, August 81 DR.. Gsinc, reports one
case and q death from yellow fever this morning,
white child nine years old.
New ORLEANS. August 81 New cases. 234;
deaths As.
Rev. Father c. j. Bsecher, native of Buffalo,
n. l., died yesterday or yellow fever. The de ath
list to-day inclnde. twenty Children under seven
years.
The following telegram was received this morn.
ing, and nurses will leave this afternoon;
Port Gibson, August 81.
To the President Of the Howard Association:
Send ten good nurses-fve males and Eve fe-
males There have been $50 cases and As deaths.
All broken down; great distress.
Twenty-sx applications for medical aid were
made day TO the Young Mems Christian Asso-
are heads of families, aggrcgating l70 persons.
ihe applications are made out in blanks specify
Jog name, age, address, number in family, occu-
patton and references. The blank being filed out
gived to member. who institutes an inquiry of
reference, or makes personal inspection, the re.
suit Of which he embraces under the bead of ere
marks, and if satisfactory a printed ration blank
oil the New Orleans Peabody Association is & lied
out signed by the visiting member and stamped
Inc blank Is then presented to the Peabody de.
supplies are issued. This depot opened Saturday
morning with q good supply Of nour, meal, sugar,
tea, and corn meal. As early as 8 80 applications
were male, and their wants were supplied.
The telegraphers' relief association have sent
500 to the sick telegrsphers at Grenada
From noon TO g o'clock Z. NJ, q deaths are re-
ported.
E. W. Barnes, msnager Of the Western l. nion
Telegraph Office in this city, died to-day of fever
after IL days illness, aged so. He leaves wife
and children.
Henry Hshan, alias Lee, who shot and instant.
ly killed Henry Murphy, stroke oar of the River
side crew, last Sunday morning. died Of fever to.
cay a. the parish prison. This is the first case of
yellow fever at the prison this season.
The Peabody Supply Association have issued
Of the association report that contributions are
coming in l,bsr ally.
A despatch to the Howard Association from
Canton. Mlss., says there have been 20 new cases
IN the last twelve hours. "Send six colo,ed nurs.
es if possible, and i've whites" The nurses will
be sent to-moiro
New YORK, August 81. The Southern relief
COMMITTEES OF the chamber of commerce determip-
ed to send $1,000 to the Young Mems Christian
Association Of New Orleans, who are reported out
Of funds.
J: s; Morgan & Co., of London, have contribut-
ed $1,000.
This morning additional subscriptions of 1926
we're received. making total amount Of $37. 594.-
81.
MONTGOMERY, August 81. The total contribu
tions from the city for the yellow fever sufferers
are over 81 200. including the amounts sent by So
ceties.
MEMPHIS, August 81. The weather this morn
ing WAS light and warm, but the clouds of woe
over the city show no signs of breaking. Phvs-
clans, nurses, druggists and underwriters are be-
coming exhausted BY constant working.
tlr .,t,., Il -.
down this morning at the board of health office.
Up to noon only seven physicians of about twenty
had made reports of new cases, the number AZ
gregsting AZ. From this il will be seen that not
more than ha If the cases reported, and that
the epidemic is more appalling than the Official re-
ports indicate.
At the county jail there are about 90 cases of
fever. Nj. {. Williams, under sentence to the
penitentiary for murder, died last night, and the
negro Murderer Buzze. under sentence Of death,
is dying at camp Joe Williams. Four or 5 deaths
occur daily.
The hospital contains about Is sick, and the
worst is feared for the poor people living in the
tents. Some have become frightened aud return
ed to their homes in the infected districts in the
city.
Alexander Hum Of the Masonic Board of Re.
lief. is down, and Joseph Russell of the Odd Eel
lows relief board is very low.
The undertakers report IS fever interments up
to noon to-day.
WATERvALLEY, Miss. September |. Intense
exists here. Kinney Lee, . yellow fever victim
died Yesterday. The citizens were so terrified
that not man would help to bury the corpse.
The citizens are leaving in hordes. The employ
ees OF the jackson Railroad route, who came here
frog New Orleans to efcape the scourge, have
led TO Tennessee. j. +. Booker is the only yell
low fever victim now remaining in Wstervalley.
GRENADA, September |. Among the deaths the
past "A hours were j. X. Osgood, agent of the Chi
csgo, st. Louis Il New Orleans, aud Mississippi &
Tenn. Railroads; DIR. w. W. Hall, a very promi-
nent ply sicisn, and his mother. Mrs. j. q. Hail
Mrs. Irwin, Robert Ssdler. Tbos lrby. Rev. DIR.
liaddock, Baptist Minister and DR.. Hughes, II
ply siciAu.
HOLLY SPRINGS, August 81. The fever is
spreadin. rapidly at Canton, Miss. DR.. NJ. j.
Mckee died yesterday. He WAS the father of DI.
Mckee who died week ago. A daugh OF Nj
Steele, cashier of the Jackson route, also died
there yesterday.
MKMPHIs, September l. New fever cases, lO7
deaths, 70.
INV ORLEANS, September l. New fever cas-
es, 260; deaths, SO.
NEW YORK, September |. The case of Mrs.
Joseph Celle, reported to the health authorities
Saturday rs suspicious, was decided to-day rs
genuine yellow fever She lived in the rear OF s.
University Place, aud came to this city with her
stopped IL days NJ Cincinnati. She gave birth To
q child on Monday last, and on Friday night vel
low fever set IN. She was promptly removed to-
day to quarantine, and all the houses in the alley
way have been thoroughly disnfected. She was
unconscious when taken to quarantine, and her
recovery is doubtful.
VICKsBURG, August 81. In the past "a hours
there were 2O4 new cases and 10 deaths. Among
the deaths is Maj. A. A. Busseley Of the firm OF
Rice i Co.
Among the new cases are f. c. Cowall, Sup't
of the elevet0r, Hunter and y Brien, and Signal
observer Tenney.
Yellow fever has appeared at Greenville, Miss.
Two deaths are reported. The people are panic
stricken and are flying from the town.
ST. LOUIS, August 81. The merchants exchange
fever fund now exceed fourteen thousand dollars
and several soliciting committees have not yet
reported. There were remittauces to-day by
the regular comm ttee, but numerous sums are
daily being sent by outside organizations.
CHICAGO, August 81. The contributions to
the citizens Committee for yellow lever sufferers
to date are 81 ST. contributions through othei
90 rces $685.; total VA, 442.
JACKSON, August 81. Que death from fever
was reported here to-day, causing considered ID
excitement. Many persons are leaving the city
Superintendent David Flanery of the Western
Union Co., has gone TO Grenada to reopen tels
graphic communication there. Operators there