The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-29

THE SCOURGE TINT rs DFSOLITING
THE CITIES or TIE SOUTII
The Number Of Inhabitants In One Locality
Heduccd from $500 10 75-scorc. OF the
Sick Dying without Medical Attendance.

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tlan Association now have 100 patients on thoir
relief list. Seven hundred cases OF fever have
occurred at Vicksburg. A despatch to the
PcdDune from Col Daniel bennett, dated
Brookhaven. Miss. says there is not case Of
yellow fever in or around Brookhavcn. lie
cannot hear Of a case Of yellow fever in any
town between Canton and New Orleans. dis
tancc Of over 200 miles. Reports from the
coast towns along the Mobile road show there Ia
no fever at any point between Now Orleans and
Mobile. A letter from DR.. Case says thcre is
not now case at Ocean Springs. Two cases OF
fever had occurred there; one OF tho patients
died. while the other has entirely recovered.
There is no spread OF the disease
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. 2s.-Eighty now cnscs
OF fever were reported up to noon to-day. and
the indications are there will be quite an in
crease in the death rate A. X. Gen OF the
Citizens Relief Committee died this morning.
A private telegram announces the death. at
Murireesboro Of DR.. II. Il. Hobson Of yellow
fever Dr. Hobson loft here at the outbreak Of
the lever The negroes this morning became
clamorous for raions; about 1000 Of them
mcn women. and children-surrounded the
Commissary Depot. and it was found necessary
to station guard from colored military COM
pany TO keep back the throng. Numbers OF well
| persons are leaving the city. aided 10y the Citl-
zens' Committee. The Towards this morning
| opened tho Market Street Public School build
ing us an innrmary or Howard home for the
reception Of the pauper sick They have also
under Tie direction Of Dr. T. " MtcSelh.. '''"A'
New ORLEANS. Aug. 2s.-Ouo Hryn. we'll.
known member Of the Cotton Exchange died
| tnis morning OF yellow fever.
4 despatch from Canton Miss. says: send
US two nurses immcdi9tely. Fever in"rcasing.'
| y dospat h from the Towards Of Port Gibson.
Miss. 10 the Howard Association Of New or
ie"hs says; lever, very natal ana no 4bate-
| wanted moro than ahy.hngelsc. Nurses doing
| VOL. Our EXPENSES are 500 Der day. New
| lDrk. 81 Louis. Jackson. and Columbus are
AIDING, But ono or two convalesceni persons
The above was in answer to q despatch asking
Despatch have been received from Charles
ioL aSNinE II ,,nurs's are wanted In Now
Orleans The Towards reply that they are not
required.
Ile Tines sp2nlent at. Canton. Miss.
sunday last Pretty tough times Not a single
business house open cXeept two drug stores.
whites are to be found here. Mayor and flmiiy
sick and Board II Aldermen fled. Court House
locked w. apl officers gone 10 some saie place.
thing but hearscs and collins to be seen on
tho sroes. some IS or 80 cases of yellow foyer
here. The death Isl INCLUDES Miss Steele. Mrs.
Garre Miss Bruthal. Many negroes haye
lied within the past few days. The fsw whites
now hero are scared. because not a single case
olycllow fever has been doctored successfully.
N person attacked has recovered
,,rin ,s'ii Mich AVE- So urn OF manui ,i
cgyeTy OF new remedy for yellow fever, and
Giles Of the soutb frn Sf %, a
AMI 91ptS 10 test is el"aey. Tnc re remedy ned Is
o sin. qssR k: Ag a II C6i no,mo So
poet. delivered his lecture. Reason and Inn-
don Hotel Tor tho I.n"fit of tha Volioyv fovcr sf
ieters lie had a very fashionable audience.
this rity contributed tl25 10 tho yellow S,ver
| WA,HiScroN u. c Aup Qs-Ac,iny POST.
master Gon,ral Iyn.r LAS ii,lSsrnfteIit, II
Terrell. Superin,1ndeniso Railway Mail Sar.
Vfre i'm The Soti;i H. i,a,e VIM H., in,I
auth"ries M VIA sir, AMI Ieny. ~ elt
li,h the delivery 4" that city of al lSa,t nrstclass
mail matter. Nck-hurg Is now entirely cut Of
from mail facilities N-' va
| CHAHI FSToN \ C. Aug 2s-s1S4 were re-.
nitfe'i'fo Nant,i,is ti@SS CorfrLn 49, -
s.adiv c"mie In for ho fay s,,ggsr "to
rwcn,y-siX nurses were sent hy the Mayor 10.
tion 10 Sr orias IL h t,i 3crs f1rni.bej
ali the no,'s,ary tfoy-i5nS Tor ttes," AMI HE
ni.road, provided free transrortntion, '''0
this city Tonight eurl,asses the most ennil re-
imagining Of misery. For tho past twcnty-ionr
tw@ 'lcatl,s ~ whih aiy fir W,,r ~ N, iN,r
cause ihnn yellow lever OF these fortv.soyrn
wrr, whites ana eleven ',olorcI 'Ths nov rn.es
numbrr llg During the DAY tho physicinns
were 50 worn out in attending sicG calls
rrrscryation. many IN the ' etuniry and
others in unkn5wn paris 81 the civ villa
the frionis y tho sex are -earching in vain for
| med irnl attr,i iau,s Tho following r,nori IN
the ii owarl A-so, iati6n Today fr"nl br. r. W
| Mitchell dirrctnro Tho medical ciris II ,n,
uhyslcinus emrloyrd by The assoeiation eiyes
some idea II tn condition OF things;
need ten moro physicians imnie.
diately. / md scores Of people sick ana
dying without having been seen by n physicinn
Tie scenes OF icath ami distress today ana To-.
night are indoscrihable Members of the Relief
Committee have boon called 10 see sick rer
sons. aud responding 10 calls. found in
some cusps cOrpscs lying in beds or on
floors. without even "a single watcher The
members OF the independent Order of Work.
men to-day buried five members Of the lratorni-
ty. They have exhausted their means and onl
upon their brethren for substantial aid in car
NIX for the sick and buryiug The dnnd The
Baptist Relief Committee Is also out of means
ana through their President the Rev s. Ian
drum. appeal To the Baptists and other friends
throughout the country Tor assistance in this
hour Of peril and suffering Even the smallest
amounts Will be grnteflliy accented and usni
in feeding the starving, nursing the Sick. ani
buryiug the dead " ~
Among the new cases arc W G. woodrur
W. j. Smith Jr. Father Walsh of 81 Uridgnis'
and b. ii. Rcahart OF tie towards. Amons tho
| dead are George Kenlhofer OF the Southern
| Express and Drs A Thryett nnd r y Watson