The New York herald., 1878-10-13
Increase Of Yellow Fever Cases
in New Orleans.
COUNTRY DISTRICTS AFFLICTED.
Nearly Ten Thousand Deaths
Within Sixty Days.
T E N N ESSEE WORS e.
Generous Aid rendered from the
French Exposition.
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By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
New ORLEANS, Oct IL, 1888.
have already reported u visit 10 OF the worst
fever districts, which made some days since accom-
panied by two physicians, one from the Howard
and tho other OF the Young Mons Chris
uan Association. Yesterday l went over the
same localities with one OF the most active nom
medical members OF the latter association, Mr. ".
w. crane, Jr. In the arst visit was able 10 judge
best OF the sickness; In tho last OF the destitu-
tion OF the districts The locality visited was
that part OF the city bordering Immediately
upon the swamp, whore short time since
l20 OF yellow fever had existed among
very sparse and widely scattered population. Here
found that only tnirtythree cases OF sickness now
remained, ono CT winch relapse previously at
tended by the Howaras, and tho Others are
not yellow fever. apparently, but cnills and
lever which, l informed, is n this
district all the year round This part OF the city Is
frequently under water, and tho shiny filthy drains
Of upper part OF the city all aow this direction
and meet al the point where Washington avenue In
tersecIs Melpomene, about mle and half from St.
Charles street.
IN FILTHY DISTRICT
This locality the great centre Of our boreyards,
And the arising from These and one large Held
which dumping ground TOR the
OF The upper districts VI the city was dis
susllnp Over the entire surface oil this held largo
arove hogs was ranging turning up ihc dith with
uudaggng Industry. 50 tnAt stencil never allowed
70 xDale. None Dut the most desperately posr could
lrnabt such I0ca llon, and Christian charity must
be NJ low ebb that will OF assist them Many OF tho
cases iound were in mere huts. half mile of from
the main road, IN the centre OF the swamp, which
In wet must have beon almost Inaccessible.
Within this hover was blind man, his wife
SICK with the lever, and TWO helpless chiuren. The
bia\ SKY could be seen through tue root overhead
lew pieces OF broke furniture were gathered In
THIS family wore ooiorsd, bat 1t received
lhe same care and tue same relief that
was gwen any otner OF the destitute IN tho dis.
trict Ii was q somewhat curious circumstance that
my companion, who attended 10 their wants with IhS
strctest attention, had been an officer IN the White
League.
DEsrIrUTIoN EVERYWHERE.
Thero was poverty everywhere IN this district,
sometimes where sickness mad occurred, but
always where sickness had appeared. The mcn who
have recovered IRON the fever arc utterly unt 10 90
spx,.us 10 have employment could not and II.
One iAuliiy saw had been 1rst robbed and then
abandoned by ,ne ialher. the mother was lying
tcrly. l saw only one really happy lace. his
an old woman who had becn Iylng ali tho de-
found suffering with the iever, who insisted
sual The git Of a mosquito bar, not the doctor,
had cured ner. strange as u may appear, only
deaths had occurred tnroughout the entire district
MURMURs AGAINST THE PEABoDYs
The complaints against Peabody Association l
end frivolous. The WRITER'S name cannot iud in
thu last years directory, but several OF my friends,
IN any way connected wita the Peaoodys, inform me
that the ASSOCIATION have done all tncy could That
everybody VIII be pleased is not 70 DO expected. aud
NO ono association can possibly give salts
faction 10 all disconienta Tho first at.
ten,lon OF tho pcaoodys has always
been directed TO sick and aiierward TO the desi
lute; hence, imagine, the cause Of dissatisfaction
The association, understand, has already relieved
tho wants OF upward OF seventy-nine thou
sand persons, and any contributions sent
70 IL for distribution l am Will
b. well applied From what learn the rooms OF
association the amount VI dsstitution still very
great.
Tha Of ca as Or no nanf fwap -for
Aours 10 folio oAs-
Board vi HEALTH. ...-.................... 203
Young Mems Christian Association. ............ So
This Is an increase oil 229 since yesterday The new
cases appear mostly IN the lower districts from
Louisiana avenue up 10 Cnrroton. The cases ia the
latter place show "A decrease.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The number OF deaths Tor tho past twenty four
hours Is forty decrease OF yesterday Total
deaths 10 date, 3,440. Tne following is the nst:-
Anna Fahrnor, Eugene BrueL
LOUIS RatzsclI, Eugene Williams,
Thomas O'Conncll, j. b. Harbour,
Thomas Brown, Catherine KesseI.
Lovely A. Augastin, Harry MtcheL
Pnilip J. sullivan, William Landdrako.
1errence Curry, Andrew McCormick,
W. l.. Reynolds, Peter Huberi,
Caroline Egne, Mathilde Gardcn.
Joseph Kentgel, Christine Hubbcs,
John Berey, II. ID. Berry,
Mrs Catherine Latoye, Mrs. Murphy
Pascal Cientai, John Gasi,
John Schirc, Frank foca,
EIoreDce ". ADAMS, alexander Duprat,
Francis Collins, John w. Aikens
Gottfrid BucDman, Emma j. Youn gbluf.
Mary Opierkuch, Jean Marie Montegut.
X Alice Berlin, Sam Davenport,
Charles Varhof. Charles Bottick.
REPORTS FROM POINTS.
TANGAPAHoA.-rhere we're six deaths yesterday
and sevcnyeigt OF tho population arc down with tho
lever There Is only ono physician here
BATON RovGE.-rherc are n!ty-seven new cases.
with one physician 10 hear from, ana two deaths
ported tor the last twenty-iour hours IL Is evident
that unless cold weather the disease viii pursue
It's march, AS each day rolls by the situation becomes
worse Tne Howards compelled to furnish beds
bedding tor numerous poor, VINO are Iound dying,
three or four together, on the same couch. rhe
Der OF sick Is so great and constantly increasing,
that most active eiors have 10 be mado to furnisn
the necessary attention Our PHYSICIANS aided by
good nursing are the very best results
toward diminishing the death rate.
nEATHa IN MEM PILLS AINFnI. LIE poprs rnnAs