The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-26
THE GRIM DESTROYER
Stalking Abroad in the Sunny South.
Thousands Daily Dying From His
Poisonous Sting.
Piteous Appeals for Assistance From
Suffering People.
An Alarming Increase of the Disease
in Memphis.
Three Hundred and Eleven Deaths
for the Past Week.
Over 5000 Cases in New
Orleans.
Hope Abandoned at Grenada and the
Town Given Up in Despair.
Vickshurp Death Mortality and New Case
List Largely Increased.

An ALARMING INCREASE AT NEw ORLEANS.
NEw ORLEANS, August 24.-With 307 new
cases OF yellow fever within the past twen-
ty-four hours, sick list which, from the
inception OF the disease, reaches, 3,+9l, and
5S7 deaths, an early abatement Of the cpl
dcmic is not anticipated, while super
fetal view would indicate no such con-
dition.
The distress existing in New Orleans is
very great. Half n dozen members Of the
Howard Association who have just re-
turned from u round Of visits of the sick
state that the wrctchcdncss in which they
found hundreds ofthe nIiscrably poor can
not exaggerated, particularly among those
families where the combined labor Of hus-
band and wife is necessary for their main
tcnance. The prostration OF either is
quickly followed by actual starvation. So
trcachcrous is yellow fever that its attack
il not followed by immediate remedies
must result i'll sure death. The neglected
yellow fever patient who recovered has
vet to be seen, rs consequence, among
the very poor the presence OF the disease
diSsipatcs every vcstigc ofrcvenuc. Those
who could work arc compelled to remain
Mt home to nurse the sick, and in conse-
0ucnce in their visits to-day the Towards
found l2O families suffering for bread. All
this anguish might have been spared with
the exercise Of little fOrcihOught.
Four weeks ago DIR. c. B. White, Ex-
President OF the Board OF Health, made II
careful examination Of the census taken
under his direction since the close Of tile
war. Ills investigation showed the pres.
cncc here OF ut least $4,000 unaccimated
persons liable to contract the disease. The
municipal authorities. were urged To pre-
parc for the worst, and, aided by iniluen-
tial citizens, to provide for u great emer-
gcncy without exciting apprehension. Or.
Whites statistics were ShIcred nj and'hls
forclJodngs ascribed TO political disap-
pointment But Just what he anticipated
four weeks ago is fully realized.
Capitalization has ceased entirely, Tor
two weeks. Lime sent from abroad Is the
only lsiniectant used. The fumigation OF
houses where deaths occur is no longer
practicable, anil although the meetings OF
the Board OF Heath are fixed by law, at
the last meeting only the President and
Secretary were present. The Secretary
left the city this evening, to be gone two
days.
The Howard Association is the only au.
thority recognized or that assumes any OF
the prrrOgltivcS Of government. Not n
man elected in 1915, from the Governor
down, during this season Of trial, has rem
dcred the slightest service. The Admins
tration and Municipal Government seem
paralyzed:
80 IMPROVEMENT AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 24.-Thc announcement
OF eighty.scven new cases up to noon to-
day, with six hours to go on before the
twenty-four hours ending the last report
Is complete, is not calculated TO make the
cant.gct-aways feel comfortable. Since
Yesterday morning the peStilencc has
known no limits, but appears here and
there in all pats OF the thickly settled
portions of the city. This had caused an
other sudden exodus OF people, but the
panic has changed to general blue feel
ing, and our only hopes now is an early
| frost.
said the pcstilence knew no limits, and
meant in what is known as the infested
district. The locations OF nearly all the
new cases to-day are on or near Bayou
Gayoso, which, with its branches, pene.
traics the entire city, empyting into Wolf
River near its confluence with the AlisSiss-
ippi, in the northern part OF the city. This
BAYOU has heretofore been reglrtcd rs
I 4 II, a
take, because II has no running water,
and is nearly entirely dry all summer. All
the street cutters cmptying into 1t, ana
tho action OF the sun in-thc summer on
the masses Of filth accumulated duryine
the year generates the foulcst gases, which,
| It Is reasonable to suppose, has much Ia
do with aiding sickness ofOyery character,
II il evident that this bayou Is the lino ol
action of the present epidemic.
The Belief Committee have all they can
do to-day, and THOR rooms have been oil
day throngcd with messengers from the
sick aud persons seeking relief.
The total number Of now cases reported
to the Board Of Health during the past
twenty.four hours is LOG, while the deaths
number only - in the same time.
Among the new eases to-day arc IL col
ored people, which has caused much
alarm among the negro citizens. Eigh'
teen OF the new eases reported are outside
OF what has been caSsod tho infected dis
trict, but on the line or in close proximit!
to Bayou GayOso.
TIE MEMPHIS DEATH ROLL.
MgMpu,s, Tenn, August gi.~jThe follow
ing il to-dly's death rolli DIR. John @
Rogers, aged 90; Charles Sauter, II; VIM
Unvcrzacht, Is; Charles II. Sphlimmer, o.
Charlotte Weiht, III l'reil llphRnnif II
dsyst Florence Davis, IS monthsi Henry
johnson (polorcil), 10; A. Alexander, IL
John Brennan, 22S; Sarah FCaly, 40i ErnQsl
Strawhurg, b; Frank Dairy, AIlI Mary
Noland, II; Mik0J, Cunningham; 2(-al
yellow fever, ThOrQ were reported two
10. !, ,;...hs OF other dlseasesj plxlo'G: brown
is, congestion, Lew: TAYLOR leolored) !
inanttion. ,,,
Nr. John Donovan and three children
tho family Of Rx.C0unrilmRn John Dono
yan, an Old aud prominent pitizhn Of Nom
pills, were all stricken down to-day wlthir
I The same hour. Soon nitorwanl Mrs. Don
0yan was delivered Of u still.born child
and now lies in most critical condition
The .iplRdi has special telegram iron
Leighton, Ala, announcing the dcatl
there from yellow fever Of James VI. White
who left here on tho 18th, Mr., White va
formerly prominent merchant and prop
crty.owner in this city.
Ms. Fisher, who formerly kept board
, ing house on Popular street, in this city
, died Of yellow fever near ovCrton, ig TIL
. county, Wednesday, She contractsd tn
disease before she left Memphis; She wa
hurried to her grave by the panic-s'ricEe'