Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06

Plorable Situation of Affairs in that City
-Heports from All Points.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-Deaths, 81; cases re-
ported IS. Total Deaths 31l2; cases, 10,3O3
York A. Woodward, commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, is one of the signers OF
the appeal made by the Orleans central relief
committee for means to enable them to con.
tinue rations to the destitute.
The deaths include 20 children under Z
Among the dead are Rev. l.. Lowenstown, OF
the Rampant Street Congregational church
Bernhard Gutenberg, John c. Norcross, Pierre
SOUL, aged 10, Geo. Harrison, assistant st.
Georges society, Albert Norcross, steamboat
engineer of st. Louis, and at Mississippi City
Mrs. VIM B. Clarke.
r. G.. Raun, telegraph operator at Osysa
Miss, died there last night
VIM. Laughter, Grand Worthy Templar,
makes an appeal for aid on behalf of members
OF the order who are Frustrated by fever, to
grand subordinate templars of honor and tenn
perance under the Jurisdiction of the supreme
council throughout the United States.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-The Homeopathic
Relief association to-day issued circular sup
Elementary to the one issued September 7th,
saying that the meteorological conditions pre-
valllng here indicate continuance Of yellow
fever for many weeks to come. They further
assert that their organization is entirely indie
pendent of the Howard and all other relief
associations, and they have received no benefit
from any funds sent to the latter; that their
practice has been pre-eminently successful in
the epidemic; that they have demands in ex-
cess OF their liabilities, and ask further aid
from their Northern friends.
New ORLEANS, Oct 5.-Gov Nichols received
q telegram TODAY hat of
dren had taken the fever at his country resi-
dence near Thibedeaux. The Governor, ac-
companied by DR.. Chopper, left at once for
Ihlbedeaux by special train. Among the new
cases reported to the board of health to-day are
Six at Charity hospta, three at the marine de-
partment of the Hotel DELI, and several along
the Gentelly road in the lower limit of the
third district.
The Towards have received the following:
Baton Rouge, Oct. 5-Dr. Dupois is down sick,
and the fever is increasing to such an extent as
to render it necessary, in this emergency, to
ask that two, good physicians be sent up by
this evenings boat"
MEMPHIS AND VICINITY.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 5.-The weather indi-
Gates q storm with cold wind from the north,
which will be unfavorable to the sick There
has been unusual activity noticed at the Howard
association headquarters during the day and
the fever continues spreading. The board of
during the past tWenty-four hours, ending at
o'clock tonight. Undertakes report the
names of seventeen others who died outside
the corporation line
A. D. Langstaff, president of the Howard
association, who went to Brownsville this
morning, has sent the following telegram
Brownsville, Oct. 5.-To the Howard associ-
alton, Memphs Send by to-morrow's train.
i've god experienced female nurses, all white
it possible. Position of affairs here quite dis
tressing."
DR.. r. w. MITCHELL medical director of the
Howard association, received the following
kilograms during the day: Henderson, KY.
Oct. 5.-R. W. Mitchell Memphis: Please
send two physician and four nurses to Kick
man, Ky. All of our men down and no abate-
ment, and have no acclimated men. (Signed)
Plckney Thompson, president State board Of
health
'Tuscombia, Ala.-Dr. R. W. Mitchell: We
have several cases of fever here. Our people
alarmed. Send us if possible one physician
and two or three good nurses by first train,
(Signed) d. r. Steger, mayor
Chattanooga, Tenn.-To DR.. r. W. Mitchell:
Can you send us seven female or three male
nurses. Answer. (Signed) P. D. Sims, medi-
cal director volunteer medical corps"
:. Lynchburg, Va.-To the Howard associa-
lion: Can send you physician who has
treated yellow fever. Shall do SO. (signedO
Peter j. Otty.
10 which the following response was sent:
Send your doctor. He is needed. The Howard
association furnished nurses to-day to Mrs.
Charles hney Frank Huppert. Sam Forkman
A. y. Barnard, Mrs. j. A. OUTER J. W. Brown
all OF which are new cases.
Among the deaths occurring since noon T
r. Stanley, Mrs. Julia Morrow, A. w. TAYLOR
Miss Jennie Morrow, Mrs. J. Carline and D. s.
Taylor
L. Il. Williams was sent to Germantown in re-
spouse to an appeal for physician.
MEMPHIS Oct. 5.-Twenty-two physicians of
the Howard medical corps report los new cases.
Morris Pritchard, volunteer physician from
Virginia City, New, was stricken tonight A
slight rain is falling.
GOVERNMENT RATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The secretary of war
to-day sent the following telegram to Collector
Smith at New Orleans: cit appearing that the
Howard ASSOCIATION are contributing toward the
relief OF the destitute whether sick or not, and
That there IS want and suffering that thew can
not relieve, l have, by the direction of the
President, ordered 10000 extra rations to be
sent forward. This is probably all l can do
and yoH must continue to appeal to the charit-
able for help
Secretary McCrary also issued the following:
Gen. r. McFelly, Commssary General of
Subsistence: Please renew order for sending
4O,OOO ratlons to George L. Smith, collector Of
customs New Orleans, which was recently sus-
pended, and cause it to be executed as soon as
practicable.'
PosroFFIcE INQUIRY.
The acting postmaster general te1egraphed
Postmaster Badger at New Orleans as follows:
"What is the actual condition Of yellow fever
sufferers and those made destitute by the cpl
demic. State whether the organized charitable
insti buttons and private charities have means
to provide adequately for the necessities of the
sick and destitute and if they are doing so.
Report fully by telegraph, giving the actual
condition of affairs.
Mr.. Badger replied as follows: ''The actual
condition hero is deplorable and not fully
realized by the country. Nearly every family
in New Orleans has been visited by the cpl
.demic which takes age and infancy, native and
stranger, alike. The charitable institutions
have not means to provide prop
erly for the sick and destitute. Reports
to the contrary false. am cognizant of
many applications to the various associations
for relief which have not been attended to.
Gen. Ogden, acting president of the Towards,
authorizes me to say that much restitution and
suffering exist outside of the actual sick, con
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