Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-14
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Saturday Evening, Sept. "a, 1873
THE FEVER scovsee.
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AT v1CKsBURG.
Vicksburg, Sept. l2.-Weathcr cloudy
and very cold. Strong north wind since
yesterday. Thermometer, $40. Among the
deaths today are DR.. Potts and DR.. Birch
field of Chattanooga, who came here to aid
our sufferers. Two doctors, Birchfcld and
Norris. with ten nurses, came from Ohatta-
nooga. Both doctors are dead and nine of
the nurses are eick.i 1t is best for physi-
clans and nurses that have not had the fever
to keep away from Vicksburg. The fever
this season i. far more malignant than that
of '53. The deaths Yesterday we're AZ, to-
day 81. 1t is generally thought by drug
gists that the fever is decreasing in new
cases for want of material. The fever is
spreading through Warren county. The
Howard association estimates 5000 cases
and 500 deaths since the fever first:appeared.
Al CAIRO.
Cairo, Sept. 12.-Thos. Nally, editor Of
the Bulletin, died to-day of what physicians
pronounced at the last moment to be yellow
fever. Isaac Mulkey, an employee of the
Bulletin, is very low with the same com.
Dlaint. The Bulletin this morning reported
Nally recovering from a bilious fever, and
until noon this was believed TO be a fact
The announcement of these two cases as
yellow fever created quite an excitement
and many are leaving the city tonight
Proper precautions have been taken to pre
vent a spread Of the infection. The publ.
cation of the Bulletin is temporarily sus.
pended. No other cases yet reported.
At GRENADA.
Grenada, Sept. l2.-Fourteen new cases
and two deaths to-day. DR.. Veasy, who
rode on q locomotive last night to Gaines
twelve miles north, to visit a sick man. on
his return discovered a fire in a lot of straw
IN q public room of the chamber of com.
merce house. He e~xtinguished it before
any damage occurred. Had it not beer fo,
lis timely arrival, the hotel, with its con
tents, twenty odd patients, would have beer
entirely destroyed. The fire was caused BY
thessexplosion of q coal oil lamp.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Sept. l2.-The Catholic re.
lief association for the victims of yellow feve,
in New Orleane. the St. Vincent de Paul
association of New Orleans having notified
the ecclesiastical authorities that it finds
itself utterly unable to meet the increase
demand upon its usual work of charity in
consequence of the great destitution result.
ing from the prevailing epidemic, al
~ uS6ee'1ou VI INC very reverend Vi. A
Raxell, vicar general of the arch diocese o,
New Orleans, a Catholic relief association
has been formed whose province it will b.
to aid in collecting funds for the supper
and care of a large number of helpless wild
ows and orphans, irrespective of creed OF
color, whom this dreadful scourge mus
necessarily bequeath to an already impov.
erished community and overcrowded
assylums. This association, therefore, earn.
estl5 appeals to the most Rev. Bishops and
clergy, to all individuals, Catholics and
charitably disposed persona, to aid in the
good work Of relief, that the association
may be able to timely succor the many
helpless and suffering in our midst, now in
the approach of winter. All contribution.
will be most thankfully and publicly &C
knowledged.