The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-24
Yellow Fever.

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of the hoary visitor. The conditions are
still good, and there is a strong probability
that frost will appear tonight. This may
appear to the casual observer a matter
of little significance, but to those living
in the yellow fever belt it rises to an i'm.
portance paramount to life itself. The
cold weather has o bad effect upon the sick
and I.hear already of the sudden death Of
many who, up 10 late yesterday evening,
were considered out of danger. Among
these is Mr.. 7. P. Holland, Of the Euening
Ledger, who, besides being a prominent
local journalist, was also a influential
member of the Knights of Honor. Among
the new cases reported since last nights
dispatches were written appears the name
of Major j. H. Smith, Secretary of the How
ard Association, who has given his entire
time and abilities to the management of the
financial affairs of that institution, be-
sides doing here and there all in his
power toward the alienation of suffering.
His condition this evening is quite favor
able, though the crisis has not been
reached. Notwithstanding the daily pub
lished warnings from the Board of Health,
and the death of many refugees who I'M
wisely and i~mprudently returned to the
city, there are daily hundreds coming back,
adding fuel to the fire which otherwise
would die out absolutely for want of
material; and the present cold snap,
it is feared, will encourage many
more to return, anxious to get the first
chance at the prospect of reviving business.
They may do so, and be lucky if their re-
ward is not a home in the ground. The two
Howard relief railway trains, one on the
Memphis and Louisville, The other on the
Memphis and Charleston Roads, are finding
plenty to do in providing medical attend
ants and supplies at points where but one
or two cases of fever are found. Three
trains are making daily trips, and are doing
great good.
From New Orleans, October IL: Sixty
ono sad tvs hundred and e~ighty-two
cases since Friday noon. A commission in
session at the City Hall ELECTS positive
proofthat, during the spring and early sum-
mer, thousands of cart loads of kitchen
garbage. were dumped on the streets. The
best medical opinion is that, while yellow
fever is due to atmospheric heat and
moisture, this aggravated the disease, COM
bining it with the malarial and pernicious
type SO universal in the epidemic, SO diff
cult to check, and so fatal in result. DR..
Taylor, Secretary of the Board of Health,
telegraphed to-day that out of a population
of two hundred at Tangipahoa thirty-one
have died, and out of five hundred at
Osyka, twenty-three are sick, with two
deaths and three new cases to-day.
Vickburg sends he following, October
II: The relief boat has arrived from Port
Hudson, where great restitution is exist
ing, and the fever is spreading rapidly
among the negroes as well as whites. In
the country the mortality is terrible, on ac-
count of the lack of physicians, medicines,
etc. The deaths in tow and country amount
to 181 in a population Of 1900; sick at
present, 700. The relief boat put off 81, 900
worth of supplies and 81, 900 in money, to
be distributed by the Towards. The
balance of the cargo will be discharged
here, after which the relief boat goes to st.
Louis, followed by the blessings Of many a
sick heart. All well on board.
Baton Rouge, October II: Fifty-seven
new cases, with ont physician to hear from,
and two deaths reported for the last twenty.
four hours. 1t is evident that unless cold
weather comes the disease will pursue its
march. As each day rolls by the situation
becomes darker. The Towards are COM
PEELED to furnish beds and bedding for mum
erous poor, who are found lying three and
four together on the same couch. The num-
Der of sick is SO great, and constantly in
creasing, that the most active efforts have to
be made to furnish necessary attention,
Our physicians, aided by good nursing, are
accomplishing the very best results toward
diminishing the death rate.
The following announcement was made
by the Board of Health at Helena, Ark.
October IA: "This Board believes it now
becomes a duty to announce to the citizens
hat while the prevailing disease may moi
be strictly yellow fever, it certainly is seem
ingiy quite as fatal, and the citizens are here
by so advised. There are about s~eventy-fve
cases of sickness in town. Ten new cases anG
six deaths are reported for the forty-eight
hours ending at noon to-day. Quarantine ma!
organized by JudgedJ. Cole Davis. as Presi
dent, and began work at noon. In one
house Jour deaths have occurred within thu
last four days, and the fifth party is down.
Jacks & Co., wholesale druggists announced
in a circular that they would furnish medi
cines free of charge to all poor and needy
and to all charitable associations.
A dispatch from Vicksburg, dated tn,
18th, announces that commander Benner
of the Relief Steamer, is down with tn
fever.
From vicksburg, October Is: While tn,
yellow scourge which has run riot through
out our city during the past two month
seems to be on its last legs here, advice
from fresh localities continue to com,
to our ears. To-day tidings of dealt
and suffering are heard from Rock,
Springs, Mississippi, about twenty-fv
miles southeasteriy from this place
Twenty-Five cases of fever are reporte,
there and six deaths. A letter received to
day from there says: at is impossible t
say to what extent the fever does prevail, a
a great many who have sickness in thei
houses will not allow me to go in to Sc
the patient for fear of my giving them tn
fever, and not until sorle one of thei
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they admit that they have any yello,
fever. Among the deaths are Mrs. Emil
Harper, George Horing and Ellen Hol
ing. If frost does not come before the is
of November we will have it in every whit
house and negro hut in the precinct" Ii
formation received at the Towards heaG
quarters to-day, reports one hundred case
and forty deaths from fever at Goodrich
Landing. The deaths are about equally d
vided between the races. Great destitutio
prevails for want of proper trea-men
which can not be had in consequence of th
/ scarcity of physicians, nurses, etc. On
, hundred and fifty cases are reported {
Meridian, and among the deaths are NJ
Ben. Vail, a young gentleman Of Vieksbur.
connected with the V. en-. Railroad. Appl
New York having been made by Merida
LII 1u" uoi &nloos1 bhO 0CCICbdiy z
1 graphed the Towards of this city, if in thu.
Judgment it was necessary, to forward So
to the former place and $3.50 to the tier.
A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent writ,
from Memphis on the 18th: Several il
terror points having maintained a rigi
quarantine against the world, the flesh, an
the devil, have up to recently reported n
fever. To-day a private letter receive
from Bolivia, seventy-fve miles east
Memphis, says there is a strange fever pr
vailing there, which kills as it covers D
A. A. Coleman and his daughter are amor
the deaths reported, and the citizens left tt
town under the most panicky circumstance
Seventeen physicians report forty new case
among which appears the name of Judge
T. Scruggs, recently elected to the Chance
lorship of this district. The death of Je
ferson Davis, jr, was announced after dal
tonight. He was the only son of the Ho
Jefferson Davis, of Confederate fame.
I heavy storm is advancing from the mort
west. Temperature very high.
New Orleans, October Is: Wealth
clear. Thermometer eighty-one degree
Deaths, Is; cases reported, ITO: tot
deaths, 3,575; total cases, II 1865. Dispatch
.aoa;vaJ fron, oil Do;pfc Of tho fovnr ynI