Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-09-25
Ravages Of The Yellow Fever.

RICHMOND, Sep. 18.-.Karl Yeusen
his wife and child, refugees from Ne,
Orleans, were taken iii Sunday night
three days after their arrival here. wit
what is believed to be yellow fever. A
are doing quite wull, and the man an
child in fair way to recover. Tn
case Of the woman, owing to her delicat
condition, is more critical. No AZ
prehension is felt her, even should thes
cases prove to be yellow fever, of it
spreading, eSing to the elevation an,
healthfulness of the city, and the fac
that there will soon be frost here
Every attention has been given thes
people by the city authorities.
REPORTS FKOM OTHER POINTS.
At Canton, Miss, new case 10,
deaths IL. DR.. y. II. Cage is dead
At Gallipolis, Ohio, Hugh Plymnale
p years of age, the last patient IN the
infected district, died Tuesday night
There are no other cases. At Batter
Rouge, La, new cases %, deaths 3. y
Grenada, Mss, new cases 3, one death
THE FEVER sUBsIDING.
NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 24.-The tenn
perature dropped to 20 tonight. In
the first and second districts the fever
is effectnally broken, there remaining
only sporadic cases here and there,
In the third it is still active, and is rap
idly spreading in the fifth and sixth
That part Of the city, however, is com.
parativeiy thinly populated. N nearly
every case the past week uraemla has
been the immediate cause Of death.
This year the proportion Of cases in
which mephitic congestion superyencd
has been immense, near fifty per cent.
over former years. 1t is regarded as
Totally incurable when fairly under way
Its especially apt to attack young men.
The fever is generally malignant in its
attacks upon journalists, painters and
telegraph operators, their nervous sys-
TENS being usually discovered. The
number Of deaths for the twenty-four
hours ending at noon was GO; rev cases
los, Of which 80 were prior to the 10Th
inst. From noon 10 six P. NJ. - deaths.
The death list includes % children.
Total deaths to date >, 100.
New ORLEANS, Sep. 22.-Dcatls
10. new cases l9j. Total cases to date
1888. Total deaths 2,47O. The death
list to-day includes thirteen children
under seven years.
The Towards have received dis
patch from Tanjipohos saying there is a
great deal of sickness there, supposed
to be yellow fever.
MEMPHIS, Sep. 32.-There were 80
deaths for the "a hours ending at G p.
N. New cases reported 100.
MEMPHIS. Sep. 22.-It has been q
quiet yet busy Sunday. At the Howard
headquarters there have been many
calls made, principally, however, for
female nurses. There have been 80
deaths officially reported by the board
of health for the 81 hours ending at c
O'Clock tonight. OF these Q were
colored,
Seventeen physicians Of the Howard
medical corps report ll4new cases.
The fever has not made its appear
ance among the children at the Leath
Orphan Asylum, situated about mile
north of the city. OF the forty inmates
seven have been taken down. Howard
Association to-day sent physician,
who will be quartered on the premises
also three nurses.
GRAND JUNCTION, TENN.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Sept.
DIT. Z. Jones, president Of tic
Howard Association, has been taken
down. There are only three white men
on their feet. Three new cases and
three deaths to-day. Ferty cases on
hand. One Of our New Orleans nurses
is down. One doctor has Just been
captured of the down train. We are
sadly in need OF blankets and other
necessaries. JEROME BUSH,
President Relief Committee"
REPORTS FROM OTHER POINTS.
At Vicksburg, Miss, there was no
abatement Friday IN the fever. Twelve
deaths were reported, including Miss
Clara Wadsworth and VIM. n. Fair
child, leading spirit Of the HOwards.
At Canton, Miss, Saturday, I new
cases. To date. IS deaths. No further
contributions wanted. At Grenada.
Miss, 2 new cases and l death. At
Baton Rouge, La, 81 new cases, l
death; to sdate, 703 cases, 40 deaths.
At Mobile, Ala, to date, 5 cases and 5
deaths. At fernando, Miss, deaths
TO date. At Greenvillc, Miss, over
100 deaths to date. At Hickman KY,
death; no new cases. At FultOns
KY, the death of DR.. Boaz from black
vomit created a panic, and many per-
sons left town.
L0ter.-At Hickman, KY, Sunday,
9 new cases, 4 deaths. At Canton.
Miss, new cases "a. deaths G.: the peo-
pie less cheerful. At Grenada, Mss,
one death; no new cases. At Dry
Grove, Miss, fever still bad; two dying
vomiting bloom; one new case.
Governor Houston, of Alabama, Will
issue a proclamation making October 3
a day of humiliation and prayer that
The pestilence may abate.
A. IIo,oo,I0 Nice ,;,o ,,ory 1900