The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-09

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y List Urgent Appeals for Physicians and
B Nurses from Interior localities Renewal
~ the Government Order for the Distri-
button of Rations In New Orleans-De
splorabIe Situation of Affairs In that city
Reports from All Points.
INV ORLEANS, Oct. g. Deaths, b2; cases re-
ported, So. Total deaths, 8, II; cases, TO- 3Os.
York IA. Woodward, commanders of the Grand
Army of the Republic, is one Of the signers Of
the appeal made by the Orleans central relief
COMMITTEES Tor means to enable them to con-
tinne rations to the destitute
The deaths include 20 children under q
Among the dead are Rev. il. Lowenstown, Of
the Rampant Street Congregational church,
Bernhard Gutenberg, John @. Norcross, Pierre
Souh, aged 10. Geo. Harrison, assistant st.
George society, Albert Norcross, steamboat
engineer, Of st. Louis, and at Mississippi City.
Mrs. VIM. 81 Clarke.
r. q !. Raun telegraph operator at Osysa
Miss. died There last night.
| VIM. I,anghlen, 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.
65sslN NAV ORLEANs, Oct. 5.--The Homeopathic
Reaief association to-day issued a circular sup
Elementary to tho one issued September 7th,
saying that the meteorological conditions pre-
vailing here indicate continuance of yellow
ffeeSer for many weeks to come. They further
assert that their organization is entirely indie
pendent of the Towards 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-
ceas of their liabilities and ask further aid
from their Northern friends. Il ag 5
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 81 Gov. Nichols received
q telegram to-day stating that one of his chill
dren had taken the fever at his country resi-
dence near Thibedeanx. The Governor, ac-
companied by DR.. Chopper, left at once for
Thibedeaux by special train. Among the new
cases reported to the board Of health to-day are
six at Charity hospita;, three at the marine de-
partment Of the Hotel Deli, and several along
| the Gentelly road in the lower limit of the
third district.
GOVERNMENT RATIoNs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.--The secretary Of war
to-day sent the following telegram to Collector
| Smith at New Orleans 1t appearing that the
Howard ASSOCIATION are contributing toward the
relief Of the destitute, whether sick not, and
| that there is want and suffering that they can
| not relieve, have, by the direction of the
President, ordered 10000 extra rations to be
sent forward. This is probably all | can do,
and you must continue to appeal to the charit-
| able for help
Secretary McCrary also issued the following
''Gen. r. McFelly, Commissary General Of
| Subsistence: Please renew order for sending
| 100000 rations to George L. Smith, collector Of
customs, New Orleans, which was recently sus-
& Nlnr{A %~H ,kcC
| practicable" Dc
The Howards have received the following:
| Baton Rouge, Oct DIR. 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 evening boat, =
tsSs3 MEMPHIS AID VICINITY.
MEMPHIS, Tehh., Oct. 5.-The weather indi-
Gates storm with cold wind from the north,
| which viii be nnfavorable to the sick. There
has been unusual activity noticed at the Howard
| association head quarters during the day and
! the fever continues spreading. The board Of
health report twenty-eight deaths in the city
during the past twenty -four hours ending at
| 8 O'Clock tonight Undertakers report the
| names Of seventeen others who died outside
! the corporation line. q ~ 5.
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, Memphis: Send by to-rnorroy's train,
| i've god experienced female nurses, ALI white
| if possible. Position Of affairs here quite dis
! itressing." #gss5
DR.. r. w Mitchell, medical director of the
| Howard association, received the following
| kilograms during the days Henderson, KY,
Oct. 5.--R. W. Mitchell. Memphis: Please
send two physician and four nurses to Hick-
man, KY. ALI of our men down and no abate-
ment, and have no acclimated men. (Signed)
| Pickney Thompson, president State board Of
health
| ''Tuscombia, Ala. DIR. r. W. Mitchell: We
| have several cases OF fever here. Our people
alarmed. Send US if possible one physician
| aud two or three good nurses by first train
| (Signed) p. r. Steger, mayor.
| Chattanooga Tenn.-To DIR. r. w. Mitchell:
Can you send us seven female or three male
nurses. Answer. (Signed) P. d. Sims. medi-
| cal director volunteer medical corps.''
! "Lynehburg, Ya.--To the Howard associa-
I lion: Gan send you a physician who has
treated yellow fever. Shall ] do so. (signed)
Peter j. Otty."
To which the following response was sent:
Send your doctor He is needed. The Howard
association furnished nurses to-day to Mrs.
! Charles Kney, Frank Huppert. Sam Forkman,
| A. 0. Barnard. Mrs. j. A. OUTER j. w. Brown,
all of which are new cases.
| Among the deaths occurring since noon, j..
R. Stanley, Mrs. julia Morrow, A. w. Taylor,
Miss Jennie Morrow, Mrs. j. Carline and d. s.
| Taylor.
DIR. Levin, Of Chicago, has recovered Dr.
! t. E. Williams was sent to Germantown in re-
spouse to an appeal for a physician.
| n MEMPHIS, Oct Twenty two physicians of
1 the Howard medical corps report 105 new cases.
| Morris Pritchard, volunteer ply sician from
I Virginia City, New, was stricken tonight. A
| slityht rain Is fnllina ssSi 53 HI g45
Ia4 !, PosToFFIcE YIN CURRY.
i The acting postmaster general telegraphed
Postmaster Badger at New Orleans as Follows:
what is the actual condition of yellow fever
sufferers and those made destitute by the epi-
demic. State whether the organized charitable
institutions and private charities have means
to provide adequately for the necessities Of the
sick and destitnte, and if they are doing soss
Report fully by telegraph giving the actual
condition OF affairs. isSKs Salla ~ s
Mr. Badger replied iii foil 1s13 1ssg NE actual
condition here y deplorab biz ana Not fully
realized by the country. Nearlysevery family
Tin New Orleans has been visited by the cpl
demic, which tnkesage and infancy native and
| stranger, alike. The charitable institutions
| have not means to provide prop
erly for the sick and destitute. Reports
| IN the contrary are false. I am cognizant of
/ many applications to the various associations
1 for relief whIS have not been attended to-,