Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-28
Yellow Fever Reports.

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deaths that the fever was abating were
dispelled to-day by an increase of over
one hundred per cent, both in number
OF deaths and new cases. there being
twelve of the former and fifty Of the lat
ter reported for the twenty-four hours
ending at P. NJ. The work Of car
ing for the sick is being bravely carried
on by relief organizations, and families
are being removed to the country from
all parts Of the city by the citizens com
mittee, as no portion of the city is now
exempt from the DIR cad visitation.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 2l.-A special to thu
Avalanche from Grenada says five pc
cent, of the whole population have died
Seventy-five negroes were taken dow
to- day. New Orleans doctors arr
dumbfounded at the malignity Of thu
disease.
VICKsBURs, MISS, Aug. 2l.-It Il
estimated that fifty new cases Of yellow
fever have occurred in the past twenty
four hours. Twenty-four deaths are re
ported, twenty-five Of them yellow
fever.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 2l.-The
panic produced by the yellow fever is
unparalleled. People are fleeing from
the pestilence in every direction. Jack
son is almost deserted, business Of all
kinds suspended, and nothing thought
of except escape from the scourge.
SUMMIT, Miss, Aug. 2l.-A family
Of seven are stricken down with yellow
fever four miles from here. Two died
to-day. The health ofthis city is cx-
cellent, but great excitement exists and
the county is rgidly quarantined.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2l.-Twenty-
three deaths from yellow fever were re-
ported up to $50 P. NJ. to the board OF
health. 1t is feared the mortuary re-
port will show an increase.
INCREASED MoRTALITY-UNFAV
BILE WEATHER THE CAUsE-sAD IN
CIDENTS-lS 1T CONTAGIOUS?
MEMPHIs.-As predicted IN t h c
Times's DISPATCHES last night, the unia-
vorable change IN the weather has
wrought decided increase in the num-
Der of new cases and the death-rate in
the past twenty-four hours. No ram
has fallen yet, but the cloudy, damp and
very close atmosphere Of last night and
this morning has done the work. The
new cases reported to-day indicate l
disposition on the part Of the disease to
spread southwardly, which is contrary
to the opinions expressed by leading
physicians. Two OF the new cases are
on Linden street, and possibly the suf-
ferers may have caught the infection in
the infected district, or by contact with
persons in street cars, orln moving peo-
pie from the infected district. All the
street cars, which continue to run, not
withstanding there is not an officer Of
the road IN the city, penetrate the vel
low fever districts aud hundreds Of wag-
ons pass through the thoroughfares
every day loaded with the goods of those
fleeing from that part Of the city TO the
southern suburbs or to encampments
outside the city limits. If the disease
does not spread to all parts Of the city it
will be a marvel. \ new encampmcnt
was established north CT the city, on
the line of the Memphis and Paducah
railway, yesterday, and given the name
ofCamp Luke Wright, after Hon. Luke
E. Wright, who is devOting all his en-
ergies to the alienation Of the suffering
of the poor and needy.
Two pretty little girls, aged seven and
four years, were taken in charge to-day
by the Citizens Relief Committee. -
They say their mother died of the fever
and their father deserted his home
When the mother was taken sick and
they could not find out where the father
had gone, they were sent down to Camp
Joe Williams, and Immediately adopted
by the Bluff City Grays, AID as les files
de la campagnie will be tenderly cared
for.
The great increase in the number OF
new cases to-day has renewed the
alarm. 1t was hoped that the disease
had departed with the panic-stricken
refugees, and tonight the streets OF the
city appear even more desolate than in
1873, when the death-rate was tour-iold
greater than now. Even the negro pop
ulation, who had rejoiced under the hal
luciration that their race was exempt
from the malady, are becoming alarm
ed, and as many as can do so are leay-
ing the city, and those remaining are
less boisterous and insulting than week
ago. The uniavOrable reports OF to-day
had also the effect TO drive from the in
fected district many who had previously
refused TO 60 int camp, thus lessenlng
the material for the fever to feed upon.
Many affecting incidents have occur.
red. One Of them is told in letter
from a woman received BY Mr.. Lang
staff, OF the Howard Association, TO day.
She wrote: Husband Is dead. Please
send or come down, as l am in need.
don't know how to get my dead hus-
band buried. If you will help me l
could work fer you all. Please don't
say you can't help me if possible" 1t
is not only necessary to say that such
an appeal was promptly responded TO-,
and that the corpse was decently buried
and ample provision made for the conf
fort of the eart-broken wife.
The Board of Health report for to-day
gives 40 new cases, among them sever
al negroes-not mulattoes, but full
blooded black men. Twelve deaths arc
also reported.
FROM GRENADA.
The following dispatch from Grenada,
Miss, was received in this city yester
day
"Times here are awful fever as bad
as ever send money by express to pay
nurses and bury the dead; yours are
well so far as l can learn. The follow
ing persons have just died Mrs. ]. E.
Hughes, Miss Maria Mole (the Bishops
daughter), DR.. wilkins, and Mrs, S.
Cofiiman. Miss Kate Coflman died yes
terday. Twelve others also died yes
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