The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-11
Yellow Fever News.
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Vicksburg, Holly Springs. or Greenvilie
Grenada has only few more subject IL
take it. New cases continue to be reported
from Canton. No information from Porl
Gibson. About forty cases at Lake. The
fever has also broken out at Lawrence Sta.
ton, five miles east of Lake. At Bolton
there are seventeen cases. At Gallmau five
miles north OF HaZlehurst, six cases, anG
the report comes from Dry Grove, in the
lower partof Kinds county, that there were
two cases OF black vomit there last night.
VIcKsBURG, Sept. 4. 1878.
Dr.. WRIT JOHNSTON: Drs. Robbins and
Balfour, convalescent; OIL AIRY doing well
Mitchell very sick; Whitehead hopeless.
E. G. BANKS.
VIcKsBCRG Sept Bishop Elder has
the fever.
DR.. Whitehead Dead--Mr Galloway Dying
VICKsBURG, Sept. City Sexton has re-
ceived 80 orders for int men sup to noon.
Rained all night ana this morning. DR..
Whithead died this morning at 10 80 A. NJ
DR.. Galloway is dying. Fever increasing
more rapidly than heretofore.
VIcKsBURG, Sept. IT P. M.-Rev. MIR.
Galloway better; Ex-Mayor OLeary con
valescing; Rev. DIR. Price doing we'll Har-
risOn dead. j. &. Fitzpatrick, prominent
merchant, died yesterday. Also Sister Mary
Regis Grant,of Convent of Mercy. and j. r.
Levy. merchant
VICKsBURG, Sept. 9.-Bishop Elder and
Rev. Mr. Galloway improving; AZ deaths
yesterday. One of our operators has died
and two are down with fever.
ANOTHER NOBLE WORKER DOWN
VICKsBURG. Sept. 8, 1873.
To J. L. POWER: W. G. Paxton was
taken down last night. although he has pre-
yriIR l..l RI,
VIM. a. FAIRCHILD.
DR.. Henry and Robert Wilkinson also sick.
HOLLY SPRINGS.
HOLLY SPRINGS. September 3.--There are
some sly y cases of lever among the citizens
here. The doctors pronounce it bilious
fever of serious nature. The deaths of A.
w. Goodrich and Isaac Tanaler, citizens,
and w. Mackin, refugee, have occurred.
Great panic among the people, who are
leaving in large numbers.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 6.-The following
additional deaths are reported:
A. f. Moore, Gus Smith, Snyder's son,
Col. D. b. Nabers, Sam Alternately, John
Chenowith, Mrs. Leake, w. r. Todd.
OF the new cases are: Howard Falconer,
VIM. Wooten, Mrs. Pryor, Mrs. Brewer, r.
q. Campbell. Fred Knapp Parsh's son.
Fort, Father Oberte, Sister Scholastica,
head of the Catholic school.
DR.. Courier with ten Howards came
from New Orleans this morning Capt
Tucker, of Chicago, is in that party. All
who have come are doing a noble part by
this stricken people.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. s, 1873.
DEAR COLONEL: Have had
much trouble in obtaining provisions, but
to-day received quite a supply. Every
b0dy-doctors, nurses and all, work night
and day, catching occasional maps of sleep.
The appearance of the town is that of desc
tatiOn, death. Mr.. James Nuttale died yes
terday of black vomit. | was by his side,
and the agony of his death | shall never for
get. He only survived his wife two days.
| hope and expect to live through it, but if
| fall it will be in the line of duty.
Your friend, j. G. TUCKER.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Sept. 10, 1878.
To J, L. POWER: Fifty deaths to date;
many cases very low. Gen. Featherston
among the number. My father died yester
day. Brother Howard doing well.
KINLoCH FALCoNER,
OF Relief Com mittee.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 10, 8. P. M.-Four-
teen deaths last a hours in town and SUI
burbs; four new cases reported. Weather
raining, cold and gloomy.
GRENADA.
GRENADA, September 3.-Four new cases
and three deaths since last report. DIR. ],
Wallace. formerly OF New Orleans, practic
ing chiefly among the negroes, says it is the
easiest managed fever he has over seen on
coIored people. He has not lost case.
sad Details from Grenada,
GRENADA, Sept. 5.-Three deaths for last
"a hours, all negroes II new cases report
ed, mostly negroes. In fact, tue whites
are nearly all gone-there being out of a
white population of two thousand only five
in oTt TxCn or three
cred, among them DR.. Peoples of Cham ber-
lain House. A few Others are in fair way
of recovery. New cases hereafter will be
mostly colored people. There are now Us
while people Frustrated.
GRENADA, Sept. 5.-The situation here is
heart-rending. Eight deaths to-day, four
males and four females. DIR. BinggOld and
d. w. Coan, manager of the Towards, and
the daughter of Rev. WEl. McCracken were
attacked by the fever to-day. About twelve
new cases have developed in the last twenty
four hours
Mrs. B. 2. Anderson, widow of Col An
derson. was stricken with the fever at Her
nando. There no longer remains house in
Grenada that has not been visited by the de-
stroyer.
GRENADA, Sept. 5--Six deaths to-day and
five new cases. The fever is extremely
malignant. The greater proportion of
deaths occur from suppression of urine. Will
Avres, a heroic citizen, died to-day. DR..
Voolfolk, of Paducah, is sick.
GRENADA. Sept. 6.-3 deaths and new
cases. Nearly everybody in town has had
the fever.
GRENADA, Sept. ii. G. Fountain, the
Herald correspondent, and A. f. Ball, the
railroad agent, were stricken down to-day.
There were Is deaths and new cases re-
ported The malignity OF the fever sur
passes anything in the experience of the
oldest physicians Few escape who are at
: - -
morgue.
Since my letter of September l, the fol-
lowing are added to the death roll, w. T..
Cole Charlie Hall, Mrs. Kettle, Col B. p.
Anderson, DR.. Gillespie. Mrs Gillespie,
Charles Marshall, Miss Kerr, Prof. X. A. IT.
win, Samuel Cowles, Ike Williams, Matte
Portal, Mary Mitchell, Mrs S. NOmee and
child. Fred Fenner, l.. Freihouse and l..
Hammel There were five deaths at Cap
tain Lakes, near Elliott'S station, from
fever.
TSignedl +. A. ARMIsTEAD.
GRENADA, Sept. SIS deaths last night
and 4 new cases to 6 p. NJ. DR.. Ringold died
this morning. Nine deaths in all last night.
Only about six white people here who have
not had the fever. Armstead, express
agent, is down at last
GREENvILLE.
VIcKsBURG, Septem Der 3.--The fever at
Greenviile, continues to increase rapidly.
Seventy-five cases are reported there, and
fourteen deaths.
FROM CANTON--FEvER INCREASING.
CANTON. Sept. ito Mayor McGill:
We are suffering here for ice; can you not
divide with Us? Any amount you can spare
will be thankfully received. Six caSGS
and four deaths in last "A hours.
q. w. THOMAS.
President III. a.
In response to- above, 500 pounds of ice
went up on first train. Mayor McGill, and
the officers of Howard Association hold