The New York herald., 1878-09-12
THE SCOURGE.
Terrors Of the Yellow Fever in
New Orleans.
A BRIEF HISTORY.
Ninety Deaths and 62O New
Cases Yesterday.
STR UG CLING HIS
A Thousand Cofins Ordered
From Abroad.
HOLLY SPRINGS CASES.
Vioksburg Depopulated by Death
and Desertion.
Reports from Baton Rouge, Canton, lIck.
man and Gallipolis
STR CLING MEMPHIS
A Thousand Cofins Ordered
From Abroad.
HOLLY SPRINGS CASES.
Vioksburg Depopulated by Death
and Desertion.
Reports from Baton Rouge, Canton, IIick.
man and GallipOlis.

TERRIFYING PROGRESS OF YsLLow FEVER IN
NEW oRLgANs-THE HIGHEST DEATH RATE
REACHED isIERDAY-How THE DISEASE
WAS STARTED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1878.
The number Of new cases Of yellow fever reported
Turing the past twenty four hours by the Board of
Health 10 1858, by the Howards 1856, by the Young
Mems Christian Association 135- making total OF
623 new cases against G54 yesterday decrease OF 81
PRACTICAL RELIEF.
The Howards are about renting q suitable building
to accommodate 100 patients which will be known as
the Howard Hospital They also intend renting a
ward OF forty beds in the Hotol Deu Tor destitute
fever cases This will give more comfort and bsttor
care to tho patients, besides material reduction in
the number of nurses The Orleans Relief Com J..
mittce have been active. as usual IN tho Issue OF
ratons; l470 Of these have been issued up to noon
to-day; 1886 yesterday.
RAZOR DERLANGRR's GIFT
One OF the largest private contributions mado TO h
yellow lever sufferers OF this city is that OF Baron
DEriaugcr. OF Paris VINO married tho eldest daughter
OF the late John slidelL THIS gentleman has sent by
cable order LOCO.
WAS TIE DISEASE BROUGHT FROM CUBA?
From the courtesy OF one Of our most eminent ply
scians at the present time Professor Of Chemistry in
the Medical College OF Louisiana, gentleman widely
known for his high literary a,tainments Dr. Joseph
Jones, have the following very Interesting partcu-
lars u the existing cpdemic:--
A, minute examination of the quarantine re-
ne iac' y,oS ass ey
arrived AZ the quaran@.,ns guar, tine during the months
Souder, from Havana, whn nine passengers, one OF
whom was transferred TO the guarantee hospital hav
Ing Intermittent fever The vessel detained for
was thoroughly fumigated with sulphur burnt 10
pans AT the Custom House she presented q clean
THE MATE OF THE soUDsR DIES.
The mate OF the vessel, who was on dock during the
rival q. ne CITY ana was carried to tho corner Of
Claiborne and Bion lilo streets, where he died In
vuIs,oss II IL SAID on the 25ih OF May Another case
from The same vessel won, 70 boarding house at the
head OF Girod street, taken after ward 10 the Hotel
Dleu and tbere died on tho 30sh OF May This case,
which was pronounced Intermittent lever by
the attending physician, was declared 10 be yellow
fever by tho President Of tho Board OF HEALTH after
examinatop. In both OF these Instances
the localities whore the lever had occurred were
thoroughly disinfectcd BY carboiic acid.
CASES ON THE STEAMER BoRUssIA
On the 3lst Of May, tho Borussia Brush steamer,
seven Days out IRON Havana, arrived at Quarantine
a. the s ouaransino Hospital Toe vessel was detained
twelve days AT Quarantine, during which time she
was iumsa,ea & i0r ioor , moc.s every Gay w,h SUI.
occurred from this vessel Most Of her passe ngers,
II 10 said, went TO Texas.
FEVER ALSO BROUGHT MATAxzAs.
On the 2S,h OF July The schooner A. j. Richardson,
eight days IRON Maianzas CUBA. arrived at Quarsn.
sine with three cases oil yellow fovcr board, OF
which died
DR. JONES' FIRST PATIENTS
The first case Of yellow fever among the patients OF
Dr. Jones occurred on the 30tn Of June, at No. 122
Constance street. entirely remote from the locality
where the ship had appeared, and tho patient,
lady, had arrived from Kentucky only two weeks
before she was taken sick. lho Lext case that came
under his observation was on tue 18th Of July,
nj NO LA Constance street, tne subject being child
which died after black vomit in commissions. ESix
otnsr followed IN rapid succession at Nos TO-
122 and 124 Constance street. ana every possible
means arrest tho disease by disinie
sorted to- About the same time other cases, which
Rt first suspected to be form Of maarial lover
by the attending ply sican appeared In the immedi-
ate neighborhood OF the first Conssrce street
the 19th OF July.
HOW THE scoURG. sPREAr.
Directly after this cases appeared In North Rampant
street, Canal, IN Robin, Orange Magazine, VIII
lore, BASIN, Gasquet ana Robinson streeta Ono cssc
laon exists between those aud the snip cases far
as can bo traced. SO much for the advent OF the
tever In our present epdcmIc One thing " to be
noticed; disin feetons this year appear
powersss 10 arrest the onward march OF the disease
UvPAvoRABLR WEATHER
The weather has been exceedingly upfnvofabie to
our sick for the past twenty -four nours may
expect an increased mortality until 10 mosleretcs A
cold north wiDd commenced blowing heavily last
night aud continues up 20 tho present time.
YEsrERDAY's DEATH LIST
The number OF deaths Tor the past twenty four
This Is the highest rate OF mortality yot attained.
Twcnty-six children under twelve are numbered
among these victims Tho following is tho death
list:-