Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-13
THE NEWS.
A Destructive Storm. Last
Night in the Eastern
States.
Increased Mortality in the District
Touched by the Fever Plague.
Cold Winds and a Heavy Atmosphere
Have Z Disastrous Effect
Scenes in the City Of
Memphis.
YELLOW FEVER.
AT CINCINNATI AND v1clNIT,

AT CINCINNATI AND VICINITY.
Cincinnati, Sept. l3.-This being the day
set apart for prayer for the stricken south,
according to Gov. Bishops proclamation,
there is no session Of the chamber Of COM
merce, police court, or board Of public
works. Services are being held in several
of the the churches
The rainy weather Of the past day or two
has had a damaging effect on the yellow fe-
yer patients in Rohos Hill hospital. Cases
we're being quite successfully treated till the
damp atmosphere came to interfere. Aug.
Schmitt has passed the crisis, and will prob
ably recover. The only other patient, Ram
bach. is in very critical condition.
Advices from Gallipolis this morning
state that careful examination of the in
fected district below that town, shows six
teen cases Of yellow fever, and nearly all
present the worst symptoms. This morning.
on account of the cold rain prevailing, Drs
Carr and Slough. of this city, have been
dispatched to Gallipolis to investigate the
cases reported. and ascertain if they are gen.
uine yellow fever CAFES.
Later, lao p. m.-Hypolcti Rambach, Of
New Orleans, died of yellow fever at Rohos
Hill hospital to-day.
AT CAIRO.
Cairo, Sept. 13.-The excitement over
two cases Of fever yesterday has nearly sub
sided. Mulky died this morning and was
promptly buried, and the premises thorough
ly dlsinfected. Several hundred panic
stricken people yent north by the night and
morning trains. The fact that to new
cases are reported has done much to quiet
the excitement, and fasten the hope that the
city is in no greater danger than before the
development Of these cases. Centralia has
quarantined against trains from Cairo.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Sept. l3-The weather is
clear and cool; mercury last night 81.
New casee Of fever 22S; deaths, SO.
At CANTON.
New Orleans, 1890 p. m.-The following
message was sent to the associated press
from Canton: Our worst fears have been
realized. The cold winds and heavy atmos-
phere of the past two days have had most
disastrous effect. New cases in the past
twenty flour hours are SO; deaths, 4. Our
doctors Symmes, Cage and Priestly. assisted
by DR.. Lyons, of New Orleans, are hurry.
ing from house to hovel, and our nurses
over sixty in number, have more than they
can manage. 1t i. enough TO crush the
staunchest heart but we hope for Divine
aid, and pray God to turn away from us
this awful and consuming pestilencc. Their
mometer this morning, forty-eight.
lSigned1 EAMEs l.. Ross,
For Canton Howards.
AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, Sept. 13.-Last night was colo
but this morning the sun came out warn
again. There is no decrease in the deatf
rate. Undertakers report 5S deaths up t
noon to-day. and 1l3 since noon yesterday
There is great difficulty in arriving At th,
number Of new cases. as physicians are neg
ligeut about making reports. The opinion
prevails among some physicians that since
the late cool weather there viii be few
er new cases, and attacks not 90 violent
Among the dead this morning are Charming
Morrison, Of Morrison 4 Humes. D. A
Wardlaw, Dr.. ]. D. Woodward, 8. Miller
with J. 8. Wilkins, jeweler Jno. Erb. Sis
ter Thecls, ]. A. Emmons and g. B. Elliot
Among the new cases are G. B. Galloway
Of the Peabody hotel; Jno. Flaherty, under
taker; Maj. Wm. Willis Of the depot south
ern express company !; Pat Connel, detectiy
and A. NJ. Stoddard, an active Howare
DR.. E. A. Wise, lately recovered from tn
fever has been sent by DR.. r. w. Mitche
medical director, to Mason depot 70 admir-
lister to the sick there. There are cases
somerville. and the town is depopulatcd.
REVOLVING EXPERIENCES AT MEMPHIs.
Washington, Scptl2 DR. w. T. Rams.
one physician who went 10 Memphis VII
the corps Of washinstou nurses. says: D
fore reaching Memphis. even when d
milcs out. the cir was laden with yellow
vss and a. We approached the city the stem
~ absolutely slckenius. DR.. Pcascs q
,nvself went 10 lhs Peabody hosel. the ON
oae pow oseu aud verr shown is'o
soom from which dead u.
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