Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-16
Yellow Fever.

yellow Fever.
GRENADA, Sept. l5.-Five deaths yesterday
and Eve new cases. The express Office, which
had been closed for eight days, was rcopenc
to day by G. \. Pardue, route agent Of tht
Southern Express Company.
There were tao deaths to-day and two new
cases. The fever is abatipg, and We may soor
look for more cheerful condition of affairs
Al agent of the railroad company who arrived
here this morning from New Orleans to take
charge of the railroad Office, after viewing the
situation, concluded to return.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. l5.-This evening
Mrs. Laborde, one Of the most faithful nurse:
| we have employed, and who nurses A. c. Per.
| kins. the express agent who so heroicall5
volunteered to tako the place of L. B. Mosby,
who deserted his post reported that her pa
tient had been robbed Of bis money by at
| assistant nurse named S. Thomas. Of Martin
Tern., and that the excitement resulting from
this act will likely cause relapse. Gimme
diateiy arrested Thomas, aud through the
iosstumentality of j. II. Simonds, druggist
from New Orleans, and Eugene leidy, Of
Memphis, tie money was found 10 his throat.
lie is lodged in all, suffice. to the law. The
relief committee wcuIi have huog hin On the
spot, but We lDcE that justice would ft!ow lei
virlu1us pate.
There arc co1vaa5eios, 50 ;hc doctors report,
Gen. ". :. Featbec=tooc, Howard Falconer,
Revs. Craig AID Miller, Danitl Oliver. Hifc
and daughter ADui; bliss Laidy and Eugene
L:;Ay, # Memphis; Mrs Wolfe, Henry aad
Fanny Fort; Nira. J. G. Walker, Dcz. Dany,
Da1ic, AID Mcl&ie, Judge Waite, Mr. and
Mrs. Nabsrs, DR.. Segur. o. New Orleans; +.
4. Perkins, lie hero Rho came to ouT rescue;
Vim. bfaanon, M.s. Clark Brewer, four Of L.
=. Bripk!ey'5 family, Wa. Rose, Willie Lake,
San Uoidwa! }3anis. printer; Ms Malsie and
SOC, Air aed Nirs. Knapp.
About 200 are still sick. Five deaths to day
ard nine new cases. John Berton and j. II.
Athey arc nproTicg, With hopes OF recovery.
Ber. Caycc, telegraph operator, after every
attention we could give, died st his post, .
1o5c 5zeu2ls Of heroic courage. Your cor
7vSp0ntert liat aii1 tie oay Mosby deserted
bis past. CO! CaEco, said : "My life aud all |
CAD do is at he disposal OF the suffering people
ef H9!Iy Springs. The telegraph company
hare noble msrsyrs but zone truer or more
uzs:!ish han Ben Uayce Peace to hi; ashes,
ard nay Eprioa!ue find hs grave fresh aud
green. ;;igpcd BY ". J. L. Htl'apd, chair
Ulan relief Committee.
New ORLEANS, Sept. l5.-Thc weather Is
q ar and warmer. The Howard Association
report naw cases 90; the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association, SO. The sick telegraphcrs,
G. II. Smith. Paul L:loup, Lucius Sheldon,
Charles j. Aleyn, and Frank Delaplaine, arc
couvalescipg. g. Fl. Cottrel and T. f. Ora.
ham arc dangerously i'll. Mrs. Barnes is It'll
very sick, and her sou, aged lG, has third
relapse from imprudence.
The Towards have received tie following
GRAND JgNcTIoN, TEND, Sept. IS.
Send by the rcxt train two physicians. We
will have no doctors to morrow. All sick.
Forty two cases of fever.
EDWARD BRETON, Mayor.
II response to the above Dr. G. Ball leaves
to morrow morning tor Grand Junction. AI.
other physician goes Tuesday.
MEMPHIS, September l5.-Ninety deaths
reported to-day. 1t is believed many have Co.
Cured ia the suburbs which arc not reported,
frr tic reason that undcrtaSers will got 90 be-
yo5d the city limits, and, though they sell
collins for their !ntcrments, do notreport them.
ct EImwood to day many cof6ns were brought
ia express wagons and other vehicles from the
suburbs. Among 10 days dead are Major
William Willis, superintendent ofthe Southern
Express Company, who was a leading member
Of the ciizons' relief committee aud an active
worker amcg the sick and destitute. John G.
Lousdae, IT,, treasurer of the Citizens Relief
Committee; Edward Foster Of the Howard a J..
soca.ior; X. w. Blew, publisher of the West
ern Methodist. and his vito and child (another
child, is dYiDg.) Dr.. McGregor, of Upton
county. Tenn, died this morning. DrP. Arm
strong and John Erskine, d. D., of Saunders
City, are 10 critical condition. Mr.. j. W.
Mcdonald, tc!egrapher recently from Cincin
natl. is dead, aud Mr.. kiotz, from Mobile. is
down with the fever. Tho force duty now
arc Mcssrs. Lapgford and Bryant, who, VIC are
proud to say. Gre doing noble work. Of twenty
four original Towards. only six are on their feet,
tic others being dead or sick, The clerical
force is so much reduced that tho secretary, j.
Ii. Smith, requests persons sending contrIbu'
tons to send by draft. There is an apparent
falling off in the number Of new cases. Only
fifty. tTo now applications for nurses were made
to the Howards to day. Twenty six physicians
Of the medical corps report ia new cases for
tho twenty four hours ending at six p; M,
against 234 yesterday. J. W. Heath and Judge
Archibald Wright are among tho now cases.
Major William Willis, John G. Lonsdale,
treasurer Of tic relief committee, and Richard
Worsham, a leading Mason, died to-day. The
death rate is terrible. The fever is abatiug some
Mr.. w. W. Thatcher, cashier of the Firs.
National Back OF Memphis, late last night sent
the following dispatch:-
MEMPHIS, Sept. A. 1878.
To H. j. OBucn, General Superintendent
Southern Express Company, Neao York:
Have jast Left Noble Willis. who wishes me
to say to ycu he cannot live. He is noble fol.
low, end meets bis fate as all should, but few
do. lie aska that some good mau taEo bis
place. W. ". THAcHER.
CAIRO, September ia boy from Ksr-
lucky, WHO arrived here sick on Wednesday, |
lied to-day with symptoms Of yellow fever. |
Five employees Of the Bulletin Office, who were |
aiken sick Friday, are very low with the same |
as those who died Thursday. One !
s in the hospital here and tho others are at