Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-04
Indescribable Scenes Of Horror.


of our city tonight surpasses descrip-
tion. For the past twenty-four hours,
ending at 6 p. m, 62 deaths have oc-
Cured, of which only four were from
other causes than yellow fever. OF
these Al were whites and Ii colored.
The new cases numbered ll9. Dur
ing the day physicians were so worn
out in attending sick calls that to-
night, for self-preservation, they are
resting, many in the country and 9TH
ers in unknown parts of the city,
while friends Of the sick are search
ing in vain for medical attendants.
The following report to the Howards
to-day from DIR. II. w. Mitchell, di-
rector Of the medical corps of ten
physicians employed by the Associa-
tion gives some idea of the condition
of things:
81 need ten moro physicians iElme-
diately. l find scores of people sick
and dying without having been seen
by physicians. The scenes of death
and distress to-day and tonight are
indescribable. Members of the relief
committees have been called to see
sick persons, and responding to the
call, found in some cases corpses in
beds or on the floor, without even q
single watcher"
Members of the Independent Order
of Workmen to-day buried five men,
bers of the fraternity. They have ex-
hausted their means and call upon
their brethren for substantial aid in
caring for the sick and burying the
dead. The Baptist relief committee
is also out of means and through
their President, Rev. s. Landrum, ap-
peal to Eaptists and other friends
throughout the country for assistance
in this hour of peril and suffering.
Even the smallest amounts will be
gratefully accepted and used in feed
ing the starving, nursing the sick and
burying the dead.
Among the new cases are w. e.
Woodruff, w. j. Smith, Father
Walsh, Of st. Bridget's and D. H.
Reahard.
Among the dead are Geo. Keatho-
fer, Of the Southern Express Compa-
ny, Drs. A. Theveth and 7. p. Wat
son.
Contributions are coming in. but
not in sums equal to the needs of our
distressed people.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30.-New ca
ses 1869; deaths SO.
The weather is cloudy and showery.
Among the deaths are Sister Loretto
Mckenzie and Sister Mary keenan,,
at the Charity Hospital. Both have
been unremitting attendants on yell
low fever patients. Very Rev. Jo-
seph Millet, Vicar General of the
Arch Diocese of New Orleans, is dan
gerously ill with fever.
James Linton, DIR. Chappin's pa
tient, at the Charity Hospital, who
was treated by the cold water process,
died at half past one this morning.
DIR. w. r. Vaudeville, who has
been dangerously ill with the fever is
reported slightly better.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 30.-The cold
weather which has prevailed since 2
p. m. yesterday, has undoubtedly cre-
ated many new cases Of fever, but
how many, it is impossible to state.
Dul tWO puyelCltuo uou ICPoAtou W
the board Of health up to noon
Some are indifferent to the import
ance of reporting, others are too busy
attending to sick calls, while one, at
least, known to be in open defiance
of the board, has never reported q
caes, and claims that the prevailing
disease is not yellow fever. The
death rate, however, will equal, if not
exceed that of yesterday, when q
interments were reported. Up to
noon to-day the undertakers report
forty-six yellow fever interments.
Fathers Boakel and Meagher ar,
dead. Two fathers aud two brother
at the Franciscan Monastery ar
down, also Rev. DR.. Thomas, Pasto
of the Free German Protestan
church.
Physicians report the fever prevail
ing to an alarming extent among ii
cOlored people, many of whom hay
had no medical attention for da,
and large increase in the mortuaI
report may reasonably beexpecte
The EUcning Herald suspended t
day.
i OMAHo, Aug. 3.-Contributior
for tho relief Of yellow fever sufle
ers now aggregate $1,000. Abo'
$500 has been raised by the Union n
, | cific Onerators for the benefit of sOutl