The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-26
YELLOW FEVER

New ORLENNs Aug, 24.-The Touro
in6rmary and Hebrew Benevolent Asso-
ciction have received to date over $4,000
in contributions, which they are disbursing
in aid of the sick and destitute. The tele-
graphers of Texas have forwarded $l60
for the relief of the sick New Orleans tele-
graphers, Manager E. W. Barnes, of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and
G. II, Smith, operator, is conValescent.
Col, B, s. Anderson, of the Memphis
Howard Association, at Grenada, tele-
graphs to the Howards here to-day for
200 more nurses One hundred and thir-
ty, four applications for relief were made
to the Howard Association to-day.
| Total cases for the week, S9l; to date,
1866; total deaths for the week, Gil; to
date, CIT. There is no explanation Of the
increase of new cases to-day other taan
1 the spread of the disease. the report con-
tanning but few If any more old cases than
those of the preceding day. From noon to
6 D. M, l03 new cases have been reported
at the Office of the Board of Health, indi-
eating still larger number of new cases
for tomorrow than were reported up to
noon to-day.
| MEMPHIS, Aug. 24-To-day the num-
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lnearly double that of any previous day.
the total for twenty y-four hours ending at
l6 D. m. being LOG, The deaths for the
same time number fifteen. The large in
crease becoming known at noon, created
something of panic among those who had
determined to brave it out and many wa.
! vered IN their resolution and left the city
, by rail this evening. The Howards have
. had more than they could attend to, and to
!, day experienced some difficulty in supply
? ing nurses for the sick. Among the deaths
! to- day is DR.. John G. Rodgers, and amonl
J, the cases Father Maher, of st. Bridget
= church
DR.. d. T. Porter and Dolph Thumel
: teller of the German National Bank, granC
dictator of the Tennessee knights o
Honor, has issued circular appeal to thu
Knights of Honor to respond to the deatl
call. Many members of the order hav
died and many more are oH the sick list
The expenses of the lodges here are yer.
heavy and the treasury well nigh ex
i, hausted.
The increase of the fever to-day ha
:. brought more laborers into the field an
the Odd Fellows, Masons. knights Q
}. Honor and orders of workingmen's relic
boards find their time pretty well occu
pied in caring for the sick and destitute
The terrible epidemic of 1878 searcel
equals the distress now prevailing in on
= midst when our depleted population is take
into account To-day whole families wer
prostrated within few hours, their mis-
|. cry being increased in some instances b
" delay 10 receiving proper treatment.
In answer to an appeal for help fror
: Butler 2. Anderson, q member of th
Memphis Howard Association who hs
been working among the sick at Gr'
% NADIA, Thomas j. Brogan and ID. "
Coon to-day volunteered their service
and will proceed to Grenada in the morl
ing.
= Two more of our physicians, Drs. .Ess an
2 Thweatt, are reported down with the feys
tonight.
- NASHVILLE, Aug. 23.-The Citizen
! Committee to-day collected 5000, b
sides large quantity of provisions
S. aid of the cities affected with yello
fever.
CLEVELAND. o., Aug, pa large
attended meeting of citizens was held th
4 evening in Doanes Tabernacle to raj
| funds for the yellow fever sufferers. Ho
? Amos Townsend presided. Fifteen hu
dred dollars was subscribed. The Orient
Commandery. knights Templar, ga
Z 500. the Board Of Trade $500 and Il
{ city bankers $500.
MEMPHIs, Aug. ga special to 4
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