Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-21
VeE5eYY Fever,

last nvenior seventeen deaths alu t0rty.sX
nay cases were reported. The board Of health s
Friday morning reports indicated decrease
of fever in the central portion OF the city aud
an Increase in the extreme upper and lower
limits. It is stated that OF every tweoty'onc
persons attacked by the fever III the second
district, 10 the vicinity Of the French Market,
ten have Ci,d.
The fever is spreading in tho fourth and
sixth districts, above Jackson street.
Among the deaths yesterday was sister Mary
Brieitta, ct St. Joscph'S Asylum. The Young
Mems Christian Association reported new
cases yesterday, 81; tho Howard Association
4GG including many cases not previously CT"
tered up.
JACKSON, Sept. 2l.-Ihc general outlook
shows but littlo abatement. Reports chow
thirteen deaths at Vicksburg. Among the
deaths Yesterday was William 4. Fairchild,
insurance agent, and Past Grand Commander
knights Tcmplar. At Canton twenty new
cases and five deaths arc reported. At Lake,
three new cases and two deaths. Water VAL
| ley, seventeen cases and two deaths to date
There is great suffering ut GrccnVlile, thero
| being no rail and but little river cOmmunics'
| ton with that point, and telegraph cOlnmuul-
| cation being interrupted. Out of 500 people
| who remained there nearly 400 cases and lG2
deaths have occurred up 10 date. The foyer
must soon abato for want OF material. Twenty
| two deaths have been reported ia the last
twenty four hours.
| MEMPHIS, Sept. 2l.---DeaLhs 10 date, $50;
! number of sick, over 1000; average deaths,
sixty per cent. Of the sick. We are feeding
some 10000 persons, sick and destitute. 10
camps and il tho city. Our city is hospital
Fifteen volunteer physicians have died.
Twenty others arc sick. Thirteen Protestant
and Catholic ministers havo died. A great
many nurses have died, many OF whom had
the fever previously, the names end numtcr Ct
whom it is impossible to furnish. The fever Is
abatiDg 10 slight degree simply frcn want
of material, perhaps, and thlnea look little
moro hopeful. We arc 1rayDg Tor ilost. II
is our last and only hope. A thousand thanks
| to the generous people Of New York. The
fever is rapidly spreading to the suburbs for
several miles out, and also the little towns 10
the Interior We are compelled to supply all
| the people with provisions and supplies, mcdl
cines, etc.
1t began raining yesterday moInirg at 9
O'Clock, which is urtavorab!e both TO tic sick
and those who yet remain we'll. Up 10 nooo
| to-day twenty three deaths have occurred; this,
however is not in full, as it is very difficult
matter to get ut the correct nunbtr, owing 10
tho looscness which charactcrizcs The maHagc.
ment OF two of tho unGertakcrs' business AZ
rapgemeuts The official rcp0lt of deaths made
| TO the Board Of Health since the begnning OF
| the epidemic and ending at noon today, gives
the total of 2.240. Tfii does not includn many
who have been buried by private individuals
who purchased oofiDs ard Inferred their own
dead.
Among tho victims whom death has claimed
since last night arc S. r.. Clarke, prominent
oitizon and Secretary of the PfG1ix Insurance
COMPANY of this CITY; Mrs. j. &. Lonsdae,
ST.; j. Ii. Noel, formerly Colonel ia tho Fcdc'
raj army, from Decatur, Illinois, tu: who ha!
resided in Memphis since the closing OF The
war. Two frcmen (5arrcy I.nch and D.
| Luccarine) have also died. An increase IN The
number of deaths will follow the change Of the
weather.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 2l.--Nrs. S. II. Cary,
died Thursday night. Tho bobrd OF health
disagree as to whether the fever here j. asgra'
| waited bilious foyer Or yellow Fever. What fG"
cases Wo have had haya been 10 very unhealthy
| localities. The mortality compares iavorah5
with that Of the samo period 10 former Year,.
| It is generally concluded there is no danger o!
an epidemic here.
There are 30 new cases At Baton Rouge with
deaths.
There are twenty nca cases at Canton with
deaths.
| GRENADA, Sept. 2l.--No deaths and Eut
| two new cases. All the doctors have left, cx
cept Henry Stone, Of NatcheZ. y copy 81 The
| Grenada Sentinel made lis appearance yrsttr
day evening. Up to date 2ll whites and 81
| negroes hive died.
CAIRO, Sept. 2l.-Twcve new cas,5 #n,l
three deaths at Hickman. Ky, duriGI the
tweuty.fo hours ending of nGoI. yesterday
Only about thirty white persons remain theIn,
and the discss" ls attacking the blacks. No
cases is cairo.
! NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.Tac ladies matinee
| benefit for relief of yellow fever sufferers was
given yesterday afternoon in Booths Theatre.
The total amount raised was -. 3GO,jO.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2l.-At the auction
sale of choice seats at the Academy CT Music,
90 Thursday next, the first scat waa started
at 500 aud was sold for $500 to George W.
Childs. A. j. Drezcl bought the second at
the same price. The third vas bought by
Tony Pastor and others. who alter buying II
| donated it to the committee, and it waa reaold
until $3.50 had been realized upon 1t.
! The remaining nine boxes, May OF which
were given back and resold, realized $%%S2,
making total of 81, 7332 for tho twelve boxes.
The sale Of choice seats Was then taken UP,
and they were bought at from $l25 to s.
each, but the total sales have not yet been as
certained.
| LATER.
VICKsBURG, Sept. 2l.-I'he Weather here
was cloudy all day yesterday, tho thermometer
registering So. A heavy rain, accompanied
by lightning, began falling about clock
last night with n prospect of continuing all
| night. There was no abatement OF Dew casos
of fever; II deaths were reported, 10 whites
and coIored. Prominent among tho deaths
| wero Miss Clara Wadsworth. and VIM. A.
Faircbild, leading spirit IL the Howard Asso.
citation, aud foremost in all good enterprises
| aud undertakings in Vicksburg. President
| lockwood, of the Howard Association, ia re-
ported as dong we'll. No aIsrmiog symptoms
have appeared SO far 10 lis case.
NASHVILLE, Tenn; Sept. 2l.-Th0 people
of Decatur, Ala, Banpcdcd lbs town ytstcr~
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