The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-08
YELLOW FEVER.
The scourge Steadily Doing Its Work.
The Hot and Oppressive Weather
Gives No Hope of Abatement.
The Cry for Assistance Comes from
All Quarters. tls gY
oSE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN CASES AT BATON


BATON RouGE, October 7.-0ne hundred
and eleven new cases and eleven death
of yellow fever officially reported, will
one physician TO hear from, during th'
forty.eight hours ending this morning
The sc0urge is steadily and constantly
doing its work. No prospect OF abate
ment. The weather continues hot and
oppressive. A great many cases are re
ported us doing badly. The cry for assist
ance is coming from every quarter. The
IIowartls are sorely pressed. The Howard
expenses now amount to hundreds OF dol
lars daily and their resources are fairly
melting away. Assistance is now much
needed.
TSigned1 LEON JASTREMAKE,
Mayor.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NRw ORLEANS, October deaths 40;
new cases reported ll5. Total deaths re
ported, 3,2l2; cases, 10000. n.r.,l
MORE FAVORABLE REPORT FROM CAIRO.
CAIRO, OCtober7.-Theo outlook is favor
able this noon. No new cases since Sat
urday. One death since last report.
Chattanooga "A thuuder storm has
changed to cooler weather, and the small
mortality shows that the fever has lost its
virulence, which inspires fresh hopes OF its
abatement.
New Orleans - The fever continues
spreading in the Third and Sixth districts,
and persons In athuent circumstances find
difficulty in securing competent nurses.
Port Hudson has II cases.
CantOn-The fever is abating here, but
spreading in.tho country. - .t
Cairo Only one new case in "a hours
and two deaths.
Thibadeaux-Fever spreading rapidly :
81 new cases, but no deaths.
Jackson, Miss.-Fever increasing slowly.
All the towns report the spreading OF
the fever into the surrounding country,
and the general outlook Is very gloomy.
MEMPHIS, October 1.-The demand for
nurses ut the IIowards headquarters to-
day has been in excess OF the supply.
The present warm weather has tended
to favor the spreading OF the fever, and
reports from interior towns give gloomy
accounts of the condition OF affairs.
Additional nurses were sent to Tuscum-
bia, Ala, Moscow, Paris, Lagrange, Ma
son, Brownsville and Garner, Miss this
afternoon, and others viii be sentto-mor-
row. s.tll s.2.k'
Appeals for physicians from adjacent
towns which have been responded to have
left scarcity OF medical men in Memphis
and the demand for their services are in
creasing daily. The Board OF Health oili-
cially reports % deaths from yellow fever
during the past "a hours ending at Q
p. NJ. undertakers report % additional
deaths occurring outside the city limits for
the same period.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, October g
The fever is ut u stand still here. No new
cases nor deaths. At Lagrange, Tenn,
death up to l2 NJ. 1t is difficult to get
correct reports OF new eases as the fever
has spread into the surrounding country,
which makes It hard to get correct statistics.
Great need OF everything at that point.
RELIEF FUND.
PARIS. October 7.-General Borcc, the
French Minister of War, has sent General
Moves, the American Minister, five hum
drcd francs for the relief Of yellow fever
sufferers in the United States,
THE SUPPLY STEAMER. T. ~
MEMruls, October THE steamer John
McRawlcrs, from st. Louis, laden with
supplies for the infected points between
this city and Vicksburg, arrived early this
morning. DR.. Keys Of the y. S. Marine
Hospital Service, and DIR. Reilly, a repre-
sentative Of the Chicago Relief Committee,
are on board The steamer leaves this
evening and will take oil mail for points
below here which has accumulated since
communication was cut of.
Universal activity prevails Mt the How
ard Association headquarters this morn
ing and nurses are being sent to all the in-
terror towns adjacent TO Memphis where
the fever has appeared. -,
A telegram from Collierviile, Tenn,
brings intelligence Of eight new cases in
thnt town. EFGt - "a AAEsA
There are five new cases OF Galloway,
Tenn. The weather is clear and warm.
Since six o'clock last evening there were
twenty-five deaths reported by the under
takers.