Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-11

SluCG VIC ItFSl oI'pCdlSN. II y nlCidLo
say they can no longer make report Of
the new cases for want of time and the
large increase Of new cases.
The Howard association is calling in
Gods name to the physicians from all
parts of the country to come to the re-
lief of the stricken city of Vicksburg.
The number of physicians mere is small
and they are broken down and
Fseyeral are sick. Among the deaths
to-day is Join d. Roach, paying teller
of the Vicksburg Bank. Mr.. Solloway,
of the Methodist church, is sinking
rapidly, and no hopes of his recovery
DR.. Whitehead is also in dying CON
dition; all hope is given up. His wife,
who has been down with the fever, got
up to-day, and has been ministering to
his wants in his last moments. ,4. +.
The fever at Greenville continues to
increase rapidly; Is cases are reported
there, and IA deaths. Twenty-six cases
and six deaths are reported at Delhi.
They call for medicine and medical
aid. ..s.
A Memphis dispatch of Sept. 3rd
says The condition Of our city
to-day beggars description While
the list of new cases reported is
only about 60, the death rate has
amounted to sc, only two of which
were from other causes than yellow fe-
yer. Bodies were discovered to-day in
out of the way places, which have, from
appearances, been dead several days
One popularity manifested among
many of the sick is a desire to seclude
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there are unreasonable fears of being
sent to the hospital or the infrm-
airy; hence the discoveries Of
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A Nashville special dated Sept. 3rd
says: The Americans special from
Brownsville, 55 miles east of
Memphis. says to-day has been blue;
Is new cases and deaths are reported
The fever attacks natives and visitors
The Howards and city authorities have
to bury the dead themselves. The town
is deserted, and all the stores, except
the drug stores are closed. Nurses,
money and supplies are needed.
GROWING STILL WORSE.
A New Orleans dispatch of Sept. End
says: The following dispatch has just
been received from Port Gibson, Miss.
| To the associated Press.
There 400 cases and So deaths out of $50 per-
sons remaining in this town. About 1900 have
fed The distress is very great, and the sick are
dying with no one to give them drink of water
and Chicago Help and funds are needed;
[SignedI JAS. A. GAGE.
President of the Howard Association.
| Another dispatch dated New Or
leans September End, 10 P. NJ, says:
Weather cloudy and threatening to-
night. From noon to 6 P. NJ. 20 deaths
were reported to the board of health.
The total deaths from fever to date are
1,0O1, including 461 children under IL
years of age The new cases include
Willis K. Wolf and Robt. Parsons, Of
the telegraph Office, and j. NJ. Walpole,
formerly of the Picaytne. Very Rev.
Joseph Millett, vicar general of the arch
diocese of New Orleans, died Of yellow
fever at 5 o'clock this evening.
The following was received to-day:
"..t BATON ROUGE, La, Sept .
To the agent Of associated Press:
| Eleven deaths from yellow fever have occurred
here in the last "a hours. Many are down sick
sources insufficient to elieve the distress, and
we are compelled to ask the country to aid us.
Our people are meeting the situation with great
frmness. .fE.
[Signed] LEON DASTRAMENsKY.
The situation at Memphis, Sept. 2nd
was unchanged except that all the
nurses and doctors were abovt exhaust
ed. There were. 81 new cases and 80
deaths. rJ t..
ANOTHER DEsOLATE DAY. .
A Memphis dispatch of Sept 1st
saws Thomas Marshall and w. w,
Redding, telegraph operators at Gre
NADIA, are dead. d. Flannery, ex-supt.
of the w. u TEL Co. at New Orleans,
has arrived at Grenada, and will keep
the Office open. New cases reported at
Memphis to-day, 1O4; deaths from vel
low fever 76. The undertakers are
pressed to bury the dead, and at Elm
wood lot to-day, dozens of coffined
dead were lying on top of the ground
waiting for interment, it being diff
cult matter to procure even colOred
grave diggers. Information from camp
10. Williams is to the effect that 6
deaths occurred there Of persons re
Gently received into camp. 1t contains
about Is sick. Reports from along the
line Of the Memphis and Louisville
Railroad state there have been deaths
at Brownsville, and there are seventeen
cases there.
AT Vicksburg, Sept. LIST, eight physi-
clans reported 50 new cases. Twenty
five Intern ents to-day.
New Orleans advices of Sunday, the
LIST inst, are as follows: Weather cloudy
and warm to-day with light shower this
afternoon. 253 applications for relief
were made to the Towards. A men,
Der of the visiting committee reports a
more general spread Of the disease and
finds it encroaching upon localities here
ltofore measureably exempt. G. 3.
Whitney, Of the committee, reported %
new cases in his district and related an
incident that occurred at the corner of
Race and St. Thomas streets in the up
per part Of the first district, which
seems to show the rapid spread of fever
in that locality. AS he approached
this corner he saw six or eight little
children standing there. They APP
peared to recognize him as one of the
Howard association and each ap-
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