, 1879-07-23

DAfE USCu ruuuH1E k"EuiJ-uTCs A& ~ ujl Uk
t1m business houses have ctos9 : ! tl'a
merchants have aent supplies to thu L era Ia
the adiactnt districts for three inonths to c1nlc
The pcoplc haTe had bitter expeEifn.r,
The insurance ot1lces are all closed. and only
twa l}anks 1tTstn open. while all but QUE l!ote1
Is OF will bo nat1cd up for tho summer. BusI-
ness, In fact, ls suspended, and all supplies :ns
those rho remain must bo sent fEuafoutstdc."
"Of What character Afe
rnEs8 oALEANr TIN THOUSAND
who remain at tho front1''
Must Of them arc those who had ule fever
lust 5enr. OF the whites, It Is safe to say thai
nlnctecn.tHcntfcths hare had The tevcs, anil Of
t1c wl,o'e numbcr-:whttcs and llacks-at least
H.0oO hare Ind cxpcrIcncG VI It's terrutt- IT. the
rule htds gopti slAt tIloso having bal tho fercr
oncc nrvcr hare 1t ngatn tero will bo but Iittla
i''atvrial, aud hencc ITO epidemic"
"1lai the location Of t''r ilrst case this ycaf
my sseaton 10 Tin. of lust ycar''
"No. Last gear the fever broke out at f1ls
nost!, eud of tie city, nnd worked it, way down
@ along thc bayo', spreading through the city.
'rhls year the lsst ease started III the location
Of tic last cass Of 1s78 Whether you can trace
any relation III '.at don't know. tts like
fire. that has burned over datrict Mml then
e9mmcnccd a. y. potnt y herc Il SAs ext1uEulst-
ed, anu burncd hack agatu."
"Haa there been
DEFINITE counsE
from the de7elopmcn, Of the first casetn
mot ut all. The trat case Tas Tint of an
lr!shrnau, u,Hl the next was tlIat Of Judge Ray,
across tic road. Hon1c Of the men wau hid
worked In tic shop with tie 1rlshn,An we're next
taken down, willie bis own family have not yet
| bfcn attac.<cd. From The tlrIt cnsc 1t seemed
to spread tu spots all over the city. and Is now,
tu fact. universal. When It. ilrtt appeared in
| different placts, It VIA not considered Yeltow-
lever by many ph'sicians mud In one casc I
| know Vi a doctor who dosed patient with
| quInint up to few hours bcfore tue black
| vnHft set lu. They now SUPPOSE It ae least. tu
be much sn!dsr aud to yield much mora readily
| to Treatment"
How IL tho sanitary condition OF the cltyl"
ut Is really excellent. NnthIng more could
| have been dono than thu authorities have louo
already. Tie c,ty Is cleaner than | have ever
known It before, aid tl,n utmost care Ia taxen
to dispose OF anything likely to breed the fevcr."
"TuEr HAVEN'T cHASaGD TIE wArE1,
"That remains the greatest obstacle to eyer
| rcndertil. tho esy free from recurrence Of tho
frvrr. The watcr supplied by the watcr-worts
| from the reservoirs Is 50 bad TINT most Of our
so!i, tl.csc clstesns rIsc md fall With the
Mississippi. md the consequence Is that tn the
summer, when the water y low, they arc fruitful
breeders Ut pcstEence This must bs serious
| thlng for thoso who renatn, and some method
OF purlAeatlon must be devised for the future"
lis tic CITY Government established firmly
made upon " I"
II think TO- Tic heads Of departments arc
going 10 remain, u.ld the city Is uudcr the care
VI Ds. Porter, und hG Is recognized IS mu.1
Of Wide experience and tulfr competent to take
charge OF those left. Drs: LangssaH, Mitchell,
yenr nll scu,ain and aEe working hard. The
National Association has reconci'ed its dtIer-
cnsc:: with tue local organizations, and all Is
now harmonious"
"'ycrc there not rome complaints as to
THIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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