The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY JANUARY 12 1870

dollar In its Treasury; the small balance
which we had Oh hand remaining from 1866
taDout 5000 being locked up In the bank IN
which II had been deposited, By the suspen-
Simultaneous with your published an
nouncement that we would receive applica-
lions Tor relief, came the generous and unset
ilsh tenders OF service made by our noble ant
faithful physicians, who, commencing with
their self-sacrifcing labors In behalf OF oul
patients.
And at once the invaluable aid and assist.
ance OF the Southern Express Company, the
Western Union Telegraph, and other tee.
graph companies; the Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans, the Mobile and New Orleans
and Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Companies we're all placed at our free dis
posal; and the Howard Association, strong In
Its membership. In Its co-heIpers and In its
faith and hope, commenced It's labor In the
epidemic OF 1878. For a short time applica-
tons were limited to the Office Of the assocla-
ton on Carp street, as the disease was
remained that 1t mignt not spread throughout
the whole city, and our usual subdivision
| thereof into fever districts was not made
But few days sufficed to dispei this our last
hope, and the applications coming in to us
from every section Of our city, caused an
early assignment to duty. each In his ind-
vidual district, OF every member OF our BODY.
throughout the city, from the upper line OF
the sixth District to the United States Bar
racks, at different and convenient points In
the twenty members districts into which our
city was divided, some forty states were
placed, which as to their locality were adyer-
Used In al the morning papers of our city,
EnRlsh, french and German, and remained
go advertised for the benefit OF the sufferers
from the fever, until the closing OF our doors
after the epidemic ended.
We were also at the start upon our work
favored, not alone with the Invaluable aid OF
nr1r nh dfufnv a 4
have already been mentioned, but numerous
tenders OF personal service to aid US In the
work In which we were engaged, came In from
different sources. Not to name them all, but
20 recall some you will remember with both
pleasure and fond regret the lamented
Capt; Guibet, Of the Louisiana Field
Arti!ler who rendered the voluntary
services OF his command, the members
OF which tsOme OF them) became the
our association, serving With them IN { their
districts throughout the pestilence; Messrs
John N. Payne, Chas. e. Leverich and G. e.
Whitney, who were a little later elected into
your body as active members thereof; Mr..
honorary member), Capt McGlensey, Of the
United States steamer Canonicus, Col. Wright
Schaumberg, Capt. Richard Fl. Hooper, who
took charge Of the Fifth District fAlgiers), |
ana q ~. williams, chairman, DR.. Campbell,
took charge OF the work In the Seventh Dis |
trlct tCarrolton), and others; one and ali |
serving with us, gave US, with our physicians. |
an active force OF at least 125 men, devotine |
their time and attention In aid OF the sick and |
suffering from the plague which ragged.
:. And this large force was none too large for
the work which devolved upon u.s. According
% the reports OF members from their separate
districts, and from the relief committees es-
,ablished In the Fifth and Seventh Districts.
,he number Of sick who have come under the
are OF our association fOots up for the entire
,ity OF New Orleans .....'.2 81 "a
The nativities Of these are: