Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-14
YELLOW FEVER.
AN APPEAL FOR PENSACOLA,
Relief Measures In New York-A RO-
nance of the seourge-The Outlook in
the Southwest.

NEW YORK, October 13.-The Tribune
says: sd. S. Beck, Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Board Of Health of
Pensacola, Fla, yesterday telegrsphed to
Edwin W. Adams & Co., shipping mer-
chants, as follows: The reports of our dis
tress are not exaggerated, but fall far short
OF the truth. We need help for present
necessities, and are deeply concerned and
uneasy about the prospects Of the future.
The feveris Of a more fatal character than
heretofore
at is proposed to lay the matter before
the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of
Trade and Transportation, the Produce Ex-
changes and other commercial bodies. with
the view of inducing the public to give as
sistance to the suffering"
The Maritime Exchange to-day appointed
committee to act on the request for aid in
behalf OF the sufferers bv yellow fever at
Pensacola. subscription list was opened
and an appeal Tor aid issued TO the public
dispatch was received today from Pepsa.
cola was read. stating that there were be-
tween four hundred and five hundred new
expenses for nurses and supplies averaged
$500 daily, that contributions were almost
exclusively from the South, and were fall
ing off; that there was mo- hope for apy
abatement OF the fever before frost. and
. that the destitution must of course increase
as the pestlence was prolonged.
The following message was sent to PEN
sacola this evening:
'NEw YORK, October 13 To D @. Bent
Chairman Of the Board Of Heath, Pensacola:
Organized efforts are made for your relief
The vsrious Exchanges will probably move
In the matter. An appeal has been made 20
the public.
EDWIN W. ADAMS.
"Chairman Com. Maritime Exchange"
NEW ORLEANS, October 13.-The Plea
yltne's Pensacola special says: sThe con-
dition of affairs at the close of this, the
47th day OF the pestilence, as indicated by
the official report, continues gloomy,
There is yet no subsidence of the fever.
Forty new cases and five deaths
are bulletined. There has been quite
storm throughout the dav.
This, added to the fact that three physicians
are off duty-Drs. Gravy, Renshaw and
White-maV account for the number of
cases reported being no greater The storm
was quite violent at times, and the rain was
very heavy, which aroused apprehension as
to those who are sick, many of whom
are reported In a critical condition. Too
high praise cannot be awarded to the officers
OF the Board Of Health and physicians, all
OF whom have been cooperating, and to
the members of the relief associations in
the city, who have labored SO ac-
lively to alleviate suffering. The deaths
to-day embrace a number of we'll
known persons, namely The wife Of Hon.
n. G. Shackelford, Judge of the Probate
Court; the VITA of the Vice Consul Of italy
at this mort Mrs RNSaeaO xuh ho nos n hrg5a
of few days only aud arrived in the city
but few weeks since from Genoa, via Bos-
ton, having been shipWrecked on the pas
sage to this port; Captain CarnuiVe of the
Italian bark Catharina; Josephine, daughter
Of Francis Marschalk, OF the AdU07sce Ga.
zstte, this being the second death In this
family. The fifth death was that of r.
Reuton, son of Col. R. W. Rauton, promi.
nent citizen"
PENSACOLA, October 13 The following
appeal has just been issued by the Board of
Health of this place:
"PENsACoLA October 13 The Board of
Health of Pensacola find themselves re-
luctantly compelled to appeal to the benevo-
lence of their fellow citizens throughout
the country in behalf Of the sick and desti-
tu'e of this community. There has thus
far been no abatement OF the epidemic On
the contrsry,its malignity and fatality seems
to be on the increase. Business and
trade are dull. There is no work for hun
dreds dependent upon daily labor for their
daily bread. They cannot 90 abroad In
search Of 1t, for we are isolated from the
world by the vigorous and impossible quar-
antine. The care of the sick and poor
devolves almost exclusively upon this
board. Our own resources are exhausted.
We are dependent upon the generosit ty of
our fellow citizens abroad for the means of
supplying the urgent wants OF the sick,
~fwzna ns1A n rakN Nkw7En . l. -
under the circumstances, to say that our
services are free. No member OF the board
receives either fees or salary for his
services as such. We have no personal
interest in the matter except the common
interest of humanity. In that interest we
need help, and need it promptly.
"R B. l.. HARGIs, M. D.,
81. l.. WHITING, NJ. D.,
I'D. G. BRENT,
"W. FoRDHAM, M. D.,
Members present."
The Young Mems Christian Association
have also issued an appeal for aid. Forty
six new cases and five deaths are reported
TO day. The total cases to date are ,4S5 and
the total deaths 1873.
Young Mrs. Rosasco, who died to-
day, had just arrived from Italy,
where she was afianced and married
by proxy to Mr.. Rosasco. kilograms from
4AAAs AsOOooSO AAssCN GNA hOe w NOAAC W 4 Oh-
sacola, but she disregsrded them, and
arrived here last Saturday evening. The
marriage was formally ratified on Sunday,
and to-day she was buried.
The heavy rains to-day have slightly
cooled the excessive heat of the last two or
three days.
BROWNSVILLE, October 13.-There are no
sick here or in Fort Brown. General Smiths
command continues in good health. The
fever has reached Guerrero, forty-fve miles
above Mier towards Laredo. 1t is of very
pernicious type. Mier and Camargo av-
ersge death roll of eleven daily. There is
no fever outside the Gordon and none on
the Texas side of the river higher up than
twelve miles from here. The weather is
ryarv hot