Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-09
YELLOW FEVER.
THIRTY NEW CASES AT PENSA-
COLA.
Sore Need Of Nurses-The Plague at
RrOWnsVIIle.

PENSACOLA, September s.-The Board of
Health bulletin announces nine cases of
yellow fever to-day. the eleventh day Of the
scourge. II the disease becomes epidemic,
which the gloomy aspect threatens, there
will be great need of pecuniary aid, a large
proportion of our residents being
strangers to this people and
the climate. II this relief comes too late,
1t might as we'll not come. as witness Mem
phis and Grenada In 1878 Therefore, we
appeal to the benevolently disposed 70 con
tribute to our threatened necessity through
the New York Herald.
GEORGE B. LLOYD,
Chairman of the Relief Committee under
the auspices of the 7. NJ. G. A.
BENJAMIN ROBINSON,
Secretary.
H. c. CUsHMAN.
r. G. G. WHITE, Nj. D.,
City Physician.
ROBERT B. 8. HARGIs, NJ. D.,
Presidents Of the Board of Health.
BROWNSVILLE, September S.-There were
forty eight new cases Of yellow fever and
two deaths-the latter MeXicans-within the
tWenty-four hours ending at midnight
last night There are also four new cases
among the troops at Fort Brown. The
number Of fever cases Ia MatamOrss grows
less day by day. There have been three
deaths there since Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS September 8. The
Ffcdy0tne'S Pensacola special says: "The
Board of Health bulletin says thirty new
cases Of fever and two deaths are reported
within the past twenty-fOur hours. One Of
the deaths was also one of the cases reported
to-day for the frs tine This leads TIE
public to the opinion that a number OF cases
OF a suspicious nature were held under OBJ
serVation In the hope that they might not
prove TO be yellow fever. This may probably
account for the apparently rapid increase
OF cases yesterday and to-day. The people
In the face Of an almost entire suspension
OF business, and the seve g pecuniary losses
thereby entaled, are holding no with e
courage that is quite remarkable, when it
Is considered that hundreds of them are
new corners, and consequently uuaccli-
mated. There was until noon Yesterday 8
buoyant feeling Of hope that the beginning
OF the end Of the plague had come, but
when case after case was bulletined at the
office Of the Board Of Health, there was
great revusion, but there was no panic
The pressing need nOwfs nurses Of trained
experience. The Secretary Of the Relief
Association reports that there had been q
greater demand for nurses than they have
DCNAA NOtC W supply Ul NOluubCEisg ANU budh
they have no funds to pay nurses nor to
purchase absolutely essential supplies. The
committee hopes, however, for q generous
response 10 the appeal telegraphed through
the Associated Press last night. II he
fever continues to extend we will have TO
send to New Orleans for practced nurses.
The atmosphere to-day is much cooler than
usual, and some alarm is felt as to the effect
OF the change upon those who are sick.
The people are now even hopeful
that The fury of the epidemic may
be stayed. The italian bark Dui-
Amaci Ligui was boarded Yesterday
about thirty-five miles outside OF Pensa
cola bar by the fishing smack Kate Smith.
There was no Captain or mate on board the
bark. The crew report that the officers died
several days ago The bark cleared from
Pensacola on August 18th, with timber for
Newport, Wales, and there was no sickness
then on board, but the Captain and mate
are supposed to have died of yellow fever.
The vessel was brought to the quarantine
station, and the Italian Consul will investi-
gate the case"
WASHINGTON, September S-Surgeon
General Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital
Service, received the following telegraphie
report to-night:
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, September S.
Fifty-seven new cases Of yellow fever are
reported and four deaths. There are some
mild cases at Point Isabel. There are no re-
fugees from here. Destitutlon has been
fully relieved. MURRAY, Surgeon"