Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-18
YELLOW FEVER.
THE PLAGUE WILL SPENT AT
BROWNSVILLE.
A Better Feeling at Pensacola The Dis
ease Spreading on the Mexican Side of
the Rio Grande.


BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, September 16-An
official report from Mier, Mexico, gives fortv
new cases and five deaths there on Thurs
day.
NEW ORLEANS, September 16.-A Pensa.
cola special reports nineteen new cases and
two deaths within the past twenty-four
hours. Among the deaths is ]. s. HAYNES,
formerly of Louisiana, and among the new
cases Mr.. Richard, Southern Express agent.
This evening fire broke out in a shanty.
The flames spread rapidly to the Catholic
parsonage, thence to st. Michaeps Catholic
Church, which were totally DESTROYED. Two
small cottages in the rear Of the church
were also burned. Rev. Father Bausu was Ill
with the fever In the parsonage. He was
removed, and is now reported doing well.
GALVESTON, September 16.-A Matamorss
special says Gan mail communication
between Brownsville and Matamoras has
ceased on account of the quarantine.
Messrs. Northwen and VIM. Angel Maize,
Spanish merchants, Just from the sea shore,
twenty four hours to 9 a. m. Yesterday two
deaths, one Of fever, were reported. There
Is no yellow fever at TampicO.n
NEW ORLEANS, September 16.-A Peusa-
cola special says the Board of Health to-
day bulletined seventeen new cases and one
death, making an aggregate of 180 cases and
2S deaths. Among the new cases was Miss
Wentworth. The receipts of contributions
from various points are acknowledged.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, September IL
The river is at stand still. Our streets are
cases of yellow fever yesterday and three
deaths, all the latter Mexicans There are
only four cases Of fever at Fort Brown at
this date. All are doing we'll. Colonel
Smith Is now camped nine miles be-
low this city with the most OF his
regiment and the Nineteenth Infantry.
They are all reported to be in excellent
health. The strictest sanitary measures
adopted by the BosId of Health appear to
be very successful in ersdicating the
fever. The citizens Of Matamoras
versary of Mexican independence, In
grand style. There are no new cases in that
city. Three deaths are reported there from
fever since yesterday. The fever in Mier
was taken there from Matamoras by one
Besttie. railroad man, who was the first to
die in Mier with black vomit. The weather
is cool.
The water is still rising on the streets.
Twenty-Five new cases of fever were re-
Mexican. The body was taken to the
cemetery by boat. The fever now on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande extends
from Matamoras to Reynosa, Camargo and
Mier On the Texas side it only extends
nine miles above here to Point Isabel, with
a few cases in the ranches in the direction of
Corpus Christi.
GALVESTON, September IA Matsmoras
special says; During the twenty-fOur hours
IN yaafo
deaths, all of yellow fever. The epidemic
decreases slowly. Much sickness is reported
at the ranches and other towns. There were
forty cases Of fever and five deaths at Mier.
The Brownsville Relief Committee gave aid
to ,739 persons. There are sixteen cases
In the hospital and nine in the garrison. At
Point Isabel there were eight new cases and
one death. Communication with the ceme-
terry has to be made in boats"
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE follow
ing summary of the progress OF yellow
fever at Brownsville during the week ending
September 10, 1882, is furnished by the Sur
geon General of the Marine Hospital ser
vice, compiled from official reports
September 10th, 5S cases but no deaths:
September 11th, AZ cases and one death
September 18Th, 81 cases and three deaths;
September 18th, 80 cases but no deaths;
September 14th, "a cases but no deaths;
September 18th, Is cases and two deaths;
September 18th, % cases but no deaths;
totol cases 232, total deaths 6: previously
reported, 1889 cases and SO deaths; the
total, TO include September 10th, is 1,77I
cases and "a deaths.
Owing to the increase of the disease in
Mexico, 1t having appeared in several towns
along the Rio Grande, the contemplated re-
moval of the upper Gordon, extending from
Laredo to Corpus Christi, was not made,
and additional guards have been stationed
at the river crossings opposite the infected
distri cts, to prevent its further introduction
into Texas. Guards have also been placed
around an infected camp of refugees, forty
miles south of Corpus Christi, on the
Brownsville road.
Official dispatches from Texas indicate
that the disease has spent its force at
Brownsville, and is till confined within the
lower Gordon and the refugees camp,
above referred to, south OF Corpus Christi.
Official reports from Pensacola have been
received by the Surgeon General, including
September IL, as follows:
August 2Sth, 9 cases and death; August
ooh, 2 cases but no deaths; August 30th, 8
cases and death; August 31st, 4 cases but
no deaths; September 1st, case and 2
deaths; September I'd, no cases and death {;
September Sd, no cases and no deaths; Sep
tember 4th, case and 2 deaths; September
5th, l case but no d3sths; September 9th,
no cases and 1 death. September z, 13 cases
but no deaths; September s, II cases and 2
deaths; September 9, 16 cases and 2 deaths;
September 10, 10 cases and 2 deaths; Sep
tember IL, 20 cases and 3 deaths; Septem-
Der 10, % cases and 2 deaths. Total during
the epidemic, ia cases and 10 deaths.
No means have been adopted by the
Treasury Department for the suppression
OF the epidemic In Florida.
PENSACOLA, September 17.-Onlv ten new
cases and no deaths have been reported for
the past twenty-four hours. Among the
new cases are Deputy Sheriff Mcintyre and
Mr.. Wisneat, a merchant, whose wife Is