Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-13
YELLOW FEVER.
THE SCOURGE SPREADING AT
PENSACOLA.
A Gloomy Outlook in the Stricken City
A Gordon Urged-The Plague in the
Southwest.

PENSACOLA, September n.-To-day has
been the most discouraging since the fever
made its appearance. Gloom seems to per-
wade every quarter of the city. The Board
Of Health reports twenty new cases and
two deaths within the past twenty-four
hours. Quite number Of cases are under
observation. The natural presumption is
that all or nearly all these viii be bulle-
tined tomorrow. The Relief Committee
of the Young Mems Christian As
sOciation are laboring under great
disadvantages and embarraesmeRts, owing
to the slowness Of responses to their call for
aid. The Chairman of the committee visit
ed great number Of patients to-day, and
found in almost every instance distress ar :,
want associated Herewith, resulting from
sickness, stagnation of business and ehe scl,
OF employment incident thereto. but tSe
committee did not fan to alleviate the rasas
OF suffering and distr ess, and Tar beyond ife
means. Among the sick quite a nrmber
are reported very low tonight.
Six nurses are exI Jected from Ne W ORLEANS
tomorrow night, and several are coming
from tne navy Vsr'A. Montgomery quaran-
tines all mail matter from Pensacolo evaoo4
first-class. The POstmastey here has been
instructed by the departpI lent to hold ali
second, third and fourtF.-cIass mail matter
for MONTGOMERY until the 0narantIne is
raised: Ihe number fof mercantile houses
doing business in thf city is growing less
day 6y day as the tev ier increases. Most of
tne snip masters bSg & absent, the clerks in
cnarge commune c~ siness until stricken, as
prevailing fever. ~ '-'0
GALVESTON, Sc pteraber 11.-A Matamoras
special says: {" ,'he fever shows No cboDo-o
During tne wv enty-four hours to 9 a. m.
yesterday ther were four deaths, all of vel
10" Iever' Sn' for the same period to a.
m. o-day aH four deaths, all from yellow
IeVer; FOR the week ending at yesterday
yellow few er."
tne tWeI .tY-four hours ending at 9 a. m, yes
terosy, there were SO new cases and 3 deaths
from " jver. To the ssme period to-day 81
cases and death, not of fever. DR.. Wolfe
dled yesterday. Major Witherin and wife
are lown with the disease, and also the wife
OF Major Wenie. There are eleven cases
IN the garrison. Camp Smith is covered
t wi th water and steamboat went to bring
III troops to Fort Brown. Yesterday the
r elief committees gave aid to 37S families.
Inree thousand six hundred relief tickets
nave been Issued by the committee. who
nave so far received about $4,000 in sub.
scriptions from all sources. The quarantine
against Matamoras was so far modified to-
day as to allow parties 60 cross by means of
pass. The revenue cutter McLane is in
sight off Brazos.
WASHINGTON, September IA tele-
gram to the National Board of Health from
rensacola, dated September IL, 10 o. M,
says: twenty new cases were reported to-
uay, ana threw deaths. The disease is
spreading rapidly, and the weather is pro-
plIous Tor large increase"
Inc National Board of Health to- day
acGe1 upoJI the requisition for aid made by
Cne fensf cola Board of Health, and voted to
alloW 10 per day for nurses, and S1S as per
9ay IOt inspectors. AS soon as the yellow
lever was declared epidemic in Pensacola,
surg con General Hamilton, of the Marine
hoF pital Ser 1ice, ,telegraphed to the Governor
OF Florida, asking II 1t was desired that the
treasury Department should make a Gordon.
This was done with sole reference to pre-
venting the spread of the disease. No an
sWer mas been received, and It is feared If
the request is made 1t will be too late to do
any good. 1t is stated that all towns in
Florida and Alabama are Quarantining
against Pensacola-that is, they allow no
persons to enter the towns from Pensacola,
but they are not prevented from going
around the towns and passing into the in
terror. In the opinion of those best quail
fed to judge, this is the best manner of
spreading the disease.
The Texas State Health Officer reports
that no yellow fever exists In that
State outside of the lower Gordon, and he
suggests that the upper Gordon from Laredo
to Corpus Christi be abandoned. This will
probably be done in few days, and the in.
ner Gordon be strengthened.
Surgeon General Hamilton tonight re.
ceived the following:
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, September II -
Forty-seven new cases were reported to-
day, and one death, that Of Customs Iu-
spector O'MalleY."
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, September 12.-Dr.
NJ. j. Lehman, volunteer doctor, sent by
the New Orleans Times Democrat to assist
the fever sufferers, arrived last night at 7:30,
accompanied by Mr.. Jacconet, druggist.
also sent by the Times Democrat, and DIR.
Rudolph Matas, young physician OF New
Orleans. This additional force OF skilled
and experienced physicians was cordially
welcomed by their brother practitioners
and large number of our
most prominent citizens. Messrs.
Lehman and Mstas are hard at work
doing excellent service. Forty new cases
are reported and one death, that of P.
O'Malley, late Inspector of Customs. He
served In the Fourth United States Cavalry
during the war, and was with that regiment
In all it's dashing and brilliant engagements
under Gen. Rosecrans. There are fourteen
sick at Fort Brown. Quarantine was put
on against Matamoras to-day, owing to the
fact that many who were permitted to come
to this side of the river did not again re-
turn, thus violating the stipulations of their /
passports. Mstamoras is healthy.
GALVESTON, September pa Corpus
Christi special says "Surgeon General
Hamilton to-day telegraphed Collector
Johnston to discontinue the Gordon of
guards between here and Laredo, giving no