Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-21
YELLOW FEVER.
A GlOOmier Outlook at PensacoIa-The
Plague Spent in the Southwest.

GALVESTON, September ia Matamo-
ras special says: ITO day to a. M, there
were four deaths, three from fever. The
| epidemic shows no decrease or, II any,
very small one. The river is still rising.
Reports from Brownsville state that the
upper part of the city is inundated and fu-
nerals are attended in boats. During the
twenty-tour hours ending at II a. m, nine
teen new cases and four deaths were re-
ported. Eleven cases OF fever are in the
hospital and one of diphtheria. Quite
| number OF persons are sick with diehtheria.
There is one new case in the garrison-Col.
Lyster's son. TIE mails and freight were
taken on the Morgan steamer from Brszos
to New Orleans.
An Austin special says the following
| telegram was received by the Governor from
Mayor Carson, of Brownsville
"The small number Of new cases iustiies
| the bell that the yellow fever has ceased
| to be epidemic In Brownsville, and has
almost disappeared IN Matamoras. Owing
| to this and the partial resumption OF bust
ness by the opening OF communication with
Masamoras, further pecuniary aid will not
be needed"
BROWNSVILLE, September 2O.-The
Mayor and Aldermen have yielded to
the request Of 8 mass meeting Of citizens
| last night and opened communication with
Matamoras to-day. Governor Roberts
wired Mayor Carson that DIS. Murry and
! Combe were authorized By him to take full
charge of the quarantine. AS neither of
| these gentlemen are citizens or duly
qualified officers of the State, the
Mayor awaits further developments
before relInquisning sole control of
matters to them, and has wired the Gov
ernor to that effect. The citizens sustain
the action taken by the Mayor. There were
fourteen new cases Of yellow fever to-day
and one death, Mexican. There is one
new case In Fort Brown and two at Point
Isabel and one death, a Mexican. In Mata-
moras the fever is disappearing. There are
about forty scattering cases IN the whole
city. and they are reported doing well. No
deaths from fever are reported to-day
Communication with these places continues.
The river is flooding about One-third of this
city. The weather is clear
NEW ORLEANS, September 20 "A Pensa-
cola special says: "The situation grows
more and more gloomy, and to day the en-
ergles OF the physicians and all engaged In
attendance upon the sick and alleviatinp
suffering have been taxed to the fullest ex-
tent. The bulletins Of the Board OF Health
! show forty-one new cases Of yellow fever and
six deaths. Fully three-fourths Of the new
| cases to-day are among the colored people.
The physicians express the opinion that, II
the weather Of the past few days continues
much longer, we shall have a large increase
OF fever. Reports from the quarantine sta
ton announce one death and two cases
OF fever on the Italian bark Due
Amici Liguri, and one death
yesterday on the bark John johnson. The
Board OF Health has directed the isolation
of these vessels. Two nurses have been
| dispatched to that station with the neces-
sarY supplies for the sick. The barkentine
G. s. Bushnell arrived at quarantine
station from Aspinwall yester-
daY. DR.. Creevey, of Mobile, arrived
| to-day, and was at once placed
on duty. He was sent by the Cant Get
| Away" club OF tha cityV They also sent
| two experienced nurses. Four Sisters of
Mercy arrived last night from New Orleans,
and are now ministering to the afflicted.
Contributions from various sources received
| to day aggregate 81, 900. The total Of cases
to date is 2S4 Deaths 80
WARRINGTON, September 20.-A telegram
to the National Board of Health from Pen
sacola reports twenty-siX new cases of
yellow fever there yesterday and four deaths.
They are sending all the patients they can
to the hospital to reduce expenses.
A telegram to the Surgeon General of the
Marine Hospital Service reports nineteen
new cases and four deaths at Brownsville,
Texas, on Monday, and fourteen cases and
no deaths yesterday. Thecity is full of Mata-
moras people.