Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-18
MEXIC0'S FEVER SCOURGE
A PANIC STRICKEN STAMPEDE
FROM GUAYMAS.

Business Entirely Suspended and the
city Descrted-Indians Burying the
Dead-Many People Buried Alive
NO SuccOr at Hand-MazatIan Even
More FrightfuIIy Afflicted.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 17.-Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital
service, received a dispatch today from
vera Cruz, Mexico, announcing the de-
parture OF the City of Alexandria on the
10Th inst. for New York. He has also re-
celved letter from the Deputy Collector
OF Customs at Yuma, dated September
Sth, 1888, which was transmitted
by ). ). Clark, Special Deputy Collector
at HI PaSO, Texas. to whom il was al
dressed, in which the former saws that
there are conflicting accounts concerning
the presence of yellow fever and black
vomlt at MaZatlan and Guaymas, Mex
icO, put that he the Deputy Collector
has direct information of the death from
black vOmit at Guaymas of gentleman
VINO had Just arrived there by steamer
from Mazatlan, and that he is i'm recent
OF letter from railroad man who runs
to and from Guaymas, stating that the
people are dying at that place at the rate
oI from TWO to SIX per day of what some
call yellow fever, and others tonic fever.
l.
catlQn special Collector Clarke urges the
taking of steps to prevent the spread of
the fever into the United States. He saws
That the railroad from Guaymas enters
Arizona Territory at Nogales.
Upon the receipt of these letters DR..
Hamilton telegraphed Deputy Collector
Brlnely, at Yuma, for further information,
ana today he received the following dis
patch IN reply: "The accounts are con
flictiuU ho tr,,4l,
ter OF the disease, but it is attended with
latal conditions. The latest news indi-
Gates an increasing mOrtality.'
oAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA party of
twelve Americans, who fled from Guav-
mas, arrived here last night. They said
that people were leaving the city BY humt
dreds: There was hardly house but
contained some victim of the yellow
lever. The authorities had given over the
work of buryIng the dead to hired Indians.
VINO Went from house to house carrying
the bodies of those they supposed to be
dead or dying. The bodies were buried
so rapidly that mistakes were made
and many were put under ground while
stlll living. This was mainly due to the !
disease, which at the favorable turning
point leaves the patient inIa cOmatose
state, which is mistaken by the Indian
undertakers for death. The whole city
was panic stricken; merchants bad closed
their stores and nailed up the doors. and
all restaurants were closed. No assist
ance was Obtainable.
Reports from HermOsillO state that the
fever is raging there.
AT Mazatlan its ravages are even more
frlghtful than in Guaymas. All who can
are leaving for the mountains, carrying
on what bedding they can pack and a lit
tie food.
GUAYMAs, MEXICO, Sept. lit is
now clearly established that the disease
raging here is yellow fever. All who can
are fleeing from the city. The medical
corps are being reinforced as rapidly as
possible. Twelve members of lately ar
rived opera troupe have died. Eighteen
deaths were reported yesterday, and there
were many others which We're not report
ed: The streets are almost deserted, the
only sounds heard being the rumbling of
the dead cart. The Board of Health has
issued orders that the dead shall be imme-
diately removed and buried.