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Hr. Casey Young’s Appeal ‘to Surgeon-General* Woodworth. He Fears the Worst Has Not Yet Been Reached. The Rations Demanded Daily by the Needy in New Orleans, Discouraging Reports. from the Various Afflicted Cities. Fearful Mortality in Some of the Populous Creole Districts. Donations for the Needy, and Calls for More, THE SITUATION AT MEMPHIS. Washington, Oct. 8.The Hon. Casey ‘Young writes to Surgeon-General Wood worth, from Memphis, Oct. 1, as follows: “The Howard association and citizens’ relief committee of Memphis have all the money, general supplies, etc., that they need, but the hospital under the charge of Dr. Thorn ton, has, I think, been in a great measure neglected and I would suggest that you direct any supplies at your command to that place. The fever is rapidly spreading to all towns in my district and they are in grea distress. Any money you can send me for their assistance I should be very glad to have. “They are appealing to me daily. We see no more local abatement of the fever and I fear that the worst has not yet been reached,” AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Oct. 8 —The Peabody as sociation issued 4,472 rations and sent 1,500 rations to Freetown. The New Or leans relief committee has commenced work, ‘The merchants will advance rations in anticipation of the arrivals from Wash ington. Applications for relief to the Young Men’s Christian association were 110. The Howards today sent five nurses to Bay St. Louis, and others to St. Gabriel’s post office, SYMPATHY IN PARIA. . Paris, Oct. 7.—Krantz, chief commis sioner of the exhibition, has written to Commissioner General McCormick, offer ing to organize a special performance in behalf of the fever sufferers . In his com munication he says: ‘‘We are desirous of showing your country that we share its sorrows and testifying with our former compatriots that at heart we are always with them.” Mgr. McCormick replied, thanking Krantz in the name of the states, A fete for the benefit of the afflicted people of the south will take place at the ‘frocadero palace on the 15th inst. . DISCOURAGING REPORTS. Now Yens, Oct. 7.—'The latest news from the south is discouraging. There is an in creased number of yellow fever cases and the appearance of the disease in new places. Heartrending stories are told of offering and death. Relief associations are over taxed and orphan asylums and the populace are crying aloud for help. Secretary McCamry, in response to the earnest repre sentations of New Orleans, has ordered 40, 000 nations sent there. Total number of deaths reported to date from principal places is 9,000, but many deaths have not been reported. GENEROUS SAILORS, Washington, Oct. 7.—The sum of $400 was received at the navy department today, donated by the officers and men of the Alli ance, now on the European station, for the relief of the yellow fever sufferers. IN THE CREOLE DISTRICTS, New Oguzans, Oct. 7.— Fever in the Creole districts is raging with a fury un precedented in the epidemic since 1858. ‘the mortality of Saturday should have been 70 instead of 52, since 18 deaths re corded by Creole doctors as from pernicious and congestive fevers are yellow fever. A Creole doctor never cases a case of yellow fever. If the patient dies it is pernicious fever that killed him. There is sign of ap proaching cold weather, and unless some radical change takes place there is prospect of another thousand deaths.
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Quincy Weekly Whig
Quincy, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 10, 1878
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