New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-23
YELLOW FEVER.
THE EPIDEMIC CLOSE AT HAND

THE EPIDEMIC CLOSE AT HAND.
MAN HAVING CONTRACTED THE YELLOW FEvER
IN MEMPHIS, IS SEIZED WITH THE DISEASE IN
THIS CITY-EvERY PROBATION TAKEN BY THE
HEALTH OFFICERS TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD.
A man who had unknowingly contracted yell
low fever while n tho South arrived in this city two
days ago, became sick after taking lodgings In the
basement OF unceanly tenementhouse and was dis
covered by the health officers dying Of the terrible die
ease yesterday.
On Tuesday forenoon last Dr. Morra of No. 20 Green
wch-st. visited by John McCulen, proprietor OF q
IN the basement Of the tenement No 70
washngtonst. who requested him to TO the house
and prescribe for stranger who ILL., The physi-
clan attended to the summons and found that
the sick suffering from disease which greatly
resembled yellow fever.
The stranger said that his Patrick Hennessy
and that he had arrived that morning direct from Mem
pills. Tenn whence he had started the Sunday before
He must received the seeds OF the disease In that
city, but It did not declare itself until he had reached
the railroad depot In Jersey City. The physician could
not determine to certainty whether the disease was
yellow fever not for several hours; In the meanwhile
however he gave patient medicines suitable for the
suspected disease Toward night. symptoms Of yellow
fever manifested themselves unmistakably, aud Dr.
Merra called In Dr. Shine for consultation respecting
the treatment be adopted. The patient grew worse
during the following night and early yesterday morning
the physicians thought it their duty TO inform SANITARY
Inspector Judson of the Inspector Judson at once
teegraphed the startling information TO Police Head
quarters.
Assistant Sanitary Superintendent James and DR..
Harris the Registrar OF Records, ediatey started
to 20 the infected house. Before they arrived how
ever Hennessy had become speeches. from weakness
and apparently dying. DIR. Harris administered
smulants TO the patient, which evidently revived his
failing strength. Hennessy was then placed In an
...l paVap Nipr
the mans past history nothing could be learned from
The proprietor OF the house McCulen said that Hen
messy was a stranger TO him, and that he had not
told him what his occupation was In Memphis, or
whether he had q family. He had said that having
been born In County Glare, Ireland. he had been
attracted TO take lodgings in the tenement by seeing
The basement in which the sick found Is used
in front part a liquor saloon while the back part
low ceilings The basement aud entire house IN very
dirty condition. Besides the proprietor there slept 10
the basement at the time his wife, Mary Me
Cullen, and Maggie Riley, an epigrant girl.
The upper part OF the house is occupied by II families
The next house. No. II Wsshingon-st is occupied by
IA families, and its sanitary condition Is fuliy
bad. The inmates OF both houses will be closely
watched during the coming week by sanitary inspectors
TO guard against the possibility OF anotDef case OF yer
low fever occurring without being known at once BY
order Of the Health officers all the DeddlnR IN tDe room
occupied by Hennessy burned. Orders we're also
issued have the patients trunk taken to the quarsn
tine station The DsinectnR Corps entered the Dase
meDt the departure OF the sick man, ana thoroughly
disnfected every part OF its interior All articles when
were liable the infection were seized, and Will
be destroyed. 49,
The Health officers do not regard the ofthe
case with any alarm, affirming that with the present
cold weather there Is no possibility or the disease
spreading.
AID FOR THE DOMINICAN SISTERS AT MEMPHIS.
The Executive Committee of the St. MichaeFs
Association OF this city, at meeting last Saturday au
thorized their Chairman TO transfer 1900 by telegraph TO
the Dominican Sisters in charge Of the Charity Orphan
Asylum at Memphis. The Sisters have declared them
selves ready take charge Of children who have lost
their protectors by the pestlence but they are destitute
OF means for feeding and clothing them The Commit
tee will also make collections for the purpose
Contributions may be sent to Messrs Eugene Kelly q
Co.. No 45 Exchange place John ID. Kelley, jr.. No %
Broadway; Patrick Farrey, NO. III Nassau st; John
McABerney, jr, No. 63 Broadway or Harold Henwood,
No. ~ BrOad-st