The Portland daily press., 1873-10-14
YELLOW FEVER.


Ihe situation at Memphis Unbalanced.
MEMPHIS, Oct 13-T. S. Jukes. Grand
S StI of the Knights of Pithias for the
S.ate oi tennessee is down with fever. This or
ue, nag eleven patients, and there is no money
~ .ne treasury, the demand upon them for aid
70 Tue suffering brotherhood having exhausted
tnelI relief fund and contributions. DR.. A
you'd ,, Dr. j. Mansy Ryan and DIR. e. D. Hill
Ilaru oI Chicago, and DR.. George Palmer and
ahother gentleman from New York, arrived
mere yesterday, and offered their services to the
howard Association, which were accepted, and
eacn entered upon the duties assigned them
"a general Generalization exists throughout
Tue Guy. The police force has been greatly re-
aucea. The city railroad has been compelled
toreuuce the number of cars on each of the
llnes one-fourth, and Superintendent Ander-
sou says that the number running do not yield
the expenses of the drivers.
rom the latest information slight check is
iliaiest IN the course of the malady, though it
10 ALMOST impossible to get reliable statements.
1n.eiVleWs with physicians show difference of
opihion as to the extent of the check but all
agree that the disease has passed it's worst and
number,
Probably succession of frosts will follow
the one OF this morning 1t is safe to conclude
GntG tnere Will be no more violent outbreaks.
Inc fatality will necessarily be heavy for
week or ten days, but aside from this more
hoDeful feeling prevails.
There was more business annarent TODAY
many merchants receiving and shipping large
Dills. Several houses to-day closed their doors,
10 remain so until the affliction has entirely
supslded. AS business is now transacted it
19es not justify the expense of keeping open.
Inc WORK OF Cleaning and the disinfectiou of
the streets and alleys is still going on Cart
loads OF lime were strewn in the cutters on each
sue OF the streets yesterday. The Board of
nealtn Is doing everything possible with the
means at hand and urging the citizens to use
ulSlUIecIlup agents ahOut their 10
confidently believed that in few DAYS more
tne material poison that has produced such ter.
rlb pie results will be effectually eradicated
Inc contributions received from all sources
to-day by the Howard Association amount to
$7,74202
1t is estimated that less than 10000 persons
remain in the city during the night. The large
numbers attending business during the day 90
into the country at night.
Gen. Wright of the editorial staff of the
Register, is reported very low with the fever.
AT the Maltham infrmary one death is re-
ported and eight discharged
The Jews have lost fifty-two of their people
by the fever up to tonight and another will
probably die before morning.
The Appeal publishes a correspondence from
Brownvllle, Texas dated Oct. 9th, which re-
ports the yellow fever raging in that vicinity.
- Aid for the Sufferers.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 13.-Nearly $1,000 were
sent to Memphis to- day by the Masons and Is
areilteS.
COLUMBUS, Ca, Oct. 13-To-day $1,000 were
sent to Memphis and Shreveport.
d CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-To-day $4,000 were
appropriated by the Common Council for Mem
phis and Shreveport.
The mayor of Memphis to-day telegraphed
the following to the mayor of this city:
81 am panied to have to say that the disease
is spreading and not abating, and that we sill
have to ask and accept aid from foreign cities.
orr ,I-n4,
provisions. -
Increase in the Deaths at Shreveport,
NEW YORK, Oct. 13-A Shreveport special
says the sudden change of weather Saturday
added an increased number of yellow fever
deaths. Among.the new cases are Dr. T. All
en-, one of the prominent physicians, and Will.
liam Walker, merchant.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 13-There has been
one death from yellow fever in forty
hours.