The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-16
Y YELLOW FEVER R.
A STAMPEDE AT MEMPHIS.
The Eufferipgs at Shreveport

MEMPHIS, September l5.-The yell
low fever panic has been as high as
ever to-day. Early this morning
the trains were full OF heeing citizens
and at noon the rush was greater thsn
ever. The louisville train took out SIX
coaches full and tao cars Of baggage,
leaving one hundred or more that they
did not have cars for, and on the Mem.
phis sud Charleston road. the scene at
the DEPOT at noon was OF no little con =
fusion. Seven coaches filled went out.
There are quite 8 number leaving by
the boats also, and in fact nearly all that
can leave are either gone or getting
ready 10 60 and will leave during the
next two dsya. The fever is circulating
itself now about the city. one or two
caees being reported in the southern
portion ON Shelby CauseSsy and Vance
streets, while 10 the northern portion
there were several fatal cases.
The Board OF Health reports thirty
nine fatal yellow fever CAGES up to Fri
day night for the preceding ten Jays.
Yesterday there were ten cases, all
white, and to-day, up to this afternoon,
there were eight cases, and all white
but one. Among them sre the wife OF
the late Capt John g. Shirley. Stephen
Mastazeno, Mrs. Joyc> E-grne SnIh-
van, Mary Zesuy. =" - Watch,
Capl. Mike Stanley. oi ore Z! me har-
Dor tug boata, and q negro, making
eight in all. The trains isayirs the
city are crowded. and many are lesV'"e
by boat. Business 10 partially proirac.
ed but it is expected that the recsnr
sudden change 10 the ueathsr will have
the effect to obliterate the traces oi the
fever; it, however. hastens the death Of
those affected. }
The total number OF deaths to-day
was thirteep, niue Of whom died OF vel.
low fever. Tonight it is quite cool, and
some OF the leading physicians think
the scourge will disappear altogether in
q few days. "
Private adyices from New Orleans
tonight state that the fever is known
10 be aging there 10 great extent.
Adyices from Shreveport state that
thirty or forty deaths occur there daily,
and that with q population now OF not
four thousand. The same authority
also says that the disease also RACES in
toe country for a distance Of twenty
miles around Shreveport. and ia sweep
ing away negroes by the hundreds.
Nsw ORLEANS, September l5.-News
from Shreveport shows q deplorab'e
condition OF affairs in that unfortunate
city, and calls TOR further action on the
part OF the people 10 send..relief. More
money and more nurses are needed
The Howard Association have been
alive TO the necessities OF the case and
have acted With commendable prompt
tude and vigor. They have already
forwarded two expeditions OF physicians
and nurses, and last night sent four
more nurses aud several left this even
ing. Mayor Weltz this morning re-
ceived a circular from the Mayor OF
Corpu. Christie informing him that the
authori Of Ii at town had determin-
ed upon quarantine against all parts
or places OF Texas, east and north oi
Corpus Christie, and all parts OF the
cossl! OF Louisiana, aud Mississippi.
New Orleans remains healthy, although
reports have gone abroad OF the preya.
lence OF yellow fever here. Mobile and
Galveston have both quarsntined them.
selves against New Orleans