Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-18
THE ODD FELLOWS.

pose Relief Committee, for the pur
pose of attending to the sick of the
Order during the prevalence of the
fever:
A. W. Newsom, N. G. of Memphis
Lodge No. 6, President; G. W. l.
Crook, of Chickasaw Lodge No. 8, Sec
rotary; J.. p. Hoffman, Of Schiller
Lodge No. l40, Treasurer; VIM. Henry
of Banner Lodge No. LAT, member o
General Committee, and Ferd A. Holt
clerk of the Committee.
Applications for relief can be made a,
the committee room in Odd Fellows
building, between the hours Of m
and pm. The fraternity deserve
credit for the promptness with which
they have acted in thus providing fol
the relief of members of their Order.
At meeting Of the Relief COMMITTEES
held at eleven o'clock to-day, the Secre
tary reported that ten yellow fever nurses
had been engaged, five Of whom are nov
on duty. A visiting committee, com
posed Of twenty-one members of tn,
Order, three Of whom will serve eacl
day, has been organized, who will visi
the sick as often as they may thinl
ecessary, and see that the nurses dis
charge their duties. We are pleased tC
learn that all casea of the fever reported
to the committee are improving.
THE PRINTERS.
The printers of Memphis have organ
lied an association, styled the Printers
Mutual Relief Association, for the pur-
pose OF supplying nurses, physicians
and medicines for such of its members
% may be taken with the yellow fever.
Mr.. James H. Hammer is President, and
Mr.. Jos. Crabb, Secretary and TreasnTer.
Relief Committee-NessTs. r. G. Hite,
D. c. McCallun and C. d. Madden,
THE MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF.
This Board is promptly answering all
appeals made to it for relief Of members
of the Masonic fraterAity and their
widows and orphans. Nurses are sup
piled, medicine and medical attendance
procured, and such other relief Afforded
as is called for. Up to the present
writing only two applications have been
made for nurses. which were promptly
met, The Board has also buried onl
VICTIM Of the fever, daughter Of a
Mason, which Is the only death re
ported at its office. The Office of the
Secretary, Mr.. A. J. Wheeler, is in the
Magnolia block, where all applications
can be made.
SANITARY MEASURES.
In conformity to an order of Mayor
johnson, published in yesterday even
ing's LEDGER, the fire department at an
early hour this morning commenced the
work of flooding and washing out the
cutters and sewers in the northern par
of the city, which will be continued Until
the cutters are thoroughly eleansed o.
garbage and stagnant water, thus remov
ing a painful auxiliary Of the prevailing
fever, if not one of the prominent causes
Of it. Pots aud kettles Of burning tai
are kept in active use to serve IS dis
infectant, aud the dark fumes they sent
forth cover the streets of the infected
region like black pail, Tightening the
gloomy aspect of things in that part oI
city. ...n.F 4aI
NORTUARY.
Since our yesterdays report, and ~
to one o clock this afternoon, the inter
ments number twenty-One, Of which six
teen died from yellow fever, showing
decrease Of ten per cent. in the mortality
from that cause since yesterday. The
following are the names, age and resi-
dence Of each as reported to the difer
ent undertakes;
HOIST a $40.
L. WelmAn. aged Is. residence a
Promenade street. yellow fever.
Henry FrAAk. age 10. residence 2
Market street, yellow fever.
Margaret Sanford, age 26. residenc'
100 Front street, yellow fever.
John ChristinA, age Is. resideHcs cor
uer Of Second and Auction streets, yel
lou fever.
Henry Lshusr. age IA. residsnc'
Lehner House, yellow fever.