Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-22
YELLOW FEVER.
A More Hopeful Outlook
he Appeal of the 10th says:

causes; total, fifty-two. The weather is
still warm and therefore favorable to the
spread OF the disease. We are not sur
prsed, then, to learn that within the past
twenty-four hours quite number of new
cases have been reported. These, a few of
them, are in Chelsea, but most are in south
Memphis. in the more densely settled por-
ton of the city.
With the advent of such weather as we
have had for the past thirty-six hours, we
look with confidence for better news from
Memphis.
The Appeal of Sunday morning says:
"The mortuary report this morning
shows total Of thirty-two deaths yester-
day, thirty of them from yellow fever and
two from other causes. The report of the
day before was total thirty-eight, thirty
from yellow fever and eight from other
causes. While this shows a greater NOR
tally from yellow fever in proportion to
the total Of death, than during any day of
the past week, il is still encouraging, and
taken with the marked change in the
weather, gives us great hope that we have
seen the worst 1t is not in the nature OF
things that the weather will any more be
as sultry and summer-like as we have had
1t, and therefore we may reasonably look
for large decrease in the number of new
cases, and we trust, of deaths. God grant
it SO. Five weeks of continued strain has
well nigh broken down our physicians,
nurses and ministers of religion. We can
not possibly hold out much longer, and
we do pray that cold weather has set in
and the end draws nigh. A good frost,
such as promises from the recent rain, and
all will be we'll again, and in few days.
Let us hope so still continue to work"
The avalanche of the same date says
Last Sunday the deaths from the fever
were 43; Monday, SO, Tuesday and Wednes-
II ha To nrOnnpn n
90, increased Friday to 80, at which point
it remained yesterday. Keeping in view
the firm hold obtained by the disease two
weeks ago, the present situation is most
gratifying. 1t reveals the fact that the
fever reached the climax several days ago.
and is now slowly-though very slowly
abating. This appears less in the mortaili-
ty record than in the new and old cases.
Friday nights reports showed 67S cases,
last nights COG, including "A new cases dis
covered yesterday against nearly 70 re-
ported the night before. This marked
disease is due to the large number of per-
sons discharged by their physicians as con-
valescenis during the last twenty-four
hours. One of leading physicians with a
large practice in the infected district dis
charged fourteen yesterday, and was not
called during the day TO attend 10 new
cases.
PERSONAL.
H.,
arrived in the city yesterday and rendered
his services to the Howard Association.
His conduct evinces the possession of that
charity which is the browning glory oil
the medical profession. DR.. Campbell
will be remembered by our readers as the
gentleman who was so successful as vol
untee physician in East Tennessee our
ing the prevalence of cholera last summer
we welcome him to the city.-APpedL
1871.
The following letter was received from
DR.. Campbell yesterday, by his wife, who
kindly presents us to give it to our readers
MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct 1Sth 1873.
OEFrcE OF DIR. G.. b. THORNTON.
My DEAR MoLLIE: / found it perfectly
safe, and come on to Memphis yesterday
Old Memphis is certainly under the lash
but every thingis favorable this morning
1t is raining hard, and every one Is full o.
hope. Opportunities to learn are abund
ant Yesterday was warm, THERMOMETERS
73o, but owing to complete system OF or
ganization suffering is very much mitl
gated, and 4 fall off in the moftuary re
ports. Predictions now are, that in few
DAYS, all will be well. | go with DR.
Thornton to the hospital this morning, anC
will perhaps leave him this afternoon.
am glad i come here, and will CONF
home in few days.
From the yellow Fever. -..
MEMPHIS, Oct. 1S.-Two Catholic
Fathers, Leo and Oshea, from Louisville
are down with the fever. There Wer
thirty deaths yesterday.
LATER.-Fathets Schultz and Leo dlet
tonight. Five Catholic Priests and fiv,
Sisters of Mercy have died since the feve
began. Mayor johnson is worse
MEMPHIS. Oct. lS.-Thirty-ope yellow
fever deaths. .......
MONTGOMERY, Oct. l8.-One yellow fe
yer DEATH
The Epidemic Abating.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 90 The weather is quit
cool, with prospect of frost.
Mayor Johnson is improving.
There were seventeen deaths from yellow
fever and three from other causes yester
day.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2O.-The streets ar
crowded with vehicles to-day, and tn
side walks are thronged with pedestrians
There is now more activity in bushes
than there has been for the past month
The disease is rapidly yielding to the col
weather. The noon mortuary repoI
shows that there were 20 deaths from vel
low fever, and O from other causes TC
tai 90. 80 &eE
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