Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-11
MEMPHIS.
The ScOurgs Still Spreading.
Near a Thousand Orphans Already.
Happy Hollow to be Burned over.
700 Persons now Prostrate with the
Fever.

700 Persons now PROSTATE with the
Fever.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 9.-The new Board of
Health commenced operations this morn
ing in earnest. Nearly hundred laborers
and large number of carts are at work in
the injected district, and thorough over
hauling of the almost depopulated First
ward is vigorously prosecuted. 1t is prob
able that the locality known IS Happy
Hollow, in the First ward, will be burned
out, and most powerful disinfectants APP
piled to the grounds where the shanties for
merly stood. From the earnestness mani
fesied by the Board of Health, much good is
expected to result from their labors.
There was scarcely any sign of frost this
morning, and the temperature has been rap
idly rising during the day, and our hopes of
the past day or two are waning.
The Disease Spreading-DOctors Flee
Ing.
Many new cases are reported to-day, and
the disease is scattering all over the city,
even into the suburbs, and physicians seem
to have no control of it. 1t is most likely
thai the death-list tomorrow will be some
what larger than to-day's, as those taken Ill
Just previous to the froSts of Monday and
Tuesday nights are now reported dying, and
she warm weather of the past two days will
increase the new cases. They also CON-
plain that many of their professional breth-
rem are jumping the town, leaving those
here, already oVertasked, to bear the in
creased burden of the accumulated cases.
Among those that have left the city are
Drs. Maury, Kavanaugh and Hewitt.
Nearly q Thousand Orphans
It is reliably estimated that there are now
between seven hundred and thousand
poor children left orphans and homeless by
the ravages of the disease, and much anx-
iety is felt for them. The orphan asylums
are full to overlooking, and the relief COM
missioners are doing all in their power to
provide homes for them.
Prominent New Cases.
Among the new cases reported yesterday
are the names of Father O'Brien, of st.
Peters; Geo. f. Barrows, of the house Of
W. G. Byrd & Co.; Col. Chas. NJ. Carroll;
Geo. D. Plummer, of the Mrsonic relief
board; all ofwhom have been untiring in
their efforts to relieve the suffering.
Death of a WeIR-knOwn Refugee.
A private letter from Covington, Tenn,
announces the death of w. 81. Littleton, the
prominent insurance agent Of this city. Mr..
Littleton left the city a few days ago, and
was residing at CoviDgton, where he was
attacked with the yellow fever and died.
there are many other instances Of per-
sons dying in interior towns, who had fed
the city for safety.
Contributions continne to pour in from
every quarter, and all are disbursed either
by the Towards, Of the Citizens Commits
sion, or by the pastors of the different
churches.
The entire northern part of the city is
shrouded in darkness tonight, with the ex-
ception of the street lamps and the houses
on Front, Main and the cross streets, in
which are the dead and dying; and from
Chelsea to Washington street on Main there
was not after dark dozen business places,
including saloons, open.
TomorToW's trains will carry away
many refugees, as will those for 9 week.
Some, however, are now afraid to 60, as
several deaths are reported in adjacent
towns of those who, while in good health,
fed the city, and have since died of the
fever.
Government RstIOns.
The ten thousand rations ordered by the
President are consumed at the rate of one
per day. The applicants In each
case bring certificate from minister, ply
siciaD, or some one of the different relief
committees.
The number of new cases reported at
midnight tonight is large. The estimated
number of cases now in the city is seven
hundred.
Train Wrecked ON Louisville Road.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 9-The train dus here at
8 P. NJ. to-day, on 1.-The Louisville railroad,
ran over COW twelve miles this side of
Dornville, which ditched the engine and
tore one sleeping-cAr from its trucks and
threw it as ainsL the engine, as it lies upon its
side; but notwithstanding that the car was
badly broken, some twenty passengers in it,
as well Jas all others, escaped without a
scratch. Had the engine and sleeper gone
fifteen feet further, they would have tipped
over a trestle twelve feet high AMI thirty
in length.