Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-09
THE QUARANTINE.
Action Of the Board Of Health at Its
Meeting this MOrning-NO Yell
low Fever In Memphis.

The board Of health met at 10 o'clock
this morning. Reports show that there
is not a cOss Of yellow fever in the city,
which is in a better sanitary condition
than it has ever been.
FROM QUARANTINE STATION.
The following communication was re-
ceived:
QUARANTINE STATION,
PRRsIDRET's ISLAND, August s, 1881
John II. Erskine, NJ. D., Health 0Gicer, Mem
phis;
DEAR SRI have examined the steam
er Paris c Brown, from New Orleans
Saturday, 3d), to Cincinnati, having on
board seventy. five, passengers and crew,
There is no case Of sickness whatever
on board this steamer. l boarded tbs
John A. Scudder at I2:l5, New Orleans
to St. Louis. She had thirteen officers,
thirty marines and forty passengers. She
had one case of yellow fever, Mrs. Bleak.
ley, from New Orleans. ! wrote you a
report by the Scudder, | will execute
the orders of the board of health aud
board all boats from New Orleans and
V~icksburg, as well as local packets to
Memphis. ln order to compel steamers
to land | have a l2.pound Parrot gun
that covers the channel, and will be used
it necessary. We will neither allow
them to load nor put of passengers. John
brocklinger has deserted.
Respectfully, A. A. LAUREYCE,
Quarantine Officer.
The board spstains DR.. Laurence 10
his determination to rigidly enforce the
orders Of the board OF health in main
tanning quarantine.
Permission was granted merchants to
bring into the city cotton qu%arantined
ten days at Helena, Ark, The O1tton iH
to be brought on local packets.
Mayor Flippin stated that he had
made a visit to WhitheavSn aud Mitch
ellis tank, aud that the latter place,
which Is six miles from the city and be.
yond N%onconnah creek. had been Sc
lected for OBTAINING and disinfectinG
goods from New Orleans.
DE-. Saunders, president Of the board,
stated that be lad visited Mrs Frank
Frank and found that she vas SICK with
malarial fever. She had no sigu Of vel
low fever,
Fhe board adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
FALSE REPORTS.
We hear that Frank Frank, a member
Of the Gre oomPsuy located on Main
street, near the Mississippi depot, hal
been industriously circulating the report
thst bis wife has yellow fever. 1t il
given US also that the peddler, who occu
pies the steps OF the Presbyterian
church, corner Of Main and peal streets
has been circulating this report, auC
even stopped ladies SO as to pour th,
rumors into their eerg Chief Atbl
should arrest all persons instrumental il
giving csrssEsy to false reports about ihl
yellow fever. Chief Athy hos giyeI
Frank Frank case to the commission
ers, whose duty It is to act at once, an,
, ascertain il be has been circulating thes
reports.
RELIABLE FRoN NEW ORLEANS
Messrs. Friedman Bros, Of this city
received to-day a business letter frcE
New ORLEANS, dated the 9Th inst wbic.
concludes as follows,
yellow fever is the all absorbing toplt
We are quarantined All around, which
4 in view Of the txlreme mild type of tb
fever is . rather harsh measure. IT
for fran sn epidemic, aud we trust ths
u may be subined entirely before long.
9 LEHMAN, ABRAHAM Co,