Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-08-17
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yer has been reported at Grenada
the past three days. kilograms
from reliable sources announce the
existence of fifty or sixty cases, and
five deaths were reported there yes
terday. Gen. Smith and HI. p.
Anderson left for that place yestel-.
day with a number of nurses
and physicians. There is consider
able excitement here over this news.
Later advices from Grenada,
Miss, state there are 50 cases of
yellow fever there, and ten deaths
in the last twenty four hours. The
fever is spreading rapidly and is of
a malignant type.
The latest advices from Grenada
report the total number of cases
over 100, and u deaths. There is
some excitement here over the news.
Every eXertion possible is being
made by the Board of health to
prevent its introduction here.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Kate
Branda, an Irish woman, living at
212 Front stree, corner of Adams,
near the centre of the city, was
officially reported, this morning, as
having a genuine case of yellow
fever. She has been keeping a
small clearinghouse, which has been
almost entirely frequented by roust-
aboutsand river hands. DIR. Erskine,
the Health Officer, has taken charge
of the building and block, and goes
to work at once, disinfecting and
fumigating the entire square.
Up to the present time only one
case of yellow fever, reported to-day,
has been found in the city The
sqnare in which this case occurred
was thoroughly fumigated and dis
infected and quarrantined against
all outside communication. The
most stringent measures have been
resorted to to keep the disease from
spreading. Some excitement pre-
walls, and some of the paniky people
are leaving the city.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.-Captain
William S. Nelson, who arrived at
his home here from Port Eads, Sat
urday last, died this morning from
a disease said to be a modified type
of yellow fever. Two or three other
persons, recently from the same
place are now sick, but Of what NAL
ady the doctors have not fully de-
termined. Capt Nelson was a
mechanical engineer, and captain of
the dredge-bo at the ietties. He
was also a member of the old firm
of Eads q Nelson, Wreckers and
builders of caissons for the st. Louis
bridge, and has led life of unusual
industry and usefulness,
The physicians who attended
Capt. Nelson, whose death was an
nOunced this noon, stated he died
of malarial fever, and that the case
presented no symptoms of yellow
fever.
MEMPHIS, Aug. ia special to
the Avalanche, late tonight, re-
ports seven deaths and eight new
cases in the last twenty-four hours
at Granada, and the indications are
that eight or nine will die before
noon, tomorrow, with from twelve
to fifteen new cases, So far, none
have got well. The city is in a bad,
filthy condition. The fever is re-
ported at Canton and Winona, Miss.
GRENADA, Aug. 13.-Seven fever
deaths and eight new cases in the
last a hours. AT least one hundred
are down with the fever. The
weather is cloudy, with frequent
rains. The indications are bad for
the patients, Four cases of black
vomit are reported by DR.. Hughes,
which he says cannot recover. Bus
mess is entirely suspended, and
trains pass by without noticing the
place. The distress is truly APP
palling,
| New ORLEANS, Aug. IA
special to the Times from Grenada
says that only about 700 white oitis
Zens remain in Grenada. OF these
about 125 have the fever. Twenty
six deaths have occurred.
A dispatch from Butler p. An
dersOn, Vice President of the Mem
phis Howard Association, dated
Grenada, Miss, to-day, to the How
ard Association of this city, says /:
"Send orange leaves and nurses.
Situation fearful, worse than in 1873
in Memphis" DIR. Vaudeville and
four nurses sent by the Howard
Association have arrived at Grena-
da. Seven more nurses left here for
that place to-day.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 13-New
cases, 43; deaths, q. a later dis
patch from DR.. Stone, from Port
Eads, reports six new cases since
yesterday and two deaths.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 14.-The
board of health report three deaths
and nine new cases Of yellow fever
since the 18th. All these cases are
north of Jefferson street. Drs.
Saunders and Erzkine, of the board
of health, have taken possession of
the localities where tbs fever has
occurred, and are using every
means to stamp it out.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 14.---New
cases, one hundred and thirty four,
deaths, twenty. Weather showery
and unfavorable for the sick.
MEMPHIS, Aug, l4.---The folloW.
ing has been received by the Assoc
ciated Press here:
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. H.
Owing to the sickness of the Mayor
and Councilmen, the undersigned
have been appointed by the citizens
of Grenada, at a general, meeting to
receive and Distribute whatever Pc
cuniary aid can be obtained Tor
those suffering from the yellow fe-
yer here. The disease is here in its
most malignant form, and the sick
are so numerous and destitute as to
make it utterly impossible for
Grenada, unassisted, to relieve or
move them. The assistance of the
charitable is respectfully solicited,
and the press Is asked to copy this
| dispatch generally,
ROBERT MULLEN,
II. s. RIGNOLD, M. D.,
Health Officer,
THOS. WALTON.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 15.-The follow
mo TELEGRAM was sent this mOrnino :.