The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-17
YELLOW FEvER.
Quarantine and other precautionary
-G So measures.

CAIRO, Aug. 16.-The steamer Golden
Rule, from New Orleans, was detained
below the city until supplies were sent to
her, when she proceeded up the Ohio
without landing. John Blum and the
cook of the boat died. Two others were
sick. supposed to be yellow fever.
New YoRK, Aug 16.--patriek William
Riley, horse shoer, arrived this morning,
very sick, from New Orleans, which place
he left Monday. Yellow fever being ap-
pretended, the. health authorities are
closely watching the case.
WASHINGTON, ID c., Aug. Is. "A cir
GUAR of instructions for marine hospitals,
prepared by DR.. Woodward. relates to the
rapid spread OF yellow fever; declares
that land quarantine is Ineffective. and
maintains that the disease is spread by
clothes and effects coming from infected
districts, rather than by patients them
selves. 1t moreover asserts that yellow
| fever patients never communicate the dis
| ease excepting through their clothing and
! effects. Il
| The cabinet session was very brief
| Reports from Southern cities stricken with
yellow fever were the subject Of much dis
cussion and deep sympathy was expressed
| lt was decided to give every possible aid
/ to the afflicted cities and Secretary Nc
| Crary's favorable response to Memphis
was highly applauded by the president and
cabinet.
The yellow fever scare in the treasury
has not passed away and the ladies in re-
demption bureaus seem very anxious that
precaution is taken to have packages of
money from fever districts thoroughly
disinfected.
The postoffice department asks Surgeon
General Barnes If lie can suggest some
scientific way OF fumigating the mails by
which all danger of transmission of yellow
fever or other similar diseases can be
avoided. ~
| MEMPHIS, Aug. 16.-Sixteeu cases of
lfever and five deaths from o'clock last
night to 9 to night Weather clear
| GRENADA, Aug, 16-The scenes 10 this
plague-stri ken city for the past "a hours
beggar description. The strongest men
and women, and helpless children are sick,
dying ana dead. 1t is psiful indeed to see
whole families prostrated and swept dowr
In few brief nours. The official record
for the past twenty-four hours is seven
teen The population has decreased to {
little over 200 There are but few new
cases, there being no material to work on
The deaths are old cases. Mr., Nj. Freed
imam aud wife, from New Orleans. en- rout'
to New York, were put off the train thl
morning, both cases Of well developed yel
: low fever.
New ORLEANS, Aug. l6.-The deaths
to-day, include twelve children, ten Q
them under FIVE years of age. In answe
to question. DIR. Chaplin. President 0
: the Board OF Health, expressed the cpin
i ion that these who had previously had tn
! yellow fever were 10 no danger of takinl
! ! it again, even though they spent summe
or two away.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER, Aug 16-
: The schooner Ida Lawrence, captain Al
9 pheus Barrett, from Saqua LIE Grande
Q olCuba, tor New York, put IN here co da
with The entire crew. nine in number, e
ther dead or down with the yellow fever
u The only passenger, Isaac FL. Warrington
], of Camden, N. j., son of ene of the owr
II ers, died at sea, His body is preserved l
l. liquor Yesterday two of the crew die
q and were buried at sea. To day Captai
Barret died.
. poRT EADs, Aug. 16.-Six new ease
aud one r.eath since yesterday report.
VICKsBURG, Aug. l6,-The Heait
/ Officer reports three new cases of yeiio'
ieEerin the past twenty four hours.
" LOUISVILLE, Aug l6.-Many person
q from the yellow fever cities are arrivin
y here.
q, One Thousand dolla5s were subscribe
~ for the Grenada sufferers to-day.
at The Gait House announces nominal rata
h to those who are compelled to leave the
70 homes. and if the number coming her
"a continues SO large all the hotels will do tt
y same.
q. CINCINNATI, Aug, 16.-The Healt
1, Officer will issue a proclamation to-moi
row, declaring a quarantine against q
i, boats from Louisville, and for orbidding raj
ut road companies from bringing passenge
or certain specified articles of freight fro
le infected cities of the South into this cit