The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-16
YELLOW FEVER.
ALARMING INCREASE OF THE DI.
SEASE AT NEW ORLEANS.

OVER FIFTY CASES AND FIVE DEATHS AT
MEMPHIs-THE TERRIBLE CONDITION OF
AFFAIRS AT GRENADA tSIMPROyED-ONE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE CASES AND
NINE DEATHS YEsTEpAY-A STRANGE
STORY OF THE SCARE AT LOUISVILLE, ETC.
Special to the ST. Louii Republican.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. l4.-The yellow
fever has spread rapidly during the past
twenty.four hours. Twclty-one new cases
were reported to-day AMI two deaths oc-
die tonight. The discas, is confined to the
northern and eastern portion Of the city and
no cases have been reported south Of Jeifer
son street The stampede, which com
menccd yesterday, and Ey tomorrow night
nearly all who can lcay. will be out Of the
city. Those who remain are taking all pre-
cautions to resist the progress of the disease,
The Howard association have large num-
Der Of nurses engaged, and measures for
relief Of the afflicted will be Systematically
directed.
OF THE ISCREAsE.
The fever seems to he gaining ground,
Its origin has been traced TO parties who
came up from below on the steamer Golden
Crown and ran the quarantine two weeks
ago to-day. One person that came up on
the boat has died, and several more are
down with the fever. Prof. Decker, living
next door to some of the parties that came
up on the boat and have fever WAS taken
with it Sunday and died last night. His
son is now down with it. Geo. Burgman, q
prominent tobacconist, taken the first Of
the week, will probably not live the night
out. The fever seems To be well spread
north of Jefferson street, its former locality
AS near rs can be learned to the present
time there have been five deaths and sew
cntcen cases reported in the last forty
eight hours. There are probably fifty or
seventy five cases in the city. The weather
is favorable for spreading the disease, it
being cold, damp and toggy. The Chicka-
saw Guards 90 to BaiIly Springs, Ala, and
the Bluff City Grays 20 into camp at the
old fair grounds, six miles from the city
Both are private military companies, and
are drilling to compete for the prize at thu
st. Louis Fair this fall Physicians are
advising all that can to leave the city, and
trains in all directions are loaded down
Henry Mynott, telegraph operator, living
in the infected part of the city, taken with
fever this afternoon.
A special 10 the Advocate from Grcnada
late tonight reports fifteen new cases ant
five deaths and not $50 white people left il
the city.
AT GRENADA.
The fever is very fatal at Grenada-cigh
new cases and six deaths there to-day. Til,
drug stores and undcrtakcrs' shops only arc
open. Many of the sick are sadly in neet
of assistance The Memphis Cotton cx
change appointed Il committee today Il
raise money for the Grenada sufferers ant
in afew hours they sent six hundred dollars
The following has been received by the
Associated Press here:
GRENADA, Miss, Aug, flowing to the
sickness of the Mayor and councilmcn, tn,
Undersigned have been appointed by tn,
citizens of Grenada at general meeting
To receive and distribute whatever pccuniar,
aid can be obtained for those suffering from
yellow fever in Grenada The disease i.
here in its most malignant form and til,
sick are so numerous and destitute ms t.
make it utterly impossible for Grenada IN
assisted, to relieve or move them. The
assistance of the charitable is respectfully
solicited, and the press are asked to cop,
this dispatch generally.
Signed RoDT MULLEN,
Il. :. NNGoIp, MD,
Health officer,
TuoS, WALTON.
At GRENADA,
GRENADA, Miss, Aug. IA Sixteen cX
pcricnced nurses in charge OF Drs. Mandc
vile and Nca2ic, arrived this morning from
New Orleans. The Hurs,s were quickly rs
signed to the all tte families The tsp,
Of the disease is ron need malignant anc
is spreading, Ten or twelve new cases
since morning. N ne deaths rcportct
In the last "a hours fully l2j eases Tn,
white population is now reduced To 700
None OF the old eases have vet recovered
Brave and selI-saclil.cing dlc,o,s OF New