Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-15
YELLOW JACK.
Alarming Spread of the Disease at New
Orleans, Granada and Other Points.

AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-THE board of health re-
port three deaths and nine new cases of gel
low fever since yesterday. All of these cases
are north of Jefferson street. Drs. Saunders
and Erskins OF the board of health. have taksn
possession OF the localities where the fever has
occurred. and are using every means 10 stamp
it out.
APPEL FOR AID.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE mayor of Gren-
ada, Miss. has telegraphed Mayor Ely. asking
pecuniary aid for the relief of sufferers by the
yellow fever scourge.
CHANCE FOR THE CHARITABLE.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l4.-The following has been
received by the Associated Press here: Gren-
and councilmen, the undersigned have been
appointed by the citizens of Grenada, at gem
erai meeting, t" receive and distribute what
ever pecuniary aid can be obtiined for those
suffering from yellow fever in Grenada. The
disease Is here in its most malignant form, and
the sick are so numerous and destitute as to
make 1t utterly impossible for Gren-
ada uaassisted, to relieve or move.
The assistance of the charitable is
respectfully solicited, and the press arc asked
to copy this dispatch generally.
(Signed,) ROBERT MULLEN,
r. s. RINaoLD, M. D.. Health Officer.
THos WALTON.
GALVESTON.
New ORLEANS, Aug. l4.-The Galveston
board of health has qnarantined against Mem.
phis tonight This city is unusually clean
and healthy, and extraordinary efforts IRE
being made to keep it SO.
ALARMING INCREASE
New ORLEANS, Aug. 14.-The extraordinary
increase of new cases Of yellow fever reported
by the board Of health up to noon to-day ha.
been the all,absorbing topic of conversation
this afternoon. Reporters sought in vain fo
an explanation. True. the report includes TIVE
days from the Charity hospital. but that onl,
adds seven or eight cases which should hav,
been reported yesterday, and leaves 1876 or ~
cases that have occurred during the past TWEEN
ty-fOur honrs. So far but few cases have oc
CURED in the third or fifth district OF thu
deaths reported nine are under 20 wears. O.
these slx were natives of New Orleans.
GAINING GROUND.
MEMPHIS, June 1.-THE fever seems to be
gaining ground. Its origin has been traced t.
steamer Golden Crown, and ran the auaran
tine blockade two weeks ago to-day. One per
son that came up on the boat has died, an,
several more are down with fever. Prof
Decker. living next door to some of the partie
that came mp on the boat that have fever, wa
taken with it Sunday and died last night. hi
son is down with it now. Trains in all direc
tons are loaded with people leaving the city
Henry Mynath, telegraph operator, living il
the inflicted part of the city. was taken Will
| the fever this afternoon. A special to tn
Agularache from Grenada, late tonight, report
| fifteen new cases and five deaths, and not Is
| white people left in the city.
aRENADA's AFFLIcTIoN.
GRENADA, Miss. Aug. 14.-Sixteen expert
enced nurses, in charge of Drs. Vaudeville an,
Veagie, arrived this morning from New Orean,
The nurses were quickly assigned to Athlete
families. The type of disease is pronounce
malignant, and is spreading Ten or eleve
4 new cases since morning. Nine deaths III
reported in twenty-four hours. Fully u
cases. The white population is no.
reduced to TOO None of the old cases have
yet recovered. Mr.. Brane and the self-sacr
| ticing doctors Of New Orleans, assisted by re-
| ident physicians, doing the best of wort
and grateful hearts go out to them and to IL
| generous citizens of New Orleans in this hor
of deep affection.