Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-16

| trict. as 1t has so far, he thought it could be
| checked and held within the bounds where
| yellow fever has now appeared. Up to date
| there have not been reported any cases south
of Jefferson street. He proposed to disinfect
the entire district, map out the battle ground
| and take the entire area. Not only this, let
| Us move all the people We Can out OF the In
| fected district He wanted a unity of action
| and a full agreement with every member OF
| the board. Mr.. Mayor, let US take charge of
! the city hospital, keep your physician there,
| and if he needs an assistant, give him one.
| The Towards will, we understand, give US
nurses. DIR. Erskine and | have come to the
| conclusion that all patients taken with yellow
fever be removed TO the city hospital, and
that this and its locality be so thoroughly dis
| infected as to prevent it being a radius of the
disease. For instance, Miss Annie Clarke, a
| sewing-girl, who has beeu working
in the family of 2. M. Winters. at No
36 Alabama street, went to No. 404 Main
street, where she was taken sick with yellow
fever. Now there may be other cases il
other sections of the city, aud all should be
removed at once to hospital. The Towards
bad determined to establish an infirmary, If
necessary, and would call upon the board o.
health for medical officer. The board of
education meets at twelve o clock to tender,
If necessary, the Alabama street schoolhouse
for the use of hospital or intrmary for the
Towards.
DR.. Saunders asked to hear the views of
the other gentlemen of the board. He did
not propose to interfere with DIR. Thornton,
but to have the use of the hospital for yellow
fever patients.
Drs. Erskine and Brown, Mayor FlippIn
and Chief Athy concurred with DR.. Saunders,
and it was stated that Dr.. Thor lton mad ex-
pressed a willingness to do what was pro-
posed,
DIR. Erskine stated that he had twelve bar
rels of carbolIc acid.
1t was agreed that an additional supply of
eighteen barrels of csrbolic acid be ordered,
and that part of the same be given to Chief
Athy for distribution among the poor.
DR.. Thornton, the physician in charge of
the city hospital, stated to the board that he
was perfectly willing that this institution be
devoted to the care of yellowfever patients
He could remove his present patients to the
county hospital. There were now about eighty
patlents-none with yellow fever-in the city
hospital, which has capacity for the accom-
modatIon of one hundred and twenty-five
persons.
Dr. Saunders offered the following resolu-
ton, which was ado Sted:
Resolved, That DIS. Erskine and Thorn
ton, and Mayor Fhppin, be appointed a COM
mttee of conference with the Towards, as to
yellow-fever nurses, for their compensation,
for the city hospital.
A proposition to raise the quarantine was
SOJ6u uOWH ny Tie UOdEu Vi uedilns
Chief Athy was instructed to close some
fish stands on Beale street that were reported
as nuisances.
THE INFECTED LOCALITIES.
At present it is confined to that portion of
the city north of Jefferson street and south Of
the Louisville railroad, from the river to High
street. 1t is raging on Washington and Pop
lar streets, between Fourth street and the
market-house; on Alabama street east of the
bayou; on Main, between Washington and
Exchange streets; and on Commerce street,
between Front and Fourth streets. There are
also several cases on Dunlap, Mosby, Second
and Exchange streets, within the boundary
lines already mentioned. The board of
health has declared that portion of the city
described above, as an infected district, and
all citizens are warned to keep away as far as
possible from this locality.
THE SICK AND THE DYING.
Many of the scenes and incidents of the
yellow fever scourge in the infected district
are of sad and heartrending character.
Strong men and women and helpless little
children are sick and dying. The dead, the
dying and the sick are In the same house
often In the same room-presenting a pitiful
sight, well calculated to affect the heart and
soul Of the most callous in feeling. Many of
the poorer people who are sick are suffering
for supplies and necessary attention. These
are dreadful sights, not soon to be effaced
from memory.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AS HOSPITALS.
Several members of the school board met
yesterday, and q proposition was agreed upon
to place the public school buildings at the
disposal of the board of health, to be used as
public hospitals, if needed. The city hospital
is now being used, but, should it be required,
these school buildings will be taken for hos
pital purposes.
PHYSICIANS MEETING.
Pursuant to call made in last evenings
papers, a number of physicians met at the
residence of DIR. Frayser, on Union street,
last night, to discuss matters of interest to
the profession. The meeting being private,
no reporter was present to take notes, nor
has any report of the proceedings been fur
nished for publication.
A CITY OF TENTS FOR THE POOR.
Yesterday DIR. Paul H. Otey submitted
to send a telegram to President |
Hayes, or the secretary of war, for the use of
five hundred army tents wherewith to estab- |
llsh a camp out in the country for the poor |
of the infected district, with a view to depop- |
ulate the district, and thereby stop the adj |
vance aud spread of the disease. The sugges-
ton was at once Endorsed by Health Officer |
ErskIne and others. 1t was regarded by the |
health board and the public as a happy |
thought and a most excellent plan. The |
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Thompson and General Patterson, internal |
revenue collector. The following telegram |
was sent:
Hon, 6; ". mcreary, Secretary OF War, washing
Death is making rapid strides through our |
streets; towns have quarantlned against US. |
Can you not order one Thousand tents into |
which to remove the poor?
R. A. THOMPSON, Postmaster.
An answer was received from the secretary |
OF war ordering one thousand tents to be |
sent from Evansville, Indiana. Another tel |
egram was sent by the same gentlemen ask |
ing for rations, and this will no doubt be ia |
vorably respondedso by the secretary of war. |
This camp will be for the benefit of the poor, |
who are unable to get away or to provide |
food for themselves and families. The idea |
Is to send the poor people out of the city and |
form encampments at such places as can be |
selected. The rich can take care of them |
selves. q
MEMPHIS CAN'T BE KILLED.
They are fighting hsrd to keep down the report of
in Memphis. We hope from the bottom |
Of our hearts that the city may be spared from this
than hurt. 1t would be an unparalleled misfortune
to be again inflicted with this terrible pestilence.
Its prospects in the future, and its prosperity in the
present; We do not think it could undergo such an
epidemic without total ruin. May merciful God
spare them from such calamity.
For the kind and generous sympathy with
which the above overfows, we thank the
Brownsville Democrat, but we beg to correct
the impression that the city can be perma-
nently injured even by another epidemic.
Like New Orleans, we can survive all such
visitations and flourish and grow fat by the
enterprise and energy Of the citizens. We
could do better without the yellow-fever, but
we are not going to be ruined by it.
DEATH REPORTED BY THE HOWARD AssoCI-
ALTON.
Rev. Dr. Sarner, who was reported sick on
Wednesday last, at No. 161 Washington
street, died at ten o'clock last night. The
Howard association nurse, Fred HelIman, re-
ported the death at the APPEAL Office last
light at twelve o'clock.
ANOTHER CASE REPORTED.
Minor Banksmith, AUaIanche messenger,
No. 81 Court street, was taken sick with fever
afternoon. The case was pro-
bounced yellowfever by the attending ply
ician late last night