Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-28

to-day, but not outside of the hospital. There
need be no alarm; the disease did not gernli-
| nate here. Every case-and there are sew
| eral of them-can be traced back to the south.
| In other words, the disease has developed IN
| people who left the south to shun the plague,
| but who had the seeds of the infection In
their systems when they started north. Two
| of these cases proved fatal within the past
! forty-eight hours. One of the victims Is Alb
| ner Bagby, an engineer on the steamer Gold
en- Rule. The other fatal case is that OF Lib
| Waterman, a deck-hand, who came from the
| south ten or twelve days ago on board the
| steamer Cons Millar. He was here about
| eight days before he became sick. DR.. Minor
was called to see him about this time, and
sent him to the hospital where he fingered
until yesterday afternoon, when he died.
| His, like Bagby was an unmIstakaole
case of the dread destroyer. The latest ar
rival tainted with the disease Is that OF Mr..
h. Haskell. of Memphis. He came here by
rail last Saturday morning, with five little
children, all girls, the youngest less than two
years of age, the eldest thirteen. About a
week ago his wife died Of yellow-fever, and
as soon as he could he settled up his business,
sold his household goods and personal prop
erty and started north, in hopes of escaping
infection. At Louisville one Of his children,
also girl, was stricken down with yellow
fever, and was taken to the hospital. He
continued his journey with his other mother
less children, and came to this city, where
his children have been taken care of by the
Sisters of the Good Samaritan hospital. Be-
sides the cases of Bagby, Waterman and
Haskell, there are four others In the hopital.
Two of these-Peter Baumgartner and Albert
Williamson-both lower-river deck-hands,
are convalescent. Robert Young and Andrew
Campbell, also river men, have the fever, but
nothing serious has developed in their eases
as yet. They, too, are In the hospital. That
mild walking case, ;" John Welsh, who has
been mentioned before, is getting along fine
ly, and will no doubt soon be discharged per-
fectly well.
The Dead and Dying at Canton, Miss. |
Canton Citizen, oath: During the past week |
the yellow-fever has made rapid strides all |
over the south. In our town, despite the |
thorough cleansing and disinfeetlng which 1t !
has undergone, there were indications OF the |
disease some two or three weeks ago. On |
Monday last all doubts as to the character OF |
the fever then prevailing IN certain sections |
of our town were removed, and the appear |
ance Of tie dreaded pague announced. in |
a short time every person that could possibly |
leave, with but few exceptions, removed to |
the country. We herewith give a list of the |
victims as far as possible to ascertain:
DEAD.
Miss Rachel Henry, died Monday morning,
at two o'clock.
Dr. Nathan M'Kee, died Monday morning.
at ten clock.
Infant of B. F. Mann, Monday night. at
Sharon.
Miss Lizzie Henry, Monday night, at eleven
o'clock.
Miss Lizzie Henry (niece of above), Thurs
day night, at twelve o'clock.
Mrs. D. M. Fulton, Thursday morning, at
eleven o'clock.
Miss Sallie Benthal, Thursday night, at
Sharon.
Squire Leonard, coIored, Thursday morn
ing.
Bill Dawson's child, colored, Thursday
morning.