Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-14

Yesterday clearly defined case of yellow
fever appeared in this city, and was duly an
nounced, according to promise by the boarC
of health, in the following official notice:
MEMPHIS, August ID. 1878.
Mrs Kate Bonda, at No. 212 Front row, is un
doubleday case Of yellow fever
D. d. SAUNDERS, NJ. D.,
p PF fssSfN Roa # Of Health
Health Officer.
Now, as to the case. Mr.. B. Bionda, wife
and two children, lived at No. ZIP Front
street, few doors north of Adams street
Mr.. Bionda and wife kept an eating, oil
snack-house, principally frequented and pat
ronized by river men, or people from the
landing. They cleansed and cooked fish
meats, ETC., in a room back of the snack shcr
where they fed their guests. They slept in q
room over the snack-h house and kitchen. Mr.
and Mrs. Bionda were Industrious, hard.
working people. Their slops and refuse mat
ter, from their snack-house, were thrown out
into the street, or farther out toward the
river. Mrs. Kate BIonda was taken sick on
! Friday last and was attended by DIR. Willett
Symptoms of yellow-fever began to develop
slowly but surely. and DIR. Willett became
satisfied. He notified DR.. Saunders and Dr.
Erskiue, of the board of health, end DIR. He
Der Jones, who visited the case yesterday
morning. They at once pronounced it a
| well marked case of Yellow-tever. Immedi-
ately Health Officer Erskine took charge OF
the building and vicinity. The rooms, house,
| and premises were thoroughly fumigated
and disinfected with carbolic acid, copperas,
etc. The sidewalk and street for half a
| square on Front street, and the same dis
lance back on Adams were also disinfected.
An obstruction or railing was placed across
| Adams street at Center alley, and the locali-
| ty, No. PIP, was fenced in around Front
| street to the intersecting alley running east
and west. Mrs. Kate Bionda died at eleven
o'clock in the morning, and was buried at
four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Off
GERS of the board of health are of the opinion
that Mrs. Bionda contracted the disease from
some guest who had come up the river from
| the infected district south. Not only was
| the building in which Mrs. Bionda died dis
| infected and isolated, but all adjacent build
| ings in the block were likewise disinfected,
and policemen were stationed to prevent peo-
| pie from visiting the particular locality. The
| building, 212 Front, street is known as the
Trigg building.
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION READY.
| The Howard association of Memphis met
| yesterday morning at No. l6 Madison street
and effected reorganization.
Mr.. A. D. LaGgstaff, the vice. president of
| the association, presided at the meeting,
which was attended by Messrs. A. E. Frank
| land, A. NJ. Stoddard, J. II. Edmondson E.
B. Foster, F. F. Bowen. P. w. Semmes, Ed
| y. MdnSIOru, y. II. SLnlGn, y. ". LOnSudle,
sr., J. J. Murphy, F. w. Holt, W. J. B.
| Lousdale.
On motion, Ex- Mayor John Johnson was
| elected an active member of the association
| and made superintendent of all the nurses.
The association desires to make arrange
| ments for the establishment of an intirmary.
| Parties having suitable buildings are desired
to report to the association at their head
quarters, No. Is Madison street. The COM
| mittee appointed to establish the inirmary,
| IT found necessary, is composed of Ex-Mayor
| John Johnson, j. @. Lonsdale, sr., and J. IL.
Edmondson.
The Towards received the following tele-
| grams:
GRENADA, MISS, August IL, 1878.
| J. H. Smith. Secretary Howard Association:
Physicians wanted badly Send three on first train
DIR. Brown leaves on the morning train for home.
The nurses sent arrived safe and we're distributed
| The fever Is no better. W. j. SMITH.
GRENADA, MISS, August ID, 1878.
]. j. Murphy. Madison street, Memphis
Two deaths to-day and about twenty-five new
had it in Memphis B. P. ANDERSON.
Colonel M. Burke, superintendent of the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, received
the following telegram:
GRENADA, August Ii, 1873.
NJ. Burke, Superintendent, Memphis:
We must have twenty barrels of tar, ten barrels Of
caibolc acid and ten barrels OF copperas Help us
@ At DTW y Sn f f a Ie yeu
| it your attention r. S. RINGOLD.
President Board of Health.
Colonel Burke turned the dispatch over to
| the Howard association, who sent the tar and
| copperas. There is but little carbollc acid in
| the city, but the Towards have telegraphed
70 Cincinnati for a supply.
| The Towards sent ten barrels copperas,
| lot of coal-tar, one barrel carbolic acid, and
| additional supplies were sent last evening.
LETTER FROM GENERAL W. u SMITH.
GRENADA, MISS, August II, 1873
]. H Smith, Esq., Secretary Howard Association
Memphis, Tenn sSee:
DEAR Strive arrived here last night at eleven
O'Clock We found the people terribly panicstrcken
and numbers packed up ready to leave on the first
as parties could agree where they should 60
We tried to find DR.. Brown, but owing to the ateness
of the hour, our efforts in vain. This morning
however we went around and the Sick some
thirty cases out of one hundred we found very bad
type OF FEVER: Ihe symptoms were parehed tongue
headache, and disposition to be delirtous. They
were often taken with chill Fourteen deaths have
meeting was held this morning. Colonel B. P. An
derson made speech and informed the people as to
organize an association. but the people were too
panic-strcken to do anything General Walthall and
others subscribed about one thousand dollars
think will stay here until Tuesday to get nurses
| organized and IN working order The causes of the
breaking out of the disease undoubtedly local
the opening of an old sewer which runs through the
tester IN ssef The town. stogether
in a very filthy condition The fever is of a maie-
type. There great deal Of distress and there
| is indspOsitiOn to bury the dead Ali this adds
to the disease and its spreading. We ought to have
carbOlic acid w. j. SMITH.
The Towards are now thoroughly organ
| lied, and have list of many of their best
| nurses, and can supply any demand on short
| notice, should the fever become prevalent
The Towards keep their office at No. I6
Madison street, where the secretary, j. h
Smith, and superintendent of nurses Hon.
John johnson, together with other members
of the association, may be found.
THE HEALTH BOARD.
The health board and the press have been
true to their promise to give publication to all
| cases of yellow-fever. There is no cause for
any alarm yet. The case of Mrs. Bionda yes
| terday does not necessarily prove that any
other cases will appear in the city. They
have had greater number of yellow fever
| cases at st. Louis, Cincinnati, Brooklyn and
| several other points north. The city was
never in so good a condition to meet the ad-
| vance of yellow fever aad defy its efforts to
| secure a Judgment. The streets and alleys
| are cleaDsed, and nuisances are being abated
daily and steadily, and dlslnfectants are used
freely. But with all the efforts of the board
of health to take charge of the streets and
alleys and detect nuisances, the people must
come up and assist the board of health by
| disinfecting their own premises. There is no
need of fright, panic or stampede. People
should act sensibly, and place themselves and
their premises in state of defense, lust as
| they would against any other common enemy
Those who desire to leave the city, or carry
their families northward for greater security,
should do so quietly. There is no need of any
| hurry or excitement. Our reporter having
often been asked by citizens what disin-
/ fectants housekeepers ought to use, made the
necessary inquiries, and here are the reme-
| dies:
| INSTRUCTIONS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.
Disinfect your premises. The health board
recommends lime scattered on the low
grounds around houses, in cellars, about
one pint of carbolic acid, mixed with three