Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

The official reports of the board of heal
Tor the twenty-four hours ending at 5
/ o'clock Yesterday, present another t1ghtt
record of sickness and death. But we fei
he half is not told, especially as regards tt
number of persons stricken with the malad
n that space of time-in fact, we know
| several physicians, whose time was so take
up with visiting the sick, that they were VI
| able to make report. One OF these tol
8 be APPEAL reporter, last night, that he ma
visited twenty new cases, and we heard {
others vino had not reported. We bellev
/. nat the number of
| new CASES OF YESTERDAY WILL REAC
TWO HUNDRED.
The region of the city known as the infecte
| district Is now so nearly depopulated b
death and desertiOn, that but few cases ar
| being reported from that quarter but the grea
Increase IN numbers from the ninth (Chelsea
| ward, shows that the contagion has taken
! rm grasp on that locality. The sevent
! yard Is also rolling up considerable number
| rf new cases, as Is also the fifth ward, wher
| t is making frightful havoc among the col
| , red people. There Is still great need O
| physicians. The Towards, the citizens re
| lief committee, and the board of health, ar
| ,4sicged at all hours of the day 10y men, wo
men. and children, for physicians. In SOM
| Z. uses the most
PITEOUS APPEALS
are made for doctor to go and prescribe TO
g husband, wife, father, mother or child ,wht
las been stricken with the terrible malady
Sometimes, and frequently, the applicant
eeates that the case is Of two or three day
standing, and they have been unable to Sc
,7Ire a physician, and there Is no doubt bu
hupdreds have died without even having
medical attention.
PHYSICIANS ARE ARRIVING DAILY,
bat they have no sooner reported to one Oh
the other of the relief organizations than they
] I'VE as much as they can possibly give at
tentIon to. In this connection we PRINT the
following list of physicians, who have report
Il to DR.. R. W. Mitchell, medical-d director o.
the Towards:
DR.. Frederick Weller, Cincinnati, Ohio, as
signed work in the second ward.
DR.. r. Hunter, Kansas City, assigned work
in the fourth ward.
DR.. S.. Il. Collins, Cincinnati, Ohio, as
signed work Ia the seventh ward:
Dr.. E. H. Mccormick, Saline City. Indiana,
assigned work in second ward.
DR.. P. Turk, Cincinnati, Oaio, assigned
work in first ward.
DR.. w. C. Mead, Mound City, Arkansas,
assigned work in eighth ward.
Dr.. r. H. Tate, colored, Cincinnati, OHIO,
assigned work IN the fifth and sixth wards.
SHOChlN6 1NNlDEN1S'
Among the number of shocking incidents
OF daily occurrence, that or the tate OF Dr. h.
2. Watson Is perhaps the most horrible. DR..
Watson was an efficient worker, both as ply
scian and nurse, during the epidemic OF
1873, and when the fever broke out,
few DAYS ago, he entered the field again, and
devoted himself and his talents to the work
Of STAYING the ravages Of the disease. He
made no boast of the work he was dong, nor
stopped to discuss the nature OF the pestl-
kance, but wherever he found suffering he
worked with all his energy to alleviate it..
Finally he was missed, but it was thought
that he had followed the spread OF the dis
ease into other quarters of the city. Ser
eeant M'Elroy, of the signal service, who,
by the way, is working like Trojan, doing
all in his power to help the sick and dis
tressed, happened to be passing by No. 5612
Second street, and was told that there was
something wrong there; that in all probability
dead body lay in there. Without
hesitation he kicked the door in, when
he beheld a sickening sight. There lay the
corpse of DIR. Watson, on an old mattress on
the floor, no bedstead or other furniture eX-
cept a single char and table. Being per-
sonally acquainted with DIR. Watson he
thought he recognized his features, and a
closer examination confirmed his first impress
sions. Diligent inquiry in the neighborhood
failed to elicit any information as to when or
why he came there, how long ago, or any
thing that could give clue to his mysterious
death The conditions of the corpse and sur
rounding circumstances told the story too
truly. He had been seized with violent at
tack of the fever, and during the attendant
delirium, he had crept into the place, where
he may have fingered for days, or it may have
been only for hours, finally dying unattended
by nurse or physician, not even friend to
smooth his dying pillow. His name APP
peared among the interments of yesterday.
ANOTHER OF THE SAME CHARACTER
was related to an APPE Al reporter yesterday.
1t was of man named Myers, who kept
secondhand clothing and dying establish
ment on Washington street, between Main
and Second streets. Some one entered his
place Yesterday and found him lying dead
on the floor, no one knew how long. He
bore evident marks of having died with the
fever. without any attention whatever. No
doubt many others of the same character
will turn up, especially in that part of the
city SO completely deserted by those well
enough to fee from the terrible ravages of
the disease.
CAMP JOE WILLIAMS.
Our information from Camp Joe Williams
is to the effect that the yellow-fever patients
are doing well, and are receiving careful
medical attention and nursing. There have
twenty-four resulting FATALLY. We have no
from the other camps, but pre-
sumo that they are all getting along well.
We have heard of no fever in any except
Camp Joe Williams.
NEW CASES OF YESTERDAY.
The following is the list of cases reported for
the twentyfOur hours ending six O'Clock yesterday
evening" taken from the official records of the board
Of health:
Mrs. Paul Snyder, 30 years, IS Mulberry.
arF lar nValrE y Dan
Harmon Williams, ID years, 33 Ruth.
Robert DOLLS, coored, II years, Humphreys.
Lucy HulbertSon, ID years, Jackson and MissisSip
pi and Tennessee railroad.
Henry M DOwell, Walker.
Father M'Namara, % years, st. Patrlck's church.
Father Rlordan, so years, st. Patrick's church.
sarah Callahan: 40 years, 329 Jefferson Extended.
W. C. Barnes, ) Chelsea street.
edward Carroll, 9 years, Poplar, near toll-gate.
Henry Robertson, 10 years. Jackson and Mississip-
)i and Tennessee railroad.
Joseph Robertson. years, Mississippi and Tenn
1SSee railroad.
John C. Game, 30 years, city hospital.
Morris Lepay, 81 years, city hospital.
Michael Corrizan, 55 years, city hospital.
y. A. Richardson, cOlOred, city hospital
Richard GOseiing. 2 years, city hospital.
Mary Sullivan, 81 years. city hospital.
Hattie Willis, 2 years, city hospital.
Homer Pole, II years, 46O Adams.
j. W. Trigg, 19 years Poplar Extended
Kate Jenny. 20 years, III Beale.
Mrs Mary Hanson. 80 years, 124 Robson Rx.
Geo. Otey, colored, 81 st. Martin
M. Griffith, sos Shelby.
Julia Crowder, colored 35 years. III Madison.
Kittie johnson, colored, 80 years. Allen avenue.
Matte johnson, colOred, Is years, Allen avenue
Sarah Crutcher, eolored, 20 years, 365 Pontotoc !
sam Mayles, colored, % years, IT'S Madison
Adam Kaiser, 40 years, 100 Court.
- Coleman, colOred, II years, 1856 Pontotoc
John Morgan. 4S years. 81 johnson avenue.
Lenah Ruh, Fl years opposite Poplar market
Sister Josepha, 40 years LaSalette.
Alice Saxby, % years. 81 Exchange.
Belle Bryson. Il years, u Exchange.
Pc
George Hoist 40 years, so Court.
Nora Conley, IA years, 1877 Dunlap.
Nelly Conley 8 years, 137 Dunlap.
James Boro, 80 st. Martin.
Clara White colored. SO Pontotoc.
Mrs. MCoy, IS st. Martin.
Mr.. M'Coy, % St Martin.
Mrs. Robinson, IS st. Martin.
Alex. HUM, 40 years, 46 Linden.
Thomas Flanagan 3 years, II Causey.
John o Leary, 81 years, DeSoto and Clay.
Dan walsh, Fl years, 80 Linden street
Robert E League. 81 years, I20 Linden.
Miss Duncan, Il years, IA fernando.
Mary Sullivan, Is years, 16I PontOtOc
Amsted WOOdson, colOred, 40 years, 22l DeSoto.
Jennie Farrell, 8 years, La5alette academy
Mary E. Sturdevant, 80 years. 65 Poplar.
Fred Heimar, 90 years, 30 Main.
Leonora ROSele, 40 years, Poplar.
Roman Rahgelot, 10 years, Poplar.
Lizzie Tate. ~ years, Center alley, between Wash
1gtOn and Poplar.
n Hollingsworth, lib Washington.
Amanda Miller % years, AZ Commerce.
Bud NJ knight, years, AZ Commerce.
Eliza Venable 30 years, 80 Front.
Green johnson, 81 years, Auction and Seventh,
Ort Pickering.
Emma Davis, 1l3 Washington.
MollIe Hall, I49 Washington.
Sallie Price, years, "a Washington.
George WOrmley IL years, 149 Washington.