Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-05
A BIG SCARE
Based Upon Extrava9ant RumOrs
Originated by MaIevOIent
PersOns-The Fever
ut an End.

mOrs of the temperance of yellow
fever in this city have been rife, and
consequently resulted in arousing no
little apprehension n.this community.
We hear of a number of persons who
have fed the city because of these ru-
mors, which have been scattered
throughout the country. A we'll
known merchant who reached here
this morning says that these rumors
have been scattered all along the
line of the Louisville railroad,
and that many Memphians have
turned back, being afraid to venture
into this city. There have been a few
new cases during the past FIVE days,
but the persons afflicted have been in
the city or infected district two weeks
or all the time. Mr.. Skipwith, whose.
death is noticed below, had been at.
Tuscumbia, Ala, and returned to the
city twelve or fourteen days ago. We
have failed to hear of a single case of
fever among refugees, and are frank
in the statement that it is safe for our
people to return to Memphis.
There is no reason for this scare. Abb
sentees can now return to Memphis.
Below we publish a card from DR.. r..
+. Brown, secretary of the Board of
Health, setting forth a reliable and
intelligent statement, and also giving
an assurance Of safety to all who de-
sire to return to Memphis. We also
publish a complete list of all persons
who have died within the past few
days. The deaths from yellow fever
are among those who have been in the
infected district. The following is the
reported deaths and burials:
Mary Harvey, aged thirty-seven, yell
low fever, died yesterday morning at
No. II Bradford street.
A still-born child of Con Rawlins,
No, l05 Third street, was inferred by
Jack Walsh.
Two or three deaths are reported at
the hosnital.
Henry Williams, cOlored, who was
seized with yellow fever last Tuesday,
died last evening at r. G. Lowery's
place, corner of Irrelevant street and
the boulevard.
Flaraherty 4 Sullivan report one
interment to-day, Maggie Breen, who
died of yellow fever last night at her
residence on Union avenue. This
firm reports four yellow fever deaths
for yesterday. These cases were out
side of the city.
George Bullock died with yellow
fever yesterday. He had been ex.
posed to the disease four weeks.
George Skipwith, who returned from
Tuscumbia, Ala, twelve days ago
died with yellow fever Sunday night
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The following deaths were reported
to the board of health yesterday:
Mrs. Patterson, age AZ, malaria
fever, Rayburn avenue, outside Of tn.
| city.
Mrs. Jerry Cockrell, yellow fever
Boulevard, outside of the city.
Rhode Perkins, (col.) consumption
= Central Point.
Cora jackson, (col.) diarrhea, 5
e Madison street.
e Mrs. Il. P. Hanley, aged So, yello'
: fever, No. q Ruth street.
Michael Martin, yellow fever, Da
vie avenue.
! James McCabe, yellow fever, OppC
site St. Peters Orphan Asylum.
d DR., Ewell, yellow fever, POsto
f avenue.
: Miss Jessie Fleming, yellow feye
Layton avenue
le NEW CASES REPORTED.
Sc The following cases of yellow few
II are reported to the board of health
= Mrs. Harvey, II Bradford stree
November 4th.
ii Mrs. Skipwith, Robinson street al
Jones avenue, November 3D..
t. George Bullock, Robinson sire,
If November 4th.
& AN OFFICIAL CARD.
ne To the Public:
O.. Owing to the e%xtrayagant and i
Ier founded rumors being circulated
persons through malicious motives,
M deem it my duty, as secretary of I
70 board of health, to assure the peoI
n Of Memphis that the yellow fey
!. epidemic is at an end, and that all a
w. sentees can now return with safe.
yer Since the official declaration by t
.ge board of health that the yellow fey
b. had subsidized as an epidemic, there
or. not come within our knowledge a s
81 gle new case Of the disease among p
H. sons who have been outside of the
fected district, and but few cases CIV
among those who had stayed here or
at the vicinity.
the r. +. Brown, MD,
int: Secretary Board of Health
d. S.
oft. j. A. SignaigO, 27S Second sire