The New York herald., 1878-08-16

stauooso IN iexas 70 examine ueine
coming this way All steamboats, and stages betwses
this city and Pine Bluffs have stopped running.
The Memphis train stopped at The county
limo las. night aud not permitted to come 10
the city. Over one hundred Memphians were
prevented from entering the city. Several came in
foot and were ordered out to-day There are no sgns
oil lever here, and every precauton is being takcn
See that does not reach here No epidemic has
reached This city. and every confident that the
present one will be exception the rule Al this
time considerable excitement prevails among all
classes Of society
ST.. Louis, Mo-, August Is. 1873.
Health Commissioner Ffancis reported 10 the
Board OF Health this afternoon that arrange.
ments had been made 10 cooperate with tho
thorties Of Mississippi county. NO.. thoroughly
inspect all trains from the South they cross tho
Mississippi River a. Belmont. Passengers who
found sick win be taken 10 tho Quarantine Hospital
and treated. lie also reported that officers and ply
icians have boon detailed Examine ali coming
through East ST. Louis likely TO have passengers on
board from the South, ana any that are iound sick
will Oe sent TO tho hospital aud DO properly cared for
instead OF allowing them to stop at hotels boarding
houses.
HORRIBLE NEWS FROM GRENADA-EIGHT CASES
or YELLOW FEVER IN ONE HoUsE--NURsEs
AND MONEY WANTED.
From tho Memphis Appeal, August IS
GRENADA, August 12-l1 80 p. NJ
The yellow fever hero Is Of the same malignant
type that We had in Momphis in 1873 Untn
today no have shown signs of recovery.
About twenty new ises have made their ap-
pearunco to-day There ear Que hundred
cases 10 a population that does not exceed 1000.
saw e'gnt cases ana one corpse In ono dwelling TO-
day. The nall dozen brave physicians OF the town
are terribly worn though hard at work. Our twenty
nurses werc assigned TO duty IN hall an hour utter
their arrivaL Tho authorities have asked for forty
more nurses from Now Orleans and M ,bile. They
need pecuniary aid and a few PHYSICIANS badly.
Is l.. ANDERSON.
THE PEOPLE CAMPING IN THE FIELDs---vAIN
EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH FLOATING HOS
[From the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL August 14.1
CAIRO, August 49, 1878.
The news from Grenada, Miss. last night was
really appalling. The scurgo was spreading with
fearful rspidlty and the Inhabitants were flee
Ing IN all directions, many OF them camping out IN
the fields. MY informant left there yesterday. Tho
cnaractey OF the disease worry malignant, and
physicians consider tho largo majority Of tho
cases now on hand hopeless. There n
total OF over one hundred cases up to yOs.
terdsy. Twelve oied on SUNDAY. Grenada ts stu
nted on the Mississippi Central and Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad. 300 miles from CAIRO aud 100
miles south oi Memphis. Tie Efforts to establish a
floating hospital ior tho reception OF yellow lever
patients through the cooperation Of the city
and state Boards OF Health, the railroad and
tho United States Marino Hospital Service
failed completely. The necessary for each 10
contribute was larger than some of them could give
II IL Impossible for the Surgeon General TO IN the
matter, as, although enlarged powers arc gwen nim
by atc act OF Congres the necessary funds to carry
them out were not placed ut his command. Had Con-
Rress also made the appropriation that was intenaed
TO go with the Quarantine bull Ia probable we would
be better liked TO fight toe approach OF the disease
should II mako its appearance 1t docs that the
cities north OF tn port might. by Contributions assist
10 establish Quarantine here that would efectuaily
prevent tho advance OF he disease north OF Caro- Ii ia
foolish to that citos above mere ure EXEMPT
from the disease. Many OF them havo suffered enough
In years agonc 10 teach them that they not proof
against It and the strong pro6ab uy is that tho
plague Will spread greatly before frost comes.
OFFICIAL REPORT BY A MEMPHIS PHYSICIAN
DR.. Brown, Secretary OF the Memphis Board of
Health, has returned from Greuada. He reports
the lever there perfectly appalling He saw sew
cuty cases In Que day, aud never such d.stross
exists thsre Ho saw a moiher aud two children
sick IN one bod. The iovor Is among aii elassos
and scattered over the whole town. they ncod
doctors, nurses and disiniectanta The business
houses are closed and many Of the people have left
tho town. Twenty-ssven nurses have gone from
Memphis to Grenada, ani moro viii probably 20. A
meeting viii bo hold at tho Cotton Exchange to.
morrow 10 devise means for the assistance Of the
people OF that town.