The New York herald., 1878-08-17
DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS AT PENSACOLA
PENSACOLA, Fla, August 16 ls7S
Tho Board OF Health now requires passengers from
infected citcs TO be detained at quarantine twenty
days instead OF, ten as heretofore. The quarantine
against Granada and Memphis goes into effect ooay'
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AT NASHVILLE.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
NASHVILLE Tenn, August l6 1878.
The Board OF Health met this afternoon and asked
that the city Council be called together TO-
morrow to take additional steps toward putting
the city thorough nitary condition. Physicians
were sent out meet trains from Mem.
pbis to prevent the possibility OF case
coming inlo Nashville. A OF yellow
fever from Memphis was reported at Columbia. but
Il is believed that no harm VIII come Of H. NO case
has yet appeared mere ana the authorities are deter
mined 10 keep Il out
THE FEVER AT MEMPHs-FLYiNG FROM THE
CITY,
MEMPHIS. Tom, August 10, 1878
Tho Bol ard OF Health this morning raised quaran-
the At this port Twelve new cases and three deaths
were reported this morning. AT mass meeting
held this morning at tho Greenlaw opera House
committee OF twonty. five citizens was appointed to
taKo such action AS may DO deemed necessary Tor
proviting place Of safety for such OF our people as
ance. rhcy requested Mayor Fiippcn 10 borrow
$50 900 for tho reiet OF the poor and needy Jamos
Railroad has sold $35 900 worth Of tickets since Mon.
day noon Nearly nall population has ieit the city
THE PLAGUE INCREASING
Sixteen OF yellow lever and hvs deaths
have occurred hero from nine o'clock last night 10
Inc O'Clock tonight
PRECAUTIONS AT EVANSVILLE, IND.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, August 16, 1873.
At special meeting Of tho Council to-day the
Board OF Health was instructed TO rgidiy enforce
quarantine regulations. Tne order will 60 into elect
Immediately.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN NORFOLK, VA.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD.
NORFOLK, August 16, 1878.
This morning the Board of Health OF this city noti
acd tho OH ;als OF the Atlsnc, Mississippi and OHIO
Railroad 10 stop all baggage coming this way IRON
Memphis, vicKsburg, Grenada and all other points
where the yellow fever exists This Is done by the
Board as precautionary measure Later in tho day
tho Board decided include pcrsous also In the iu-
uc,ions issued to tho railroad authorities SO that
for the present persons from tho points named VIII
not bc permitted 10 enter our city Portsmouth,
across the river. VIII adopt similar precau!,ons 70
murrow in regard tho scaboard aud Roanoke road
TIC OF harbor quarantine has also been
! largely Increased
THE N4w ORLEANS STEAMER AT CAIRO, ILL.,
| CAIRO, ILL.,, August 10, 1878.
| rns steamer Golden Rule, from New Orleans. was
detained below tho CITY until supplies were sent to
her when she proceeded up tho ono without landing.
| John Blum and the cook OF the boat died ana two
others sick from whnt Is supposed 10 be yellow
fever.
| A SCHOONER WITH ALL HANDS SICK AT DELA-
WARE BREAKwATER.
PHILADELPHIA, August 10, 1878.
Tho dread scourse which has been devastating the
Southern cities has approached alarmingy near this
city. A despatch was received at the Maritime Elk.
| rl,n I.ia
Lawrence Captain Barrett, bound Tor New York IRON
| sayua 10 Grands, Cuba, arrived at the Delaware
Break water last uight with all hands sick with
ve,low fcycr. Tciegrafns to other parties IN the
civ confirmed tni, news, and also brought addition n
intelligence tho consisnces OF the vessel, hessrs
Cummings & Irean, OF No. l36 Walnut street, this
city, stating that two men were already dead, and
that Captain Barrett aud seaman were T lying
| Isaac II. Warrington, son oi one OF the owners o
the vessel, resane IN Camden, who went out of the
| yoyaps for hts health, was among the dea.
rBE CAPTAIN SIX or TuE CREW DEAD
| Later the AFTERNOON despatch TO the consianocs
| informed them OF the death OF Captain Barrett. FROM
| what can bo learned from the teegr"ms received
here appears tnat oi the ten persons who
are now alive, SIX having died OF the fever One oi
tho bodies. that Of young Mr. Warrington nad been
preserved 70 LIQUOR Tor nn,,ra a.ye,y ~ 20 MS III oa
| Tue schooner Ida Lawrence is new YES
set she 'e. this p"ts s.oe. on 1aH' s,roa Una
| Grande, cuba She sailed from Sagua Tor New
YORK. and during the voyose after iew days out ,hs
sisted OF Captain Alphous Barrett. two mares aud six
men before tho mast There ,n was one p.s
ssnsel, ssS persons M in % all on on board One Of IN;
| crew was first attacked with tho lever, dying
four were dead Mr. Warrington and the Captain bcins
among the last 70 be stricken All on board were at
tackled. Mr. Warrington died hrsl and lhe Cap'ait
| fingered u0til TODAY The schooner put Into tht
| Delaware Breagws,er because there were not msr
enough lett to take her 10 New YORK.
agents un CO hat they have done all III then
power TO hasten relief to tue survivors Tho Quaran
tuc authorities and tho Board OF Health of THIS cty
will do ali tnat Is poss bic TO prevent tho tcrrbi,
| fever from reaching this city.
HELP PROMISED by TIE GOVERNMENT.
| WASHINGTON, August IL, 1873.
Tho Cabinet session was OF very brief duration TO
day. tho distressing reports from tho Southern
cities where the yellow lever exists was subject o
much discussion and deep sympathy was Expressed 10
tho pcople OF the fover.strcken sections The deter
mna,ion was expressed OF giving every possible all
10 the Inflicted cities and Secretary NcCrary's favor
able response to the appeal IRON Memphis was hieh
euiosz ID BY tho President and Cabinet officers pres
xKws PROM THE AFFLICTED DISTRICTS
Comm issioner Raum to-day received tho followiD
telegram IRON X. L. Patterson, Collector at Memphis
Tenn. -.
Yellow fever increasing rapidly People demorallac
and fleeing from the city. win remove once 10 brown'
| Vile tomorrow. Address there.
The second Assistant Postmaster General has rs
ceiyed information Dy telegraph from Memphis
Tenn, tnat tho Momph!s and Little Rock Railroa
has stopped running and that no mails arc gong ou
nor arriving -
In a communication to Surgeon General Barnes tn
Post once Department asks this officer " he can sue
gcst some scientific way Of iumgating the mails b
which all dan ger OF the OF yellow feve
, or other similar diseases can be avoided.
! SCARE AT THE REDEMPTION BUREAU.
, The yellow lever scare IN the treasury ha
not YET died away, and many, especially tn