The Portland daily press., 1878-09-02
YELLOW FEVER.
The Disease ssim Increasing in Memphis.

The Disease SILL Increasing in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 31.-The weather this morn
ing was bright and warm, but the clouds of
woe over the city show no signs of breaking.
takers are becoming exhausted by constant
working. DIR. Wise, an active young physi-
clan, was taken down this morning at the
Board of Health Office.
At the county Jail there are about 20 cases of
fever. M. G. Williams, under sentence to the
penitentiary for murder, died last night. and
the negro murderer Brizzell, under sentence of
death, is dying.
At Camp Joe Williams four or five deaths
occur daily. The hospital contains about 25
sick and the worst is feared for the poor people
living in the tents. Some have become fright
ened and returned to their homes in the infect
ed district in the city. Alexander Ham, of
the Masonic board of relief is down, and
Joseph Russell, of the Odd Fellows relief
board, is very low.
The official record today shows 13S new cases
and " deaths for the "a hours ending at p. m.
Volunteer physicians continue to arrive, five
from the Ohio Board of HEALTH DR.. McCor-
mick from Indiana and DR.. E. T. Easey from
Little Rock arriving today. Dr. Easiey was
accompanied by a corps of 30 nurses. Among
the more recent cases of fever are 81. S. Lam
drum, city editor of the Avalanche, and P. r.
Athy, Chief of Police. r. A. Thompson,
postmaster, is down, but is doing WELL Joseph
Russell, superintendent of the Odd Fellows
nurses died and was buried today.
The attention of the health officers has been
called to the Whittemore House in which five
deaths have occurred. One woman who died
at midnight Friday still lies in the house. An
unknown man, sick in back room, was not
heard from for several days. This evening
physician visited the house, broke into the
room of the sick man and found his stiff re-
mains lying abandoned in the bed dirty
sheet thrown over his face and the bed spat.
tered with black vomit The sanitary police
have been instructed to break into houses
where they have reason to believe there are
unattended sick or dead persons.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1.-The new cases reported
here today are 104, deaths 76.
The Situation nj New OrIeaus.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31.--Rev. Father G. j.
terday of yellow fever. The death list today
includes 20 children under years. The fol-
lowing telegram was received this morning.
Nurses will leave this afternoon:
PORT GIBSON, Aug 81.
Send ten goc1 nurses five male and five female
There have been $50 cases and As deaths. All are
broken down; great distress.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. New fever cases,
260; deaths, 8S.
The weather was cloudy and warm today
with light shower this afternoon. There
were 253 applications for relief made to the
Howards today. The members of the visiting
committee report general spread of the fever
localities heretofore measurably exempt.
Though the present situation is sad, the general
impression seems to be that the worst has not
yet come.
Terror in Water Valley.
WATER VALLEY, Miss, Aug. 31.-Intense
excitement exists here. Kinney Lee. yellow
fever victim. died yesterday The citizens were
so terrified that not a man would help to bury
the corpse. The citizens are leaving in herds
The employees of the Jackson Railroad route
who came here from New Orleans to escape
the scourge have fled to Bobon, Tenn. j. e.
Booker is the only yellow fever victim now
remaining in Water Valley.
The Disease i'm Kentucky.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 31.-Deaths are reported
at Hcksman, KY, of Edward Wongel, Mrs.
Whiting and son of A. E. Young of yellow
fever. Fifty persons are reported sick there.
At Canton.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
Howard Association from Canton, Miss, says
that there have been 20 new cases in the last
II hours
At Jackson.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 31.-One death from
fever was reported here today, causing con.
siderable excitement Many persons are
leaving the city. Supt. David Flanery of the
Western Union Company has gone to Grenada
to reopen telegraphic communication. Opera
tors there are down with fever.
Al Grenada.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 31-Thos. Marshall and w.
w. Reddlng. telegraph operators at Grenada,
are dead David Flanery, Ex-Superintendent
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company at
New orleans, has arrived at Grenada, and
will keep the office open.