Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-17
THE TERRIBLE PLAGUE.
DE4D1Y ADr4scE OF rE1LoWJAcK.
The Cabinet Takes Measures to Aid the
Afflicted Districts-Arrival of Charnel
Ship at Wilmington, Del. from Cuba
Reports from Fever Stricken Points In oil
Parts of the South.
'ERRIBLE SCENES.i

IePorts from Fever stricken Points In all
Parts of the South.
TERRIBLE scENEs.i
GRENADA, Miss, Aug 16.-The scenes in this
plague stricken town for the last twenty-four
| hours beggars description. The strongest men
and women and helpless children are sick, dy-
ing or dead. 1t is pitiful, indeed, to entire
families Frustrated and swept away in few
brief hours. Official death list for the past
twenty-four hours, II. Population decreased
to little over 200 whites. But few
cases. No material to work on. The deaths
are old cases. A. r. Freedman and wife from
New Orleans en- route TO New York were put off
the train this morning. Both cases of we'll
developed fever
THE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The cabinet session
was very brief Reports from Southern cities
stricken with yellow the subject of much
discussion, and deep sympathy was expires, ed.
II was decided to give every possible aid to the
afflicted cities, and Secretary McCrary's favor
able response to Memphis was highly appauded
by the President and cabinet. The postofice
department asks surgeon general Barnes it he
can suggest some scientific way of fumioa ting
the mails by which all danger of transmission
OF yellow fever or other similar diseases can be
avoided
cHARNAL SHIP.
DELAWARE BREAKwATER Aug 16.-The
schooner Ida Lawrence, Capt. Alpheus Barrett,
from Saqua La Grange, Cuba. for New York.
put in here to-day with her entire crew, nine
| In number, either dead ur down with yellow fe-
yer. The only passenger Isaac H. Warrington,
| of Camden, N. j., son of one of the owners,
died at sea. His body is preserved in liquor.
Yesterday two of the crew died and were buried
at sea. To-day Capt. Barrett died.
DISEASE SPREAD by CLOTHES
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The circular of in
structions for marine hospitals, prepared by
DR.. Woodworth relates to the rapid spread of
| the yellow fever, declares land quarantine in
effective, and maintains that the disease is
spread by clothes and effects coming from in
fected districts rather than by the patients
themselves III moreover asserts that yellow
| fever patients cannot communicate the disease
excepting through their clothing and effects.
STRICKEN BOAT.
| CAIRO, Aug l6.-'The steamer Golden Sun
| from New Orleans was detained below the city
| until supplies were sent to her, when she pro-
ceeded up the Ohio without landing. John
| Blum and the cook of the boat have died and
two Others are sick. supposed to be yellow
| fever.
IN NEW YORK.
| New YORK, Aug. Fitzpatrick William Riley,
horse sheer, arrived this morning very sick
from New Orleans, which place he left Monday.
| Yellow fever being apprehended the health
authorities are closely watching the case.
| MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 16.-The board of
health have raised the quarantine at this port.
This morning the weather was cloudy. Twelve
new cases and three deaths were reported this
morning. At mass meeting held at Green
lands opera house this morning a committee
| of twenty-five citizens appointed to take
| such action as deemed necessary for providing
| place of safety to such of our people as are
pecuniarily unable to do without assistance.
They requested Mayor Flippen to borrow
$50, 900 for the relief of the poor and needy.
James Speed, ticket agent of the Memphis *
Louisville railroad has sold S35, 900 worth of
tickets since Monday noon. Nearly half the
population have left the city.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 16.-Sixteen new cases of fe-
yer and five deaths from o'clock last night
till tonight Weather clear. Thenome-
ter 81 degrees.
LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 16.-Passenger and freight
trains running through from st. Louis to
Texas on the st. Louis, I. NJ. g. T. railway. a
health officer is stationed at Poplar Bluffs and
Bismarck, Mo-, to examine all passengers and
freight. The officers of the road
working in harmony with the board of
|
this city and Memphis stopped. No signs
of fever here. Quarantine strictly enforced.
The passengers who were stopped two nights
ago at the county line on the Memphis road are
still there, permission being refused them to
enter the city. The steamer Maumie from
Memphis, stopped twelve miles below this city
and turned back. Dispatches from Houston,
, Texas, state there is no yellow fever at that
point, private letters to the contrary, notwith-
, standing.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Aug 16.-The deaths to-day
include twelve children, ten of them under five
years old: in answer to question, DR.. Chaplin,
president of the board of health expressed the
opinion that those who had previously had
yellow fever were in no danger of taking it
) again, even though they had spent a summer
or two away.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-Three we'll known
citizens, Henry Fl. Hansel. N. G. Floger and
W. B. Klien, died to-day, the last named Of
yellow fever.
PoRT EADs, Aug. 16.--Sx new and one
death since Yesterdays report.
vIcKsBURG.
VIcKsBURe, Aug. 16r-The health officer re-
ports three new cases Of yellow fever in the
| past twenty-tour hours.
s EVANSVILLE, IND.
!. EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. l6.-At special
meeting of the council to-day the board of
l health was instructed to rigidly enforce ma =
time regulations The order will go into effect
Immediately.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 16.-AIany persons from
yellow fever cities are arriving here One
, thousand dollars were subscribed for the Gren-
: ada sufferers to-day.
: WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON Aug. 16.-The yellow fever
scare in the treasury has not yet passed away,
, and the ladies in the redemption bureau feel
< very anxious. Precaution is taken to have
. packages of money from the fever districts
d +, thoroughly disinfected.
1 CINCINNATI.
q CINcINNATI Aug. l6.-The health officer W jill
issue proclamation tomorrow declaring rigid
!. quarantine against all boats from Louisville,
> aad forbidding steamers from bringing passen-
gers or certain specified articles of freight from
: infected cities of the South into this city.
n Gen. Mackenzie After the Greasers.
It special, Fort Clark, says: All troops under the
e command of Col. Mckenzie, except two com
e. panies of infantry left to garrison the post
+, started at o'clock this morning. The adyanc,
guard crossed the river early this morning
d The main column have been crossing all day
a mile above the mouth of the Sycamore. Ev
lie ery man has 140 rounds of ammunition anc
lie ten DAYS rations. The artillery is well sup
l. Piled with ammunition. They are on the trai
of stolen animals crossed into Mexico two day.
ago.
IF Boys Start Strike.