Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-27
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was oduiy sCdIeu. 1nere Is no present uan-
ger of an epidemic here.
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VICKsBURG, July 26.-Great excitement
was caused here by the exaggerated reports
of the prevalence of yellow-fever The city
pi ysician publishes card in this mornings
Herald saying that passing towboat from
New Orleans put off two cases of fever here
on Wednesday, one of them dying during
the night at the marine hospital, on the out
skirts of the city; the other died to-day. An
other man on the boat, who had the fever
when she passed, died on the twenty-6fth.
The boat returned here to have. him buried.
The boat, John Porter, on her way to Pitts
burg, was thoroughly disinfected on her re-
turn. No other case has appeared, and the
alarm has greatly subsidized. Energetic efforts
are being made to thoroughly clean up and
disnfect the city.
Shreveport Takes Action.
SHREVEPORT, July 26-By resolutions of
the board of health, no boats from New Or
leans will be allowed to enter this port after
this date, twenty-sixth instant, until further
notice.
Proposed Action I'm Memphis.
The following letter was received by the
mayor yesterday from the board of health:
MEMPHIS, July 20, 1878.
To His Honor the Mayor:
"
health (section of "An ordinance to estab-
fish quarantine, and to provide regulations
therefor" page 173 city ordlnances), to no.
tify you that it Is officially informed by the
secretary of the board of health of New Or
leans, that yellow-fev exists in that CITY
The language of said section IS as follows:
"And whenever the said board of health
may be satisfied that yellow-fever or other
contagious or infectious diseases are prevail
ing at any point southwark of the city, and
likely to be spread or distributed by steam
boats passing to and fro on the Mississippi
river, they shall so inform the mayor, giving
the names OF the places and the diseases re-
curing the establishment of quarantine regu-
lations, and thereupon it shall be the duty of
the mayor to immediately issue his proclama-
ton establishing a quarantine of all boats or
persons and freight coming from the infected
localities" You will of course exercise your
official authority IN the premises as you deem
proper under the circumstances. Very re-
specially, r. f. BROWN, NJ. D.,
Secretary Board of Health
The Ordinance for the establishments
OF Quarantine.
'SECTIoN 2. When said grounds are pur
chased and the buildings are erected and
fu FINISHED, they shall be under the direction
and control of the board of health, and when
ever the said board of health may be satisfied
that yellow fever or other contagious or in
southwark of the city, and likely to be spread
or disseminated by steamboats, passing to
and fro on the Mississippi river, they shall so
Iuform the mayor, giving the names OF places
and of the diseases requiring the establish
ment of quarantine regulations, and there
upon it shall be the duty of the mayor to inn
mediately issue his proclamation establishing
quarantine of all boats or persons and
freight coming from the infected localities. ="
Mayor Fhppln, on receiving the above
letter from the board of health, should have
Immediately issued his proclamation, declar-
ing quarantine established, trusting to the
general council to vote the money necessary
to sustain it. But this, we hope, he will do
to-day.
~ Criticised.
EDITORS APPEAL-A special call made by
Mayor Flppin this morning upon the gen.
eral council to meet him at his Office for the
purpose of discussing and adopting prompt
measures for averting the danger of yellow
fever which now threatens US, failed to secure
| a quorum That men elected to subserve the
best interests of the city, to watch over the
health and safety of its citizens, men acting
| under the sanctlty of their oaths, should be Sc
derelict in duty calls for more than passing
criticism. If our mayor and council fail tC
act for Us in such an emergency, to whom
| shall we look for protection? If this quorum
| failed through the negligence of any particu
| lar member or members, let their names b'
| published, and let their conduct meet witt
| the general condemnation which it deserves
| Now is no time for temporizlng or delay
Prompt and vigorous measures alone will pro
| tect US, and If the health Of our city and the
lives of our citizens are to be sacrificed Il
| feeble vacIllation and lncompetency, the citi
| Zsns desire to know it, so that they may taxi
steps for their own safety. CITIZENS.