The New York herald., 1878-08-25

city, and indeed throughout the Mississippi and Ar
kansas river bottom countries between here and
yicksburg. The tendency OF these fsvers toward
the malignant point. and the dinicut
to overcome, not yielding readily 10 medical treat
msnt The yellow fever, malariai fever psrncious
fever had already broken out New Orleans and sus
picious cases of sickness discovered on board
steamboats, running from New Orleans up the Mssis-
sipp TO st. Louis and other points North About the
9th inst, white man, sick, landed here from the
steamer John b, haude boat belonging TO the Mem
phis and 81. LOUIS Anchor Line Packet Company
CASES.
This man was conveyed to the City Hospital and
next morning reported the Board OF Health by
the hospital physician. Dr. j. B. Thornton. a sus-
suspicious case with symptoms Of yellow lever. That
day he removed to the Quarantine Yellow Fever
Hospital which had been established at the foot OF
Presidents Island, which is four miles below city,
the hospital being at tho southern OF the island
ton miles south OF the city In day two the case
was pronounced yellow fever by DR.. Lawrence. the
officer In charge Of the Quarantine Hospital and
grounds Two or three days thereafter white man
got on the steamer Golden Grown, from New Orleans,
shed, managed 10 enter tho city He was taken SICK
and 30 discovered by tho Health Officer,
ho Charleston SSarSs sa1od sSass onsl,ss aspS
the centre OF the city. This
once summensd 70 .hs Quarantine Hospital his bed
ding was taken ont anu burned, and the room,
building aud locality thoroughly disinfected with
carbohc acid. strict quarantine had then been
established against persons anl goods coming from
Now Orleans. VcksOurg and the entire 'fnected dis
trict South. The iever had by this time broken out
the junction OF the old Mssiss,ppi Central New Or
lean.. s. Louis and Chicago Railroad) with the Msss-
sipp and Tennessee Railroad.
HOW GRENADA WAS ATTACKED.
At Grenada quite number oil people from New
e.sS,shsa here These New Orleans @ PEI people became
sick ut Grenada and soon th At CITY, numbering about
1850 inhabitants whites and blacks. became Injected
and the lever ragcd there at once. Tne quarantine
established at Memphis became Intellectual. People
could slip into town from the infected districts south
by way OF the Mississippi and Te0nessee Railroad
by way OF tho New Orleans, ST. Louis and Chicago
Railroad, which forms junction with the Charleston
Railroad at Grand Junction, and again by way OF the
Louisville Railroad. which iorms functions with the
Southern roads at humoolt and uliian. From
Ssr sr:ay nss got Sou on :sn
employing fishermen, ran the blockade at
night IN skis, the fishermen using munled oars and
landing their passengers in the southern portion OF
the city. The numerous dirt roads leading from the
city were impossible to guard, and over them people
This al once proved that quaranuning an inland city
was somewhat OF humbug Tho only advantage
quarantine established in the minds Of the citizens Of
our city.
EFFORTS AT pIsINFEcrroN.
On Monday norning tho 18th inst, mrs. B. Bionda,
Keeper of an Italian snack and eating house at No.
2l2 Trout street, died OF yellow fever Tho house
and locality were at once taken IN charge by Health
Ofhcer DR.. Erskinc the dead woman in
TERED within few nours, the bedding was
streets adjacent were drencned with carboIic acid
and barricade was erected around the block
Bonaa snack Souss is on rFons street. one
hundred yards from the upper steamboat landing and
in the centre OF the CITY. Her snack house was Ire
qacnted by steamboat men, roustabous from the
lanoing, &c On the Tuesday following the lever
broke out Alabama street, half mile northeast OF
this point and near the Bayou Gayoso.
INFECTED DISTRICT.
To understand the latter locality the following
some two miles along the Mississippi River, from tbe
mouth OF told Nesuba) Wolf River 10 Fort Pickering,
and extends back eastwardly one mile. Wolf River.
n sluggish stream, forms tho northern boundary OF
the CITY. Bayou Gayoso runs through tho centre
OF Tho city from south TO north. connecting with
Wolf River some three hundred yards from IT'S mouth.
Bayou Gayoso and tributary bayous extend to and
through south Memphis. During heavy rams II rises
Wolf River, but in dry weather, Ike the present,
II has currcns; II Is full Of slimy, stipking
pools Of water from its source 10 It's mouth. it's
the receptacle OF all the water hih, surface drain.
age, SINKS &c, Of the city, hom she water sheds In
either side ofts BANKS Is the natural drain OF the
city, disease breeding Gousce upon all oecasioDs il
must be remembered that Memphis has NO doep
drainage or sewerage system, the natural surface
INTO nnSDs ssssrnS nsyIs: NJ 1a asScopas 'S
But TO retnru to the appearance of the fever ON
Gayoso. NOT many squares iromths mouth. Proes
sor Decker, organisI OF st. Mary's Catholic Church.
hai ocinR occupied by Mr.. r N. Winters and family
Professor Decker took sick and ded and within
twenty-iour hours dozen cases Of lever ap-
pearsd IN that locality. IL was discovered that
TWO relatives Of Mr.. Wintors hac come up river
on the Injected steamer Golden Grown, and had
ceeded in running tho blockade. They remained at
Mr winters residence several days until discovered
and compelled 10 leave the city but before they left
the vicinity became ipeclsd Professor Decker being
the first case ana some members of Mr. W,nters
immediate family next. On Wednesday and Thurs.
day, the 14th and 18th inst CAST week. OF
lever were discovered all along Alabama street,
for many squares on Poplar street, near the same
bayou; on tneou, tho noxt street south Of Pop
lar; In Exchange, north Of Poplar and 10 Jefferson
street, still iurther THIS locality once became
what is known the 'infccted district and Is
OF city. There were IL reported on Wsdncs
day. 80 on Thursday. 20 on Friday, IL on
ss'urdsy. 10 on Sunday last last and six up
reported by physicians TO tho Bosrd OF Health daily
but thors were many cases uuroportcd, the doctors
differing as to tho disease or cause Of DEATH Even
physicians call the disease by different names
bilious fever, malignant bilious, congestve lever
perm ncious lever, maisral lever, yellow lover,
iariai yellow iever, &e The only tact or thing they
all agree upon Is that the disease IS OF the type
as tnat which desolated Memphis In 1873.
HEAVY MORTALITY
The number Of casss that nave appeared since It's
commencement up to noon to-day Is correctly esti-
mated ~ IRON QUO hundred TO hundred and hfiy.
The number OF deaths reported by the undertakcrs
ana ofically announced by the Board OF Health Tor
is "A. whites, So; colored. 20; Chinese /; from
hospital, stubborn, l. Number OF deaths from
ys9w lever, 20; congesvs lever 10; mal.r,ai lever
accurate. Your correspondent has had ample oppor-
tunites to know this No secresy Is observed the
subject OF yellow lever either by the Board OF Health
the city press. In iact IL has been the object
give much publicity possible 10 the facts and
nothing else. All runors or statements, heard or
made, not In accordance with the above report, are
unreliable aud untrue.
FLYING FROM THE CITY.
Tho population OF Memphis according to the last
census, 1878, was as foliows:-Whites, ~, 3s6; col
ored 5,6s2; total, As. 06s. since Monday the 12th
inst. from twelve TO fifteen thousand white people
nave left the city, thereby reducing our white popu
lation TO some sixteen thousand in round mum.
bers. The stampede and panic was frghtiul
shins unhsurd OF 10 the history OF
our city. People lett by rail, river aud
DIRT roads, fleeing terror stricken IRON
not what was present. but from some imaginary
calamity In the iutura IL was the dread OF the
plague scourge OF 1878 that frightened them out
their Wis, they believing that another Ike epidemic
was rapidly approaching IL was well, however, that
they lett even as they did, because has taken away
food for the demon OF disease to prey upon
They are stil leaving but with more decorum
anu not In such hot haste. The prophets OF
evil we're abroad prod letting disease and death, and
saying TO ALL Stand not on the order OF your gong,
buI MI 0ncQ cnd ha pllatQ u.ra