Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-13


last night The board of health Howard asso-
citation, Masons, Odd-Fellows and Knights of
Pythias of our city received kilograms OF a
most startling character, and up to yesterday
tine telegraph office on Madison street was
crowded by visitors, all anxious to hear from
Grenada. Sunday forenoon Chlef-ot-Pohce
Athy received the following kilograms:
p R. Athy:
Please send by express to-day one barrel of crude
carDolc acid and one barrel of copperas.
j. L. MILTON. Mayor.
P r. Athy:
Send copperas, If possible, by the special train
j. L. MILTON, Mayor.
Chief Athy was unable to procure a barrel
of carbolic acid, out he sent down on the
afternoon train a barrel of cOpperas and
! seventeen dozen of bottles of carbolic acid,
MASONIC AID DEMANDED.
The following kilograms were received on
Sunday:
GRENADA, Miss, August IL, 1878.
A ]. Wheeler Eminent Commander st. Elmo Com
mandery, Memphis, Tenn:
Send TWO experienced nurses. Grenada COM
manderg will be responsible. We think the disease
is yellOw-teyer. W. F. TOLER, Z. c.
ANOTHER TELEGRAM.
GRENADA, Miss, August IL, 1878.
A. j. Wheeler, Editor and Proprietor of the Masonic
Jewel Memphis, Tenn:
There is malignant type of fever here; exactly
what it is seems doubtful. Send by first train two
4. +. and A. NJ. G. GATES FREEMAN, W. NJ.
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
The Towards assembled on hearing the
| news, on Sunday, and determined to aid the
people Of Grenada, 10 response to telegram
received by Mr.. J. H. Smith, secretary of the
association, asking for nurses. At half
past seven o'clock, Sunday evening, a special
train left for Grenada, carrying Colonel But
Ter p. Anderson and General w. j. Smith, of
the Howard association, seven experienced
nurses, and DIR. r. +. Brown, secretary Of
the board of health, wno concluded to go to
the ground and inspect the sick, with a view
to learn the character of the disease.
MORE DISPATCHES YESTERDAY.
The following lot of dispatches were re-
ceived here yesterday:
FROM CONDUCTOR CHILDRESS.
GARNAR, MISS, August IL, 1873.
NJ. Burke. Superintendent Mississippi and TenneS-
see Railroad Company:
have Just returned from Grenada The follow
ing persons have died of yellow-feVer Mrs Fields
VIM. Shankle, Mrs Davidson and Mrs. wilson
There from sixty to eighty reported to-day
Grenada is quarantined By Duck Hill, Winona and
J. H. CHILDRESS
GRENADA, Miss, August IL, 1875
DR.. d. D. Saunders, Health Officer:
nurses? R. s. RINGGOLD, NJ. D.,
Health Officer of Grenada.
GRENADA, MISS, August IL, 1875
President Board of Health, Memphis, Tenn.
Send us one expert yellowfever doctor. We VIII
be responsible for pay We refer to sch0olfeld
Hanauer q Co. PEOPLES Il BRANNUM.
GRENADA, MISS, August II, 1878
Dr. d. D. Saunders:
Eight or ten deaths within the past twenty-four
hours here. Help such as yellyw,feyeE needs is re-
quired. j. l.. MILTON, Mayor
GRENADA, MISS, August IL. 1878.
Dr. D. D. Saunders, President Memphis Board of
Health:
Yellow fever here and no mistake; Sixty cases and
five deaths to-day r. K. BROWN NJ. D..
Secretary Memphis Board of Health.
GRENADA, Miss, August II, 1878.
DR.. D. D. Saunders:
We will not let DR.. Brown return to-day. Send me
two reliable nurses. Two of my own family have
the fever. Ten deaths from fever here in the past
twenty -four hours. W. W. HALLIM. D.
GRENADA, MISS, August IL, 1878.
Thomas Wexford:
Charley and Jane are out at my sisters, and are
doing well. There were eleven deaths yesterday.
JOHN POWELL.
GRENADA, MISS, August IL, 1873.
j. H. Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
Please send us fifteen nurses additional to those
already ordered one-half females. Our physicians
are worn out. Please send two or three physicians
if practicable. Act promptly. we are suffering
fearfully. JOHN L. MILTON, Mayor.
GRENADA, MISS, August II, 1878.
NJ. H. Johnston, City Editor Ledger:
There have been one hundred cases and ten deaths
in the last twenty0ur hours. The fever is of very
malignant type. Nurses are sadly needed. Two of
my family are down with it, and two additional
cases in the same house, and are pronounced by Dr.
r. +. Brown very stubborn. The city has every
ATWOOD WILTSHIRE.
GRENADA MISS, August H. 1879.
j. H Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
Send fifteen more nurses sood as possible. Send
IS '-''''' -'-''-'' - ''' '' W. j. SMITH.
B. P. ANDERSON.
GRENADA MISS, August II, 1873.
J. Il. Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
The total number of cases reported to date foot I'D
over one hundred. There has been ten deaths
the most malignant type. We are sadly in need of
more nurses. VIM j. SMITH.
GRENADA, Miss, August H. 1878.
Rev. George White, Rector Calvary Church:
Our people are dying with yellow-fever. Can you
send me money to hire nurses for the sick and bury
the dead? WILLIAM c. M'CRACKEN,
Rector All Saints.
GRENADA, MISS, August II, 1878.
j. H. Smith, IS Madison street:
Two of my family taken this morning, and two
additional cases in same house Send me nurse
by first train. General Smith Just informed that
1t is spreading and malignant. WILTSHIRE.
NURSES SENT TO GRENADA.
Yesterday the Howard association met at
No. l6 Madison street and prepared to re-
spoud to the call for aid. On the afternoon
train twenty-oue experienced yellowfever
nurses were sent by the Towards, four by the
Masons and two by the Odd-Fellows, making
The following dispatch was sent to Grenada
in advance by the secretary Of the Towards:
AUGUST II, 1873.
General W. j. Smith, Grenada, Mississippi:
send today twenty-one Of our old nurses, Con
Much excitement here. Keep US posted.
j. H. SMITH,
Secretary Howard Association.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The board met at the usual hour yesterday
forenoon.
A communication from DR.. A. A. Laurence,
quarantine physician at Presidents Island,
stating that he had examined the steamer
John b. Maude and found no yeliow-fever
or sickness on board, was received. The man
Dutfey, put off at Refugee by the steamer
John Scudder, died.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
In view of the prevalence of yellow-fever
at Grenada, DR.. Erskine offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the secretary of the board of
health OF this city, having telegraphed from Grena-
da the undoubted existence of yelow-feveT in that
town. this board urges the mayor to enjOin the Mis-
ssisippi and Tennessee railroad from running its
trains to Memphis until further notice.
This resolution was modified so as to per-
NIT the railroad to run their sOuthward-bound
cars. Colonel Burke pledged himself not to
briDg.any passengers, freight or baggage from
Grenada, or any point south OF that city. All
empty freight-cars of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad coming from Grenada and
below, will be Observation-Disclosures before en-
terlng this city. Similar instructions were
ordered to be sent to the superintendent OF the
Memphis and Charleston and Louisville and
Nashville railroads. The board, In establish
ing quarantine against Grenada, issued the
following order:
MEMPHIS, TENN. August IL. 1878.
All parties from New Orleans, Vicksburg, Grena-