Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-12
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nessee railroad from Grenada or below
that point will be thoroughly disinfected
at quarantine before being allowed to
enter Memphis, and that no passengers,
freight or baggage will be brought from
that point by rail until further notice.
RAILROADS GUARANTEED.
An order was also passed notifying
Captain Grant. of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad and the detective at
Grand junction, that no passenger, bag
gage or freight from Grenada or points
below there, Vicksburg or New Orleans,
etc., will be allowed to be brought to this
city.
A similar order and notice we're given
to Colonel James Montgomery, of the
Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern
ss iIroad, and the agents Of said road at
Milan and Humboldt.
The superintendent of these roads
we're also notified to disinfect all empty
cars at Milan, Humboldt and Grand
Junction.
VERY SUSPICIOUS CASE,
DR.. Erskine, the health officer, stated
that last night DR.. Ewell asked him to
examine a mar at the Charleston House,
opposite the depot, who was said to have
yellow fever. Upon reaching the room
be found the sick man delirious and un-
able to give any account of himself. The
Inmates OF the house we're afraid to 20
near the man, whom he examined and
found him to have suspicious symp
toms Of yellow fever. There
was q strong odor about the
man, aud be deemed it best to give
the city the benefit of the doubt. He &C.
cordingly had the patient put into the
ambulance to be driven to the quaran.
tine station, at the foot Of Presidents
Island. At Ensley's plantation the am.
bulance was stopped and forbidden to
pass there. DR.. Erskine got on his
horse and went to the place, thereby Sc.
curing the passage Of the ambulance, and
the patient was carried to the river bank,
whence he was shipped by boat wei tC
the quarantine station on the island
DR.. Etskine, though not certain this wat
| yellow fever, says ut was very suspi
eious." He has had the Charleston
House thoroughly disinfected, aud the
bedding on which the man rested wal
sent to the island, whers it has since
/, been burned.
--LATEST FROM GRENADA.
The following kilograms have been re
ceived:
GRENADA. MISS. August 70. 1878.
Thomas Wexford:
Charley and Jene are out al my sis
ter's and are doing we'll. There wert
eleven deaths yesterday.
+ JOHN POWELL.
mHHANAA 80 AbA AhhDEDs
The following was received at /;
o'clock to-day:
GRENADA. Mss. August IL, 1873.
j. II. Smith, Secretary Howard Association:
Please send US fifteen nurses addition
D al TO those already ordered, one.halt fe
, males. Our physicians are worn out
Please send two or three physicians i
practicable, Act promptly. We arr
suffering fearlully.
JOHN l.. MILTON, Mayor.
VERY LATEST R GRENADA
I The following special was received q
q one o'clock this afternoon:
GRENADA, MISS, August u. 1878.
NJ. H. Johnston, City Editor Ledger:
There have been one hundred case
4 and ten deaths in the last twelty.fou
hours. The fever is Of a very maliguan
type. Nurses are badly needed, Two
Of my family are down with it, aud twC
additional cases in the same house anC
are pronounced By DR.. h. +. Brown a
e very stubborn. The city has every ap
pearance OF a graveyard.
6 ATWOOD WILTSHIRE.
e ORIGIN OF THE DISEASE.
\ The opening Of a sewer produced th
g disease at Grenada. The disease is il
s the neighborhood Of the Walthall House
and reaches up to the square and tn
high lands Of the town. Sardis, Garne.
and all other towns along the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad are guarantees
against Grenada. At Grenada the train
1t are not allowed to stop.
- NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
'e The following telegram has bqen re
d. csived:
New ORLEANS, August II, 1878.
Dr.. D, D. Saunders. President Of Board {
Health:
Fourteen death; twenty-five new case,
j. Fever diminishing.
B. F. TYLER, NJ. D.
~ Secretary Board of Health.
.. FALSE RUMoRs IN MEMPHIS.
d There are some false rumors aAoa
D, here, and some of our people are nee
- lessly alarmed, The LEDeEN will
r. faithful, true and honest, and r
port all danger and all sickness
Of Some OF these rumors are dne TO III