The New York herald., 1878-08-18
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST IS s7-QUADRUPLE

HERALD, SUNDAY. AU
lever ana l2l Deaths making total OF 9oe cases and
232 deaths, OF which los aud 20 occurred
during twenty Hour hours to noon yesterday
PoRr EADs-rhrty-three cases OF yellow fever and
nve deaths daring he week TO yesterday evening
GRENADA. Miss. The arst case OF yellow fever oc-
l25 cases and forty seven deaths.
MoBILk.-one death from yellow fever yesterday,
coiored woman, who IL Is reported, had been
excursion to Biloxi. MisA, July "a
CINcfSNArI.-Since last repert young woman, liv-
Nsw mouse s,srso believed 70 oe from
yellow fever Another OF fever OF similar char
seter has since developed IN the same nsienbor.
hood. The steamer John A. Porter, IRON
New Orleans, had four deaths from yellow
fever before arriving at Cincinnati, which
city she passed FRIDAY bound Tor Pittsburg with
several cases On board. One man who lett the John
A. Porter at Louisville proceeded to Cincinnati by
rail, where he seat 10 hospital the 18Th inst
yesterday evening for Cincinnati with two cases yel
low lever on board. Two deaths occurred on board
that vessel Thursday. Several people from New Or
leans and Port Eads have sickencd or died OF yellow
fever en- their journey northward one case nj Covng
tom KY, one Caro- three deaths at 81. Louis.
MEMPHIS The nrst case Of yellow lever occurred
August l3 In tho person OF woman whose eating
house was frequented by RIVER boatmen. The disease
has spread rapidly, but has not yet assumed maig
nant type.
VIcKsBURG RG-Yelow fever has appeared since last
report The nrsl death occurred August II Advices
to-day report outbreak OF the disease
Is sproadtpg rapidly
HAvANA.-Ninety nine deaths from yellow fever
inc IRON smallpox during week ended August To-
CARDENAs AND SAGUA LA GRANDE, CUBA No cases
OF yellow fever during week ended Augusta.
MArANzAs-Decrease in yeilow lever week ended
CALcvrrA-rsn deaths from cholera week ended
June Is.
BoMBAy -Twenty-av deaths from cholera week
ended June 25
Reports from other Passs pd,Sss ESSS ss:h
C,,r, Gan ruI Mari Hoan tnl SaVv
THE DREAD DISEASE VISITS NEW YoRK-DE-
cislvE MEAsU RES TAKEN NJ THE BOARD OF
HEALrH-RErLLY SENT TO QUARANTINE.
Tha, a single case Of yellow fever in It's inciptent
stages but with dsnned symptoms and fearful facil-
ity for transm ission WAS brought into this city
there is now reason 10 doubt William
Reilly has lain In q sitting tenement house for
= couple Of days with the seed OF the iell disease
likely 10 bc caught up by some wind and waited to
where It would become epidemic and destroying
plague. When Reilly camo with bis iriena Donohue
from New Orleans the pair were too faligusd. and
Il may be said too, that they are too IL
Itcrats to suggest measures OF public safety
even 10 realize the fact that they had carried
along with them tho dreadful scourge they had
sought TO escape. This, however, was taken into
consideration by DIR. Stronaeh who called In to
icversh skin. and, above all, the presence OF that
inevitable sign, tho black vomit, oil seemed TO put
beyond doubt tho nature OF the complaint When
this coupled with the circumstance OF the
having left New Orleans, lever laden district,
and that at slime when people were perishing by
the dozen, all conjecture would be likely to
Dr. S,ronach processes hive speedily uade up his
mind about the nature of the complaint. Az oncc
hs hurried the Central Once and reported IL
Health Board, but somehow the afflicted patient lay
in tho tenement house Tor twenty-our hours after,
accessible to all in-comers, before action taken
BY the authorities to remove him.
THE HEALTH HOARD TAKES rIox.
Dr. James was the nrst to visit the man. He went
there Friday morning on behalf Of hts department,
and expressed doubts about the case. Further In.
qury, however, demonstrated that The patient was
unquestionably suffering from yellow lever Reily's
Was an suthentic case OF yellow lever, the doctor
said The symptoms we're well defined, tho cir
cumstances attending tho inception OF the complaint
natural and there was no reason to question the
mans being in extreme danger. rhe Doctor, how
ever iouud the fever much abated, but believed IL
would not be apt to last That way long. This
did not point 10 a recovery. Fever in many In
stances iessoncd only TO secure q armer hold on
the sufferer anerward, and he said that Il
could by no means be taken for granted
tha, the pss,cnt s about 10 rseovs. The matter
which REILLY discharged the doctor examined, but
does not believe 1t to be the actual black vomit &C.
companyng yellow fever. A to the likelihood OF
the disease spreading the doctor seemed sceptisaL
The luggage which was brought With HIM
from Now Orleans, however, was greatly to
be feared. Experience has proven that cloth
ing and even trunks apt TO convey tho
coutssion more readily than the human body, and
all that the patient had In his possession at the time
Of bis arrival In tho city was taken In charge by
the authorities and carefully fumigated The
boat from Quarantine, which was summoned
by telegram. roAched the foot OF Fifty.
seventh street q little after midday. wagon
was IN readiness At tho house where Richly
was lying. He was carefully conveyed down stairs,
put 10 1t and brought TO the boat, which moved away
rs soon as he had boon put on board. Donehuc, who
came from New Orleans with REILLY, managed to get
work yesterday morning. Ho is enjoying his usua
health.
CONSULTATION or DOCTORS.
In a conversation held with Dr. James W. Stronach
who first discovered existence OF the disease ia
the city, HERALD reporter learned what had been
done by the ply sicans engaged in tho through
out tho day. Dra JancwAy, De Forest, Dale and
james, Of tho Board Of Health, met DR.. strouach
in consultation at nine O'Clock yesterday at tho
bedside OF tho yellow fever patient Dr.
Jausway and assistants concurrcd In the
diagnosis already presented by DR.. stronach
and pronounced the Of genuine yellow lever
and measures were immediately taken to have the
patient removed TO Quarantine Hospital, havc the
house dsipfectod and have every vcstgs OF the dis
ease removed. Accordingly = telegraph was mme-
datsly despatched for steamer Quarantine, which
arrived yesterday about twsive O'Clock, Richly,
his trunks and every article oi furniture, together
with those his Trend Donohue. oarssc to tho
river and transferred abosrd the hospital steamer
VIEWS OF GENTLEMAN PROM THE SOUTH
HIS PLAN OF RIDprSo THE COUNTRY OF THE
DREADFUL scoUEoE. .-..t .+..-..
This is the season when Southern aod western
merchants come TO New York to mako purchases for
their lai and winter trade. There are many hero
IRON the yellow fever section and the writer ycster-
DAY had nm inisrxicx With n rantlaman from iha