Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-01
Action Of the Board Of Health
and StOppage Of all New Or
leans Freight-Rigid
Quarantine.
YIruleRce Of the Yellow Fever In
New Orleans-Flight Of People
From the Stricken City.

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A number Of important measures we're
discussed and acted upon. The action
of THE board is here given.
THE QUARANTINE OFFICER.
The following letter was received:
QUARANTINE STATION, PRESIDENTS ISLAND
August l, 1888 I'm.
John II. Erskine. NJ. D.. Health Officer;
DEAR SR-Permit me TO report that
| have made q careful examination of
the cabin of the City Of Alton, direct
from New Orleans; inspected each state
room; that | have made a similar exam.
~ination Of the lower deck, and that | find
no one sick of any disease whatever. l
did this 10 view of o contingency not
named directly in my published orders,
but think clearly implied, viz; that
this steamer wishes to land three passen-
gers, two ladies and one gentleman, in
the city OF Memphis. How far this ques-
ton may be complicated by the matter
Of baggage | know not. | have the honor
to be, respectfully, your obedient SER
want, A. A. LAURENCE.
The letter was received and filed.
EXPRESS PACKAGES AMI GOODS
The following notice was given the
Southern Express Company:
Hugh A. Hamilton. General Agent Southern
Express Company:
DEAR SIR-I am requested by the
board Of health TO say that nothing but
money, mail and personal baggage will
be allowed by express.
Yours truly, r. f. BROWN,
Secretary Board of Health.
The board refused to rescind this or
der, and hence all freights by express,
rail or river will be prohibited except
meney, mail and personal baggage. This
order is final, and will net be revoked.
The question Of strict quarantine on
railroads, passengers, sugars, etc will
be finally decided at the meeting this az
ternoOn.
The secretary was ordered and request
ed to publish suggestions as to the char
acter OF disinfectanIs aud the manner
in which the same should be used by
citizens.
DR.. Erskiue stated that the commits
s%ioners had granted him the use of the
fire engines for cleansing the streets and
that he would begin work at nee
A communication was received from
DR.. Chopin, Of the New Orleans healtt
board, relative to the spread Of the feveI
in that city and the v%irulent character o
the disease.
r ORLEANS INTELLIGENCE.
A letter from New Orleans states tina.
the yellow fever in that city is Of a vic
lent type and different from any that ha.
. heretofore prevailed there. The diseas,
is reported to be epidemic, and if we maj
! credit the statement of the letter, i
battles the skill of the physicians anC
is unexceptionably fatal to children. Thr
health officer, by advisement Of the boar
of he 18th, prohibits all funeral process
sions, aud recommends that per
sons who die Of the fever be a
d once coAined and buried as soon as pos
j sible. 1t is well that Memphis has taker
the necessary precaution to proven
the introduction of the fever. II we ar,
not mistaken 10 the beard of health, i
will this afternoon conclude to enforce
the most rigid quarantine, both on raj
, and river, against all freight and passeu
gers. This can be done; it will requir
] money, but it must be done, Let ever
railroad be qusrantined, a nd if neoessar
. isolate the city from all possible inter
: course and connection with New Or
lesus, Vicksburg and other places iI tn,
infected district. We are informed tina
there is
AGEEERAL ExoDUs OF PEOPLE
from New Orleans, and hat many ar
unable to leave for want of transporta
ton facilities. Every road, except th.
Mississippi Central, has been shut gu
from Communication with New Orleans
People are crowding the trains on thi
road aud coming north. Unless on
: board Of health take active and uu
Aiuching measures Immediately, thes
fleeing people will be coming into Mem
phis. This road has connection wit
n Memphis by means Of thelMississippi an
Tennessee road at Grenada, the Mem
phis and Charleston road at.Grand Jun,
ton and the Louisville aud Nashville an
8 Great Soutbern road at Milan and Hun
st boldt. If necessary, let any of thes
roal Is be quarantined to the full extel
Of the law. 1t is better to lose 5000
900, or even $5O9,OOO by interruptio
n of trade, than risk the safety OF he'll
10 less people, aud the fature interests {
a great mercantile city like Memphis
Thanks to the efficient efforts of ii
health officer, DR.. Erskine, and the jud
cious action Of the board of hesltl
u Memphis is in a better sanitary cond
ton than it has ever been. By a col
n tinuauce Of these judicious efforts an
the execution OF a strict, fearless an
impartial quarantine the city can b
ly kept free Of the fever. There is no cue
s. thing as yellow fever, nor anything 7
st sembling yellow fever, in::Memphis, an
we regret that malicious drummers hay
circulated false reports calculated
1n nrodnna the impression that such q di