The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-20
TIE FEVER STRICKEN SOUTH.
ONE HUNDRED hND TWENTY VINE NEW
CASES ~ NEW ORLEANS.
The Epidcmic Spreading In Memphis-A Tow
boat In the Ohio with Thirteen Case. on
Bosrd-rhe Mortality In New Orleans.

The Epidemic Spreading In Memphi.-A Tow.
boat In the Ohio with Thirteen Gases on
Ho"rd-The Mortality In New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 19.-Thc now cases OF
yellow foyer reported to-day number 1919: tho
deaths forty two. The presiding officers Of tho
Cotton Exchange and Chamber OF Commerce
havo addressed a communication to tho Post
muster General protesting against Interference
with tho United States mails by the quarantine
authorities in the towns and cities OF the States
OF Arkansas. Texas. Tennessee. Louisiana and
Mississippi. They represent that great losses
and Inconvenience have resulted to merchants
Of Now Orleans and their clients In the States
named from tho arbitrary action OF such local
authorities in prccluding any and all mail com
munIcation. They appeal to the Postmaster
General for relief in view OF the apparent ille-
galty Of any interference with tho United
States mails.
In response to an appeal yesterday. tho How
ard Association sent twelve moro yellow fever
nurses TO Grenada.
MEMPHIS. Aug. lo.-Up to noon to-day eight
new cascs Of fever are reported at the ofllce Of
the Board OF Health. OF these. six are within
tho infected district. ono near the Charleston
Depot and one Henry schultz at 10 West Court
| street In addition 10 the above. one death and
one new case are reported in Chelsea. nm indl-
cation that the fever il spreading. The citizens
| committee is actively employed in getting per-
sonsto remove to Camp Joe Williams south "
the city. and train will leave this evening with
about 300 families. Tents are being given to
| all persons with families who wish to ice from
the plague. but are unwilling to 70 into tho COM
mon encampment These persons will camp
| out nj points along the railroads
| GALLtpOLGs, o.. Aug. l9.-Thc plague etrick-
| on towboat John A. Porter arrived hero at
| about o'clock last night and landed lust be-
| low the Marion Docks. Soon uftprNNnr1 II
| reported that some ot the crew were up I'm town
visiting saloons barber shops, a.. which pro-
| dueed much excitement among tho citizens
| The Board Of Health. not anticipating her land
| ing here. rs she was reported 10 be going 70
| Iomcroy. were unprepnrcd for It. and had
taken no stops TO prevent it; but Capt. Ac:
shore. President OF tho City Council routed
they had meeting and visited the boat
| The Captain said he was compelled 10 wait
| for daylight 20 pass the wreck Of the Brilliant
| He had only two cases on board. one # which
| WAS conVaesccut He said TINT only their two
| physicians had been w 10 town. rs itwns neccs-
| sary TO procure medicines on account of no as
sistance meeting them here. rs they had eN-
| pected. and promised 10 leave at daylight this
| morning The Board were ont nil night and
| had policemen guarding the boat 10 prevent
any one leaving her. At daylight. rs promised
the Porter left her mornings and attempted
| the wreck piece 81 machinery broke anil she
drincd bach. The crew tried to hold her with
n,,,hoIs' u, ' s a"yhnuts u'nnssvu nnu si,e
| Captain informed the Board that unless he
could get tlo machinery repaired he should
discharge HIS crew. The Board arranged for
| repairs To be made. The Board reports that
since her return much excitement prevails and
| the crew are greatly frightened, nnl one Of the
engineers says that there are thirteen cases On
| board. some OF whom he named The doctors
also say that one Of the patients is in acolapsed
| state and will not live through the dny The
| Captain was taken sick this morning and the
pilot vows h. will not turn wheel. Dr. Need;
! ham Of the Board Is positive that number Of
| the crew were up in town last night. and one Of
the doctors admitted this morning that they
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tSng Is icing I Zone for he rslaf and aid of tRo
sufferers on the boat by the Board Of Health.
main on board tho boat 9s i Is as good pest
house ms could be procured In the interim the
machinery viii be repaired. 30 tina, they may
BALTlMonn. Aug, l9.-The brig Ysllora
h9nda' Gart. J j.. Nichols has arr,ycd IN liet-
IN Philadelphia, on juno IS for Ma
@ @ boo EsefG anS i' H. s 9%ms TSsSs
died Of yellow foyer and the crow werc
stricken with It. Capt. Nichols won't out ~
the SICK mon. secured crow and brought The
brig here She sailed Aug. 3. when thore were
twelve or fifteen vessels in Matanzas three OF
them American with some cases of fever am ong
ihirty,nInc daily. The James /. Morse Of Path
Me-. lost Capt HRrkEess and her mate. and on
tho brig J. n. Lane IL ieissl, Ne, Capt. Frank
shutter Of Searsport died a MnLnnzas.
CAIRO Ill.,. Aug. l9.-The Board Of Health
having ascertained that passengers from yellow
foyer infected districts have landed At points
above and returned 10 Cairo by South bound
steamers. have adopted n resolution this morn
ing prohibiting the landing at this point OF
steamers from any direction, except by specia
permit There is no yellow fever here
PENSACOLA, Aug. l0..The brig Akbar he's
REACHED Quarantine, Her sickness proves &
bo Chagrcs foyer and not yellow fever. All YES.
sells from infected ports will be detained at Quar-
| nntine until frost.
SAvASNAH, Ga. Aug. l9.-The Sanitary Board
announces that during tho present summer MOI
| n single case Of yellow fever has been either al
Quarantine or in the city. and that tho genera