Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-29
THE SCOURGE.
The Harvest Of Death
Last Night.
1O9 New Cases and 70 Deaths
from Yellow Fever for
the Past Twenty
four Hours.
Establishment of an Orphan
Asylum by the Citizens
Relief Committee.
Market Street Howard Home
10 be Opened This
Evening.

As ye, there IS nothing encouraging to
report. AT the Office Of the board of
health physicians stop hourly aud make
their reports. swelling the list Of fever.
rscked patients, while the undertakers
are pressed with orders to bury the
dead. Il is safe to assert that very many
cases of fever are occurring, aad have
occurred for two days past, that have
never been reported, for the reason that
physicians cannot be found to attend
them. An ordinance provides that the
dead shall be buried within six hours
after death, yet instances are known
where. corpses have remained unburied
for tw~enty.four hours. That noble body
OF men,
Il HowALDs.
are doing all in their power to Alternate
the prevailing distress, yet their ranks
are being gradually diminished, two of
the organization, Messrs MSnsiord and
Foster, being taken down this morning.
The Howard Home on Market street is
being rapidly placed in a condition to re-
ceivs the sick. and It's thought will be
ready this evening. This will prove a
powerful auxiliary in fighting the disease
in that portion Of the city, as the sick re-
moved there will receive good care and
medical attention, and their chances Of
recovery thus be inhaneed.
CITIZENS RELIEF COMMITTEE.
This committee is prosecuting its
good work With energy. An asylum for
orphans, and children whose parents are
sick, has been opened at the intersection
Of Dunlap street and the Louisville rail
road-Gsn6eld Asylum-and placed I'm.
der the supervision Of the Rsvs
Harris and Parsons. This morning
Charles 6 Fisher sent the first install.
ment to the ssylum-a woman and her
six children. One thousand dollars,
contributed from the Adams and South
ern Express Companies, and sent by
Mr.. NJ. O'Brien, superintendent Of
the Southern Express Company, was
this morning turned over to the commit.
tee BY Major William Willis. The crowd
Of colored people in front Of the COM
missary depot wal smaller this morning
than on yesterday, rations being issued
as rapidly IS possible.
Applications for admission to the or.
phan asylum should be rent to No. 346
Poplar treet. The children will be kind
y cared for by the Sisters Of Mercy.
NEW CASES FROM Eoox YESTERDAY TO
NOON TO-DAY.
Sam Washington, colored, age 8, Cos.
lee.
j W Staten, 81 Fifth.
Henry Staten, SO Fifth.
J Alexander, colorsd, age 3, 1856 Court.
Temple Bullock, colofed, age 50, GAG
Madison.
Harrison Green. colored, age so, Jack
son aud Third.
John Gross, age IL, Winchester av.
NJ E Alexander, colorOd, age 8, l86
Court.
Kate Gross, age 10, Winchester av.
Louisa Miller, age %, 200 johnson av.
Phil Wiercer, age 43, Loorsy and Ma.
nAssas.
Bertha Thorn, Brinkley avenue.
Conrad Lemon, age 20, Huppert's
alley.
Huxley Love, age 10. AGA Poplar.
johnson Thorn, age &c, Brinkley av.
Nora oonley, age s,lS7 Dunlap.
Kate Conlsy, age IA, 1877 Dunlap.
James Conlsy, age AZ, 1877 Dunlap.
A Harrison, colored, age 40, 73 Lau-
derdals.
Leroy Blanz, age 6, lob Linden.
Caroline BlaDz, age 30, lO3 Linden.
RF Wilcox, age 81. 2Os Vsnce.
Mary Jones, colored. age 40, 1876 Mad.
ison.
F Fully, cOlored, age %, l65 Fourth.
Mary Jamison, cOlOrsd, ago %. It's
Jefferson.
] Towlss, cOlored, age 40, 246 JeFer.
son.
John Campbell, age So, 3 Yates ave
nue..
G Clayton, colored, female, age 40.
JIM Wyatt, colorsd, age IA, l67 Fourth.
Martha Hughes, colored, age %, l6s
Fourth.
Molly Hughes, colorsd, age "a. l6i
Fourth.
A Mccloary, cOlored, age %, 1879 Mad
ison.
A McAvoy, colorsd, age 80. lO9 Madi
son.
Samuel NicOls, cOlOred, age 30, lGl
Fourth,
M Watkins, colored, age 80, le;
Fourth.
W Thompson, eolored, age 40. l6i