Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-14
FATAL FEvERs.
Ravages of the Yellow Jack-Increase OF
Mortality ut Grentd, and Other Points.


A MODIFIED CASE.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. l3.-Captain William 8.
Nelson, who arrived at hi. home here from
Port Eads Saturday last died this morning
from disease said to be n modified type of
yellow fever. Two or three persons from the
same place are now sick here. but OF what mai.
ady the doctors not fully determined.
Captain Nelson was II civil engineer and COM
mander of the dredge boat a, the jetties. Ho
was also member of the old Arm of Odds d
Nelson, wreckers. he was also superint ndent
of the gun-boat building yards during he war,
builder of the caisons for the st. Louis bridge,
and has had life of unusual industry and
usefulness.
ST. LOUIS Aug. 13.--The physicians who
attended Captain Nelson. whose death was an
nounced this noon, state he died of material
| fever and that the case presented no symptoms
of yellow fever
GENUINE CASE AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l3.-Mrs. Kate Bionda,
| Irish woman living at 2l2 Front street. corner
of Adams, near the center of the city, is Off
| cially reported this morning as having genu-
| inc case of yellow fever. She had been keep
! ing small eating house which was almost en-
tirely frequented by roustabouts and river
| hands. DR.. Erskine, health officer, has taken
charge of the building and block, and goes to
work at once dsinfecting and fumigating the
ncighboring square.
QUARANTINE.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 13.-Considerable OK
citement prevails here over yellow fever re-
ports fr~m Memphis and Grenada, and strict
quarantine has been forced.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 13.-The John d. Porter
arrived here tonight with several cases of yell
low fever on board. Thehealth officers visited
their craft to-day, which moved on up the
river towards Cincinnati. No danger is felt
, here.
AT GREN ADA.
MEMPHIS Aug. ia special to the Avalanche
late to- night reports seven deaths and many
, new cases in the last twenty-four hours at
Grenada aud indications are that eight nine
will die before tomorrow, with from
twelve to fifteen new cases. So far none have
: got well. The city is in a bad filthy condition.
! Fever is reported at Winona and Canton, Miss.
PORT EADs.
PonT EADs Aug. 13.-Three new eases, in
Guiding the telegraph operator; one death.
LATER AND WORSE.
New ORLEANS, Aug. ia later dispatch
; from Dr. Stone at Port Eads reports six new
, cases and two deaths. A dispatch from But
Ter Anderson. vice president of the Howard
association, dated Grenada Miss, to-day, to
e the Howard association of this city says: Send
orange leaves and nurses. Situation fearful.
f Wors than in 1873. DR.. Vaudeville and four
: nurses sent by the Howard association have az
3 rived at Grenada. Seven more nurses left here
e for that point to-day. The Vicksburg health
q officer reports no new cases. The fever had
/ disappeared up to noon to-day.
GRENADA, Aug. 13.-Seven deaths and eight
new ses in the last twenty-four hours. At
least 100 are down with fever. Weather cloudy
s. with threatening rain. Indications bad for
st patients. Four cases of black vomit are re-
1t ported by Hughes, which he says cannot re-
. cover. Business is entirely suspended, and
: the trains pass by without noticing the place.
- The distress is truly appalling.