The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-21
YELLOW FEVER

on its arrival in Jersey City, to the quar-
antine fever hospital Sunday, died there
yesterday; she had travelled from Mem
phis with her husband and was attacked
while on the way; her husband who ac-
companied her to the hospital has thus far
escaped the disease.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 2l.-It ceased
raining at four o'clock this afternoon. but
the weather is stin threatening. The
boards Of health officials reports 68
deaths as having occurred during the past
twenty-four hours ending at six o'clock
this evening
ID. w, j. Armstrong, Howard physi-
clan, died to-day; also Gus Morti. prom
lnent politician in the 10th ward, and FL.
Bernard, an emyloye of the Howard
association; the wife and daughter of Jno
II. Mitchell, brother of Maggie Mitchell
the actress, are also among to-day
victims DR.. R. 7. Eastley a volunteer
physicians from Little Rock, and DR.. J.T.
Tyner OF this city, who has been on duty
at the city hospital, we're stricken with
fever this morning
Eugene w. Moore prominent member
of the temple of honor, and temporarily
filing the position OF city editor of the
Memphis appeal, was taken down to-
night.
| HAITI & Bro, undertakers have closed
their business Of lodges and societies
| DIR. B T. Sheftall of Savannah, Ga,
who had been sent from this city to
Bartlett returned this afternoon and re-
ports only one case of fever there; this
one case had the effect to cause a general
desertion of the town. The federal of
Ecials Wko remained from Memphis when
the fever first appeared had located al
Bartlett, but are now at Mckenzie, Tenn.
i DIR. II, w. Mitchell, Nj. D., Of ths
Association authorizes the statement thai
| no more physicians ara needed. The pa
: biological observations upon the deaC
bodies have been very extensive and ex
haustive; they are conducted by Prof, I
A, Summers. Nj. ID. of Nashville, Tenn.
assisted by Drs. Overall at Murfreesboro
Tenn, and ChiYers of Savannah, Ga.
| they haye shown important LESSONS at th'
base of the brain, lockwood liver, degen
Grated kidney. aud an enormously hyper
trophid spleen, in every instance.
+ Analyses Of urine and of the fluids c
l. the body generally are being daily made
}: An elaborate report will soon appear ur
der the. direction of the Howards and Gil
izens relief committee. one also of purel
technical character will be forwarded |
/ Washington.
y. The following notice to nurses was mad
8 this afternoon; Circumstances existin
e. with Us to-day demand that in justice
Iour organization and our nurses those VII
are unemployed will report at once
= headquarters for the money due them, ar
receive transportation home, as this w
be notification that their services are
8 longer needed By order OF w. j. Smit
acting president Howard association.
The following card is also published
a | the citizens OF Memphis at present abroa
y" Kind friends who came here from abroi
but whose services we're not needed al
Z the members of the citizens rehet comm
tee should remember they are now few
number. the clerical force is confined to O
Is, outside of myself, we are endeavoring
do all we can to alleviate the suffering
3 the living as well as decently bury t
Idesd, we frequently receive long commu
Iey lications that are impossible to answ,
notwithstanding we very much desire
J. do so: hoping you will appreciate our p
sition and will 10 future make your co
lmunications brief and 10 the point / remi
mo Y ours truly. 4. b: CLARKE,
m Treasurer Citizens Relief Committee.
Fully Endorsed CEAs j. FISHER,
Chairman Citizens Relief Committee
as Nine physicians of the medical corps
: the Howard association report Is q
cases to-day
Or. ". u. Rogers. physician in cha
:. of all the Howard inirmarles. was tai
N down last night, and is at Camp Joe Y
80 liams, four miles south of the city. NJ
Gus Jones, master of the Odd Fellows
lief committee, was stricken down /
morning; also DR.. j. T. Heaiy, volunt
physician from Sherman, Tex.
DR.. J. q. g. Corral, volunteer ply
clan from Fort Wayne, Ind. died !
morning; Thomas Bacon, who has b
in charge of Flaherty 81 SullivaB,s und
m takers establishment, also died this nc
All ling.
ScoTl Doctors G. w. Tucker, Dallas, Tex;
own A. B. Wilkes. Lebanon, and w. a. U
'iD well, Americus, Ga, have arrived and
assigned to duty.
Among the convsleseent are Dr: A.
ioTs is1s Lawrence, Gen. Luke E. Wright, Rev.
de- Landrum and wife, w. a. McCloy, and
per Simmons Of the Howards.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2l.--The dc
alt lat includes 26 children under seN
hast total yellow feyer deaths 10 date 2,43O
adiig Physicians are far mere hopeful
atsE checking the fatality the but disease.se
destined to visit every household.
,ther Among the dead ale the MaFshi
Master. Senior Warden. and Ju
EIs NJ Deacon Of the Masonic lodge,