The New York herald., 1878-09-10
A STARTLING nEponr FROM MEMPHIS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 8, 1873
DR.. D. q. Bartholomew, in writing here from Mem
phis. gives the following startling statement:-
"Thipgs are fearful here. Whenever you see one
hundred new reported by the papers you be
sure itshould DO six hundred. Very lew Of the ply
sicians have time 10 fool away making reports and
irsm this fact arose the idea that the disease was
80 terribly fatal. All the deaths arc re-
portsd by the undertakers, but very few OF
ths.cases get into print. honestly believe there
not less than two Thousand cases OF yellow lever
here. I believe three ont OF four recover. Every
BODY has got H. frequently 6nd four or Ave cases in
one house, sometimes In one room The doctors
working hard, but hundreds Of people die without
having been able to get physic,an"
AID yoE MEMPHIS.
State Treasurer Polk viii forward tomorrow TO
sixty mattresses, which Will DO followed by like
number in lew days. load OF beef will also be
forwarded. The Howard ASSOCIATION had called upon
DEATH OF A PHYSICIAN. -.
Dr. William C. Cone, VINO returned from Memphis
to hts homo near Franklin. Tenn. Inst Saturday night
died OF yellow fover this morning. He had been in
Memphis nineteen days, acting as drug clerk.
wAyEnLx (rzNN.) PEOPLE LEAVING FOR the
[BY rELEGnAPH TO THE HHnALD.l
WAyxKIr, Tenn, Sept. 8, 1878.
lady who came here yesterday from Memphis,
whore sho had the yellow fever had relapse to-day
sheer weakness. She has a sick child. The moro
tmid OF tho waverly people are leaving for the hils.
At Martins Tenn fifteen cases and three deaths; the
fever 10 thought TO be under control. i. H.,
ARRIVAL OF RErUGEks IN oUIsvILLE TER
RIBLE STORY OF SUFFERING AND DEATH IN
MEMPHIS.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 0, 1873
tn
train, and, whhs many 90 East, hundreds remain
Lou,svilis's invitation for all to come, sick WE'LL
occasions the most heartfelt gratitude. Tho tales Of
woe told by thos, who chance to be interviewed arc
heartrcnding In the extreme Grenada people have
almost ceased to arrive. though tho representation
from Mississippi othorw:se continues large. New Or
leans people to take things calmly, but those
fsm Memphis are fun OF gloomy apprchensions.
Rejected ny THE HowAIDs.
DR.. W. c. Ramsey, Or. i. l.. Pssse and Miss Asio
Wallace of the company OF physicians and who
went from Washington to Memphis last week, re-
turned ycstoroay morning to Louisville their way
home. DR.. Ramsey, who tho ph ysician in charge
states that he the others named rejected by
the Howards for tho reason that they not acci-
mated, the authorities having determined TO force all
uuacclimatcd persons to lea the city,
HORRORS MEMPHIS.
Doctors Ramsey and Pease say the horrors OF the
scourae IN the doom city half told by the
A walk or u rfdc through any street OF
city reveals the scene OF death at almost every
step while the stencil from rotting bodies rs most
loaIhsofne. the humber Of unattended cases beng
tina many found daily only by tracing
up the scent till It's source Is reached, and then
IL Is often tho that three iour dead bodies
are found In room II Is said that cause OF
the increased mortality In tho city tho daily visit
oil the negroes and poor whites from tho country,
those have taken refuge therc and come the
city for rations and supplies. They quickly
stricken down with the lever, and crawl OIL TO some
vacant mouse or shanty TO DIE unattended These
doctors HOwardg and gav
they visited over hundred patea,s each during that