Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
rELLO| FEIER,

Seven new cases Of yellow fever were report.
cd at Memphis yesterday, and six dcatba. The
Cotton Ezobaego remains open, bat all bushes,
is suspended. Camp Father MattoWs, under
the supervision Of Father Walsh. is to be es-
tablisheG at once. R:quisiiion bss been made
for one hundred tents which will be furnished
eoon. l. is anticipated that four hundred peo-
pie will by this means be removed from the CITY.
Tho steamer ST. Genevieve, from Memphis.
having on board $50 people and 400 tons Of
freight reached St. Louis yesterday. After briet
detention at quarrentino she vas permitted to
proceed to the landing, and the passengers
sched the city. No freight Easlanded. There
was DO sickness Of auy kind on board.
Rev. B. +. filler. of Memphis, who reached
| Sbebyville, Tenn, sick on the 18th instant Is
Frustrated with yellow fever.
FraDk Parodire, gentleman from MemphIs,
| is sick st the pest hospital 10 Louisville, The
doctors having pronounced bis disease yellow
| fever.
A sailor died of the fever in Brooklyn ten
| eDcnt house yesterday his case lot having been
noticed ct the qusrrenlioe station.
| LATER.
New York. July %. Memphis specials this
murUioR ste that, although the fever seems tc
be gradually spreading, the outlook Oh the Whole
IS Dot SO discouraging. 1t il only here and
there that cases develop the magoaucy OF last
year, while majority OF cases yield readily tc
| treatment.
Dr.. E.sou. physician who volunteered last
year, was atked about tue situation. lie replied;
Il saw the frs: case Of yellow fever this morn
Jog. All other cases are of the genuine N sIarla
fever, aud somo Of them OF very bad type
Dr.. R. W. Mitchell was asked what was the
outlook. aud be replied: "Hho fever is woIkiou
very slowly aDd all for the want Of material. We
can't have much moro sickness"
| Such is the opiuon expressed by all The doc
tors approached 90 The subject.
| A great macy negroes have coogreea!ed 10
the vicinity 10 anticipation of free ralions. The
rcots are all deserted aud persons Que Dcet:
are Of tho iron clad order, having had Tic fever
last year.
| A stroll throughout the length aud breadth
of the city fouod residences 10 Adams street
! from Second, with The exception Of FIVE or sl2
families, entirely deserted. Poplar street, OUT
of the leading thorouphfares, from Third cu'
has thrco stores OF tAe dry goods and dug Da
ture open. All the saloons and cigar stand:
havo closed. Other lboroughfares equally de
populated couli be enumerated. Even tbe
gamblers lave left the CITY. The Howard AS
socis,ion held meeipg yesterday bat nothing
was done of public nature.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, JaIy 23.-Tho health
officers discovered Two cases of yellow tower i1
this city yesterday afuraoop, both Of which
we're brought from Memphis. Mrs. Sanur
Eckcrs, wife of the barber who died in Mem
pbis several days ago, aud who came to Louis
willie on Sunday. is i'll OF tho residence of
friend on Story avenue in tho eastern nars o.
| thu nitu The ut f1er aasa ia that OF Miss E-.loG
also refugee from Memphis, who is residing
With relatives on Portland avenue. Both case!
are of the mild type, and there is no excite.
ment over their discovery There are no cases
Of local origio 10 the city.
MEMPHIS, July % -Thirteeo uew cases o!
yellow fever were reported 10 tho Board Of
Health this morniog, among them baiog }. L.
Reister. wife and child. and ex Chief Of Polio:
Thomas w. O'Dounell. Ono death has occur
red, Mrs. D.Iia Barry 10 Mosby street. Thc
fever seems to be gradually spreading 10 thu
northern portion Of the city and Chelsea. which
up 10 yesterday hBd been exempt. NJ clae
Athey. brother of Chief of PoIioo Atbsy. va!
taken sick last night, aud it is thought be b.!
the fever. Citiz.ns continue to leave the city
10 large numbers. The authorities arc sill
looking about for site to establish O camp.