The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-21
EXHAUSTED MEMPHIS.
Twenty-seven New Gases Reported
Yesterday--Four Deaths.
ASKING AID FROM THE NORTH.
Noble Work Of the Various Be-
nevOlent Associations.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l

Twenty-ceven cases of yellow fever OIL
ciay reported to the Board of Health to-day. fifteen
OF the victims being colored The following are the
names of the sick whites:-
Thomas II. Woke. aged So. No. 2s2 Second street.
Wiley Gardner. aged 81. City Hospital.
Morris Pearl. aged "a. City Hospital.
c. II. Hilcher. aged As. No. 1853 Auction street.
Hiram Hilcher. aged 10. No. 1GS Auction street.
John s. Skefington, aged 43, No. 65 Union street.
Georgia Doyle, aged 49, No. SO fernando street
John McDermott. aged rs, No. 90 Beale street.
C. p. Baldwin. aged As. No. ~ Commerce street.
Maggie Outlaw. aged 81. No. 81 Main street.
]. b. Thierkauf, aged %. No. 205 Elliott street.
John I. Miller. aged 7. No. 81 Main street.
The death list as reported up to six p NJ. was
folows-
GEORGE VAN BRINCK, aged 49, No. 1870 Dunlap
street.
ERNEST P. LEAKE, aged 90. No. 1866 Causey street.
ROSA DEvEREs. aged 26. No. 141 Beale street.
MINNIE TALLEY (coloredl aged Is. No. 10 We'll
ington street.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
At meeting of the Howard Association. held to-
night it was determined to make appeal to the
charity of the nation for funds sufficient to enable
them to care for the sick of the CITY, Their ex-
penses $1,000 per day and are increasing. They
have expended the $4,000 that in their
treasury when the fever appeared, and have
means to continue the fight unless the North
again responds in the liberal manner last
year. The action of the State Board OF Health, at
meeting recently held in Nashville, in prescribing
rules for the government Of affairs here. meets with
criticism, especially the resolution which
says that from the hours of six O'Clock in the even
ing to four O'Clock in the morning. each day, all
persons not engaged in the Of the sick in
the execution of their duties officers of the
law shall remain at their homes on
their respective premises. except by permission
of the superintendent of quarantine 1t is impossi
BILE to enforce this order. 1t would be opposed by
the entire community. Mr.. John johnson, superin-
tendent Of quarantine to whom would fall the
sponsibility of its execution telegraphed to Nash
vile tonight that the hours be changed, making
them from nine P. M. to six A. NJ. The various
secret organizations. usual, are working nobly at
the present time and have done since the advent
Of the epidemic. Foremost among these organiza-
tons stands that of the knights of Honor.
Last year this order paid out to the
widows and orphans Of its members who had died
during the epidemic. nearly quarter of a million
of dollars. This sum made up by assessments
on its members throughout the whole country
Thr present epidemic Is again putting them to the
test. but from the way they have been managing
things they equal to the emergency They have
q we'll organized board Of relief which
is carefully watched over by the Supreme
Lodge. All the money necessary for
their relief is promptly given and
watchful eye is ever kept it. They watch over
and alleviate the sutferiugs of their sick and let them
want for nothing. The relief board is composed Of
the best and most reliable members-James b. Cook.
president w. Berlin, vice president, W. b. Gibson,
secretary. and B. F. Goodyear, treasurer. The
Board not at present appealing to the various
lodges, but all their needs are supplied by the
Supreme Lodge.
THE RELIEF SOCIETIES.
The various relief societies supplanting the
Christian churches here During the present crisis
the ministers for the most part have ied leaving
their hocks to the ravages OF the fever We're not
for the charitable organizations the distress would
be increased tenfold. Tho resolutions OF the
local Board Of Health which isolate Chelsea,
were rigidly enforced to-day. and the secretary
of the board was kept busy issuing passes
to those whose distress called them within tho
limits of the guarded district At last to have
daily mails commencing Friday the 22d. The Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad will its daily
mail service. All the prominent sick progressing
favorably. The thermometer has ranged between
Ga and 67 degrees. Commerce. Miss. forty miles
below here. is to be quarantine station for down
ward bound steamers to stop at and be examined.
The State Board OF Health for Mississippi has Or
dered this