The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER NEWS.
The Memphis Pi,lsicIai,s Hope that the
Worst is over.
MEMPHIS, August 2.


MEMPHIS, Augu. 2.
NOOn.-Six new Gases were reported
to the board Of health this morning and
two deaths have occurred since last night
Miss Eudora Athy, daughter Of Chief Of
Police Athy, died at Raleigh, ten miles
northeast Of Memphis, this morning.
Her mothers condition is not the most
favorable. benjamin Adams, whose death
is also recorded, had typical case Of
fever last year, which expiodes the ,heo-
ry OF immunity from Il second attack.
Col. Cameron has quietly collected all
the arms and ammunition from the gun
stores and placed them in the arsenal at
the Station house. The last passenger
train on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad left last night. No mails were
received by that route this morning.
MEMPHIS, August Ill p. m.-Eight
more cases were reported TO the board Of
health this afternoon. Among the num-
ber were Ed. Moon and John Waters.
Five additional deaths have occurred I:
Mary Mulbrandon, Mary l.anahan, Mar
shal Haskins and Charles Forbes, white,
and Julian Richmond, colored. The to-
;al number of deaths according to the
Official announcement Of the board Of
health for the week ending ut six o'clock
tonight was 81, deaths from yellow fever
2G, from other causes Is. II was the
purpose of the president to declare the
fever epidemic, us the number of deaths
from this disease exceed those from all
| other causes combined, but rs the death
rate for the week shows material de-
crease from that Of the previous week,
he withholds that declaration for the
present. Last week the total number of
deaths was II, from yellow fever "a, from
other causes 81. The physicians are
sanguine that The maximum death rate
has been reached and that decrease in
the number Of deaths can be expected.
a drenching rain fell this afternoon.
New YORK, August 2.-Noon- Mr..
+. S. Davis, Of Memphis, now here, has
received the following from DIR. X. w.
Mitchell Of the National Board OF
heath:
MEMPHIS, August Ito +. S.
Davis: have just arrived from Nash.
vile. Nine cases and four deaths were
reported here yesterday. do not look
for large increase in the number ol
cases i'll any one day. If We can get the
people into camps we may stop it entire
iiy. The colored people are giving trou-
BILE. They do not want to go into camps
We will need help before long to feed the
hungry. 1t will not be safe to return
here before cold weather.
"R. w. MITCHELL"
A private dispatch from Memphis to.
day reports 13 new cases and i deaths
since yesterday.
MEMPHIS, August -Noon.-Five
new cases of fever reported to the board
of health this morning. Ono death has
occurred, James Downcy The Rev
Father Doyle is reported sick this morn.
ing. Father Fahey continues to improve
The Rev. Father VIM. Walsh, who arriy-
ed from New York, has resumed control oil
Camp Father Matthew, and begun active
work among those of his faith. The
weather Is v-ry warm and sultry
MEMPHIS, August Ill p. m.-Fif
teen new cases in all were reported to the
board If health to-day. Among thc::.
Absalom Boyd and wife, Fred and Robt
| Hollander, Mrs. Geo. Getz and son, Ca.
tharino Larkin, Michael and Kate Holly
One additional death has occurred, the
Rev. Father Doyle, Catholic priest
who came to Memphis last December to
assume charge of st. Patrick's Church, at
the corner of DcSoto and Linden streets,
lilo had taken quite an active part in the
work OF moving his people out of the City
TO Camp Father Matthew. lie was pros
tratcd with fever last Thursday and was
progressing favorably until yesterday af.
ternoon, when during tho temporary
absence of his nurse he arose from his
bed, and was found by the attending
physician working at his desk. A re,
lapse was the result of this indiscretion
which resulted in death at 1 o'clock thi:
afternoon. The deceased was 80 year.
old, and formerly located at Jackson
Tenn. The first mail from the East via
the Louisville and Nashville Railway ar.
rived tonight ut O'clock.
NEW ORLEANS, August 1.-THE cases
of Mrs. Howell and son of 119 Washing.
ton street, w.,re to-day, reported by the
board c: health rs yellow fever. Tie
patients are improving.