The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-07
SPREADING AGAIN.
Sad Condition of the City
of Memphis.
RESULTS OF QUARANTINE
Sixteen New Cases of yellow Fever. anc
Numerous Nurses Demanded.
SICKNESS AT BUNTYN STATION.
SICKNESS AT BUNTYN STATION
fey TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. !

The yellow fever death list to date from tho com
mencement OF the so-called epidemic on July o.
1879. the day ON (which Francis Mulbrandon died,
just ninety days ago. aggregates 405. being an
age of less than i've daily. During all this time the
city has been under the management and control OF
an institution created during the past winter and
located at Nashville known the State Board OF
Health, under the advice, influence and pay
of the National Board Of Health. fenced
in like beseged city, For more than
seventy days there has been total cessation
ofcommerce and travel. and every avenue by which
the population could livelihood has beer
closed for nearly three months. deathlike still
has reigned. Not sound to disturb tho
monotony, except around the semi-military head
quarters Of the Superintendent of Quarantine On
the outskirts only the dash of the cavalryman the
picket and the scout troopers, in the pay Of the
National Board of Health breaks the painful silence.
In taking retrospective view Of the situation
is forcbly reminded OF the epidemic of 1873 in this
city and other yellow fever epdemics in various
cities of the land of five times the magnitude of this
one where the fever not hindrance to local
commerce and travel. All this before the
National Board of Health heard of. But how 10
it with Memphis in 1879? Unless upon the spot.
tho most vivid imagination could not picture to it
self the desolate forlorn and wreched condition Of
a city once attractive to the merchant and tho
SO soon after the birth of the National Board Of
Health. and the adoption Of the system-new to
civilized ages-of beseging and fencing in the un-
fortunate city is. to say the least very significant
FEVER SPREADING
To-day's record shows marked increase in the
spread of the disease both inside the city and be-
You'd tho corporation line. This is tho effect of the
warm weather during tho past week. OF the sixteen
new cases reported the Board of Health nine
colored. The following are the whites:-
Annie wyman, aged %, corner Of Jefferson and
Third streets
Casper Zimmerman, aged 2. No. AZ Washington
street.
Henry Stale, aged 80. of Third and Georgia
streets.
George Rubsch. aged 81. corner Of Second and
Jackson streets.
Thomas Lockwood. aged 3s. South Jackson street.
Mrs. Anne Verne. aged 40. corner Of South and
Tennessee streets
Willie Verne, aged G. corner Of South and Tennes
streets.
At tho Howard rooms the clerk was kept busy
supplying the order of physicians.
Twenty-Five were thus supplied. the following
whites being reported on the sick list
Harriet NJ Schreyer. aged 35, No. 80 Main street.
Hugh Kelly, aged 25. No. SO Main street.
John Gowen, aged AZ. No. 100 Front street.
Ida Bowman. aged months. Wolf River.
Henry Holly. aged 80. Georgia street.
Claude G. Cubbins. aged IL. Cooper avenue
p. O'Keefe. aged 43. No. 101 Main street.
The last named is saidto be Catholic priest. but
hc not recognized by the priests Of this city.
MONDAYS DEATH LIST.
The death roll to-day reads thus:-
J. N. HIGGINS. aged SO, corner Of Sixth ana Ja
son streets.
ALEXANDER PERRY aged 80, Beale street.
THOMAS W. GREEN aged 40. corner of Fifth and
Carolina Streets
JOHN JOYCE aged o. Gates avenue.
ROBERT RENCHARD, aged 49. three and q half
miles southeast Of the city.
TILLIE INGRAM. aged II. Bradshaw avenue.
JOHN BROWN (colored). aged z months. No. 81
Promenade.
EDWARD vOLMAR.
The donations to the Towards to-day were:-
w. W. George Jr. Aid Association. Meridian.
J. NJ. Langsdorf. Ogden Utah ............ iii 20
u L. Hungerford, Hardware Board. New
YORK. " W
st. Johns Episcopal Church. Fort Smith.
A. W. Grover. Quitman. Ga.................. s 80
s. B. Dodd. Carrollton, Miss. ............... W
Chickalup Lodge. No. "a (Masonic). Darda-
Total. ......................S44 u
DR.. W. D. VIM. one of the inspecting officers Of
the National Board Of Health. returned to Memphis
tho following condition of affairs in that vicnty:-
Robert Renclrard taken sick with foyer October 2.
died this morning
Dudley Ware (colored). attacked October 4. still
sick.
Molle Kennedy. aged 16 years. stricken October 4.
very sick.
Minnie Foley. taken this morning. has . severe
case.
James Humphreys (colored) also attacked this
morning.
The two negroes are section hands employed ON
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. They lie
sick in Buntyn Station.
Robert Renchard died at Foster Place. one milo
this side OF Buntyn.
Mollio Kennedy and Minnie Foley. who reside al
Buntyn. are sick.
All of tho above are In houses where deaths
Cured from fever last year.
Mrs. Thomas Cubbins. who resides In the Same
neighborhood, was stricken on September IL. She
is reported in q dying condition. Her son Claude
also taken down last night.
A negro named John Duty. working for Mrs. Cub
bins. was stricken with the fever on September Ia
Mrs. Cubbins illnoss is attributed to tho infection
of this negro. although she visited the Moore family.
who were sick. on September Al
Frank Bannon was arrested this afternoon for
violating the quarantine rules by bringing into the
city two wagon loads Of seed cotton. which no
carried to his gin, on Second street. In Chelsea.
He gave bond for his appearance at the trial. which
IL SGT for tomorrow mo rning. before Judge Gallo
way Mr. Damon desires to test tho present quaran-
tine regulations.
Dr. J. W. Ross is acting super intcndent Of
Ouarant tine during the absence OF DR.. John john
son who departed for Nashville this evening to at
tend meeting of the State Board Of Health which
is to be held tomorrow. The weather has been
threatening all to-day. 1t showcred this morning,
and cold drizzng rain began falling at eight
o clock tonight. Tho thermometer has ranged be-
tween q degs and IA dogs.
RELIEF FOR MEMPHIS.
Mr.. John Crosby Brown. treasurer OF tho com.
mittoe appointed by tho Chamber of Commerce to
raise funds for tho relief Of the sufferers by yellow
fever In the city Of Memphis. acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF 1891 since September a. making tho total
receipts $l0.393. Mr.. Brown sent $1,000 to tho
Howard Association ON Friday last.
THE CATTLE EMBARGO.