The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-18
THE FEVER FAKE.

Nineteen New Cases aud Seven Deaths
Yssterday-A New Imported Case ut Now
Orleans-Nsw York Responding I.iberaliy ,
to the Relief Cry.
THIRTHEN NEw CASES, SEVEN DEATHS.
hfEnrH1s, Sept. 15.-Thirteen new oases were
reported to the board Of health this morning,
among the numbet being Devoio John Sedger,
Mrs. Tom O. Donnell, aud two children of Rev.
J. J. Peres, . Jewish divine. Seven deaths
have occurred since last night; among the
whites are T. Keefe, Garret Demeres and Nancy
Pulver. Weather clear and cold. Tho theI.
mometer last night dropped to 81.
H1aHT REPoRT.
MtAtH1s. Sept. l0.-Nineteen new cases-
twelve white, seven colofed--were reported to
The board of health to-day. Ono additional
death WAS reported-A colored man.
Dan Sullivan, . we'll known steamboat clerk,
died this afternoon At 5 O'Clock, after tho reg
ular report of the day had been signed by the
secretary of the board of health.
At meeting of the committee of safety this
afternoon action on tho resignation of Col.
John F. Cameron. Us superintendent of oil
camps, WAS reconsidered, and he has consented
Porter leave for Nashville tomorrow morn
ing. The following was also adopted by the
committee:
Resolved, That with view to securing rations
from the national government fof issuance to
the people of Memphls now in camp. that d.
T. Porter and Hon. John johnson be appointed
. committee to correspond with tho honorable
secretary of war in order to secure such Iati0ns.
Donations to the Howard association, to-day,
aggregated e7l5.
Twenty nurses were assigned to duty BY
them.
Rev. Father Walsh has 50 far recovered that
he 10 able to be ut his post again.
Tho thermometer, to-day, has ranged be-
tween "A and 7t.
SIX MILES otT.
Richard Sharp died, tonight 1T o'clock,
six miles out on Poplar street boulevard, of
fever. His brother Joseph will hardly survive
tonight.
LANasTAFr IN NEW YORK.
Nxw YORK. Sept. 15.-A. ID. Langstaff, pref
dent of tho Howard association of Memphis, il
In the city endeavorina to raise money for the
relief of his suffering fellow citizens. The
mittee to make collections. The chamber Of
commerce is expected soon to take action.
President L.ngstaff says tho 8owaxds bad
money enough to pay their way until to-mor-
row night; if by that time aid 10 not forth
coming they would be compelled to abandon
this work, which simply means to abandon the
hopeless to their own resources.
New YORK, Sept. ia. D. Langstaff, presi-
dent Of the Howard association, reports = sue
cessful beginning in New York OF the work OF
raising funds for yellow fever sufferers in
Memphis. Tho hardware board # trade col.
lected $725, which has been telegraphed to
Memphis. Tho chamber Of commerce holds 4
special meeting Thursday to promote tho OBJ
ject Of Langstaff's mission.
QUARANTINE RAISED.
NATcHEz, Sept. 15.-The city council passed
= resolution raising the quarantine against
New Orleans on all freights except woolen
goods packed in New Orleans, snd requiring q
clear bill of health for the admission of pas
sengers.
AT C0NCORDIA, MBs.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l5.- -Greenvillc, Miss.
specials report = pestilence Of malignant
fever At Concordia. Several deaths have oc-
Cured the past week, including 9. Frank, Geo
Tobin and Attorney Key. Tho surrounding
neighborhood have quarantined against Con
cordia.
LouIsvILLE, Ky, Sept. ia special to the
Courier Journal Sept. Is: If the fever at Con
cordia is not yellow fever it il mono tho lose
fatal. The steamer John B. Mande Arrived
here this morning. She landed twenty mile'
above Concordia At o'clock Sunday morning:
Her officers report 81 Frank. Geo. Tobin and
Attorney Key all dead. Six new cases ar'
| reported. Quarantine against Concordia hal
been established.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-Dr. L0eber, sur
geon Of Tours in6rmary, reports to tho board
Of health u case OF yellow fever, Louis Gold
smith, 20 yeara. He came from Morgan City
The board Of health met to discuss of raising
! the quarantine, but nothing WAS done. DR.
Bemiss stated he had telegraphed the secre
| tary of the board of health, who told him ther,
we're two mild cases. These cases have sine,
proven to be not yellow fever.
Dr.. Rutherford, State health officer, Texas
notified the board that Texas will raise th
quarantine, and was assured that the city il Tn
tirely healthy and can give clean bills ot health
to passengers leaving New Orleans. The boar,
adopted the following:
| Resolved That in view of the present sani
tary condition of the city of New Orleans, car
| be taken to continue the most scrupulous clean
liness of the city, and all steam ooats and othe
vessels leaving the city. The national boar,
of health be aud is hereby requested to coop
crate with us in tho termination of other re
strictions than those relating to hygieni
measures.
RIVER QUARANTINE RAISED.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. l5.-Tbe board Of healt
has raised the river quarantine againa
Memphis. Seven cases of yellow fever hav
been treated here this season, all imported
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