The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-22
YELLOW-FEyER.

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YELLOW-FEVER.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 20-This has beer
blue Sunday. The streets have presented
deserted appearance except during tn
afternoon, when large number of dray
| and wagons were called into requisition {,
remove to the der0t goods which arc bein!
sent out OF the city to various points Nortl
and West. There were ten new cases re
ported to the Board Of Health for the da,
ending at O'Clock this evening, as follows
james Whelan, aged eleven, residenc,
No. Jones avenue; Hiram Athy, aget
fourteen, residence No. "A Manassas street
John c. Blerman, aged twenty-sX, resi-
dence No. 20 Fourth street; Harry Raw
aged eleven, residence No. 425 Wellington
street; Mrs. B. F. Miller, aged forty. five
and her son Henry, aged fifteen, residenc,
No. Ill Exchange street Louis Dotto, agct
tWenty.Scven, residence No. IS Laros,
street; Fred. Lorentz, aged thrty-four
residence No. IS Larose street: William
Alexander (colored). aged twenty, resi-
dence No. ego Larose street; Clara Bethe
(colored). aged twelve, residence No. 8;
Exchange street.
From the above it will be seen the fever
Is on the increase, and is also attacking til,
blacks as we'll as the whites.
SICK WITH THE FEVER.
In addition to these cases. which have
been officially reported, the following per
sons are sick with the fever:
Two children OF P. G. Meath, on Desot,
street, next door to Mr.. Mulbrandon's late
residence; Charles Philmot and bis wife, a
the corner OF Jefferson and Second streets
these TWO cases are the ones referred to las
night rs to be reported by DR.. r. w. Mitch
ell. Mr.. T. G. Rogers. also at the corner O.
Second and Jefferson streets, has the fever
REMOVAL OF BusISEss-MEN.
So Ear as business is concerned Memphis
is dead for the summer. The following o.
her merchants have established brancl
houses at ST. Louis: Estes, Doan d Co.
Charles HerZog & Brother, G. A. Eckerly
& Brothers, Nj. Isaacs Rice, Silk q Co.
Schoolteld, Ranauer d Co., NJ. Sampler
Co., b. LowenStein & Brothers, L. NJ. White
& Co., Hill & Mitchell, Friedman Brothers
A. G. L. a. b. Treadwell d Co., NJ. L. Mea
cham Il Co., Sternberg IL Lee, Walker
Brothers g. Co., L. & A. S. Lowenstein
Hill. Fontaine & Co., Isaac Friedman &c Co
The following will open out at Cincin
natl: Rice, Jacobs q Co, Feucht & Block
and Messrs. Langstatf, Graham and Proud
lit will open branch house at Sardis, Miss
FLIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.
The trains were crowded last night, an(
hundreds were compelled to remain, owe
until to- day. There is, however, amid al
this gloom, one hopeful sign and consola
ton, especially to those who are compelled
| to ri brf ic hn ic ri oil LIN,
more readily 10 treatment and is not near 81
malignant as last year.
! The following persons have died OF vel
| low-feyer since last night: Hiram Athy
Louis Dotto, James Whe!an, Louis Bru
mond. ...
1t is estimated fully 10000 people hav
fled the city, but there yet remains plenty O
subjects for the disease, and unless Mem
phis is depopuIatcd nothing can prevent
scourge equal in fatality to that Of 1878.
RELIEF COMMITTEES ORGANIZED.
Tht Ancient Order OF United Working
men and II lights OF Honor have organized
their relief committees, and are already Il
work among the sick members OF thei
order.
The Appeal, Aralanche, and Ledger will
commence tomorrow to issue balf-Sheets
to-day embraces nearly every portion O
| the city.
THE FEVER SPREADING IN MEMPH1s-FORTY
EIGHT CASES AND THIRTEEN DEATHS UP II
YESTERDAY MORNING.
NEW YORK, July 21.-A dispatch thi
morning from DIR. Il. w. Mitchell, member
Of the National Board OF Health, now il
Memphis, to L. S. Davis, of Memphis, now
in this city, says: "Since 8 O'Clock yester
day morning nineteen cases of ye!low-fevcl
have been reported and seven deaths have
occurred. Twenly-nine cases had been pre-
viousIy reported and six deaths. The fever
is spreading"
TIE LATEST FROM MEMPHIs-TwENTY-oN
ADDITIONAL CASES REPORTED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
memphis, July 21.-Twenty-one addition
al cases were reported to the Board Of
Health this afternoon, which makes tota
OF thirty-siX reported to-day. This is. the
accumulation of several days, as most OF
the persons have been i'll from three to five
days. Among the cases reported this al
ternoon ale Fred. Bartliff, S. S. Moon. Mrs
E. Lockard and two children, Eva Wood
rock, and the Wehrunl family. One death
occurred this afternoon-F. Lorenzi-at the
City Hospital. The majority OF the sick
are progressing fayorably.
The city begins to present deserted ap-
pearance. Many of the most prominent re-
tail merchants have followed the example OF
the " wholesale dealers and closed their places
OF business. The Ancient Order of United
Workingmen and the Knights of Honor are
sending members and their families out oil
the city, thinking it cheaper to pay the fares
than the doctors bills aud nurses here.
Nearly every town along the line OF the
Louisville and Nashville and the Memphis
and Charleston railroad have quarantined
against Memphis.
THE ISOLATION OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EN-
ROUTE.
MILANy Tenn, July 20.-A strict quaran'
tine went into effect here at noon to-day
Trains on the Memphis and Louisville rail.
roads were required to pass through the
town at the rate OF ten miles IN hour. Spe'
cial trains, containing ten and twelve coach
loads of people from Memphis, pass through
here north every few hours. SuperInten.
dent Montgomery has telegraphed to the
president OF the State Board OF Health ask
inc whether he could not prevail upon the
local authorities here to permit trains to
stop ut the northern end OF the switches,
which is virtually out OF the town.
A TENNESSEE TOWN EMPTIED-H0UsE OF
YELLow-FEvER VICTIM BURNED.
MARTIN, Tenn, July 20.-The hegira from
this place has continued since the death OF
Lowell, an octogenarian, who was reported
to have died OF yelloW-iever, until but very
few people are left. Lowell had been sick
with hemorrhage from the lungs for years
past. and many are disposed to think be
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