The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19
Exodus Of Citizens and SuS-
pension Of Business.
CRAVE QUESTION OF FEEDING THE POOR.
Culpable Carelessness ola United
States Consul.
FEARS OF A GENERAL EPIDEMIC
tpY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July IS, 1879.
The outlook is ominous. There were five new
eases reported to the Board of Health to-day and
one death. The were as follows:-
Frederick Eckers, aged twenty-eght. barber. re-
siding at No. l0l Beale street. who came to Memphis
lust after the epidemic of last year. He was re-
ported i'll at ten o'clock and died three hours after
ward.
j. Williamson. aged twenty-eight rooming at
the corner of Jefferson and Front streets
Mrs b. Adams, aged twenty eight, residence No.
7a Clay street.
Miss Mollie Hamerle, aged fifteen. residence No.
26l South street.
Miss Kate Watson. aged thirty-one. residence No.
2sl South street.
Mrs ADAMS lives almost opposite the Hester
families; Miss HaInerle and Miss Watson about two
squares distant south. In addition to these cases
which have been reported there are two sisters
named Lola and Louise Godsey. aged respectively
eighteen and twenty years, residing at No. As Brad
ford street, who are sick and have every symptom
of yellow fever These young ladies were in attend
for three days on Mrs. Tobin. who died Of the
fever few days SINCE and their illness is attributed
to the infection of the Tobin dwelling
THE SPORADIC THEORY
These cases fully develop into yellow fever. and
their physician stated to your correspondent to-
night that he had but little doubts on the subject.
The sporadic theory of some of the physicians will
be entirely disproved. Indeed. majority of those
who yet remain fully realize the fact that there is
yeS> fever in Memphis, and it is gradually spread
ing. All the physicians agree one point. and that
is in urging all who to leave the city quickly
possible. Hiram Athy. aged fourteen, son OF
Chief of Police Athy, is also very sick with some
kind of fever. The doctors held consultation on his
case this afternoon, but decided to await develop
ments before giving opinion. Chief Atby' resi-
dence is just one square east of the Tobn dwelling.
at the OF Bradford and Manassas streets.
EFFECT ON BUSINESS.
The effect on business has been marked. Nearly
every wholesale house of prominence has made
arrangements and is busily engaged in shipping
its stock to other cities. through the
WHOLESALERS of the city reveals the startling
formation that there is not provisions sufficient in
the entire city to last two weeks. by Monday every
wealthy man will have left the city and then will
come the crisis.
QUESTION OF FOOD.
The poor people must be fed. and the question
naturally arises who will feed them? Upon the first
outbreak of the fever merchants began reducing
their stocks until the situation stated 1t is the
desire of the officials that all should leave the city,
but there thousands OF poor people here who
cannot go unless furnished transportation. and
then wonld have to be fed after having been driven
from home. This is no fancy picture. but the PLAIN
unvarnished truth, stated tonight by A. ID.
Langstaf President of the Howard Association. who
has taken the trouble to thoroughly investigate the
situation.
THROWN CHARITY.
The cessation of all business throws fully 10000
people upon the charity of the world. and the future
to them is indeed any thing but cheering Even
all to 20 into camps. it is proposed. they would
still be furnished with the of life
These stubborn facts staring the people in the
face and what the ultimate result will be depends in
great upon the wisdom and sound policy
of few citizens who win be left to battle with the
disease and the demands of the pauper multitude.
The exodus of citizens continues, and all trains
leaving tonight were crowded. All the sick are
progressing favoraby excepting Mrs. Robert Poster
and one of her children.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS ADOPTED AT CAIRO.
CAIRO ILL.,. July 1s. 1879.
At meeting Of the Board of Health to-day sys-
tenn OF quarantine regulations adopted, set
forth by the National Board OF Health. 1t also
resolved that all boats touching at Memphis any
other infected point be not allowed to land here.
PASSENGERS by train any other conveyance from
Memphis also prohibited from stopping in this
city.