Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-06
THE FEVER RECORD,
NINETEEN NEW CASES YESTERDAY,
In Memphis-Thirteen Deaths-Jay Gould
Contributes $4,000 in Aid Ofthe
Sufferers-0nly One Case
in New Orleans.
Memphis.

MEMPHIS, September 5.-Two cases
were reported to the Board of Health
this morning, Samuel Richardson, son
of the late DIR. Robert Richardson, and
w. w. Lockard. Seven deaths have oc-
Cured since last evening. Among the
number are Constance Bernard, 6. A.
Hunt, Alice Bible and Morgan Nc
Hugh. Weather clear and warm.
Handsome Contribution from Jay Gould
MEMPHIS, September 5.-The follow
ing telegram was received this morning:
New YORK, September 8.
To ". Y Smith, ActiHg President Of the
HOwGrd association, Memphis
send you by telegraph s. 900 to the
aid of the Howard Association. l am
certain the generous people throughout
the country will contribute literally to
the aid OF your stricken city at any rate.
Keep on at your noble work till | tell
YOU to stop, and | will foot the bill.
What are your daily expenses? An
swer.
[Signedl JAY GOULD.
The following response was sent in
reply:
MEMPHIS, September 9Th.
10 joy Could, Esq, ". y. CITY:
Your handsome donation of $1,000 to
the Howard Association OF Memphis, TO
be used in relieving the sick under our
caie, is most gratefully acknowledged.
The grand sentiment you express to
continue our noble work, and In the
event OF our appeal to the generous peo-
pie throughout the Union not being
needed, that YOU would foot the bill,
has neryed us all and strengthened our
faith in the cause in which we are now
engaged. Such liberality as you have
shown will, We have no doubt, find a
responsive echo in the breasts OF the
charitable people oil the nation. Our
expenses now aggregate 81 900 per day;
should the fever continue to spread, the
expenses must necessarily increase.
w. Y. SMITH,
Acting President Of the Ho~ard association
MEMPHIS, September 5.-Nineteen
new cases in all, twelve white and seven
cOlOred, We're reported to the Board OF
Health to-day. Among the number re-
ported this afternoon are ID. &. HabOrt,
Bette Clara, Cora Falkenberg, Mrs.
Alexander Keith and Caroline Levy.
Six additional deaths have been reported,
as follows: Joseph W. Lee, ID. & Har-
bort, +. V. Watson, Dr. q. A. Hunt,
Zoe Wright and Jennie Foster.
The rules and regulations governing
Al. Is m al
in the suburbs were promulgated
to-day. The most important OF the
rules says that neither lint cotton nor
seed cotton will be allowed to enter
Memphis during the epidemic. \ petit
ton signed by every merchant in the
citv, protesting against the enforcement
of this rule has been presented TO John
Johnson, Superintendent OF Quaran-
tine. DR.. G. ID. Bradford, returned to-
night from Whythe Depot. He reports
Mrs. GlisSOn's illness as not yellow fever
but bilious fever. There is considerable
excitement prevailing along the line OF
the Louisville railroad, between that
station and Memphis. George Z. Free
man, President OF the Savannah, Geor-
gia, Benevolent Association, telegraphs
luT llpNll 4AoSpNA1NlplA W NieA" OAA
him for 500.
MEMPHIS, September 5.-Father +.
Chryostamus Bienke, the only priest in
the city OF the Franciscan order, was
stricken with the. fever tO-doy. John
Raquet, lettor carrier, died to-day.
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, September 5.-Dr A.
n. Bell, of the National Board of Health,
is here to enforce the national quaran-
tine law in regard to vessels leaving, (as
they are pleased to term it, the infected
port Of New Orleans, and has appointed
three deputy inspectors for that pur-
pose. In this connection the pOpula-
ton at present in New Orleans may be
stated at not less than 100000. There
is now but one case OF yellow fever in
the city, and that is in the Fourth dis
trict, fully two miles from the business
centre. The total number OF cases this
wear to date is -; total deaths, 9. The
application of disinfectants in the
Fourth district will be continued and
repeated over and over again during the
whole of September, under the direction
of the National and State Boards OF
Health, aided by the Citizens Sanitary
Association and the city authorities.