Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-14
NASHVILLE.
Chattanooga Quarantine and the Exodus
from Memphis.

nashville American, Sunday, 18th.
President Plunket, of the State
board of health, received a telegram
from DR.. w. NJ. Clark, secretary Of
the board, who went to Memphis
Friday, stating that he had appointed
inspecting physicians, and that the
rules and regulations would 90 into
effect last evening. He reports no
new cases, and that Judge Ray and
son will die. The panic is subsiding,
but the people are still leaving. Sec
retary Clark also reported that he
would have inspecting stations estab-
lished last evening, and would also
have a meeting of railroad officials
who did not object. Drs. Mitchell
and Thornton yielded, but under pro
test, as they think it unnecessary.
PROGRESS OF SANITARY WORK!
Captain Yater has detailed all the
day police to do sanitary duty, and, in
addition, Sergeant Burke and four
men Of the night force. With this
number of men employed to inspect
premises, the city ought to be cleaned
up within the next few days. The
street force and work house hands are
still at work, and find plenty to do.
CHATTANooGA's QUARANTINE.
The city council of Chattanooga
met yesterday afternoon and passed an
ordinance providing that all trains
with passengers from Memphis or any
other infected point shall pass through
the city and one mile the other side at
a rate of speed of not less than six
miles per hour.
Having been informed Of this ac-
ton, President Plunkett sent the fol-
lowing dispatch:
TENNESSEE STATE BOARD OF
| HEALTH, NASHVILLE, July l2.-P.
| D. Sims, M. D., secretary of the board
of health, Chattanooga, ssTenn.: The
State board of health have ordered
the rules suggested by the National
board of health 3" to be used during
the existence of yellow fever" to be
placed at once in full operation upon
all trains leaving Memphis. They 90
into practical effect this evening. Will
this not obviate the necessity Of
Chattanooga taking any steps looking
to quarantine for the present, espec,
! tally as the situation in Memphis is SC
much improved2 Not a new case has
been reported for the last thirty-siy
hours. j. d. PLUNKET, President
In a conversation with Genera
, Superintendent Thomas relative t,
the Chattanooga quarantine he said Il
! an American reporter that he woul,
take immediate steps toward complyin
with the ordinance passed by the cit
council of that place, and that ar
rangements would be made. to-day, t
transfer passengers from Memphis a
Wauhatchie, six miles from Chatta
nooga, to train which will pas
/, through that city without stopping
, He desired to see Chattanooga S healtl
, preserved and would 60 as far as an,
one to promote her safety. He ap
] proved of the action of the board o
Q health in fixing a point for inspection
of trains a short distance from Mem
phis rather than having trains stopped
. at different stations. The one inspec
7. tion and change of trains at that poin
] ought, he thought, to suffice.
6 THE MEMPHIS EXODUS ABATING.
Only three passengers from Mem
phis got off at Bon Aqua last evenin,
; and only one came to Nashville, al
evidence that the exodus is abating.
e WHERE THE MEMPHIANs STOP.
| The fact that the train which ar
rived here at noon yesterday was no
so crowded as on the day previous
shows that the yellow fever scare ha
t very materially abated. Quite larg
. number, however, were dropped a
nearly every station east of Nc
Kenzie. Twenty-Five stopped at Boz
=, Aqua (Which Mr.. Fulghum says nov
E has about one hundred and fifty Mem
Y phis guests and one hundred Nash
! villians). two lat Kingston, which
fast filling up with Memphians, abou
D twenty-five at Nashville, six for Nc
> Minnville, and three for points east o
|, Chattanooga.