Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-17
Five Fresh Cases Officially
Announced Others Sick
in the Vicinity.
Clay Street, in South Mem
phis, the Stricken
District.
Condition of the Sufferers, Etc, Etc.

NNA appeal iAN
majority of our people confde in the
physicians and the public announce
ment made a week ago yesterday that
six persons had actually been stricken
with the dreaded disorder.
1t is now officially announced BY the
board of health hat we have FIVE gem
uine cases of sufferers from yellow
fever. These are in addition to Mr..
Ray, now reported convalescing, and
the five who have died. The names as
officially reported by DR.. f. L. Sim,
DR.. Tyner and DR.. Saunders are
Robert Hester, aged 10, sick with
yellow fever at No. So Clay street.
Mrs. Robert Hester, aged 90, at Sc
Clay street. Mrs. Hester is since re-
ported dead.
Mrs. James Hester, aged %, sick
with yellow fever at Sc Clay street.
james Hester, aged 8, at So Clay
sire:t.
VIM. Hester, aged II. at Sc Clay
street.
The foregoing are all that have
been announced as yellow fever since
the 10th inst, a week ago. There are.
however, a number of others in the
vicinity Of Clay and DeSoto streets
who are i'll, and whose symptoms are
regarded as suspicious.
Robert Hester was taken i'll on
Tuesday evening last. James Hester
and wife on Sunday. The latter was
reported to have lad the black vomit
this morning, and it was supposed she
could not live until noon. Mrs. Annie
Wehrum, living near DeSoto and Clay
streets, was reported i'll yesterday, also
another member of the same family
A Mrs. Damon is also sick IN
the same neighborhood and a younger
brothcr of Mr.. George Dent living in
the vicinity has been i'll for a day or
two. A child oil Mr.. Lipscomb il
very i'll on fernando street, between
Vance and Elliott. None of the sick
are set down as yellow fever among
the medical fraternity except the Hes.
ter family.
GO ELSEWHERE.
In view Of the gravity Of the situa.
ton and the uncertainty of the future
it is urged that all who can, will quietly
prepare to seek summer quarters out
of Memphis. All familiar with the
situation are Of opinion that there
is no immediate danger, and
therefore there is no necessity for
haste. In advice given to several
patrons residing in the vicinity OF
Clay, DeSotO and fernando streets. a
prominent physician last evening rec.
commended their removal to other 10.
%calities as early as could be made con.
venient. The same advice is good
to all. If they can go away they
should do so as early as possible.
This Is the view entertained BY the
public officials, the members of the
board of health and others, who are
competent to view the field calmly
and dispassionately.
INTERVIEWS SINCE YESTERDAY.
There is no increase ia the mortuary
list as yet. The only deaths since Don
yesterday recorded on the books Of the
several undertakes in the city were
Joseph Snyder, a pauper, aged forty
one years, died Of too much alcohol, at
the city hospital.
Robert G. Clarkson. seven weeks
old, died Of cholera infantum, on
Shelby street.
THE CHANGED ASPECT.
For several days past all has seemed
bright and propitious, and the feeling
among medical men was that the pros
pect could not be more favorable for a
continuance Of good health through.
out the summer. Nothing that assim.
ulated yellow fever has been seen in
any quarter Of the city since Mrs.
Tobin's case on the 10th inst: the
prescription orders at tho several drug
stores we're reported lighter than they
have been in several months; the
physicians reported few people III any
where, and several talked Of going on
prolonged fishing excursions, aud the
outlook was so propitious that
the LEDGER announced the sit.
uation as cheerful yesterday aud the
day before. Rumora prevailed yester-
day afternoon that oil was pot we'll in
the Clay street Reighborhood but the
the physicians ip attendance would not
agree that the symptoms of the
sick we're in the least suspicious.
AT a consultation bold by sever
al physicians Yesterday over the
case Of Mrs. HosleF II was anaRi-
mously agreed that her symptoms we're
rather alarming, but that others we're
not yet sufficiently developed to war
rant their announcement as yellow
fever, Later, however, the patients
bore marked symptoms that il is be-