Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-20
TELEGRAPHIC. !
YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
Eleven New Cases and -Four Deaths
in Memphis Yesterday. I
Arranging for q Complete Issola
ton of the Infected District. - -
Officials Taking Steps to Issolate
Whitehaven, Also st1l. %
The New Orleans Connectisns Be-
ing Opened Up.
YELLOW FEVER.

- YELLOWGlFEVER.s -G5S3
+ NASHVILLE, Aug. 19.-At the
night session of the State Board of
Health the following rules we're
adopted: First-A house infected
with yellow fever shall be designated
by yellow flag; second-no per-
son shall be permitted to enter any
house so infected with yellow fever
except a physician, clergyman, and
such nurses and attendants as are
necessary to take care of the sick
third-no persons except physicians
and clergymen shall be permitted
to leave an infected house without
permission, in writing, of the Super
intendent of Quarantine, they havo
ing first complied with such.
methods asof disinfection as may
be prescribed by him; fourth
- physicians and clergymen.
may enter and retire from the apart
ments of those sick of yellow fever
at all hours, provided, however, that
they shall not enter non>infected
house, carriage, car or other public
place of resort until their private
apparel has been thoroughly disin-
fected; ffth-public assemblies Of
all kinds are prohibited in any place
dangerously infected with yellow
fever, and the Superintendent of
Quarantine is charged with the rig
id enforcement of this rule; sixth
from the hour of 8 p. m. until 4 a.
M, each and all persons not en-
gagged in the care of the sick or in
the execution of their duties as of
6cers of the law, g shall re-
main at their homes or their
respective premises, unless by per-
mission of the Superintendent of
Quarantine. Enforcement of this
rule was left to the discretion of the
| President. The rules adopted by
the State Board were the result of
a recent conference at Mckenzie.
President Plunkett received a
dispatch tonight from John John
son, Superintendent of Quarintine,
saying: 81 fnd this morning that
number of parties are returning
to the city in violation of our rules.
/ wish the State Board to pass form
ally q rule Cor regulation, posi-
lively forbidding all parties from
entering Memphis without permis-
sion of the State Board had been
+ first obtained through=its represen-
tative in Memphis - e
/ MEMpHIs, Aug 19.-Eleven new
cases Of yellow fever were reported
this morning, three of. whom are
colored. -Four deaths have occur
red since last night, Con Sheehan,
Pat Cavanaugh, James Dolan, and
Annie Weiss. The authorities and
| the Board Of Health officials are in
consultation, arranging plans for
the complete isolation Of the infect
ed districts.
Major W. W. Guy continues to
grow worse. His condition is ex-
tremely critical. z2ggcsD (
l. Hon. John Johnson, Superinten-
dent of Quarantine, acting under
the direction of I'D. Plunkett,
Prest. of the State Board of Health,
will send an inspecting officer to
Whitehaven, Tenn, to aid in effect
ing an absolute isolation Of the
Golf family, who are sick with the
fever at that point. IF necessary
the immediate neighborhood will be
depopulated. Great energy must be
nsed. B -. Il.
MOBILE, ALA, Aug. 19.-Ths
fever quarantine along the Mobile
and Ohio railroad north of this
point has been discontinued and the
line is now open through from St
Louis to New Orleans. ,..,,-..>.
10 Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
MEMPHIS, Aug, 17.-The reports
from official sources to-day indi
Gates a small increase in new cases
as follows: Whites-F. II. Finnie
SO years, 168 Alabama street; Wal
ter Finnie, 23 years, same place
Henry Finnie, q years, same place
Con. Sheehan, 20 years, 204 De
Soto street; Charles Johnke, Al
years, 145 Dunlap street: Loui
Smith, 10 years, corner Of DunlaI
and Hawley streets; Samuel Cross
% years, hospital; III 2. Rickets
% years, 81 Adams street; A
Raggio, AZ years, Is Jefferson
street; Mrs. Ellen Iecoq, % years
/ S7S Beale street. Exnma M oore