Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-04
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
THE MAXIMUM DEATH RATE
REACHED.
Twenty-Six New Cases and Nine Deaths,
in Memphis, in the Last Two Days
Physicians Sanguine that the
Worst is Over.
Memphis.


MEMPHIS, August 2.-Six new cases
were reported to the board this morn
ing, and two deaths have occurred since
last night, namely, Miss Athey, daugh-
ter of Chief of Police Phil. L. Athey, and
Benjamin Adams. Miss Athey died at
Raleigh, ten miles from the city, at six
O'Clock this morning. Hermother's con-
dition is not very favorable. Col. Cam
eron has quietly collected the arms and
ammunition from the gun stores, and
has placed the same in the arsenal at the
station house. The last passenger train
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad
left last night. No mails have been re-
celved by that route this morning. The
fever will be declared epidemic tonight.
Eight more cases were reported to the
Board of Health this afternoon, among
the number Ed. Moore, and John
Waters. Five additional deaths have
occurred, Mary Mulbrandon, Maria
Lanahan, Marshal Haskins, Charles
Forbes and Julia Richmond, colored.
The tOtBl number OF deaths, according
10 the. official announcement of the
Board of Health, for the week ending
this evening at 6 O'Clock, is Al; from yell
low fever 20, other causes Is. Ii was the
purpose of the president TO declare the
fever epidemic, as the number OF deaths
from that disease exceeded those from
all other causes combined; but as the
death rate for the week shows material
decrease from the past week, he with
holds his declaration for the present.
Last week the total number of deaths
was II; from yellow fever "a, other
causes 81. Physicians are sanguine that
the maximum death rate has been
reached and that a decrease in the num-
Der OF deaths can reasonably be eX-
pected. A drenching rain fell this after
noon.
MEMPHIS, August S.-Twelve new
cases were reported to the Board OF
Health to-day, six OF whom are colored.
Two deaths have occurred, namely,
Fritz Wehrum and Maggie DOwney.
According to the report of j. II. Edmon-
son, superintendent OF the nurses OF the
Howard Association, they have sixty
here on duty attending seventy-two
sick people, fifty-six of whom are white
and seventeen colored. The death rate
has been 334 per cent. The Howards
tomorrow will open supply depot at
300 Main street, from which will be
furnished nourishment and stimulants
to Oindigent sick on the requistion OF How
ard physicians, four OF whom are on
duty. \ nurse was furnished this
afternoon to r. +. Wlibb, an emplOye
A. ii. Horton 4 Co., who is reported
sick with the fever. Among the con-
yalescents are Chas. Stacey and Fred.
Baitleh. The wife of chief police Athey
is progressing favorably.
Health of Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, August There were
forty-four deaths in the city during the
week, one being an imported case OF
yellow fever from Memphis.
New York.
New YORK, August Curtis \.
Chapman, second mate, and y. &. Dam
stead, seaman, of the brig Salisbury,
which touched at Havana, were adj
mitted to thequarantine hospital, to-day,
sick with the yellow fever. Three large
buildings on Hoffman Island are ready
for patients should the disease increase.
Quarantine Troubles at Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, August 2.-The local
Board OF Health passed a resolution ask
ing the authorities OF the Iron Mountain
railroad not to recognize health certiti-
Gates via Charleston, Mo-, unless coun-
tersigned by DR.. j. j. Jones. In re-
sponse TO dispatch from DR.. Barney,
OF the De Sarc Board of Health, inform
ing him that Capt. Chas. Paskle came to
the White river with the steamer Trader,
landing four miles below, and discharg-
freight in violation of the quarantine,
President South, of the Little Rock
board, responded: "Call your people to-
gether and enforce a shotgun quaran-
tine, if the necessity of the case demand
it, and think it does" 1t is not known
whence the Trader came.