The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-18

uon In the Doomed City.
NASHVILLE, TRNN., July IL.
Special to the InteilisenCer. ..7....
/ have just returned from Memphis
and desire to say to you that the reportt
that the fever has about all ldied out there,
and that the people are returning to the
city. are not true. There is an abundance
OF fever in the city, and the physicians
refuse to denominate it yellow jack. 1t is
yellow jack nevertheless, and the people
generally believe that it is going to be.
come epidemic.
The excitement is growing worse in.
stead Of dying, out and not a train leaves
the city, that is not crowded with flying
multitudes. Women and children are the
ones that are now leaving, but the men
are preparing to go just as soon as they
can close up their stores. Aweek from
now will not find a woman or child in
Memphis, who can raise the money to get
away. speak knowingly; II the fever
assumes real epidemic type the most Of
the men will leave also. Many OF the
best citizens remained last year and died,
but the disease is too deadly to risk, and
they propose to fee from it this year.
In Memphis, last Thursday, when the
disease broke out, the excitement was
overwhelming. There was general rush
for the depots, and In a few hours hun.
dreds Of tickets were sold, and the people
actually covered the tops of the cans like
swallows, and the platforms and inside Of
the coaches were ipacked. l haven't the
least doubt that it will be worse epidemic
this year than it was last. G. W. A.
~ The Terrible Truth. Il viz
BY Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, July l7.-Five new cases OF
yellow fever were reported to the Board
of Health this morning. The cases con-
sist Of the members OF two families named
Hester, residing under one roof, at Nos.
81 and Sc Clay street, in the southern
portion OF the city. The present sick
ones are members OF the families OF Robt.
and James Hester, two brothers, whose
residences are in the same neighborhood
as Judge Rays house. The following
persons are prostrated with the disease:
Robert Hester and wife, Mrs. James Hes.
ter and two Of her children. Mrs. James
Hester has been sick for four days. Her
children were taken down Tuesday, as
wero also Robert Hester and his wife.
Yellow fever symptoms. were not fully
developed until this morning, when Mrs.
James Hester had black vomit, and at
noon was dying. The two brothers are
riysrmen, James Hester being night.
watchmSn on the, 3. E.. Lee wharfboat.
Robert Hester is ship carpenter. There
will be another exodus OF citizens to-
night.
Mrs. Jas. Hester died lust after one
o'clock, and was buried at 3oclocS.
There are no new cases reported since
morning, although there are one or two
people sick In the city whose cases are
considered suspicious. The announce
ment OF five new cases this morning did
not create panic.
Many Memphians will leave the city to-
night and tomorrow night. Business is
severely injured by the developments Of
the new cases, and several firms will at
once remove their stock of goods to St.
Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Gaston's hotel closes tonight. The
Peabody hotel will lremain'open. A thun-
der storm is threatened which will be
gladly welcomed. -