The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-14
YELLOW FEVER.
One Death but no New Cases in
Memphis.
No Fever Reported Elsewhere.

New ORLEANS, July 12.-The city health
and sanitary associations declare the city per-
fectly healthy. There has not been a Single
case of yellow fever in the city during the
present summer The city is in better SAM
tary condition than for many years. Absence
Of feyers which usually precedes yellow fever
inspires the belief that they will escape serious
fed should yellow fever appear
MEMPHIS, July IA D. Longloff presi-
dent of the Memphis Howard Association who
left the city this morning, telegraphs from
Milan, Tenn: "Have visited every town he
tween here and Memphis on the Louisville
road: VISITED and conferred with the mayors,
physicians and prominent citizens who mi
sympathize with us and will not quarantine
against us unless we have an epidemic"
NO new cases are reported and the general
impression is that the fever will not spread.
but be confined to ia lies where at present
located. No change is reported in the condi-
ton OF Judge Ray and son. Both are very
low and not expected to live.
MEMPHIS, July 13.-The day has been noted
for its quietude. Services were held in but
few churches and the congregations were
small. The State Board of Health today sus-
pended the quarantine against all freight, but
passenger and baggage quarantine is still en-
forced At seven o'clock tonight an order
was given to the keeper of the Elmwood Gem
etery to have Judge Rays grave dug, as he
was ouIcly uylllS dG llldC HOuf. MIS-. IODln,W VINO
resides in Bradford street, whose case with that
OF her husband were at first thrown out by the
board OF health as not being yellow fever cases.
was dying at o'clock this afternoon. No new
cases have been reported since Thursday
AUSTIN, Texas, July 12.-The Governor to-
day quarantined the state against Memphis
and other points which may become infected
and appointed health officers at all exposed
points on the state line.
WASHINGTON, July BIN view of the mis-
conception which seems to prevail in many
parts of the Southern States with regard to
the powers and duties of the National Board
of Health, DR.. Billings, vice president, has ad-
dressed letter to the sanitary council of the
Mississippi valley, in which he says: "There
| seems to be so much miSconception as to the
powers and duties of the National Board of
Health, as shown in the daily press, that
we should have clear understanding on one
or two points. Il seems to me very clear that
it is the duty of state and local authorities to
| take the initiative in adopting rules and regu-
lations for preventing the spread of contagious
diseases, and the National Board of Health has
| made certain recommendations for such rules
which it has printed and placed in your hands
| These recommendations shonld be taken as
| indicating the minimum amount of precaution
to be taken for the state or local authority may
| make more stringent rules than these, and
| should such rules be too stringent even to alb
| solute non-intercourse, this board has no power
| to interfere. 1t is only when state or local
! authority refuses to take even the precaution
considered indispensable by the board that we
can take any action legally in the matter. In
the next place we swould observe that this
board is not expected to do all the work of pre-
vention nor to pay for doing such work State
| and local boards should first do what they can
and then we can come in to supplement their
efforts to aid and cooperate in the terms of the
law. 1t is therefore the duty of the State and
local authorities to keep the National Board in
formed on the following points, viz:
LIST. AS to what rules and regulations they
| have adopted.
I'd. AS to how far they can carry out rules
and regulations.
Sd. As to what aid they think necessary the
| National Board shall furnish in order that the
proper rules and regulations may be enforced
with regard to this request for aid.