Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-07-23
The Yellow Fever at Memphis
More New Cases Reported.

More New Gases ttepOrteu.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July IL Five
new cases of yellow fever were report
ed to the board of health this morning
The present sick ones are members OF
the families of RObt and JAS. Hester,
two brothers, whose residences are in
the same neighborh"od as Judge
Rays house. The following persons
are 'prostrated with the disease: kobt.
Hester and wife, Mrs. James Hester
and two OF her children. Mrs. james
Hester has been sick for four days
Her children were taken down on
Tuesday, as were also Robert Hester
and bis wife. Yellow fever symptoms
were not fully developed until tn s
morning, when Mrs. James Hester
had black yomit, and at noon was dy>
Jog. Tie two brothers are river men,
James Hester being a night watch"
man on the r Z. Lee, wharf-bOat,
and Robert Hester is special carpen
ter. There will be another exodus OF
citizens Tonight
The Howard Association are all
ready tor active work, but do not con
slider the situation sufficiently alarm
ing 10 begin operations. A steady
rain begao falling at 0 o'clock.
LArER.-James Hester is dead.
There is no panic, but prople are
leaving. Several firms will i'm
mediatcly remove their stocks OF
goods 10 St. Louis. Louisville and
Cincinnati. Gastons Hotel closed
Tonight. The Peabody Hotel will
remain open. A thunder storm is
rhreated, which will be gladly welcome
ed.
MEMPHIS. Tenn July lS.-Two
new cases of yellow fever were repor-
It'd 10 the board of health this morn
ing. Fred Eckers, a barber, residing
at lOl Beale Street. and j.. NJ. VIII.
hanson, at the corner of Jefferson and
Front streets. Both of these persons
have been sick for two days. and yell
low fever symptoms were fully de~
velopcd to-day. All trains going
out late last night were crowded, and
many more are leaving to-day. While
a maioity of the physicians do not
apprehend the raging Of The fever in
an epidemic form. thy all advise
people who can do so to leave the
city The weather is warm and sui
try to-day, after the thunder storm OF
last night.
LArER'-Three new cases were re
ported TO the board OF health this at
ternoon--Mrs. B. Adams, at No. rs
Clay street, Miss MolIie Hemerie. at
n .. 26l South street, and Miss Kate
Watson, No. PSI South street All
reside in the immediate neighb rhcod
of the Hester families. These make
l6 as the total number OF cascs re
parted since the Oh instant. Fred.
Eckers. whose case was reported this
morning, died at / 7. NJ, and was
buried immediately afterwards. The
total numb of deaths from fever TO
date is Z, which includes the death OF
this afternoon. Business is almost
entirely suspended, especially amo. Z
wholesale merchants Large crowd
Of citizens are leaving on every train
hat departs from the city.
The Manhattan and Emmett Banks
clos, d their doors to day, leaving their
coll, clious aud deposits to the care OF
other banks. Detachmenls OF the
Chicassw Guards aud Bluff City
Guards leave to night for Clarkson,
Tenn, where both companies viii g
into camp. Mrs. Robert Hester aud
one Of her children are reported in a
critical condition. The other MEN,
bers of the family ave progressing
iayorably
REMOVING TnE POOR FROM THr oIrg.
LOUISVILLE, July lS,-Thc hoard Of
health ofthis city Will meet Tomorrow
to consider the situation at Memphis.
The following explains itself;
"MEMPHIs. July lT,-Huu. y ID.
Stamford, President Louisville and
Nashville and Great Southern Rail-
road: If the yellow fever becomes
epidemic it will be necessary to send
the poor out of town. What will
your road do toward helping Us out
We cannot afford 10 pay full rates,
hut We are willing to do what VIC can.
Please make as low rates as possible,
and authorize your ticket agrnt to
honor my order.
I'D. l.. PORTER, President
Nh. Stamford responded as follows:
louisville, July Ito y, Il
Porter, Memphis, In reply to your
telegram would say in the event th't
it becomes necessary to remove the
poor from the city of VI mphis will
make a half rate tor THIN Oil our road
to points in Tennessee 1t would