Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-24
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--LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
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The Yellow Fever Situation Grows
More and More Alarming.
Thirteen New Cases and One Death
79'' Reported Yesterday. =, - : 5
RRapidly 3 Spreading ss in the Northern
POrtisa Of the City. y al
Two Refugee Cases Of Fever De-
veloped in Louisville, KY. {
Tom. Buford, the Kentucky Muir
derer Sent up for Life.
YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, July 23.- Thirteen
new cases were reported to the
Board Of Health this morning.
Among them were ]. L. Reister,
wife and child, and ex-Chief of
Police Thomas w. O'Donnell. One
death occurred, Mrs. Della Barry,
I'M Mosby street. The fever seems
to i be gradually spread
ing in the northern portion
of the city and Chelsea,
which up to yesterday had been
exempt. Michael Athy, brother to
Chief Of, Police Athy,7was taken.
sick last night, and, it is thought,
has yeAowgfeyer. 9 Citizens continue
to leave'the city in large numbers.
The authorities are, still looking
about for a site to establish q camp.
aLegIsvILLE, July 2s.--The Board
Of Health officers discovered two
cases Of yellow fever in this city
yesterday afternoon, both Of which
were brought from Memphis, Mrs.
SamI Eckers, wife of the barber
who q died lin Memphis several
days ago, and who came to
Louisville ON Sunday, is ill at the
residence of friend on Story ave-
nue., IN the eastern part Of the city.
The other case is that of Miss Es>
sing, also arefugee from Memphis,
who is residing with relatives on
Portland avenue. Both cases are
of mild type, and there is no ex-
citement over their discovery.
There are no cases Of local origin.
WAsHNeToN, July 2s.-A dis
patch received by the National
Board of Health hfrom Shelbyyiiie,
Tenn, states that there are no new
cases of yellow fever there, and the,
refugee case is about the same.
MONDAYS SICK LIST.
From Tuesdays Nashville Amer
ica" we elliptic following list of
sick reported on Monday. It is
much larger than our kilograms re-
ported:
The, following gas . complete list
of the new cases reported to the
Board of Health tosday: Bob
Thenpsop5 aged 20, City Hospital;
Dr. j. O. Harris, aged 42. 800
Wellington street; Jas. Cunning
ham, aged H. 204. Desoto street;
George Nail, aged 81, 348 Main
street; William Thare, aged 43,
Gates avenue; Katie Coppinger,
aged %, los Madison street; W
G. Coppinger, aged 2s, los Madi--
SON street; Mrs Mollis sPhilmott,
aged 26, 40 Jefferson street;
Chas. Philmott;; aged s5, AZ
aged 4, 73@essy street; Pans
ME Adams, aged A, 7s CLAW
street; Frank u Adams, aged 6
months, 73 Clay street, VIM.
DFenstiehl, aged Is, II Beale street;
Stella Raja, aged II, 81. Hernando
street; iofrara Raja, aged Is, 81.
Hernando street; Rosa Koebele,
aged Is, 2s4 South street; Katie
Koebele. aged, 16, 23S4 23S4 South street;
Pat. Meath, aged 1I6,i 1876 Desoto
streeta Lizzie Meath, sged (18, 1876
Desoto street; Mrs. ehfum,
aged Al, 79s Clay street; Annie
Wehrum, aged Il, 79 Clay street;
Louise Wehram, aged 8, 10 Clay
street; VIM Wehram, aged II, 70
Clay street; Phillip Wehrum, aged
1878 Clay street; Henry Lever
ing, aged 16, IS Clay street; P.
Psrthesius, aged 40, 70 Clay street;
Guy Moore, aged !, 199 Elliott
street; F. G. Bartliff, aged Is, 16
Madison street; Eva Woodrich, aged
19, 81 Bradford street; Mrs. e.
Lockard, aged 40, Lizzie Lockard,
aged 13s and John Lockard, aged
16. This family resides Iat 35S
Hernando road. They started for
Covington, Tenn, but were taken
sick on the road. Mrs. Lewis
Bsunrnond, | aged 40. s52 Her