The New York herald., 1879-09-17
THE SPREADING PLAGUE
TWenty-three New Cases OF
Fever at Memphis.
DANGER TO THE SUBURBS.
Raising the Quarantine Against
New Orleans.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MEMPHIS. Sept. Is. 1879.
The fever has seemingly taken fresh start 1t was
thought that the extreme cold weather the past
week would in a measure check spreading. But
SO much for human hopes. There is no Disgusting
the fact that it is spreading both outside the
city, Scarcely day passes but victim
who has fed short distance into the country to
escape the ravnges of the scourge is stricken,
and owing to the poor accommodations
afforded away from the city. such per-
sons generally die. If the weather continues to
grow warmer. the greatest danger is to be
feared that tho disease will spread to all those towns
adjacent to Memphis that were scourged last year.
The quarantine regulations are being rigidly in
forced by the State Board of Health officials. but it
is next to impossbty to prevent their occasional
violation city of the size Of Memphis. and. vg-
liant as the officers may be- they cannot mprison the
16 600 people who yet remain in this city, many Of
whom, forced by their necessities. are daily finding
their way to the country in search ot labor. These
the ones that carry the infection with them. In
every instance where the fever has developed be-
yond the city the infection could be traced directly
to Memphis.
OF the twenty-three reported to-day twelve
were colored. The following the whites:-
Thomas Sebro, aged II years, corner Of Third and
Jefferson streets.
William Mcdonald aged % years. No. $50 WASH
ington street.
Kate Green. aged 35 years, Of Fifth and
Georgia streets.
Frederick volkmar. aged 81 years. corner of Union
and Hernando streets
Edward volkmar. aged IS years, corner Of Union
and fernando streets.
Lizzie volkmar. aged % years. corner OF Union
and fernando streets.
John Houlesan aged 43 years. No 81 Alabama
street
d. L. Carmichael aged SO years. No. pit Beals
street.
W. S. White. aged 25 years. No. Sc Court street.
Loretta Belbow. aged years. No. 20 Huling street.
John Clark aged ss years. No. 2o4 Front street.
In addition the following whites supplied
with nurses to-day by the Howards:-
T. S. Hare, aged 80. No. 43 Main street.
Cath rne Stokes, aged "a. Jackson street.
Mrs. Welsh, aged 80. Dunlap avenue.
James B. Mcbride. aged 26. eight miles south ol
city, on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad.
THE DEATH ROLL.
The following are the dead of to-day
DANIEL E. SULLIVAN, aged 80. No 379 Main
street.
r. s. JoBE. aged 80 No. 40 Promenade street.
GEORGE E. WARE. aged 25. four miles out on
Poplar street boulevard.
JOSEPH SHARP, aged 35, six miles OUT on Pophe
street boulevard.
RICHARD SHARP. aged As. same place.
MARIA O'DONNELL. aged 80, corner Of Third and
Mill streets.
EBENEzEE KEARNEY (colored). aged 80. foux
miles out the fernando road.
ROSS HODGES. aged 80. No. IA Monroe street.
JOE Il BORDEN. aged AS. Madison street.
Richard and Joseph Sharp. whose names appear
among the dead. were brothers. They fed the city
af tho 6rstO Of tle N AZ
the odd j. c. Johnston place. six miles east Of Men,
pills. on the Poplar street boulevard. Three others
occupied the dwelling with them. and Of the hve
but now remains alive. All the rest died of the
fever.
NEW ORLEANS SANITARY CONDITION ExCELLENT.
New ORLEANS. La. Sept 16 1879.
The Board of Health tonight adopted the follow
ing
Resolved That the Governor be advised nedfy tn:
ali vessels arriving from ports known be infected
% clean 1n S Of
no sickness during the voyage and being in healthy con-
sSn enou shall be allowed to to tho city
1t also adopted resolution placing Belize. Hondu-
ras, on the footing Bay Islands. it having
been shown that yellow fever has not existed there
QUARANTINE RAISED.
vIcKsBURe. Miss. Sept. 16. 1879.
Warren countys quarantine against New Orleans
was removed to-day, and the steamer Whisper landed
the wharf boat but the city of Vicksburg. which
is in Warren county, still maintains its quarantine.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 16 1879.
A despatch from Captain Pepper. OF the steamboat
Pargoud, dated Delta, La, says quarantine against
New Orleans has been raised at all points except
Vicksburg.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 16, 1879.
The Health Officer has given orders that quaran-
tine in Cincinnati be raised Thursday next. which
is sixty days from the time of its establishments
There has been of yellow fever here since
July Before that time there had been six imported
cases, one of which was fatal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Sept. 16. 1879.
The Board of Health has raisod the river quaran-
tine against Memphis. Seven Of yellow fever
have been treated here this season, all imported