Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-26
rEkLOW FEIEH.

Eleven now cases oil yellow iey.r waro re-
ported at Memphis yesterday $50 teu DEATHS
Among tbs dead is the Wll1w ct judge Ray,
oae Of the FIRST victims o! the t.vsf this sum-
mer. D.. Mitchell annouoccJ tha: "sc,nrdirg
to the rules aad Iesus,;oas OF ~" nauonai
board Of health the cly is declared 10 b, dao-
gerorsly ioico,eG."
Refugees fecm Memphis are arriving 10 such
large numbers at 81. Louis that the health au
thorities there have decided to establish q quar-
autine emp aud ak tho government for ten S
and ratiops for 600 persons for thirty days.
A coal HEAVIER Oh the steamer City of Merii Ia.
of The Havana and NJ X; CID lise, witch arrived
at New York samn days ago, wss admitted to
the quarantine hospital yesterday with ycllnw
fever. This is the fourth css, from the City OF
Merida, Two of which have proved fatal.
The police are Stopping vessels from comug
I'D to the city, uolcs5 the permit OF Dr.. Vac'
derpoel is approved by the quarantine COMMITS
sioners. Johanna Brenreo, aged AZ, refugee
from Memphis, Eaviug been 10 tho city but
three days, died yesterday morning OF getu!ne
yellow fever. She was taken sick the day OF
her arrival but tho SYMPTOMS OF yellow fever
did not show themselves uonl !aSt tight. All
of tho womsu's etfec's, tcgtther With the bed
clothes and bedding, were destroyed bV tre by
order of the Assistant Sanitary losp:c:or.
Memphis merchants are Welcomed to tue
Brooklyn Board Of Trade roouIs.
Secretary Thompson announced at the cabi
net meeting OF Washiocton Yesterday that two
uuval SURGEONS had volunteered to go to the
West Iudits or otter pOats Injected With yel'
low fever under direction Of the National
Board Of Health. for the purpose Ct inspt ing
vessels bouod fer the United Statcs.
LATER
Nav York, Ju'y PC -i'he case q yellow
fever developed yesterday 10 the death OF Mrs.
Johanna Brennan, late Of Memphis, and the
Two cases sent 10 quarantine, have created q
little uueesioess 10 this community, and some
OF the morning papers arc calling Tor rigid
enforcement OF quarantine Law 90 the land side.
Il seems Mrs. Brennan came here IRON Mem
phis last Tuesday with ten others. and took
rooms jn o tenement house 10 lC9h street,
where FIVE other families Wate living. Mrs.
Brencau. who had been ailipg since her arrival,
Was so i'll on Thursday right that her friends
sent f,r Dr.. Cocks, OF No. 230 east ll2th
street. He oalIod at tho house vi bout any
suspicion of The nature Of tho patients disease.
A brief examination Of her satisfied him, how.
ever. she was suffe1icg from yellow fever. The
inmates Of the apartments then admitted that
they were refugees from Memphis. The rooms
of tho families were then isolated and disinfeo.
tshts used. Mrs. Brennan died yesterday
moruiuR and tho body was hastily buried.
Mr.. Filz sibbous, another CT the refugees. and
bis wife. were apparently i'll, and were removed,
with other members Of tho family. to quarran-
liue There was considerable excitement last
night in the vicinity where the death occurred,
which is ore Of tho foucst parts Of tho city.
FUNERAL OF COUNTESS WALDEGRAvE- AT
the fuoeral of the Jewish srger's daughter,
who died COUNTESS Dowager VI WaIdcgrave,
the usual grim horrors Of an E9gish burial
seem to have b,eo eab7rately m'igated. The
vault, new one. constructed to hold Two cot-
fms, was liued with cream colored cnsucle6
tiles, and the margin of the vault to some
depth was covered with evergreens. having
different coorGd roses skil;fuily intermiyed with
the leaves, so that not tie slightest earth was
visible 10 The eye. Tee ceremony was cf the
simplest character, and lasted halt an hour.
Lady WaldeRrave's will was read. She leaves
the Waldegrave estates 10 Lord CarliDgfotd,
her husband, for life. aud afterwards to Earl
Wsldegrave and bis heirs. sui sct to few leg
aoies. TIE Queen sent to L,Id Car iugford
letter expres slve of the kodes. sym patty ; the
Prince of Wales wiose a similar Letter. and
.eIeerams were received from the King of the
Bsleians aud other high pelsonages on the COD.
linent.-N. 7, World.