Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-17
THE FEVER RECORD.
TweNTY-THREE NEW CASES YESTER-
DAY,
In Memphis-Fifteen Deaths-The Work
Of DisinfectiOn-The Fever Spread
ing in the County Ada
cent to Memphis.

MEMPHIS, September 10. - Twelve
deaths reported this morning. The
President of the Howard Association
said they had only S47 balance remain
ing in the treasury from last year. NJ.
f. Hungerford, Treasurer, said that he
had received telegram from Pittsburg
authorities for the Howards to check on
them for 500.
MEMPHIS, September l6, II M.-Six
cases, two whites and four colOred, have
been reported to the Board Of Health.
The undertakers' reports say the inter-
ments since last night are; Robert Gobe,
George f. Ware, Maria O'Donnell, wife
of the ex-Chief of Police Thomas w.
O'Donnell, Ross Hodges, colored, Dan.
f.. Sullivan and Richard Sharp. ThetwO
last were mentioned in the dispatches
last evening. w. T. White, an opera
tor in the Western Union Telegraph Of
fice of this city, went home this morn
ing suffering with chill. 1t is thought
he has the fever. Mrs. John is absent
from the city. The inspecting officers
have begun to disinfect every house
where a case of the fever has developed.
The work this year will be thorough.
ID. Il. Porter and Col. John I. Cameron,
who departed for Nashville this morn
ing, will consult with the Governor in
reference to further continuance in SER
vice of the two military companies now
doing patrol duty.
MEMPHIS, September 1G.-Twenty-
three cases in all, eleven white and
twelve COlOred, were reported to the
Board of Health to-day. Among the
number are Fred, Lizzie and Ed. NOlk-
mar, John HOrnhan, John Clark and
w. ). White. The last named was a
telegraph operator in the Western
Union office. Three additional deaths
were reported Joseph Sharp and two
cOlored. Joseph Sharp is a brother OF
Richard Sharp, whose death occurred
last night. Both had sought refuge at a
house, six miles east OF the city, on
Poplar street boulevard. Several died
in the same house last year and four
have been buried there this season.
Drs ESS and VIM, who went to Horn
Lake Island this morning, TO investigate
the cases of sickness at that point, re-
turned this afternoon. They report
John Krenter's death, which occurred
last Sunday, as being from yellow fever,
Notwithstanding DR.. OReilly, the
physician of the neighbOrhOod pro-
nounced it bilious intermittent fever.
His infection was traced to this city.
A Mr.. Krankle is down with case OF
yellow fever at the same place. Two
other cases have also developed outside
the city, one eight miles south on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, and
the other eleven miles on the PaduCah
railroad. This indicates gradual
spreading of the fever in the country
adjacent TO Memphis. OF the 9 deaths
reported to-day died beyond the cor
poration line, varying in distance from
four to six miles. The donations to the
HOwards to-day was S2, ,249, 81 900 being
from j. w. Preston, chairman OF the
citizens committee OF Chicago. The
thermometer ranged between GO and 20
Quarantine Against New Orleans Raised.
New ORLEANS, September l6.-A dis
patch from Captain Pepper, of the
steamboat Pargond, dated Delta, La,
SAYS the quarantine against New Or
leans has been raised at all points ex-
cept Nicksburg.