New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-04
TIE FELLOW FEVER.

A SECOND DECISION NOT TO DECLARE THE FEVER
EPIDEMIC IN MEMPHIs-No NEW CASES ELSE
WHERE.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. 3.-Fourtcen moro cases
of yellow fever were reported to the Board
of Health yesterday. Seven additional deaths
occurred yesterday. Mary Mulbrandon, Marie
Lanahan, Marshal Hoskns. Charles Forbes,
and Julia Richmond colored). Twelve new
cases Of yellow fever (six of them colored
were reported to-day. Two deaths were also
reported-Fritz Wehrum and Maggie Downey.
According to the report Of j. H. Edmundson, su-
perintendent of nurses of the Howard Association,
they have 80 on duty, attending 73 sick people. SO
of whom are white and II colored. The death-rate
to date has been 33la per cent
The Howards tomorrow will open a supply depot
at No. 900 Man-st.. from which will be furnished
nourishments and stimulsnts to the INDECENT sick.
on the requIsitiOu Of Howard physicians, four OF
whom are on duty nurse was supplied this after
noon TO r. f. Webb, an employee of w. II. Horton &
Co.. who is reported sick with the fever
Among the convaescents are Charles Stacey,
Frederick Baitlif and the wife of Chief of Police
Athy.
The total number of deaths for the week ending
at p m. yesterday, were foryfour, twenty-six be-
ing from yellow fever. 1t was the purpose OF the
presdent of the Board of Health TO declare the
fever epidemic, as the number of deaths from fever
exceeded those from all other causes combined but
as the death rate for tho week showed q material
decrease from that of the previous week, he with
held his declaration. Last week the total number
of deaths was seventy-one, there being tlrty-tour
from yellow fever. IheIe was uIehchlhE ram
yesterday. =,
w-ORIHANs, AUG. 3--No new cases OF yellow
fever are reported here The statement telegraphed
hence that Drs Chappen and Whlte had agreed ao
to certain cases in the Howell family was incorrect
They agreed to await further developments before
deciding upon the character of the disease.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Ihe following was re-
ceived from Southwest Pass, Louisiana yesterday
"Pilot Town inspected No sickness no fear OF
yellow fever quarantlnej and disnfectants
not needed. kllpatnck."
LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. 3.-Tbere were forty-four
deaths i'm this city during the week. one being an
imported case of yellow fever from Memphis.
THIRTY VESSELS AT QUARANTINE.
ONLY FIVE YELLOW FEVER PATENTS IN HOSPITAL
-N'KEoN's DEATH FROM TYPHO-MALARIA.
Health Officer S. o. VandeTpOcl spent five hours
Yesterday inspecting the hospitals and the sanitary
condition of the vessels from Cuban ports lying at
Quarantine, which include about fifteen vessels
living at Upper Quarantine and about the same
number at Lower Quarantine Those lying at Up
ner Quarantine. among them the steamers Moro
Castle. City of New-York. Claribel and Alnwick
Castle will not be permitted to come to the city,
but will take their cargo from lighters at their an
chorage. The steamship Niagara arrived yesterday
from Havana aud while there are no cases OF sick
ness on board, DIR. Vandprpoel will not allow her to
leave Lower Quarantine, nor permit the passen-
GERS TO leave her until the five days
have fully expired since she left an
infected port, which will not be until
this noon. 1t is possible that the passengers will
come TO the city this evening, but probably not un
til tomorrow morning. The last case of sickness
which occurred on the Niagara was that of Purser
Weld, who died at Havana.
There are now six patients in the hospital, one OF
whom, William Kennedy, a sailor from the MORO
Castle has malarial fever and Is doing well. Fur-
ser Wells who was taken from the MORO Castle
was worse Yesterday, but Dr. Vanderpoel does not
consider him in any danger, though il not possible
TO tell what course his disease may take. The other
cases are L. h. Rsey, of the schooner Freddie I.
TbbIt Charles Otto, steward of the steamship City
of New York: Curtis N. Chapman, second mate, and
kels DuInstead, sailor, of the British brig sails
bury which arrived from Havana on Saturday
none of these are dangerously sick. The Salisbury
left two men sick IN hospital at layan and Joseph
Farren who was taken sick on July 26. died on
Thursday last at sea. - , ,
DR.. Vaaderpoel said that the autopsy Of Bartholo
new McKeon the coal-passer OF the steamship Clty
of Merida was concluded, and the bronze-IlyeT ana
other evidences prove concluslyeIy that be died
from typho-maara and not fTOm yellow fever. do
said that there were symptoms about yellow fever
which could not be intelllgently described, but
which arc unmistakable; and from bis eight years
experience he Is able TO decide almost at once
whether patient is suffering from yellow fever or
not.
Yesterday were in good sanitary condition, and
there we're no cases of sickness on board. lie con-
sders the Niagara infected vessel, and Will take
ALI necessary precautions to prevent any cOmInunl-
cation of fever to the city. These measures, be
saws are now acceptable to all those interested, and
there is no complaint on the part OF mere Ants.
The Quarantine Commissioners are working IN har-
mony with the Health Ofncer TO prevent the intro
duction of contagious diseases TO the shore, and
hot ara al lIEllQQ
view. %
The British brig Athol Cram arrived from St.
Jago Cuba, on Saturday, and Is anchored at Lower
Ouarantine During the voyage of twenty-three
DAYS three sailors, w. Mcleod, Henry De Costa and
w Matthiessen, died of yellow fever.