Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-15
YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Oct. 14-10 a.
m.-No new cases reported. Ten
deaths have occurred since last
night-Dillie Jacobs, a returned
refugee; Jerry Enright, N: K. Bows
man, Lizzie Maloney, James McS
Bride, W. r. Smith, Frank Hale,
Eugene Eastinger, Giles Tibbs and
Ed. Moore. The last two are
colored. The weather is clear and
pleasant.
John B. Cummings, President of
the Board of Health at Forest City,
Ark, thirty miles west of Mem
phis, on the Little Rock Railroad,
has telegraphed to the HoNards for
four nurses.
II m.-Two more new cases are
reported, John Lutz and Gus La
CORY. One more death is reported,
r. S. Hutchinson, an employe of
the Internal Revenue Office.
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. H.
Seven cases, two of which were
colored, were reported to-day. The
following are the whites: W. r.
Smith, J. Holmes, E. Marietta, Lilly
Anderson, George Lacroix. Six
interments have took place since
last evening: W. II. D. Wendell,
b: 7. Keel, Henry Jones, John FL.
Plain, Laura Bailey, and Cassandra
Settles the last named colored.
r. B. Hutchinson and DR.. A. L..
Thomas were supplied with nurses
today by the Howards.
There were nine new cases in all
reported, eight white and one col
I ored. Among the number are John
Lanigan, Ben Jacobs, Rev. J. J.
Perez, wife and daughter, and
Mrs. Belle Linsay. Three
! additional deaths have oc-
Cured. Ex-Chief of Police
Thos. J. O'Donnel IA relapse), Con
!, Rawlings, a returned refugee, and
Mrs. Catharine Martin. Sam Webb,
. a brakeman on the Little Rock
} Railroad, died of fever last even
ing at Hopefeld.
The following will be published
t tomorrow "Owing to an increas|
: ing malignance of the epidemic all
> permits to pass through the picket
. lines, issued prior to this date, are
: hereby revoked. Pickets are here
; by ordered to permit no one to en-.
i ter or leave Memphis after to-day
!. without a pass issued on or befor,
s the 18th of October. Signed, J
= W. Ross, Assistant Superintendent
of Quarantine" l."
Capt. J. G. Oates, a well known
q steamboat man, died of yellow
+ fever yesterday afternoon, FIVE mile
from Memphis, on Vice President
: Island.
= FOREST CITY, ARK, Oct. IA
The Board of Health reports 81,
= cases of yellow fever here, four o
which proved fatal within the pas
six days. The names of the vic
tins are, Mrs. Keathley and he
q child, Mrs. J. R. Brown, Mr.. Wood
q and Mrs. Mark lizard, who is nov
q dying. Robert Langletz was takel
sick last night, but it is certain
that he has the yellow fever. I'll
is the father of Mrs. Keathley, an,
nursed her during her illness. Th
origin of the fever here is unknown
n Business is entirely suspended
a and the town is almost depopulated
! LITTLE Rock, Oct. 14.-Fiv
! new cases of yellow are reporte
o existing at Hopefeld, opposit
y Memphis, and at Forest City, forty
o. five miles west. The Howards hav
z been telegraphed to at Memphis fo
!. nurses. Trains have been suspende
% on the Memphis Railroad east G
J. Brinkley. Forest City is 80 mile
r. east of Little Rock, and no appre
a tensions are felt here.
r FRANKLIN, La, Oct. 14.-Th
sickness prevailing at Centerville
,r five miles below here, is undoubted
ly yellow fever.
- New HAVEN, CONN, Oct. A.
4 The Grand Jury to-day found tru
a bill against Rev. Mr.. Hayder
charging him with murder in the fir
- degree.