Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-03
SCOURGE STRICKEN
LITTLE DIMINUT7ON OF THE YEL-
Low FEVER PLAGUE.
Several New Cases at Memphis and Num-
Der of Deaths-The Board of Health De-
clines to Declare it Epidemic-The Pre-
cautions Against the Introduction of the
Disease Elsewhere.
NEW CASKS AND DEATHS,


MEMPHIS, Aug. Six new cases were re-
ported to the board of health this morning.
Two deaths have occurred since last night,
Miss Endowa Athey, daughter of chief of
police Athey, and BENZ. Adams. Miss Athey
was from Raleigh, ten miles northeast of the
city. At o'clock this morning her moth
er's condition is not favorable. BENZ. Adams,
whose death also occurred, is typical case
of fever last year, which explodes the theory
of immunity from second attack. Col.
Cameron has quietly collected all the arms
and ammunition from the gun stores and
placed the same at the arsenal at the station
house. The last passenger train on the
Louisville Il Nashville road left last night
no mails received by that route this morning.
The fever will be declared epidemic to-
night.
MEMPHIS, Aug. Eight more cases
were reported to the board of health this
afternoon, among the number being Ed
Moor and John Waters. Five additional
deaths occurred-Mary Mulbrandon, MI ria
Fl. Lanahan, Marshal Hoskins, Charles
Forbes, Julia Richmond, colored. The total
number of deaths, according to the board of
health, for the week ending tonight at 6 p.
IL. 1t was the purpose of the president to
declare the fever epidemic, as the number of
deaths from the disease exceed those from
all other causes combined, but as the death
rate for the week shows material decrease
from the previous week he withheld his
declaration for the present. Last week the
total number of deaths were II; from yellow
fever, 81; other causes. 81. Physicians are
sanguine that the maximum death rate has
been reached, and a decrease in the number
OF deaths can be reasonably expected. A
drenching rain fell this evening.
THE SHOTGUN POLICY.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 2.-The local board
of health has passed resolution asking the
authorities of the Iron Mountain railroad
not to recognize health certificates via
Charleston, Mo-, unless countersigned by
DR.. j. Jones, for the reason that the passen-
gers thereon are not known by our officers.
In response to a dispatch from DR.. Barney,
of the Des Arc board of health, informing
him that Capt Gins. Postal came up White
river with the steamer Trader, landing three
miles below, and discharged faeight in vio-
lation of quarantine, President Southall, of
the Little Rock board, responded: "Call
your people together and enforce the shot
gun quarantine 1t the necessities of the case
demand it, and think they do.' 1t is not
known whence the Trader came.
ADMITTED TO QUARANTINE.
New York, Aug. 2.-Carter N. Chapman,
second mate, and Neil c. Darmstedt, of the
brig Salisbury, which touched at Havana,
were admitted to the quarantine hospital to-
day, with yellow fever. Three large build
ings on Hoffman Island are ready for patients
should the disease increase.
ROME, Aug. 2.-Quarantine is imposed on
vessels from the United States because of
yellow fever
ALLOWED TO PASS. .
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2.-The steamer John I.
Soudder, from New Orleans, arrived at quar-
antine this morning. She had but few pas
sengers, none of whom are sick, and will be
allowed to come to the city this afternoon.
DEATHS AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 2.-There were ~
deaths IN the city during tn, week, one
being an imported case of yellow fever from
Memphis. ".