The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-18
THE FATAL FEVER.
One New Case Reported at Mem.
phis To-day.
No Alarm at New Orleans.

The following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Officers on Change to-day:
Resolved, That during the period that
yellow fever is liable to prevail the privi-
leges of the Chamber be extended TO all
refugees from the South, and all such as
may visit our city are cordially invited to
take advantage of this Offer"
NO EXCITEMENT AT NEW ORLEANS.
Special to the Star.
New ORLEANS July 18-The city is quiet
and healthy. There is no yellow fever
here, and no fear of it, neither is there any
excitement among our people.
TWO NEW CASE TODAY.
MEMPHIS, .Tuly18 -Noon.-One new case of
yellow fever has been reported to the Board
of Health during the past twenty six hours.
There is nothing yet to indicate that the
fever will become epidemic.
MEMPHIS, July 1873 P. M.-Another case
has been reported to the Board of Health
The names Of the last two victims are f.
Eckers, barber and James NJ. William
son.
The disease has not spread from the
houses wherein the first cases originated,
and there is no reason to believe that the
cases reported yesterday and the one of to-
day will prove any exception to that rule.
The cases reported yesterday are all do
ing well. There is feeling OF excitement
here to-day, but nothing in the nature of a
panic
FEELING AT MEMPHIS TO-DAY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
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considerable excitement on all sides, and
people eager to learn the conclusion re-
garding the cases which are now mentioned
as suspicious. The trains last night and
this morning all carried numbers OF people
fleeing from the scourge, and should the
six or eight suspicious cases be declared
yellow fever the exodus will be much
greater. Doctors continue to d sagree some
saying that we have no yellow fever here,
and Others that all the suspicious cases are
suffering from the scourgr. The steamer
Grand Tower, from below, reports great
CONSERVATION at all the river towns and
landings below. At Greenville the author
tiles would not permit person or pound
of freight to land not even a. barrel of
whisky. The river towns are reported
healthy. but thoroughly demoralized and
the people are getting away as fast as pos
sible.
The five cases reported yesterday in the
Hester family, one of which proved fatal,
are all that have yet been reported.
CASES AT NEW YORK.
New YoRK, July 1S.-Up to yesterday ten
cases of yellow fever had been received at
the Quarantine Hospital on Swinburne
Island. Previous to the 1lth three had
been received and one that day Four were
taken off vessels from Havana on Monday,
A seaman was taken from a steamship from
Havana and another from steamer from
Mexican ports. On Wednesday seaman
| was taken from schooner from Havana.
OF the ten one las died. Last year twenty
three patients we're received at quarantine
from vessels from twelve infected ports
Christopher Dunn, seaman on a vessel
from Hayti, was admitted to the Yellow
Fever Hospital on Wednesday. Three men
who had been sick at the hospital were dis
charged yesterday.
DOOMED CREW.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.-The brig Shasta,
of New York, from Port Au Paix, st. Do
mingo loaded with logwood and bound to
Chester, Pa, arrived in great distress at the
LaZarette, twelve miles below this city,
yesterday. OF nine men on board seven
we're down with the yellow fever. Four
deaths have occurred, the captain being
among the number.
WISE MEASURE.
WAsHINGToN D. c., July 18.-As provided
by the act creating the National Board of
Health, the Secretary of the Navy will de-
tail surgeon for duty at Havana, and
another at Port au Prince, to inspect and
report upon the sanitary condition of all
vessels clearing for United States ports.
The Secretary of War will shortly detail
two army surgeons, and the Secretary of
the Treasury two surgeons from the Marine
Hospital service, to perform similar duty
in the West Indies.
PANICKY FEELING IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-There is an extremely
pancky feeling on Change here to-day
and prices are on a decline. 1t isattributed
partially to the unfavorable crop reports,
but mainly to the yellow fever scare.