Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-19
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YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
The News from Memphis Increases
in Gloominess.
Eight New Cases up to Noon and
Five Deaths Yesterday.
Another Case in New York
Creates a Little Excitement.
The Weekly Record from Havana
Foots mp 100.
YELLOW FEVER.

cases were reported to the Board of
Health up to noon, of whom six are
white and two colored. Among the
number are j. FL. Huhn, Cordelia
Atwood, Ed. Freeland, VIM. Car
roll, Mrs. Julia A. Seelen. Five
deaths have occurred, Arthur L.
White, Lorentz Sails, Elizabeth
Helcher, w. G. Nelson, Alexander
Franklin. The last named was COL
ored. VIC. Nelson died five miles
out on Poplar street boulevard.
Gen. Johns. Skefington, a promi-
nent criminal lawyer, was prostra>
ted this morning. His case has not
yet been reported to the Board of
Health. ~ The weather is growing
warmer.
Providence, R. T., Aug. 49,
The schooner Susan Stetson, of
Damariscotta, Captain Hale, from
Miragoani for Boston, arrived at
Dutch Island harbor on Friday.
Complaint having been made that
she had yellow fever on board, Gov
VanZandt sent Captain Melville as
health officer to inspect the vessel
and make a report. This morning
Captain Melville reports all well on
board now. The captains wife died
at Hayti Of yellow fever, and on the
passage two seamen died of the
same disease. The vessel looks
clean and the remaining six men
of the crew appear well. The ves-
sci will leave for Boston at her first
opportunity. a
New YORK, Aug .,17.-Considera<
Bile excitement was created on Staten
Island last evening by the announce
ment that there was a genuine
case of yellow fever in the village of
Stapleton. The case was that of
a Spanish child named Lorez,
brought up by steamer Saratoga,
from Havana, last Thursday. Steps
were Immediately taken for the re-
moval of the patient to quarantine.
SATURDAYS SICK AND DEATH LIST.
Special to the Nashville American.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 16.-The week
just closed has placed to its credit
the highest record of deaths from
fever since It's appearance here on
the 9th of last July. The official
report of the Board of Health shows
the total number of victims for the
week, ending to-day at s, p. m., to
be 46. Since the first outbreak l39
have died Of fever within the limits
of the city. There were q new
cases reported to>day. The follow
ing list embraces the names Of the
whites, together with the deaths as
by the undertakers, for
the past 249hours 81 ,gal5s1z1 ~ be s
Ernest P. Leake, aged %, corner
of Elliott and Causey streets w.
Fl. Ennis, aged 40, 116 Gayoso
street; Anton Franklin, aged D.
City Hospital; Mrs. Sc. Butler.
aged 27, 159 Union street; Willie
Descher, aged 4, Al Jones avenue i
Francis Getz, aged Z months. Is
Bradford street; Cardenia Atwood.
aged %, Carolina street.
E The death list is as follows
Charles E. Haines, aged 1S, 430
Jones avenue; Andrew Shelton,
aged %, City Hospital William
Murray, aged 49, City Hospital !;
Geo. Getz, aged 35, 130 Bradford
street; Fritz Ostman, aged Is, 4S.
Ross avenue; Mrs. Ellen Cunning
ham, aged IS, 204 DeSoto street I
Gus Atcheson, aged 33, 346 Madi-
son, extended. - ae2e4r7aT
Y. HAVANA, Aug. 1s.-One hundred
deaths from yellow fever occurred
here last week, being an increase of
seven as compared with those OF
the preceding week. as
Il If the prevailing drought con,
tinues the present fine prospect Of
the crops will be seriously i'm
pared. g 81 s.