Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-11
THE YELLOW FEVER.
THE DISEASE DECLARED EPIDEMIC,
By the Memphis Board Of Hsalth-fifty
New Cases Saturday and Sunday
Detailed Report Of the Con-
dition Of Memphis.

This morning at daylight the ther-
mometer dropped to Ga and now is IS.
MENPHIs, August 9.-Six more cases
wsr, reported to the Board Of Health
this aft rnOon, all of whom were colored.
In addition eighteen cases were reported
after tn usual hour for closing. which
will be included in tO-mOrrow's list.
Two deaths have occurred since noon,
Edward Tobler and $. l.. Roberts, both
of th C ty hospital.
The following is the official announce
ment OF the Board OF Health, declaring
yellow i,ver epidemic:
The Board of Health being informed
that there is disposition manifested on
the part Of some absentees from Mem
phis, To return sooner than II would be
advisable, and as this disposition may
b. increased it deems it best TO submit
the following statement in regard TO the
prevalence and spread OF the fever IN the
city: Though the death-rate from the
fever, up TO August 2d, the daIe OF the
last regular weekly report, exceeded the
deaths from all other causes by a lew.
and being less than that OF the week
previous, the Board Of Health was en-
cOuraged 20 believe that II would not
exceed this number Tor any week dur
ing the prevalence OF the disease, and as
no practical good vas thought would re-
suit from a formal announcement OF the
epidemic il declined 70 make such an
announcement at that time. The
mortality was in the neghbOrhOOd where
the first cases occurred, in July,
in the southern portion of the city, IN
the Fifth and in portion OF the Seventh
and Tenth wards, and in the northeast
ern portion Of the city. and could not be
considered epidemic beyond those limits.
During the last ten DAYS IL has extended
beyoEd these limits where Il was hoped
10 be confined, and cases been reported
and deaths occurred in so many differ
ent localities OF the city that IL j. now
impossible TO say what portion OF the
city is not infected. Therefore the Board
of Health makes the formal declaration
of general epidemic. The death rate
is small in proportion 10 the number OF
cases reported, aud these are good rea-
sons 10 hope that il will not exceed,
mortality during the prevalence OF the
disease. These reasons are, some escape
in ey ryepide mic, not being Iidblero the
disease, because We 10 not know that
many Oi those who remain are protected
by previous attacks, and IL Is reasonable
10 assume THAT many who contract the
disease will recover; that a large portion
OF our population who are liable % the
4 l. 4. e Nh 4 3 H.aN nsLs
OF depOpulatiOn is still in progress. which
will be continued unless Tree sub
sistence is supplied In the city, which
would not only have the elect OF
preventing some from going 10 camps
where such provision l. made, bit
would induce Others 10 come into the
CITY and thereby become the means OF
spreading the disease to localities now
free from infection. Therefore, IN view
OF these facts We are induced To- believe
that although the disease Is liable 20 be
here until the frost comes, the rate Oi
mortality will not exceed, % u equals IT'S
present number for any one week IN
future. Every practicable means OF dis
infect on and local isolation calcu ated
10 arrest the disease has been and Is
still being practiced. Ia this work the
Board OF Health has active cooperation,
both in the National and State Boards Oi
Hoalth, through their respective repre-
sentatives, DR.. r. W Mitchell, OF the
former, and Hon. John Johnson, Of the
latt T.
The following is the number OF deaths
from the yellow fever since It's appear
ance. as reported 10 this office: For the
we-k ending July 18th, 3; Tor tine week
en- ling July 10Th, 8; for the week end
ing July 10Th, 81; for the week ending
August 9th, -; total number OF deaths
20 date, 81.
A. Is customary, the BOari OF Health
will announce officially through the pa
pers when il is thought safe for the alb
sentees 10 return.
[Signedl q. b. THoRNToN, VI. D.,
President Board Of H,diih.
MEMPHIS, August 9.-Thc Howard
Association has under is charge l4j
sick; of these 100 are whites and 81 coli
ored. They have $50 nurses on duty.
Another camp, named IN honor "a \.
ID. Iangstaff, President OF the Howard
Association, has been erected one mile
west OF Camp Marks, To which fifty
white families Oi Fort Pickering will be
removed. The weather continues very
cool.
At a meeting Of prominent citizens
he'd this afternoon DR. Jerome Coch-
ran. representative OF the National
Board CT Health, submitted letters which
hal been written % DR.. ;. J. Turner,
Secretary Of the National Boari Of
Health, in which he recommends. first,
that the work Of removing the unaCCli-
mated population be continued until
no food is left here 20 feed the epidemic
Second, the removal OF the sick a. lar as
possible tO a camp hospital outside the
city limits. Third, isolation as far as
possible from the infected persons and
places within the CITY, Fourth, dlslntec-
ton as far as any existing knOwledEe
makes 4 possible. OF injected clothing,
bedding and dwellings. The letter
urges the National Board 10 at least
make an effort and exhaust every
possible devise to check the spread ol
the pestilence. IL further says that the
board is on trial before the bar OF public
opinion and has already become an
object Of assault in the public press.
It appeals 10 the National Board OF
Health, the legal guardian OF the
cOuntry's welfare, and thinks the board
vpuld act wisely % authorize the eX-
penditure o. $50 OOO, OF whatever sum
NAV prove necessary. The meeting, 10y
resolution, endorsed the suggestion and
recommendations submitted by Dr.
Cochran.
Sundays Report.
MEMPHIS, August l0.-Twenty-nine
cases were reported % the Board of
Health to-day, twelve white and seven
teen colOred Among the FORMER are
Thos. ;. Bateman, Chas. Meade, Austin
W. Dowell, Arthur White, DR.. Oscar
Beatty, w. b. Erwin and Carrie Viii
Gams. Five deaths have occurred,
Fritz Helsch, Michael Dwyer, Martha
Woods, Eva Newland and J. Clements
DIR. 5. ii, Collins, this morning was
sent 10 Forrest Hill, Tenn, Is miles
-. a Na,,,Nbis On tho GhariesfOD