The New York herald., 1879-07-31
THE INFECTED BARK WALLACE
Death OF the Stewardess in the
Presbyterian Hospital.
TWO MEN DYING AT QUARANTINE
Outbreak of the Dreaded Scourge or
Board the Steamship Niagara
[py TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD.l

The following new have been reported to the
Board of Health to-day
Rose Hendricks. aged IL, Manassas street.
John Creed aged l6, No. 279 South street
Maggie Townes aged 10, No. 256 fernando road.
Jude Barbary coored aged 10. Desoto street, near
Gayoso street.
Amanda Hayes, colored, aged s. Desoto street. near
Gayoso street.
Charles Smith, aged 90, corner Promenade ana
jackson streets.
John Holly, aged IA. No. SO Ross
Cora Harman, colored, aged -. No. 1,400 South
street.
Judas Furr. aged 81, corner of Broadway and Sec
ond street.
A. Saeman. aged 26. No. 40S Main street.
Floy Cooper. colored aged 8. No. Davis avenue.
Lizzie Bell colored, aged 35. No. 800 Union street.
sallie Carr colored. aged Is. Rayburn avenue.
The last named resides just beyond the city
limits and was not included in the Board of Health
report up to five P NJ, the hour designated for
dertakers to report all inerments.
For the previous twenty-four hours deaths
from yellow fever had occurred
VISIT TO CAMP MARKS.
Your correspondent has just returned from a visit
to Camp Marks. to which point the city authorities
bending every energy to remove the poor
masses. The trip was made special train fur
nshed by the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad in
company with Mr. IL. l. Porter, the chlef executive
of the city; Mr. A. d. Langstaf. president: General
W. J. Smith and Colonel J. II. Edmondson. vice
presidents Of the Howard Association; Colonel John
F. Cameron. commander of the military and about
tweLty citizens belonging to the several relief COM
mittees.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
The camp is beautifully located on high ridge.
six miles south of Memphis There 300 tents
erected. nearly all of which occupied. The tents
the occupants. those for families being separated
from the others by wide avenue called Corcoran
avenue, in honor of w. w. Corcoran the wealthy
banker of Washington d. c.. who to-day So 900
to the authorities to be used in depopulatng tho
city and sending the inhabitants to place of security
from the pestilence. There is in of erec-
ton at the camp large hospital. which will
be complete in every detail and in which the sick
will feel the convenences of metropolitan institu-
ton. DIR. W. L. Rogers is the surgeon general in
charge assisted by DIR. J. b. Abercrombie Sinks
have been dug in which all slops thrown and
covered over with fresh Dirt Several large springs
of pure water adjoin the camp. deep ravine
separates Camp Marks from another ridge, on which
is to be erected another camp especially for the
blacks, and which will be known as Camp Douglass,
In honor of Fred Douglass. Mr.. p. NJ. Robbins is
.lerk in charge of the camp and is assisted by o.
NJ. Tufts.
Flour bacon. meal. bread, coffee, tea sugar. rice,
rrackers potatoes. salt and soap are furnished all
Who seek refuge there. The train which conveyed
the party this afternoon, and which will run daily
to the camp, is in charge of Mike Carrigan, the
road master, and Albert Jehler, engineer-neither
of whom have had the fever, but faithfully stood
to their posts during the terrible epidemic last
year. or tho 200 in camp not exceeding
dozen coored. But it is expected. when the
visions to be furnished only to those who go
to camp, they, too, will follow the course of the
whites.
FEVER MORE
Those who had the fever during previous epidem-
ics thought to have immunity from the disease
until to-day, when it became known that Samuel
Hatcher. who is dying with the fever, had
case last year. and had typical in 1873. This
goes to prove that theories hold good far
yellow fever is concerned. Every advanced by
The most learned physicians have been upturned to
iate.
PREPARATIONS PRESERVE THE PEACE.
In addition to the Police and Fire departments,
numbering ninety-two men, Colonel Cameron has
enrolled $50 minute men. composed largely of old
soldiers, who will assemble at a given signal to aid
him in the maintenance of law and order and
the protection Of property. He has two twelve
pound Napoleon guns. served by experienced artil-
the arsenal and place OF rendezvous.
CONDITION OF PATIENTS.
James Hester. the only one of two families con-
ssting of seven members who had escaped the fever
prostrated with the disease this afternoon.
The daughter of Chief of Police Athy. who is down
with the at Raleigh Tenn is reported as being
ia a critical condition.
Mr.. Brooks Wilson. telegraph operator. is con-
siderod as hopelcssy i'll.
Miles Owens is considered bad one.
Michael Athy this afternoon
John Holly. whose name appears among the new
cases. was stricken at Camp Father Mathew, but
brought into the city tor treatment.
CITIZENS DEPARTURE.
Last evening. about sunset, a citizen of New
Orleans. named j. =. Baker. started down the river
Ia small skin, capable of carrying about fve hun
dred pounds. Mr.. Baker has been here for several
days past and finding all of egress cut off by
rail- otherwise. he decided to try the river route
His residence is No. 56i Dauphin street, New
Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The last regular train the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad departs tomorrow night.
The Odd Fellows have lost one member since the
lever began. They have FIVE sick and three have re-
covered.
Yessrs. Rice stx & Co. to-day donated 100 pairs
OF blankets to the city authorities.
The Howard Association have ffty-six patients in
forty families under their care. aud have employ
in tho work forty-fvc nurses.
sister nugetta. the only survivor of the Sisters of
st. Mary. who had fever last year. returned this
morning from New York
SHOOTING AfFRAY
The only incident that relieved the monotany Of
the day a shooting ARRAY which occurred this
afternoon at the corner OF fernando and South
streets. Frank Beamish. printer employed in the