The New York herald., 1879-08-10


Josephine Worrell. aged %, Georgia street.
Lucy Sars. aged 23 No. 4l2 Lauderdale street.
Emma Barnes. aged 27. No. ss7 Lauderdale street.
Laura Lamb. aged a. No. 663 Georgia street.
Ellen Price. aged 10. Central Point
Mary Bridge. aged 40 No. 1886 Vance street.
James Morse. aged 90 Jessamine street.
New outside the city limits:-
Miss Sally Hoffman, aged %. South Jackson street.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Abraham Boyd, aged 40. No. 40 Hawley street.
Mr.. Francis Getzell, aged 33, No. 13 Bradford
street.
Lizzie Getzell. aged &c. No. 40 Exchange street.
Edward Tobler, aged 80. City Hospital.
L. Roberts. aged 80. City Hospital.
DECLARED Epidemic.
The following is the official announcement of the
Board of Health declaring yellow fever epidemic:-
The Board Of Health being informed that thero is dis
on the part of % S from
asthis disposition may be increased it deems best to
sms the fS0Sns statsmsps f. regard to the
y Tsosg the . d .S rate from yellow fever
porexeeeded deaths other causes BY fow,
y @ Of to hs a Il a Board
Feed this number week during the prevalence the
result from formal Of the epidemic it de-
an in Al
where rst cases Occurred in july the southern pcr
OF
as q p as.
has extended beyond these limits, where hoped
deaths have occurred different localities Of the
ss" a iss
Ts dss p rate a in 10 Tho
and there good hope that It will not
the
sSf By TO ns
yous s attack and h Is rsssonaDs TO assume that
large Dssson Of % Ppula.iSn who Liable
work Of is s IN prSsss Which Should be
sns 1G ~ s win be unless
some @ ro gnng to camps where such pro
city thereby becoming the of spreading disease
Therefore in view Of these facts we arc induced to eo
eye although the disease liable DO here until FROST
@ Sns % Every aas
and IS Sens In this the s r%
Health has the active cooperation both of the National
Dr. W Mitchell Of the former and Mr.
The following is the number of deaths from yellow
fever since its appearance reported to this oice
July for the week ending July 2s si for the week
ending August %; for the week ending August o. 20
As is customary, the Board Of Health will announce
President of the Board of Health
SUGGESTION TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
AT meeting Of prominent citizens held this after
noon DR.. jerome Cochrane. representative of the
National Board of Health, submitted a letter
which he had written to Dr. S. j. Turner,
secretary of the National Board. in which
he recommends. first, that the work of
removing the unacclimated population be continued
nnl fuel is left here to feed the epidemic sec
,nd. the removal of the Sick EAR possible, to
camp hospitals outside of the city limits; third,
The isolation, as far possible. of infected per-
IONS at places within the city; fourth the
makes it possible Of infected bedding ciothime and
dwellings,. The letter urges the National Board to
1t least make an effort and exhaust every possible
device to check the spread of the pestilence. 1t
further says"The Board is on trial before the bar
of public opinion. and it has already become
object of assault for the public press. 1 appeal
to the National Board of Health, the legal guardian
of the countrys welfare, and think the Board would
act wisely to authorize the expenditure of $4,000
or whatever sum, in word that may prove neces-
sary.
The meeting, by resolution indorsel the sugges-
tions and recommendations submitted by DR.. Cocl-
rane.
The Howard Association have under their charge
Jag sick OF these 109 whites and 81 colored The
Howards have 139 nurses on duty.
Another camp. named in honor of A. D. Langstaff,
president of the Howard Association has been
a mile west of Camp Marks, to which fifty white
families from Fort Pickering will be removed. Tho
weather continues very cool.
Dir. LANGsTAFT DESCRIBES THE PRESENT CON-
DITIoN OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEGROES EN-
COURAGE THE FEVER AND INSURE THEIR OWN
RUIN.
In answer to a telegrapmc request of the Daily
Necs of this city, Mr.. A. ID. LangstaG president of
the Howard Association of Memphis, has sent u
telegram giving particulars of the condition of that
city, containing the following points,
The total number of cases of yellow fever to this
hour within the city limits officially recorded Ia
$50. or this number ninety died. In addition there
have been about twenty cases and nvo deaths OF
Memphis refugees located within six miles OF the
city. The disease has not communicated to any of
on
quarantine. The fever has increased in Memphis
very percoptibly in the past ten days,
and is spreading from the original centres.
We cannot hope for discounuance un-
have LETT. of whom 1900 located in Camps
Father Matthews and Marks, situated four and
miles respectively from Momphis. There have been
three cases in Camp Mark and one death AT least
having gone to camp. They have declined TO leave
the city, hoping to receive ratons here, which is in
opposition TO the views OF all parties who labor
ing here to attend to such ns may bc akcn sick
Our only safety is in depopulation. In
quence of the fever spreading among the negroes
position to 20 to camps. Should their appca! to the
people of the United states for rations meet with
favorable answer the negroes will no doubt move
as soon as they get hungry. No one but Howard
these people live in and in wEich they arc
taken sick and too frequently die. We have
six physicians duty and had under
our charge i50 patients, sick with various
diseases. 10 these sick people we furnish nurses
medicines, stiin uants and food. About two hundred
have been discharged our expenses are now $500
per day and wlll increase. We have hand StS UOO
This amount would have been sufficient IL the negroes
had followed the example OF the white people and
left the city, We hope not to be forced to ask assist