The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-05
YELLOW FEVER.
INCREASED NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS FOR
THE WEEK IN MEMPHIS.
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INCREASED NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS FOR
THE WEEK IN MEMPHIS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. 1879.
The weekly summary shows material increase
both in deaths and new cases. The total number OF
new reported for the week ending tonight is
6S-white. 80; colored. So; under five years, The
distribution by wards is:--First. IA; Second. 8;
Third. 3; Fourth. 5; Fifth. l.; sixth. o. seventh.9;
Eighth s; Ninth. 5; Tenth. .. Total number Of
new cases reported to date. 134.
Total number OF deaths from yellow fever for the
week. 40; whites. 10; colored. s. Total deaths to
date 403.
The above is the official report Of the Board Of
Health. and does not include the cases and
deaths that have occurred beyond the corporation
line. aert sa
NEW CASES.
follows:-
Mrs.. Julia shelton. aged 40. No. SO Court street.
Katie Novetzke aged %. No. rs Bradford street.
John Joyce. No. 10 Gates avenue.
W. L. Mullins. aged 6. No. 357 Main street.
NURSES ASSIGNED.
The following whites supplied with
nurses to-day by the Towards George Dashiel.
aged SO. No. 81 Market street; M. G.. Hig-
gins. aged 80. corner OF Sixth and Jackson
streets; Willie Ingram. aged IL. Bradshaw avenue;
L. s. Lindgren. aged 49, No. 124 Robinson street;
Robert johnson. aged 50. sledge place; Mrs. M A.
Key. aged So No. Kerr avenue; Thomas Green.
aged 40. corner OF CarolinA and Sixth streets.
George Dashicl had attack of the fever
last year and has been duty for tho Howars since
the outbreak of the epidemic. Thomas Green is q
returned fugitive. He came into Memphis ten days
ago. and was stricken last night.
rkxIr
w.P. HIEsrAND. aged 80. corner of Washington
and High streets.
LULA LOCKWOOD. aged 4. Jackson street.
THOMAS MCBRIDE. agel 4. No. II Market street.
LUCY ANDERSON. colored. No. q South Memphis
street.
JOSIE GARNER. coorel. aged .. No. lss Georgia
street.
FALSE REPORT
Drs. VIM and Bradford. who went to Deans
Island this morning to investigate the rumored
development of yellow fever at that point returned
tonight and reported the false There is not
a single case OF any kind Of sickness in the who le
country adjacent to the island. iNA
INJUNCTION REFUSED.
To-day, at Brownsville, Tenn, Chancellor Living
stone refused to grant the injunction prayed for by
the State Board of Health against N. w. Spear and
Others
DONATIONS RECEIVED.
Donations to the Towards were received to day as
follows Masonic lodges and Masons of Natchez.
Miss. $50; citizens OF Canton, Miss. SlOO;
Miss Lizzie Keestler. Delta. La $50 !;
Mrs. A. NJ. Mintern. Hudson. N. Y, S25
First Congregational Church. Alpena. Mich, $780,
proceeds of fair given at Brooklyn. N. Y. by six
little girls. $l2: Row. W. Apologize. Newburg. N r..
So; G.. Stolts, Beaver Dam. Wis.,. SO SO; II. Richard,
Kansas City. No., 81. Total 1886.
INFECTED RAGS BURNED. &Htt
The flames this morning did . good service by
destroying large storeho useused by Leo Lehmaun.
in which stored $1,000 worth of old rags
which had been collected during the epidemic and
were undoubtedly infected. The dwelling in which
Mr.. Lehman resided was also burned His loss will
amount to nearly $1,000; insurance. $4,000. Incen.
diaries did the work.
The thermometer to-day has ranged between O.
aud 80 degrees
A. D. Langstan. president Of the Howard Associs.
ton, returned this afternoon.