Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-04
The ScOurEe In Other Years.


AND PECULIARITIEs OF IT'S PROGRESS.
Now that yellow fever is attracting much at.
tention IN the city, 1t may be interesting to
of its outbreaks are imperfect up to 1893. At
that time, after spreading through nearly every
southern town, it reached Philadelphia. and
continued to be epidemic until 1905. In 1911 1t
appeared again In the gulf towns; and then in
several following years attacked every south
lantic, reaching New York in the terrible cpl
demic of 1922. An interval then occurred in its
ravages until 1850. Starting In January of that
ward. until it reached Mobile in 1853, and Pnila-
delphia and New York In 1856. From April to
october of that year seventy nine vessels in
fected with yellow fever were quarantfned at
New YORK. The fever, however, was success
fully confined to Governors Island and the
Long Island shore. Eighteen hundred and sew
enty was the next year In which the fever made
Itself severely felt; on August Is OF that year 1t
was discovered on Governors Island. From
that time until the 2Gth Of the following Octo-
Der II remained In and around New York; I59
cases We're reported, fifty-Jwo OF which proved
fatal Most OF these occurred on Governors
Island. In the city there were only eleven
deaths. The next and most severe visitation OF
ms scourge was last year. This Is too recent
to need mention here.
IL is said to be curious fact about yellow fever
that 1t does not appear to be contagious dis.
eae DR. JaneWay and many prominent ply
OF germlnal growth; that yellow fever is Itself
living organism. 1t thus forms boundary line
between contagious and non-contagious dis
system, but externally. 1t not only attacks
persons exposed to the infected place, but under
unknown circumstances may be transported In
vessels, trunks, railroad cars, etc. from point
to point, and turned loose to propagate. Like
cholera, it occasionally assumes migratory
character, travelling over great extent OF coun-
most rigid quarantine In these migrations 1t
seems to have prescribed course, along which
u pays no attention TO any impedimentS placed
Id It's way. singular fact In the history OF
yellow 1ever In this country is that 1t is of older
date In northern seaportS than In New Orleans
IN. Y. Tribune.
THE CONTEST FUR THE ASHLEY BKLr-The
pedestrian mania is apt to be revived next fall
by the contest for the Ashley belt. 1t is now
settled that the international six days walking
match-"go as you please"-for the Champion
ship OF the world and the Ashley belt Will take
place In this city In the latter part Of Septem-
ing at 1 am. On Monday, the 22d prox. The
contestants will probably be Weston, the pres
ent holder OF the Ashley belt; Rowell, BLOWER
81 Br owl Ennis Isl, panchot OF Albany and Indian
has record Of $50 miles In twenty -four
hours, and possibly O'Leary. Weston is to
leave England on the 18th instant land after
his reception here he will have bar ely time to
prepare for the contest The walking match
will be held In conjunction with the summer
nights concerts at Madison Square Garden,
which VII noI terminate until the iaSC week or
September: Singing will, however, be dis
pensed with. The price of admission is not yet
fixed but 1t is supposed it viii be so cents It is
known that certain inducements have been held
out TO weston, ROwen and Ennis, but what
they are the management is not yet inclined to
disclose. All that could be learned was that
those who had sign1f1ed their intention of ap-
pear1ng on the track have been guaranteed
certain sum of money. The entrance fee {s5Oo)
has to be deposited at the Office of Belts Life, In
London. Ennis has already telegraphed his
money, and PanchOt and the Indian from CALI
fornia, II they seriously intend to walk for the
belt, must shortly deposit the entrance money,
as the time for doing so will soon eXpire.-(N
Y. Times.