Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-07-26
THE YELLOW FEVER.

A Havana (Cuba) dispatch Of the 18th says
The Commission appointed by the National
Board of Health of the United States for the
purpose Of studying yellow-fever symptom,
development and treatment in Havana, is
prosecuting its work here assiduously.
During the last week there were III deaths
| from yellow fever in Havana.
The Tennessee State Board of Health, on
the 18th, decided to suspend after the 21st
inst. the quarantine regulations at Memphis,
in case no further cases Of fever appeared.
Quarantine against Memphis was also abol-
ished at New Orleans, Cairo, and some other
points.
On account Of quarantine against Memphis
mail matter for Arkansas and Texas will be
sent via st. Louis, as was done during the
yellow fever epidemic last year.
The yellow fever excitement at Memphis,
which for few days had been almost en-
tirely allayed by reason of no new cases be-
ing reported, on the 18th received fresh
impetus, five additional cases of unmistak-
able fever being announced by the Board of
Health and rumor placing a number
of other suspiciously sick people
among the yellow fever victims. The
five cases reported were members of two
families named Hester, residing in a small
double tenement at "a and SO Clay Street
about 100 yards in direct westerly direction
from the residence of Judge Ray. Rober
Hester and wife and Mrs. James Hester and
her two children were the persons af-
| fiicted. Mrs. James Hester died at noon
on the 18th with black vomit. Robert
and James Hester are both river men. There
were said to be 13 other people sick in the
same neighborhood with what the doctors
| called intermittent fever. The official an
| nouncement of these cases resulted in the
speedy determination of manv other people
| to leave the city, although there was no evil
dence Of panic such as prevailed on the
first announcement of yellow fever cases.
The brig Shasta Of New York, from Port
su-Prince, st. Domingo, bound to Chester,
Pa, was reported in great distress 10 miles
below Philadelphia on the 18th. OF nine
men on board seven were down with yellow
fever. Four deaths had occurred, the cap
tain being among the number.
On the 18th, five new cases of yellow fever
were officially reported In Memphis, and
there was one death, that of Fred. Eckers,
barber, residing at 101 Beale Street. He
died within three hours after being report
ed. The other sick were j. NJ. William
son, Mrs. b. Adams, Miss Mollie Ham
merle and Miss Kate Watson. These
latter cases were all in the vicinity
OF the Hester residence. The sporadic theo-
ry of the disease was pretty generally aban-
doned in view of recent developments
| showing its probably contagious character
The exodus of citizens continued, and busi-
ness was almost entirely suspended.
The Manhattan and Emmett Banks
closed their doors, turning over their
business to the remaining banks. The
Chickasaw Guards and Bluff City Guards
go into camp at Clarksville, Tenn. Quaran-
| tine against Memphis was re-established at
points where it had been temporarily sus-
pended, and Galveston quarantined against
New Orleans, on account of the latter city
raising its embargo against Memphis.
There were seven new cases of yellow
fever officially reported to the Memphis
Board Of Health on the 18th, with one
death-that Of Mrs. Robert Hester. On the
18th 10 additional cases were reported and
four deaths, the latter being Hiram Athy,
Louis Dotto, James Whelan and Louis
Brumond. Among the new cases re-
ported are two negroes. Officers of the
Hebrew Hospital Association furnished
100 Jewish families with the neces-
sary funds TO obtain means for transpor-
tation TO distant cities. The city authorities
were also sending all widows and children
out of the city. The daily papers will all be
cut down to half-sheets. All small towns ad-
jacent have quarantined against Memphis.
Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis, on
the 21st, ordered limited quarantine restric-
tions against Memphis. The quarantine at
Cairo is absolute, no boats being allowed to
land and all Southern railway trains being
compelled to passed through the city with
locked coaches.
Thirty-six new cases Of yellow fever were
reported to the Memphis Board OF Health on
the 21st, and there were three deaths from
the disease-Dr. j. c. Harris, +. LorenZ and