, 1879-07-20
YELLOW FEVER.
The Dreadful *Scourge Be-
lieyed to Be Fastened
Upon Memphis.
All Attempts to Conceal It's Epi-
dem1c Character Now
Abandoned.
Seven New Cases Reported to
the Health Authorities
: Yesterday.
Some Of Them the Result of
Contact with Fever
Victims.
Thousands Leaving or Pre-
pairing to Leave the
Stricken City.
Inland and River Towns Establish
ing a Rigid Quarantine.
The Louisville Authorities Adopting |
Precautionary Measures.
Inland and River Towns Establish
ing Rigid Quarantine.
Tbs Louisville Authorities Adopting
Precautionary Measures.
MEMPHIS.
4 DISMAL ASPECT.
Sp<cfQ4 DISPATCH to IAe T+t1unk.

DISMAL ASPECT
| Special Dispatch to Tbs 7s16unx.
| ME4PH1s, Teun., July 19.-The present looks
black, ugly, and forDiddtng. The sky has been
overcast with heavy clouds, and more rain is
apparent. The fever aspect is dark and gloomy,
| and, like the vaporous bodies hanging over us,
prcsa1es stormy period before those who are
| unable to leave this plague-stricken city. 4
| visit to the Board OF Health enabled your
| correspondent to learn Of continued new cases
of sickness marked as suspicious but among
those pronounced yellow-fever We're Thomas
Kcruan, on Robson street; Misses Viola and
Louisa Godsey, on Bradford; William Thaue,
on Gates avenue, near the Louisville Kailroad:
Louis Drummer, on fernando road; Charles
Kcsnodcl, aud two ehildren, on Clay street.
Hiram Athey, sou bt Chiet-ot-Pol1ce Athey,
had the black yonit, md
WAS DYING THIS EVENING.
Mrs. Hester is reported as also dying. Robert
Hester and son, and also Miss Hester, are doing
very we'll. 49,"
Fred Eckers died at 1.o'clock to-day.
4 member OF the Bohrd OF Health In pri-
vate interview says th@ outlook is bad, and the
fever on the increase. "a: full meeting of the
Board will be held Sunday or Monday, and the
propricty of declaring the fever epidemic con-
sidercd. The people continue to close their
business places, and are packing all the goods
on shelves in boxes: Many are boarding every
entrance against thieYes and depredators.
.> FULLY 1900 PSoFLE HAVE LEFT z
since noon yesterday. :~>~'''
a special from Brownsville, received here,
states that "from ,ana1after this date (Satur-
day. and until furthtr orders, wa establish
quarantine against :1Hlrsons, and frefeht, and
baggage Of every description from Memphis"
and that the Observation-Disclosures will bo re-
quested 0 have trains: going north pass here
without making anya stop. This order ia take
effect On all trains leaving Memphis after u
O'Clock.
special from Milan also states that the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen have established |
a quarantine to take ye1fect. Sunday, July 20. !
After that time no train
EITHER OF FREIGHT OR PASSENGERS |
from Memphis will be permitted to stop here.
4 special to the 4ppea! from Huntsville, re-
ceived to-day, says "I1le fever news from |
Memphis created much excitement here. The I
greatest indignation was expressed at Memphis /
merchants storing their goods here. The city
is full OF Memphis refugees. 4 public meeting
will be held to-day (Saturdayl at which the
City Council will be asked to establish and en-
force strict quarantine"
The city officials, and press, and physicians,
publicly and privately, Gre urging upon all
:itizens Who are able the necessity Of leaving
he city at once. There Is no organization OF
he Towards at present, no relief committee to
II property.
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