The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-15
TIIE YELLOW FLAG
Houses and Neighborhoods in Mem
phis To Be Isolated.
AID ASKED FROM THE STATE
Ilapid Increase Of Fever
Victims.
TEN DEATHS YESTERDAY.

DTEN DEATHS YESTERDAY.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. August IA. 1879.
II there any doubts Of the rapid spread of the
fever in this city glance at the report for to-day
will convince the most sceptcal that it is now grow
ing in such proportions to alarm any who were
bsfore hopeful that it possible to conhne 1t to
the already infected districts.
ATTEMPT ISOLATION
Even at this late hour attempt is to be made to
Isolate all that have developed that may yet
develop. The plan of DR.. Cochrane expressed in
his outline for isolating persons and places is a.
iollows:--
am ordered by the National Board of Health to
urge the isolation as far as possible OF all infected
persons and places in the city OF Memphis with
view to offer all possible obstruction to the extension
Of the yellow ever. believe that an effective system
u isolation here Is not only possible, but to an ex
1ent that will 10 much good 1t is easy and to that
6nd s recommended to the local authorities the fol-
flowing plan of action. namely
Fs.l-That the physicians of the CITY be appealed
to to assist the local board of Health in securing
Seeond-rhat the Howard Association be requested
require that this assistance shall be given in aid to
the local Board OF Health by the physicians in their
pmploy
hail be invoked in aid Of this work Of isolation
the patients nursed by Them
4 fauru.--That the Howard Association be re-
Quested to require that all nurses employed by them
shall cooperate to this end with the Howard
physicans
Of yellow fever shall isolate that patient far
possible, by prohibiting access to the sick room of
All persons. except those necessary to the proper
Care OF the sick this rule to apply to members Of
tho family US we'll as to other persons.
Siru-That yellow flag be put i'll front Of every
house in which there is yellow fever. and that no
lngrcss or egrcss shall be permitted as to such
houses. except under rules to be prescribed by the
Board Of Health.
SevsnU.-rhat whenever it may be deemed ex-
pelient to do SO specially infected neighborhoods
shall be isolated either by erecting barriers or by
otationing guards upon the streets leading into them
And prohibiting all intercourse with such neighbor
hood. except such Is may be allowed by the Board Of
Eigha-That all attendance ct funerals. except
such as may be necessary for the decent burial OF
the dead. be discontinued.
All " which is respectfully submitted.
JEROME COCHhANE. NJ. D..
National Sanitary Inspector.
ACTION or THE PHYSICIANS
The Shelby County Medical Society met last night
and passed resolution approving and indorsing the
proposition OF Dr. Jerome Cochrane and urging the
National Board of Health to make such appropris-
ton will to the fullest extent enable the local
thorities to carry out his plans.
The Board OF Health OF the city also met. It
pressed an earnest desire to cooperate with
the State and National Boards Of Health
In every measure calculated to arrest the
spread Of yellow fever, and requested physi.
clans aud Others in attendance upon yellow
fever cases to enforce the suggestions Of DR. Coch
far possible. In where isolation
cannot DO made effective guard will be supplied by
the Board OF Health to enforce the instructions.
WILLOW FLAG.
The first work in this line commenced at noon
to-day. when the sanitary force began the posting of
yellow flags on all dwellings, where there
Of fevor. The disnfection of houses and bedding
will begin ut noon, suitable boilers can be pro-
cured. ~ It Is proposed to steam and boiling
water in the process
THE LATEST REPORT.
Forty new cases were reported to the Board of
Health to-day. thirty Of whom those of colored
persons. The following are the names and resi-
dsnces OF the whites:-
Mrs. Kennedy. aged As. No. 17S South street.
James Dolan. aged %, No. 81 Cansey street.
Christian Riser. aged %. No. 20 Ross avenue
Lizzie Marley, aged 10. No. rs Winchester avenue.
Mrs. John McNulty. aged &c. corner of Elliott and
Fernando streets.
s. H. Gibson. aged IS, No. 65 Union street.
Thomas Moffatt, aged 50. corner Of Alabama and
Poplar streets.
A. Woods. aged %, City Hospital.
John C. Rogers. aged :. Madison street EXTENDED.
THE DEATH ROLL
The death list isas follows:-
LIZZIE SOMMElS. aged 9, Carolina. near Seventh
street.
THOMAS DOwNEY. aged II. No. &c Jones avenue.
JACOB CLEMENTS. aged IS. City Hospital.
DR. OSCAR BERrY. aged 40. No. $50 Linden street.
LIZZIE McELROY. aged 2, No. 343 Court street
attended.
J. NJ TIGHE, aged IS. No. Howard row.
JOHANNA OsrMAN. aged IS. No. "a Ross avenue.
MAUD ROE colored). aged 8. No. 90 De Soto street.
ANNA DOwD. aged "a. fernando road.
JOHN GILLILANp (colored) aged 81, corner Of
Fifth and Gaines streets.
PROMINENT VICTIMS.
Miss Oracle Prestige. aged fifteen. daughter of
colonel J. T. Prestige. was stricken with tho fever
yesterday afternoon. There are several other men,
bers of his family in his residence none Of whom
have been attacked and 1t is but reasonable sup
pose that it will attack them all. Colonel Prestige is
one Of the leading cotton factors of this city.
Last year he at the head of the Citizens Relief
Committee. At present he is o member of the Safety
Committee.
Mrs. Ellen j. Bolton died tonight OF the fever at
whitehaven, Tenn. A special train has been sent
for her remains.
w. W. Guy is much improved and will doubtless
recover.
Ed Moon is gaining in strength. and may possibly
survive.
Ed schloss has grown worse. His Is con-
sidered critica
=. THE CITIZENS FUND.
The sum of $3.50 was added to the Citizens
fund yesterday. OF this Mr.. Jacob Thomp-
BON sent 800, Mr.. William II. Wood, 500;
=. II. Fiippin. $50; John d. Drake Co.. $500. Tho
o1al receipts far are about $4,000. not $1,000
- enormously reported two days ago.
PRECAUTIONS
The Jail has been closed to visitors. and its eighty
isoners tor sanitary reasons. to live In solitude