River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER.

MEMPHIS, July 29.-Elght new eases
of yellow fever and four deaths were reported
to-day. Col Cameron, with his detail of col
ored soldiers, took quiet possession of the
grounds that had been selected for the estab-
lshment of a camp, and by o'clock this
morning had 1875 tents erected The policy Of
the authorities to furnish rations only to those
who are in camps will be strictly observed.
All mail matter leaving this city is thorough
ly disinfected under the personal supervision
OF inspection officers Of the national board Of
health. At Cincinnati a refugee from Mem
phis, is in the hospital, sick with yellow fever.
Montgomery, Ala, and Vicksburg, Miss, have
established quarantine against New Orleans.
A child from Memphis died OF yellow fever at
the quarantine, ST. Louis, July %.
MEMPHIS, July 30.-Fourteen new
cases of yellow fever reported to-day six of
of them colorcd. No deaths are reported bnt
many are in dying condition.
At Memphis July 81, Nine new
cases of yellow fever were reported, and
five deaths, Weather clear and warm
which is favorable to the spread of
the fever. About 100 poor people went
TO camp Marks to-day At a large meet
ing of colored people to-day resolutions
were passed against the removal Of blacks to
camp A negro died at ST. Louis of yellow
fever A Swede from Memphis was sent to
the quarantine hospital Considerable diff
Guilty is experienced at Little Rock in cnfore-
ing quarantine regulations. Chattanooga has
quarantined against New Orleans. New Or
leans deprecates quarantine against that city
Two deaths from yellow fever, at the New
York quarantine hospital, and one patient yet
remains.
At Memphis August 1, nine new cases
of yellow fever were reported, among them
two Catholic priests, and five deaths. 5000
was received from John B. Drake, proprietor
of the Grand Pacific hotel Chicago for the re-
lief fund The COMMITTEES of safety are having
trouble with the colored population. The
ship Templar arrived at San Francisco August
l, seventy -one days from Rio Janeiro She
had yellow fever on board, and there had been
several deaths. Two new cases of yellow
fever in New York city have been sent off from
vessels arrived, to the yellow fever hospital.
At Memphis August 2, fourteen new
cases Of yellow fever were reported and seven
deaths. Last week the total number of deaths
was II. Yellow fever 81, other causes 81.
The board of health still refrain from declar-
ing the disease epidemic Physicians are
sangUine that the maximum death rate has
been reached, ard decline in the number of
deaths can be reasonably expected. At New
York two yellow fever patients were sent
to the quarantine hospital from ship from
Havana. AT Rome, Italy, quarantine is i'm
H. TT,fE
cause of yellow fever.
At Memphis August 3, there were
twelve new cases of yellow fever, six of them
colored, and two deaths According to the
report of J. H. Edmondson, superintendent of
nurses OF the Howard association, they have
sixty-five on duty attending 70 sick people, Sc
Of whom are whites aud II coored. The
death rate to date has been 33k per cent.
shut off from the outside world
stands alone in her misery. Without any
known cause upon which to predicate it the
list of new cases and deaths continue to keep
Up above what it was predicated would be the
case at the end of last week. There is no es-
rape from Memphis. Those who are in the
city have no avenue of egress. They are shut
off from tie outer world. The last regular
left the city last night by the Louis
vile Il Northern railway.
Fifteen new cases of yellow fever were
exported at Memphis, August 4, and two
leaths. The enforcement of quarantine at ST.
Louis is still more stringent. No new cases of
fe low fever reported. There were severals sun
strokes August 4 The thermometer ranged
rom 81 to % in the streets. The brig Stephen
5ishop is detained at quarantine, at Boston,
With yellow fever on board. At Chicago Au-
rust 4, George w. Cunningham, from Mem
ibis died, with suspicion of yellow fever.
Adyices from Havana Of August 4, state the
leaths from yellow fever this last weeks at
81, an increase of twenty over the previous
week. Total number of deaths from yellow
ever during July, 557, against 5e4 last year,
he same month Since the beginning of the
rear s57 deaths have occurred, against s13 the |
he same time last year.