The New York herald., 1879-09-30
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK
Only One Death from Yellow Fever Ii
Memphis Yesterday.
DECREASING NUMBER OF PATIENTS
Difficulties in The Way Of Destroying In
feeied Bedding and Clothing.
IBY rrLEcRApH TO THE HERALD !

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept 20, 1879.
Nine new cases of yellow fever were reported Il
the Board OF Health to-day five of whom wer
colored. The following the whites:
Lizzie Cash, aged = Sixty-fourth street.
A. 7. Bell. aged n. of Third and Conee
streets.
Miss Ena Murray. aged %. No. 4s6 Vance street.
Hugo London. aged &C. City Hospital
The following whites supplied with nurses
to-day by the Howard Association
Wash Bless aged 90, No. III Main street.
John Merrens. aged 35. No. A Robinson street.
James Rice, aged Is. No. &C Poplar street.
Mrs Caroline Glenn. aged g. Horn Lake road.
Only one death has been reported for the past
tweIty-four hours, viz. FRANK GOLDCAMP. aged
II, No. &C Jackson street.
or the sick. Mrs. ]. S. Prestdse is much better.
Miss Eva Murray whose name appears on the list
of cases. is the daughter Of Mr.. Alexander Mur-
ray, of Murray & Kidgely. merchant tailors. She
has been quite i'll for several days. but is now
rapidly convalescing. Her friends did not wish to
alarm her parents. who absent from the city.
that her reported to the Board Of
Health until this morning.
DR.. Heber Jones reports the convalescence of Mrs.
Alice Rotwett who had black vomit for forty-eight
hours.
Mrs. D. F. Jackson wife of the Health Officer. il
able to be up. She had quite severe attack.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE HOWAHD ASSOCIATION.
The donations to tine Towards to-day fol-
lows:-
Proceeds of concert at vicksburg. Miss. per
Morris Toube... $3.50
J. r. McCune treasurer. Pittsburg. Pa........ ZOO
Riggs Il Co., Washing gton, d. 100
Proceeds OF an entertainment at Fulton, No..
per Miss Ellen Martin. So
Citizens OF Collierville, Tenn so
A lady, Savannah, Ga.
Citizens of Jackson. Tenn. Observation-Disclosures. Is
J. M. Stewart Cowan. Tenn nn.................... 10
CONGREGATION,
Total l........................ .l92
The Knights of Honor have six patients. OF their
list. Mrs. J. D. Stewart and Miss Carrie Walbrecht
are in a critical condition. william Crone A. Bier
man. Mrs. Ida Bierman and Mrs. Caster con-
valescing
STRINGENT REGULATIONS.
On account OF the development Of several new
of fever in the country adjacent to Memphis
the following instructions. received by Mr. Johnsoa
tonight. will be put in execution tomorrow
NASHVILLE Tenn, Sept. 80, 1879
To the Hon. JOHN JOHNSON, Superintendent Quaran-
The greatest vigilance is now necessary to pre-.
vent the spread or the pestlence into the country
around Memphis. You will therefore, revise ruls
No. Of the instructions to be observed by pickets
and patrols to read as tollows:-
Parties residing beyond the picket lines hereby
warned against the great danger they would incur
by coming within the city limits. anda precauton
to prevent the further spread OF the disease into
the country such persons will not be permitted to
pass the picket lines without special permit from
| the Superintendent of Quarantine. Such special
permits will be granted only in cases OF urgent neces
sity. j. D. PLUNkEr,
President State Board OF Health.
| The house Of Captain Berkshire. some four miles
| out on tho Poplar Boulevard. while undergoing
fumigation last Saturday morning. caught fire from
| tho explosion Of chemicals and destroyed, to.
gether with its contents. The family were absens
and the house being prepared for reoccupying.
| The loss is said to be about $1,5oO
| The work Of dsinfecting dwellings where fever
has developed this year is about completed. There
remains but one obstacle to thorough disnfection.
In and about very many premises there Is infected
bedding whose owners cannot afford to have it de-
stroyed without compensation. 1t Is generally
who do not fear second attack. Only to-day
the sanitary officers prevented from removing
the contents Of a room where patient had died.
the owner declaring his purpose of defending his
property unless he reimbursed for the loss he
would sustain by having it cremated. the National
Board of Health could consistently appropriate
$4,000 or $4,000, to be expended in having all such
infected articles burned it would be doing moro
toward destroying of infection and insuring
protection in the future than any other plan sug-
gested. Several instances have occurred this year
where the fever directly traceable to infected
bedding and clothes which had been exposed to the
epidemic of last year.
The thermometer to-day has ranged between q
and 50 degrees.