The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-20
Warehouses Closed and Business
Totally Suspended.
THE CITY TO BE DEPOPULATED.
Stringent Sanitary Precautions Through
out the Mississippi Valley
GUARANTEEING THE RAILROADS.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.


The flight of citizens is under full Roadway again.
Those leaving tonight il possible more panic
stricken than were those who fed hastily on the
10th inst Seven new reported to the
Board Of Health to-day. Their and residences
folows-
Thomas Herman. passenger agent Of the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad, aged forty five residence
No. ITO Robinson street.
Miss Viola Godsey, aged eighteen. residence No. 48
Bradford street.
Miss Louisa Godsey. aged seventeen. residence No.
% Bradford street.
Louis Brumond. aged thrty-seven. residence Her
nand Road. near Looney's Switch.
Charles Kesmodel. aged forty. ana his two chill
dren Martha and Charles, Jr aged respectively ten
and six. residence No. 62 Clay street.
There has been one death-Fred Eckers, at No. 101
Beale street. Eckers was reported dead in these
dispatches last night, which a mistake.
Hiram Athy, son of Chief of Police Athy. had
black vomit this morning, but still lingering
when last heard from. This has not been
ported to the Board of Health yellow fever 1t is
presumed the doctors will agree to his illness
after his death. Mrs. Robert Hester is also reported
dying
THE INFECTED DISTRICTS.
The fever at present is principally located Clay
street. in the extreme southeastern portion Of the
city, and Bradford street. in the extreme north
eastern portion of the city The distance between
the two points is about two and half miles. These
what might truthfully be called the infected
districts, for there twenty people all sick
within four squares Of the Hester dwelling.
Clay street. All those sick In North
Memphis within two squares of the
house wherein Mrs. Tobin and her husband died
several days ago. In addition to these cases j. VI
Williamson il sick with the fever at the corner of
Front and Jefferson streets which is in the centre of
the city Frederick Bertlif travelling agent for N.
Schwarzenberg. was taken suddenly i'll this morning
with high fever and lies very sick at No. 10 Madi-
son street. which located nearly all Of the
banks. His has not been reported yellow
fever. but is regarded as very suspicious.
THROUGHOUT CITY.
Appointment physician asserted this afternoon that
he did not doubt but there fully fifty people in
the city sick with yellow fever Business is dead.
The wholesale merchants have nearly all made their
arrangements to continue their business ut other
points Many retailers have closed their stores aud
its doors tonight and another will follow suit
Tuesday. The future is any Thing but reassuring.
THE CITY TO BE ABANDONED.
The city authorities recommend the immediate
evacuation OF the city. number OF prominent
citizens have paid the passage OF all their employees
to other points. and every one who will leave by
Monday. The officers OF the Hebrew Hospital Asso-
citation to-day distributed about $4,000 to 100 poor
Jewish families, thus furnishing them the means to
leave this Inflated city, No little feeling expressed
against the officials of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad their refusal make any reduction on
fares to Louisville. Under ordinary circumstances
pleasure parties could always secure reduction,
and now. when poor people flying for their lives
aud benevolent associations furnishing the
funds full rates are demanded.
COMMITTEES
A citizens relies committee will doubtless be
gained on Monday and suggest some plan whereby
those poor people who have be sent to q
called upon aid tine committee by tents
aud supplies 1t Is the purpose OF those In author
NY to dspopulae the city II such thing can be sc
ble as there are hundreds who will not go and
not be driven away, preferring to rem.i and take
the chances of DEATH IL free ratons served them
Next week will decide this matter and there will
doubtless be witnessed the scenes Of last year.
ANOTHER DEATH LAST NIGHT, AND MORE NEW
CASES REPORTED.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MEMPHIS. Tenn July 10. 1879.
Mrs. Robert Hester died tonight at nine o'clock.
The remaining members of the two families
. member or the National Board of Health will
port three of yellow fever to the Board Of
Health tomorrow Monday. The sick ones are u
family named Schultze residing ut No. 119 jefferson
street. Tom Herman is reported hopelessly ill.
CITIZEN soLDIERY OF MEMPHIS GOING INTO
CAMP.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE nERAID1
GAINESVILLE. Tenn. July 10, 1879.
The advance guard of the Chickasaw Guard md
Bluff City Greys arrived this morning from Mem
phis. and are the guests of the GAINESVILLE City
Guards They will go into cncainpment near this
place for tho summer The companies will arrive
tomorrow.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN WASHING
I WASHINGTON July 10, 1879.
telegram from DR.. Mitchell at Memphis received
by tho National Board of Health night. declares
the city to be dangerously infected. Another de-
spatch. received at noon to-day, reports .'six new
cases and the disease spreading.
FAMILIES LEAVING BROWNSVILLE, TENN
CUTTING OFF ALL COMMUNICATION WITH
MEMPHIS.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn. July 10. 1879.
The excitement yellow fever reports
from Memphis is of the most intense
character. Many families have already left
town and others are preparing to 20 not
withstanding the fact that there is no fever.
The Board Of Health to-day adopted resolutions,
which endorsed by large meeting of citizens,
establishing quarantine against persons, freight.
baggage of every description from Memphis and
quirng the railroad authorities to have their trains
passing north go through here without stopping The
order went into effect NJ noon The Board of Health
and citizens sympathize with Memphis in her deep
distress. but think IL necessary that they should
protect themselves by cutting off all communication
with Memphis.
QUARANTINE AGAINST MEMPHIS.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
DECATUR. Ala. July ~, 1879.
quarantine was established here tonight against
all persons, goods and chattels from Memphis. No
sickness prevails here.
EXCITEMENT AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July ~, 1870.
large and cxcitabe meeting OF citizens was held
here to-day and urged the Board OF Health TO adopt
q rigid quarantine the fever is declared
epidemic ut Memphis. large number favor aud