The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
THE YELLOW FEVER.
New Cases and Deaths at Memphis
Yesterday.
Progress Of the Disease There and
ElsewsIere-The Germs Said to
Have Been Introduced from
Havana Through New
Orleans.


renorted II, the board of health np 70 noon
to-day-Ernest 2. Leaks, Seven deaths have
occurred since last nights reports Charles
Edgar Hafnes. Mrs. Ellen Cunningham. An
drew Shilton, Wm. Murray, George Gefz,
Fritz Ostrnan, Gus Atkinson the last named
eotored). The weather contin ues cool and
chilly.
m-Twenty-one cases In all were re-
ported to the board OF health to-day, fourteen
of whom were colored. Among the whites
are ". Fl. Ennis, Anton Franklin, Mrs. s. E.
Butler and Cordelia Atwood. There have
been no deaths since noon. All the prominent
sick are reported doing we'll tonight.
An experienced yellow fever nurse was tele-
graphei for to-day to 60 to Bailey Station,
Tenn, twenty miles east Of Memphis, on the
Charleston Railroad.
Another case OF fever has developed at
White Haven, Tenn, the child of A. Z. Goff,
ticket agent. The Howards sent q nurse
there this afternoon.
Dr. w. L. Coleman, Of San Antonio, Tex,
who was ordelsi by the National Board Of
Health 10 investigate the origin OF the fever
prevailing In this city. has been quietly at
work for II month past. While ne is not at
liberty to make public the manner In which
the germs were introduced, yet his inye5tiga-
tions convince him they were imported direct
from ths West Indies, and that they passed
through the New Orleans quarantine 1lnchal-
lenged and arrived fn this city some time In
June.
The Howard Association have 2O7 nurses
attending LOG sick families, 120 Of whom are
whites and rs colored Their expenses daily
aggregate 5000.
The total deaths from yellow fever for the
week ending at y. nj. to-hight was 4G, to date
13a
The weather is clear and cool. The ther-
mofneter has not ranged higher than 7z' dur
ing the day.
fhe steamer John Overton, from Paducah,
arrived at noon.
H. r. Rickett, city editor OF the Iratdnche,
is down with an attack Of fever
TIE FUNDS or THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH.
At q conference held to-day at Mckenzie,
Tenn, there were present Dr.. J. L. Billings,
vice president, and DR.. +. ". Mitchell, mem
Piunkett, president, and John johnson, mem
Der OF the State Board Of Health; D. T. Por-
ter, president OF the taxing district OF Shelby
county: DR.. g. b. Thornton, president Of the
dent Of the Howard Association Of Memphis.
Dr. Billings was called 10 the chair and nj r.
Lsngstaff appointed secretary.
Dr. Billings stated the object Of the meet
ing to be to confer with each other In regard
to what Memphis required and the possf-
bility OF obtaining help from the National
Board Of Health He then read the Inv, az
passed by the last Congress, to govern the
National Board Of Health Id their expendi-
tures, which is as follows:
That the National Board OF Health shall co.
operate with and 30 far ~ Il y lawful may aid
State and municipal boards In the execution
and enforcement of the rules and regulations
of such boards to prevent the Introduction of
Contagious or Infectious diseases into the
United States from foreign countries and into
one State from another
ID.
Congress was undoubtedly only to provide
for quarantine regulations, and not for local
sanitation, furnishing food etc The National
Board have, however, taken the ground from
the first outbreak Of.yelloW fever In Mem
phig, that it's duty, to prevent the spread OF
the disease tn adjoining States, could be best |
performed by limiting the disease to VI en-
phis by oil possible means. To this end, as
soon as the approval Of the accounting off |
GERS Of the national treasury was obtained |
funds to the aggregate Of Sl5,0 900 were placed |
in the hands OF the disbursing officer for pay
ment Of bills approved by the State board of |
health OF Tennessee, for the expense of such |
protective measures by the local board Of |
health OF Memphis, as has been adopted by !
said board within the city, and the inspection |
OF trains and boats leaving Memphis TO pro-
tect the surrounding country. He further |
stated that great satisfaction is felt through |
out the country at the prompt manner In |
which Memphis was emptied Of the greater
part of It's citizens without injecting other !
places.
He expressed doubts as to the possibility Of |
being allowed to use the funds Of the National |
Board OF Health to provide rdti0nS, but said
the question Was now before the proper legal
authorities at ashington for decision, but |
under no circum stances would the board Issue
rations elsewhere than to persons I'm camps /
since to do SO would be clearly tending RI
spread Instead OF to restrict the fever Funds /
are now on hand II meet bills for Inspections,
disinfectdon, etc, and reqnisitin as frofn the
State Board Of Health for such purposes will
hereafter be promptly met
Several eminent chemists and sanitarians
have been engaged. at the regnesto Of the Ma
tional Board of Health, in preparing detailed
Instructions for diailfectioa, and 1t is hoped
that these instructions can BE- telpgraphed
In a day or two to Memphis. He hoped that
careful sanitary survey. 81 the city, with
reference to permanently freeing it from the
causes or yellow fever shall be made by
competent sanitary engineers 50 soon as such
survey can be made without danger; and
this can be done by the National Board Of
Health IL such survey is desired by the au-
thorities OF Memphis.
Dr. PIunkett stated that the State board Or
neaith Of Tennessee would at once issue Eegu- |
iations having the force OF law with regard to
securing isolation Of the sick and OF infected
localities.
DR.. Porter stated that he would enforce
these regulations strictly through the local
0oard of health and through other means.
A number Of other questions were discussed,
looking to the future harmonious working OF
Lne several boards represented.
Among the matters discussed was the resfg-
nation OF John johnson, which was rendered
several days ago tothe State Board of Health,
put which was not accepted by said board. I
Mr. johnson being assured that the public
good demanded the withdrawal OF his resg-
nation, withdrew it. His resignation was not
caused by any questionable transaction, as
mas been stated by the press, but by personal !
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The thanks OF the gentlemen present were !
lendered to the Louisville, Nashville and Great
oouthern Railroad for special trains, and to
ne Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans Rail /
,oad and the Nashville, Chattanooga and st. !
Louis RAILROAD for courtesie5 and free trans :
oortation furnished them. 2
DEATH AT THE BALTIMORE QUARANTINE. +
/, BALTIMORE, Aug 16.-Abe Cell, sailor on | +
ne Spanish steamer Enrique, from Havana S
'lo was Ill with yellow feyee and taken to the !