The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-01

1nE lE-A-LOW ELsEhs-
The yellow fever excitement Al Memphis,
which for few DAYS had been almost en-
tirely allayed BY reason Of no new cases be-
ing reported, on the l7th received fresh
impetus, I'VE additional cases OF unmi-tak-
able fever being announced by the Board Of
Health and rumor placing = number
OF other suspiciously sick people
among the yellow fever victims. The
five cases reported we're members OF two
families named Hester, residing in . small
double tenement ~ a and s. Clay Street
about 100 yards in direct westerly direction
from the r esidence Of Judge Ray Rober
Hester and wife and Mrs James Hester and
her two children were the persons A.
ficted. Mrs. James Hester died a. noon
on the 18th with blsck yomir- Robert
and James Hester are both river men. There
were said 10 be IL other people sick in the
same neighborhood with what the doctors
called intermittent fever. The of1ieial an
nounctmenf OF these cases resulted In the
speedy determination Of mann ofher people
to leave the city, although there was no eyi-
dence Of = panic such - prevailed on the
first announcement Of yellow fever cases.
The brig Shasta Of New York. from Port
au Prince, 81. Domingo, bound 10 Chester.
Pa, was reported in great distress l. miles
below Philadelphia on the 11th- OF nine
men on board seven were down with yellow
fever. Four deas hs had occurred the cap
tain being among the number.
On the 18th, five n " cases Of yellow fever
were officially reported in Memphis, and
there was one death. that Of Fred Eckers,
barber. residing IT 10i Beaie Street. He
died within three hours after being report
ed The other sick were J. N. william
son. Mrs. b. Adams. Miss MoIiie Ham
merle and Miss Kate Watson These
latter cases we're all in the vicinity
OF the Hester residence. The sporadic theo-
~ Of the disease was pretty generally shan-
doned in view OF recent developments
showing its probably contagious cnarscier-
The exodus Of citizens continued, and bust
ness was almost entirely suspended.
The Manhattan and Emmett Banks
closed their doors, turning over their
business 10 the remaining banks. The
Chicks.aw Guards and Bluf City Guards
20 into camp It Clarkuille, Tenn Quarsn-
tine against Memphis was re-est2bIished n
points where II had been temporarily sus-
pended, and Galveston guaranteed against
New Orleans, on account Of the latter city
raising it, embargo against Memphis.
There were seven new cases Of yellow
fever officially reported to the Memphis
Board Of Health on the 18th, with one
death that Of Mrs Robert Hester. On the
18th 10 additional cases were reported and
four deaths, the latter being Hiram Athy,
Louis Dotto, James Whelan and Louis
Brumond- Among the new cases re-
ported are two negroes Officers Of the
Hebrew Hospital Association furnished
100 Jewish families with the neces-
sary funds 10 obtain means for transpor-
tation TO distant cities. The city authorities
were also sending al widows and children
out Of the city. The daily papers will all be
cut down to half-sheets. All small towns adj
jacent have quarzntined against Memphis
Cincinnati, Louisville and S. Louis, on
the 2lst, ordered limited quarantine restric-
tons against Memphis. The quarantine -
Cairo Il absolute, no boats being allowed 70
land and all Southern railway trains being
compelled 70 passed through the city with
locked COACHES.
Thirfy-six new cases Of yellow fever were
reported TO the Memphis Board Of Health on
the 2lst, and there were three deaths from
the disease--Dr. j. G. Harris. Y. Lorenz and
~ G. Coppinger. MAN. Of the new cases re-
ported were Of several days standing and
not previously handed In The exodus con-
tinned; nearly every prominent business
house in the city was closed, and the streets
were nearly deserted except BY the fleeing
citizens.