The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-21
Yellow Fever Notes.

ADJUST 1As--chty now CdScS anu seven
deaths are reported from Memphis for yester-
day. A correspondent says: "The weather
clear and cool. Quiet prevails, and we are get
ting down to the old monotonous scenes Of
graveyard tendencies. A committee has been
appointed to confer with various ministers with
a view to closing all the churches and discour.
aging large public assemblies"
widespread terror reigns throughout North
Mississippi and West Tennessee towns in con-
sequence of the gradual spread of the disease.
Quarantine regulations of the ~strictest and
most absolute character have been adopted and
travel has been almost entirely suspended. 1t
is said that to travel through that section one
has greater obstacles to surmount than were
ever met with during the war.
A physician at Louisville, DR.. E. Norman, Is
Town with the fever.
St. Louis has a case in the person Of Mrs
Bolan, formerly of Memphis.
A man named Rollins, at Paducah, KY, Is
down with the disease.
AUGUST 13.-Within the corporate limits of
Memphis the fever seems to remain about ono
thing in its rate Of mortality, but during the
past two weeks, has made something of an in
crease in the number of new cases. Yesterday
there were thirty-one new cases officially re-
ported and six deaths. Those officially reported
are about three fourths of those really existing.
Corinth, Miss, is badly scared over the appear
ance of the fever in their midst. The Mayor
and a member Of the board of health are down
with the disease. Shotgun quarantine seems
to be getting pretty thoroughly established
among the farming community.
White Haven, Tennessee, has developed a
case of fever.
Two more cases are reported in St. Louis,
both refugees.
The City Council at New Orleans are protest
ing against the quarantine regulations adopted
by Southern cities against that city, as they
declare there is not a single case of yellow fever
in the entire city.
AUGUST 14.--Forty-one new cases and four
teen deaths is the monotonous report, with the
weather warmer, the Thermometer ranging from
SO to 81 degrees. John johnson, a member Of
the National Board of Health, publishes his
resignation, reserving another time for an in
vestigation. There seems OF have been a differ
eneo between him and Drs. Mitchell and Coch-
rane of the board.
B. P. Robson, acting agent for the M. and c.
railroad at Corinth, telegraphs a denial to the
report of the appearance Of yellow fever at that
point.
AUGUST 15.--" Steady increasing" con-
tinues the report from fever-stricken Memphis.
Forty new cases Officially reported) and
eleven deaths. The Towards say that in their
rounds they find many cases of fever that have
not yet been visited by physicians. One en-
couraging feature is the fact that a number o.
cases of black vomit have been cured. In
former years it was regarded that whom the
patient had reached this stage his case was
hopeless one. The physicians say that thu
only requisite is perfect care and an obeyanc'
of instructions. 1t has just been discovered
that the last Congress set apart s1S 900 or $780,
900 for the Sanitary Fund of Tennessee, anG
now the people of that State want to know
what use has been made of the money, ant
where it is at present.
NASHVILLE, TENN, August lathe follow
ing dispatch was received here to-day:
"Dr. J. Pmket, President of the State Board o
Health, Nashville.
w " supply
ing rations on terms which will enable us t.
keep up the supply as long as will be necessary
After consultation with Col. Casey Young,
respectfully suggest that you urge your Cover
nor to call a meeting of the Legislature to pro
vide for the emergency. In the interval 1 will
advocate such action on the part of the %nationa
board as will suffice for the present crisis. TIL,
Governor has been telegraphed. You had bet
ter see him. "CAPBELL."
AUGUsT.--Reports from the yellow fever dis
trict are more favorable, the new cases ~yestcrda,
at Memphis being but fourteen with eigh
death. The check in the number of new case
has been caused..by atmospheric changes in tn
weather, a drizzling rain prevailing with regu
lar fall weather.
AUGUST 18.--News from the yellow fever dis
trict Memphis is slightly in favor of a decreas
in both mortality and sickness. The weekly
report from the Board of Health was made OF
the 10th, with the following showing: Tota
new cases for the week, 1888, of which seventy
one are whites and liz colored. The wards ar,
represented as follows: First, three; Second
two Third, none Fourth, eight; Fifth, thirty
seven Sixth, twenty-one Seventh, forty-two
Eighth, forty-nine; Ninth, none; Tenth
t~wenty-one. Total cases to date, 531. On &C.
count of the request from the Board of Health
that there be no public assemblies, Their,
were no church services held last Sunday, i
the negro clement be excepted. In this matter
as in every other, they entirely disregarded tn
request of the Board. They held services q,
usual. One of their ministers died, and with
view to getting up a big demonstration, helt
the corpse until decomposition had become ST
great and the stink so nauseating that tn,
Board of Health was obliged to force a burial.