The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
More Yellow Fever Cases
in Memphis.
TILE WEEKS DEATH ROLL.
Sickness in Other Tennes-
see Towns.
TWO NEW CASES AT QUARANTINE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

MEMPHIS Tenn, August l6 1879.
The week Just closed has placed to its credit the
highest record OF delths from the fever since
its appearance here on the 9th of last July.
The official report of the Board of Health
shows the total number of victims for
the week ending at six p NJ. to be forty six.
Since the first outbreak 139 have died of the fever
within the limits of the city,
There were twenty zone reported to-day.
The following lists embrace the names OF the whites.
together with the Deaths reported by the under
takers for the past twonty-four hours
ERNST p. LEAKE, aged %, corner of Elliott and
Carsey streets.
w. IL. ENNIS. aged 40, No. 116 Gayoso street.
ANTON FRANKLIN, aged "a City Hospital.
Mrs. S. E. BUTLER, aged 81. No. 15s Union street.
WILLIE DREsHER, aged A, No. "A Jones avenue.
FRANCIS GETZ. aged months, No. Is Bradford
street.
CORDELIA ATWOOD. aged %, Caroline street.
s13f THE DEATH ROLL.
CHARLES Il. HAINES, aged IL, No. As Jones
ANDREW SHELTON, aged "a. City Hospital.
WILLIAM MURRAY, aged 40, City Hospital.
GEORGE GETZ aged 49, No. 1a Bradford street.
FRITZ Os1MAN. aged 49, No. AS Ross avenue.
Mrs. ELLEN CUNNINGHAM. aged 49, No. 2o4 De-
toto street
GUS ATCHINsoN (colored). aged %. No. SAG Madi-
son extended.
AROUND MEMPHIS.
Another of fever has developed at White
Haven, Tenn, in the of A. l.. Golf, the ticket
agent at that station The Towards sent nurse
there tiis afternoon, and DIR. q. Is. Bradford. one
of the State Board of Health inspection officers goes
to the scene tomorrow morning. A telegram was
received at from Julian Bedford. at German
town. Tenn, asking that experienced and re-
liable yellow fever nurse be sent to Bailey Station,
Tenn, twenty miles east of Memphis, the
Charleston Railroad. 1t is presumable from the
despatch that a case had also developed at that
point. Arrangements are being made tonight to
send nurse there by special train.
A JOURNALIST ATTACKED.
H. A. Pickett. city editor of the AuaLdnche retired
sarly last night feeling quite unwell. This after
noon his physician placed him under regular yellow
fever treatment SO far his attack shas been very
light. his temperature not going higher than 1o12
OTHER PATIENTS.
Clanton Prestidge. of Colonel J. S. Prestidge,
stricken with the fever late yesterday afternoon
Miss Grace Prestidge, whose illness has been
mentioned in these dispatches, is progressing IA
voraby. Major Guy. Ed. Moon Ed. Shloss and DR.. J.
D. White all improving. Arthur White, son of
DE-. L. White. and Paul Ross. the telegraph check
boy, are both in precarious condition. :,
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
The Howard Association have 2o7 nurses ON duty
lilies. Their expenses now 5000 per day. and
unless replenished. their treasury will be
empty. The wife of Chief of Police Athey was
brought in from Raleigh, Tenn. to-day. She is
sapidly convaescing.
.lh NATIONAL BOARD HEALTH
Dr. W. l.. Coleman, of San Antonio. Tex, and who
Is acting In our midst under directions
of the National Board of Health, has left
no stone unturned to disinter and bring
to. the surface every yellow fever germ He has
been investigating the gender and nationality Of
each sporad coming within the range of either his
,lfactories acute visions. While he is not at
liberty. as is DIR. Cochrane. to make public his pur-
poses nor give our pague-ridden people the benefits
Of, his investigation, argument statis-
tics nor facts have thus far moved the
learned gentleman Is firm convictions that the yellow
Jack of 1879 is Indigenous to Memphis First. it
apparent that the germ was innoculated into the
Fourth of July celebration audience by person who
landed from the West Indies in June last, which
developed the aforementioned person during
his attendance upon the fireworks display
hulbrandon in attendance at this cele-
oration; hence the infection of the whole
district. The death of Judge Ray and that Of
ais family followed. and consequently a
germ of imported origin must be found to ground
Judge Ray partial to foreign fruit, and the
Doctor readily fell upon the fragrant banana which
had been imported from New Orleans. The doctor
Isl stolid in his convictions that yellow fever in
Memphis A. ID. 1879. imported and what re-
,ults his investigations will lead to the head and
'front.' of the national board of health alone can di-
vulge.
LOCAL HEALTH STATISTICS
DIR. John Chandler. the Secretary of local
Board of Health furnishes the following statistics
Total number of for the week. 1s3-whites, II;
blacks. III; under FIVE years, s. Distribution by
wards-First, 81 Third. none; Second. q Fourth. 8;
Fifth, 81 Sixth. 81; Seventh, 49, Eighth 40;
Ninth. none; Tenth. 81; total number of cases to
date, 53l Meteorological summary for the week
ending August Is. furnished by II. r. Gabney.
United States Signal Corps:-Barometer, mean
weekly 3O.029; maximum 0137; minimum, 29S63:
THERMOMETERS, mean. weekly, 79.4; maximum. $40;
minimum. Clio. Humidity, mean, weekly, 7l.s.
Total amaunt of rain fall for the week. OH. The
thermometer to-day ranged between ca and 70.
QUARANTINE IN TEXAS