The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-24
THE FEVER FIEND.
The Exodus from Memphis Con-
tinueS.
Seventeen New Gases and FOnr
Deaths To-day.
An Attempt to Burn the Engine. house.

MEMPHIS, July 24-Noon.- Fourteen new
cases were reported this morning and three
deaths.
An attempt was made last night to burn
the engine house on Poplar street, to pre-
vent it being used to treat Chief of Police
Athey's brother in, who has the yellow
fever.
MEMPHIS, July 24-1:3O P. M.-Three
new cases of fever since my last dispatch at
noon, and one death. The weather is
favorable to the spread of the disease.
PICKETT.
TENTS SENT FROM JEFFERsoNvILLE.
JFFFERsoNvILLE IND, July A.-One
thousand tents are being sent to Memphis
from the Quartermaster's Department, at
this place, in which to house the poor OF
that city at camp in the country.
PREPARED FOR A QUARANTINE.
National Associated Press to the star
New ORLEANS, July PA gentleman just
down from Monroe states that he found at
every railroad station an alarmed crowd
eagerly inquiring concerning the health OF
this city. Storekeepers lave laid in a year S
supply of provisions, and at the first note
of alarm they will cut off all communica.
tions.
REPORTED AT oPELIKA, ALA.
OPELIKA, ALA, July 4.-1t is reported
that of Memphis family stopping here
one child has already died of yellow fever
and the mother and another child are now
down with the same disease.
FOUR CASES IN NEW YORK.
New YoRK, July 24.-Charles Harkell, o
the bark Shetland from Matanzas, was ad
mitted to the Quarantine Hospital last
evening, sick with yellow fever. There are
now four patients in the hospital.
STARVATION AND NOT FEVER.
An investigation into the circumstance!
of the Mccormack case at Hoboken, reveal:
the fact that the man was not really af'
fiicted with yellow fever The man wa!
half starved and worn out by long jour
ney from Memphis Tennessee, and hi
fruitless efforts to procure work in the va
rious cities through which he had passed
northward.
PICKETING THE ROADS.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, July 4.-Busines
is dead. The quarantine is so strict tina
even the mails are prohibited, and the road
are picketed at night.
NO FEVER AT VlCKSBURG.
V1cKsBuRG, MISS, July 24.-Reports o
the fever being here are entirely false. Tn
Sections report of last week is smaller thai
usual, and the little sickness here is not o
kind to excite suspicion The news from
Memphis has driven some of our citizen
away, but they for the most part remail
awaiting developments here.
THIS MORNING AT MEMPHIS
| MEMPHIS, July 24-9 A. NJ The weathe
this morning is close and sultry and still
very warm. There is a big falling off in tn
number OF persons leaving, the fact bein
that about all who can get away at the pres
ent fare have gone. The Ouachita Bell
and James Howard, for st. Louis tonight
will take out big crowd. East Tennessee
is not quarantined, and the only means @
escape without great trouble is in that d
rection. Each day are some cases know
which fail to be reported.
| The wife of Ed. Barry who died OF child
bed fever, is also said to have had yelloN
fever. Ben. Hollander, well known here
with two children, and a Mrs. Downing
after a thorough examination of the city
| find only three cases needing assistance
Many letters are received from persons il
the North rendering their services as nurses
but the Howards announce that no nurse
are needed, and that it would be crimina
for unaeclimated persons to come iiere
The most distressing case found is the fam
lily of Dan. Creeden. Three persons ar
sick, and there is no one to render assis
ance except child five years old.