The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24

brother Of Chief OF Police Philip R. Athy. being
yellow fever. One physician came to the Board of
Health to-day for the purpose Of reporting. but
ing the long list left aftor remarkins-
There are already enough reported for to-
day my two cases will last until tomorrow"
The city was greatly excited to-day over q rumor
that the steamer Coahoma. which left Monday night
with nearly four hundred persons aboard. had been
turned back from Cairo account Of several cases
Of fever having developed among the passengers.
report which announced her safe arrival at
Cairo and departure for St. Louis aayed the excite
ment.
EXCITEMENT IN GEORGIA OVER CASE OF FEVER
AT oPELIKA, ALA.--MEMPHIs REFUGEES Ar
IRVING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ATLANTA. Ca. July %, 1879.
There is considerable excitement throughout
Georgia to- lay. owing to the appearance of yellow
fever In Opelika Ala. 1t is discovered that the
there imported; that there is no sign of
any other cases. Opelika has never had native
case, ana u in fine condition.
GUARANTEEING.
Montgomery has acted hostile in quarantining
against Opelika although it is said that Columbus
and Macon will probably follow suit. The excite
menu III Opeiihb 10 oyiuS Out rucnet, WIN
died. was buried Immediately. Atlanta has not quar-
antined against any point and probably will not.
Crowds of Memphis refugees arrive by every train.
many Of them finding summer homes along tho
Piedmont range in North Georgia. Atlanta had sew
era imported last year and had native cases.
which fact has turned the drift Of refugee travel
sharply this way.
QUARANTINE LINES EXTENDED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ATHENS, Ala. July 49, 1870
This city has extended its quarantine line two
miles beyond its corporate limits.
RULES or THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
ACCEPTED AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
JACKSONVILLE. July %. 1879.
The following resolution was adopted to-day
Resolved. That the Board OF Health of the city Of
Jacksonville hereby accepts the rules aud regulations
of the National Board of Health aud that the same
is adopted for its governance.
STRICT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn. July 23. 1879.
This city has been placed under strict quarantine
No trains allowed to stop here and in conse-
quence have received mails for several days.
The main roads leading into the city are
picketed tonight Persons who have left Men,
phis during the past ten days required
to go before the Board Of HEALTH be examined
and receive certificates II the examinations do not
prove satisfactory they required Immediately to
leave the city Families continue daily leave here
and others preparing to leave the first appear
ance of fever. The publication Of the Brownsville
Bee and Democrat has been suspended. The Siaies
will appear on q half Sheet Business is almost as
dead Us il we really had fever.
CERTrFIcATEs CT DIsINFEcTIoN REQUIRED.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD1
McKINzE. Tenn. July %. 1879.
The Board Of Health to-day adopted resolutions
not allowing passengers holding tickets via any
other route than via McKinzie or their baggage to
be brought into the corporate limits aud left
over only to be returned by the same
route by which they arrived. and that
railroad and express agents be instructed
to keep the matter under their control and isolated
removing it nearly possible to point where it
will not come in contact with our citizens; that
while do not refuse an asylum for refugees from
infected regions absolutely require the proper
certificate relative persons and baggage that they
have been thoroughly disinfectcd before they be
received In tho corporate limits.
PEOPLE FLEEING FROM NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERAAD.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July %, 1879.
Information was received here from Nc nth Missis-
sppi to-day the effect that people fleeing from
Grenada other towns in that portion of the State
Tor fear yellow fever may put in an appearance.
DEATH OF MEMPHIS REFUGEES IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, July %. 1879.
Paducah has quarantned against Memphis by
river and rail.
Mrs. Carrie Eckers. refugee from Memphis. who
arrived here last Sunday died OF yellow fever at the
residence of her father. Storey avenue this fore
noon. and buried soon after.
Miss Essing. also or Memphis. whose has been
heretofore mentioned. it is thought will die. There
have been OF yellow fever reported
here among the refugees. and not q single case
among citizens. Mr.. Paradise. OF Memphis.
who has been tho only inmate Of the yellow fever
hospital, is getting along very well and is out
Of danger. He will probably be able to leave the
hospital about the last of the week.
The steamer vint Shinklc from Memphis passed
up for Cincinnati. There were about two hundred
and fifty passengers board, but not q single sick
person.
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS IN TEXAS.
ST. LOUIS Mo-. July %. 1872
Information received here to-day that the
Texas authorities were ABOUT adopting regulations
requiring all passengers entering the State to
show health certificates obtained ut the points
from which they started. matter what the
locality section of country. The Super
intendcnts OF all roads leading toward Texas-the
Missouri Pacific. the Iron Mountain. the st. Louis
and San Francisco and tho Missouri Kansas and
Texas immediately Joined in telegram the State
Health Oicer at Houston. calling attention to the
great Inconvenience this would occasion and request
ing him instead to send reliable officials to
St. Louis. Cairo aud Hannibal with orders to re-