Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-01
YELLOW-FEVER.
A Statement that 1t Exists In Memphis
COntradIcted by tho Facts Fur
nishcd by the Board of Health
"A Very Cruel Mistake or
MIsaDpreheasi0n.

BY permission of the Messrs. B. Lowen-
stein TO whom 1t Is addressed, We publish the fol-
10 it:
MASON, TFNS., May 81, 1879.
MessTs. B. LoWenstein Il Bros:
DEAR SIRs-You could not possibly imagine the
alarm created here yesterday morning by the report
that yellow-fever had made It's appearance in your
leaving. Mrs. Nellie oConn0T, a resident OF this
place. visited Memphis on the twenty-eighth IN
stant and returned here yesterday morning. and, In
the presence ola number of our citizens, stated that
DE-. harabls: of your city, had informed Mr.. A. NJ.
Boyd elSO Of Jour city. ard from whom she claimed
to have heuRformatlon, thatAthers t1o deaths
from yelowfevef in your city on that very day. and
the train which she left consisted of nine coaches
crowded with terrified citizens. who leaving in
and people who live IL the country and CONS TO
town oc business with this TO your city, 50 injurious
more than satisfied that this report is not true.
think something should be dene. and as soon as
possible at that. You, as well as other merchants
VI your city, and the press, should make prompt
denial of this 50 malc Gus report, II not true.
stated that WAS condenti was not true as noticed
yesterdays trairs we're not crowded-in tact travel
seemed light and considered thiS as the best syi-
dSnce, for had such been the case, as reporteS by
Mrs. o'ConnOr. tbs traiss would have been packed,
having been there myself at the outbreak out
p ca aS GEARS ep be- Spread ms by her
to-day again, will surely have its innuance and sad
consequences, as usually on Saturday our town Is
crowded with paople from tbs country who Will all
hear OF this. While number OF our merchants have
denied, and still do. L feel IS though this anaiF
should be published and this so injurious and ma
licous report to your city iu special should be
stopped by prompt denial of this am confident
that Is not tTua for my family IL now on visit TO
your city, and had such as Mrs. O'COnDOr claims
been true they would have left ere this Give this
ySur attention at once. Wishing you success. ! am
your friend,
Dr. zIArebie's stAtenent.
EDITORS APPEAI.-To-day, l learned that
quite number Of cur ci.Zsns have become greatly
exercised in regard TO case that came under my
care the, latter part Of last week. assuming as they
have thst 1t was genuine case OF yellow fever The
young man in question vas one OF those peculiar
| weak and frail characters that medical men meet
sOmStmes that is more susceptible OF taking on dlS-
eases OF nearly any kind tnan other people. Ii Is
true that while he had some OF the leading synp-
/ toms OF JellOW-f6ver, they can very easily De &c
counted for without its being yelloTfever proper
did state In conversation had with SONS OF our pby
sclans few days ago. that had this caSS occurred
last summer or fall 1t certainly wosld have been SCI
! down as a pure Of fever. Tracing up infinitely
as many of US have done, the nature and character
of yellsw-feyer indicates conclusively that We maj
not expect the disease here in an epidemic Torn
the same locality a second time under five years
that Is It's history IN this country ! feel assured
| that the good people OF Memphis need not Tea
| another epidemic of this fearful scourKe before
| 1882 or 1893. My opinion iS-but II is ny opinion
only that we may look out fer number Of cases o
fever greatly resembling that of last year, seecte
here and there frem the great masses OF our people
have no Idea, however, that 1t VIII assume an cpl
perform his or her part the best We can TO drlv
back the fearful monster that was so terriDl
throughout the southern States in 1873.
j. T. MARABLE, MD.
MOrtnary Report,
The following Is the mortuary report ro
| the week ending at six o'clock Saturday evening
May 81, 1873: