Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-29
DEATHS DOINGS.
YELLOW FEVER RAvAGESAT MEMPHIS.
Thirteen New Cases Yesterday, and Two
Oeaths-Seyeral Cases at Other
POints-TOwns Quarantining
Against New Orleans.

MEMPHIS, July 2S.-Three new cases
were reported to the Board of Health
this morning. No death had occurred.
A detail OF twenty-five men from a
colored military company has been
lrade to do police duty during the day,
as the entire strength of the regular
police force has been assigned to night
service. 1t has been raining steadily
since daylight.
MEMPHIS, July 2S.-Ten additional
cases were reported to the Board OF
Health this afternoon, six of whom were
colored. Two deaths from yellow fever
occurred, one, however, beyond the city
limits.
The special policemen engaged in
taking the census completed the task to-
day. The result shows the population
OF Memphis to be l6,ll0; whites, 4,2S3
colOred, IL ,S27; adults, l0,S5l; children,
1859. OF the whole, S,743 have had the
fever, leaving 1857 susceptible to the
disease.
Failing to secure transportation to the
site selected for the establishment of a
camp on the Paducah railroad, this
afternoon at five o'clock Colonel
John F. Cameron with detail
of sixteen crlOred soldiers took passage
on the train furnished by Superintend-
ent Mike Burke, of the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad, and established a
camp five miles South OF the city, half
mile below where camp Joe Williams
was established last year. Tents were
taken along. By morning the detail will
have fifty tents ready for occupation.
The Secretary of War telegraphs ID. ;.
Porter, Chief Executive of the city, that
ratiOnS will be furnished only To those
sick with yellow fever or in camps. A.
ID. Langstaff, President and Gen. w. j.
Smith, Vice President of the Howard
Association, have been added to the
Executive Committee of the Committee
OF Safety.
The steamer Belle OF Memphis, from
st. Louis, arrived tonight. She will dis
charge her cargo and return to st. Louis
tomorrow, taking neither passengers
nor freight.
New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-Thc Board OF
Health reports another case of yellow
fever in the neighbOrhOOd OF the fatal
case.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2S.-The family
of the Italian girl who died OF yellow
fever to-day moved to another house.
The BoaId of Health destroyed all the
beddingand fumigated the premises, and
the entire neighborhoOd for four squares
around has been disiniected with zinc
and iron. The Auxiliary Sanitary As
sociation and the Board OF Health are
united in contributing to their utmost
to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Auxiliary Sanitary Association,
i'm accordance with the resolutions adopt
ed last week, today began the work of
disinfeCting the city. They begun on
the river front with large force of
workmen and will continue until the
work is complete.
Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-NIrs. PomerOy,
who. with her child was removed
from Preston street to the hospital last
week, died last evening The child,
also suffering from the fever, is doing
well. They arrived from Memphis only
the day before they were removed to
the hospital. The death of Mrs, POmerOy
is the third that has occurred here this
year from yellow fever, and the first at
the yellow fever hospital. All of the
cases were imported from Memphis,
Not single local case has occurred.
At meeting of the citizens OF Guth-
rie, Ky, to-day, it was resolved that they
would resist the establishment of hos
pital for yellow fever at that place with
extreme measures ii necessary. Guth-
rie is the State quarantine station on the
Louisville and Memphis road.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 2S.-Although not Of
ticiallv reported, there is good authority
for saving that there is one well-detined
case of yellow fever at the quarantine
hospital, which is Lizzie Brandy, a two
year-old daughter of Mrs. Brandy, OF
Memphis No steamers have arrived at
quarantine to-day.
Quarantining Against New Orleans.
SHREVEPORT, July 2S.-The authori-
ties to-day established a retroactive
quarantine against New Orleans. Moth
ing that has been in that city since July
24th will be permitted to enter Shreve-
port.
NATCHEz, July 2S.-The City Council
to-day declared strict quarantine against
New Orleans, to take effect Wednesday,
the 30th.
New York.
NEW York, July 2S.-John HennesSy,
admitted to the hospital from Upper
Quarantine some days ago, died last
night.
\. Frentch, barber rof the steamer Sara
toga, and f.. Il. ESty, steward of the
schooner Freddie Ebbit, from Haytian
ports, were admitted to the hospital to-
day, sick with the fever.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 2S.-Chris. Myers,
thirty-seven years of age, who left Mem
phis few days ago, called on the Health
officer this afternoon and stated that he
believed the yellow fever had attacked
him. After an examination, the officer
sent him to the hospital as Il suspicious
case.
Negro Iolhfication in Georgia.