The Portland daily press., 1879-07-19
YELLOW FEVER.
Three New Cases at Memphis.
Business Frustrated and the People Flee.
ing.

MEMPHIS, July 18.-The new cases of fever
have killed the trade for the summer and no
change is anticipated until after the cold
weather. No rain has occurred for II days and
the weather is very sultry. The corn crop
badly needs moisture and cotton will soon
suffer unless showers come.
Steamer Mowland left here for the North
last night with nearly 100 passengers. The
Grand Tower came up full of people HAVING
added 80 at Greenville. She reports great con,
sternation at all the river towns and landings
below and the people are eager for yellow
fever news. At Greenville on the down trim
the health officers would not permit the boat
to land or send off freight. The boat was
quarantined forty hours at Kings Point. three
miles mile; above Vicksburg and no people were
PEELED to feed his deck people and provide for
all on board as no provisions or shelter had
been furnished by the authorities. When the
steamer departed pc .'le were left still unable
to find shelter.
The towns along the river are all healthy
but the inhabitants are going away as fast as
possible. Mail arrangements are completely
upset and none has been delivered for several
days.
Noon-Two new cases are reported, Fred
Eckers and j. M. Williamson, both having
been sick two days with yellow fever symp-
toms fully developed. All trains going out
late last night were crowded and many more
are leaving to-day. The majority of the ply
sicians do not apprehend an epidemic, but ad-
wise leaving the city. The weather is warm
and sultry.
Eceuing-There were three new cases
reported this evening, Mrs. Adams, Miss
Mollie Hamerle and Miss Kate Watson, %
South street, all of whom reside in the imme-
date neighborhood of the Hester families
These made 16 cases since tn Q 9th. Fred
Eckers who was reported this morning died at
one o'clock, and was buried Immediately The
total numhnr of deaths from faVar ic
Business is almost suspended especially among
wholesale merchants, and large crowds of
citizens are leaving by every train. The
Manhattan and Emmett banks closed their
doors today, leaving collections and deposits to
the care of other banks.
Mrs. Robert Hester and one of the children
are reported in critical condition. The other
members OF the family are progressing finely.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 1S.-The Board of Health
today adopted the system of resolutions setforth
by the National Board of Health and also
resolved that all boats touching Memphis or
any infected point be not allowed to land here
Passengers by train or any other conveyance
from the same district are also prohibited from
stopping in the city.
GALVESTON, Tex, July 1S-Ihe Board of
Health adopted resolutions that no freight,
mail or passengers leaving New Orlenas after
July list be allowed to enter this port. Mails
will be allowed.to come via st. Louis or New
York provided the same be fumigated in those
cities. Travellers will be allowed to enter the
city after the expiration of 25 days from
leaving New Orleans. The action is based up
on New Orleans having raised quarantine
against Memphis, and the probability that the
germ of the disease being in New Orleans is
liable to develope at any moment as in the case
of Memphis.
WASHINGTON, July Representative G.
Young of the Memphis, Tenn, district is in
the city. He says he has very serious appre-
ha,, %Ixn%x all Co.
tire Mississippi Valley in epidemic form He
thinks the existing cases must have been con-
tracted from germs of last summers visitation
and that unless most thorough precautions are
taken the sad scenes of last year will be
resumed.
LITTLE Rock, July 1S.-Forest City and
Arkansas were quarantined against Memphis
to-day. The board of health agreed today to
allow freight trains to go from here to Forest
City on Monday.