The Portland daily press., 1879-07-21
YELLOW FEVER.
Fifty Cases Said to Exist in Mem
phis.
The People Hurrying from tho Stricken
City.

MEMPHIS, July 20.-Ten new cases were re-
ported to the board of health to-day There
are several other cases OF fever in the city
which will be reported to the board of health
tomorrow. The city authorities are sending
the poor people out of the city, having made
arrangements to get half fare rates over the
Louisville and Nashville railroads Dr. Dud-
ley R. Saunders acting president of the board
of health, states that the fever is not so malig-
nant as last year, and yields more readily to
treatment. Citizens continue to leave in large
numbers
says the cessation of business there has thrown
10000 people upon charity, and only a few of
the wealthy people have remained to battle the
disease and help the pauper multitude.
A Nashville dispatch says several Sisters of
Charity have arrived there from Memphis.
Refugees from Mem lis say the worst is not
told.
A Union City Tenn) dispatch records great
uneasiness and exodus from tina place, conse-
quent upon case of fever at Martin and re-
ports from Memphis. The Board of Health
has ordered strict railroad quarantine.
A Huntsville (Ala.) dispatch reports indig-
nation there at the action of the citizens of
Memphis in sending goods there for storage.
The hotels and boarding houses are filled with
Memphis refugees.
MEMPHIS, July 19.-Louis Brumond, aged
81, is reported as another new case.
Another general stampede of citizens is in
progress. The rush for railroad tickets this
afternoon recalls the scenes of last Thursday
when 5000 people left the city. The desire Of
all who can go is to go at once, and there will
The officers of the Hebrew Hospital Associa.
ton to-day furnished hundred Jewish fami
| lies with the necessary funds to obtain means
of transportation to distant cities. The city
| authorities also are sending all widows and
| children out of the CITY, Three new cases are
| fnd TO 1a r1 Of Oft
| Charles Resmadel and his two children
This makes seven as the total number of cases
reported for to-day. Several sick persons are
in the neighborhood Of Clay street, whose
cases are, to say the least, very suspicious
| Business is paralyZed, many retail merchants
closing their stores Fred Eckers died this
afternoon, and Mrs. Robert Hester tonight.
Fully 1000 people have left since noon yester
day.
New York, July 20.-A Memphis special OF
| Saturday says-The fever at present is princi
pally located on Clay street, in the extrem,
| southeastern portion OF the city, and on Brad
ford street, in the extreme northeastern por
ton. The distance between the two points i
| about two and a half miles. These Nigh
truthfully be called the infected districts, fo
there are 20 people sick within four squares o
| the Hester dwelling ON Clay street. All thos
sick in North Memphis are within two squares
| of the house wherein Mrs Tobin and husband
| died few days ago. j. M. Williamson is sicl
with fever at the corner of Front and Jefferson
streets, in the centre of the city. Frederick
Bertliff, travelling agent for N. Schwarzenberg
| was taken suddenly ill this morning, at Il
| Madison street, on which are located nearly al
the banks. His case is not reported as yellow
fever, but is regarded as suspicious.
A prominent physician asserted this after
noon that he had no doubt there were full.
| fifty people in the city sick with fever. Bust
ness is dead. Wholesale merchants hav,
nearly all made arrangements to continu,
their business at other points Many retailer
have closed their stores and left the city. On,
of the largest drug houses closed tonight, ant
another will follow Tuesday. The city author
tiles recommend the immediate evacuation O
the city A number of prominent citizen
have paid the passage of all their employees t.
other points, and every one who can will leav
| by Monday. A citizens relief committee vii
doubtless be organized on Monday, and will
suggest some plan whereby poor people VIII
have no means can go to some place of safety
| The government will doubtless be called on to
| aid the committee by furnishing supplies.
| is the purpose of those in authority to depopu
late the city if possible.
MEMPHIS, July 20.-The Memphis & Padu
cab railroad ceased running today. TIL
Avalanche, Appeal and Ledger will from dat
issue only half sheet.