Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-24
THE FEVER SCOURGE.

The favorable news few days ago from
the fever-stricken city of Memphis seems to
have been premature, and now the intelli'
gence is discouraging to the last degree. Sev-
eral new cases have developed since Thurs,
day, the physicians have abandoned the theory
that the disease would occur only in single or
scattering cases, and an epidemic is expected.
Those who are able to do'so are fleeing; and
these who cannot leave will have to remain
and tempt fate. The prospect is distressing,
indeed.
Fridays dispatches from Memphis report
FIVE new cases on that day, and seven deaths
since the first appearance Of the disease in
that city this summer. Business is almost
entirely suspended, especially among whole
sale merchants. Large crowds of citizens are
leaving on every train that departs from the
city. The Manhattan and Emmett Banks
closed their doors Friday, leaving their COL
lections and deposits to the care of other
banks. A detachment Of the Chickasaw
Guards and Bluff City Guards also left for
Clarkson, Tenn, where both companies will
60 into camp.
On Friday, DR.. Mitchell, of Memphis, tel
egraphed to the National Board of Health
at Washington declaring the city to be dan
gerously infected.
A dispatch of Saturday from Memphis
says:
Another genuine stampede Of citizens is in
progress, and the rush for railroad tickets
this afternoon recalls the scene of Thursday
week, when 5000 left the city. The desire
of all who can 60 is to 60 at once, and there
will be jam on all trains leaving tonight.
Officers of the Hebrew Hospital Association
today furnished one hundred Jewish families
with the necessary funds to obtain means of
transportation to distant cities The city au.
thorities are also sending all widows and
children out Of the city. Three new cases
are reported to the Board of Health this af-
ternoon-Charles Kesmodl, residing at No.
62 Clay street, and his two children. These
make seven as the total number Of new cases
reported for to-day. There are several sick
people in the neighborhood of Clay street
whose cases are, to say the least, very sus-
picious. Business is paralyzed and many re-
tail merchants are closing stores. Fred. Eek
ers died this afternoon. Mrs. Robert Hester
Chief of Police Athy's son are both in
critical condition.
Mondays dispatches state that fifteen cases
of yellow fever and two deaths were reported
to the board of health that morning The
exodus of citizens was in full progress and
business was almost entirely suspended.
The Secretary of War has forwarded to
Memphis 1900 tents and rations for 10000
for twenty days.
The health authorities of ST. Louis have
decided to put in force partial quarantine
against Memphis. The regulations prohibit
the importation into the city Of all freight
from the infected district; forbid all trains or
boats directly from Memphis, or which have
landed on either side of the river, within
mile of that city, to enter St. Louis without
a permit from the health commissioners, who
will be posted at the quarantine station five
miles below the city, and require that all pas
sengers found sick with yellow fever or any
thing resembling it, shall be taken into the
quarantine hospital and there treated.
The yellow fever has also appeared in New
York. Two seamen from the American bark,
Antonio Sola, from Havana, were taken to
the quarantine hospital on Sunday, suffering
from yellow fever; one died Monday morn
ing. Four fever patients now remain in the
hospital.
On Tuesday afternoon, twenty-three addi-
tional cases were reported to the board Of
health, which make total of thirty-six for
the day. The city begins to present de-
serted appearance. Many Of the most promi-
nent retail merchants have followed the ex-
ample of the wholesalers and closed their
places of business The Ancient Order of
Workingmen and Knights Of Honor are also
sending members and their families out Of
the city, thinking it cheaper to pay fares than
doctors bills and nurses hire.