Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-28
DESERTED MEMPHIS.
rurrryERPLAGUESTILLS SPREADING.
Tnarr-E.glt New Cases Saturday and
Sr5n Camps for the Poor to De
Established To-day Measures
&, Preserve the Peace.

.....r.-... t...N.r. executive COM
m.,,,.u ua. chosen. p. F. Porter, PrcSi-
I.r, ana ax.oa.a' Chairman, DR.. t..
NJ Mitchell. John johnson, A.N.I1yer-
r,r, ". ". Tlasa,r, j. :. Prestige,
r.- NJ. T.. H.--s AMI y. W. SpeerS.
pr -....a u. pr, E. ". Mitchell Il was
--.,..I O.. take thc cyusus of the city
..trs-., O., calculate the necessities ot
tb,., remaining. \ petition from the
citizens Of Wilbur station, ON the
pIfsaa railway. at which point II Is
r-,..-.. t1 yr,r, camp, protesting
a,rr,, the ,chcmc, was read and re-
t.-..I ,, rhr Executive Committee.
r......, Case. reported to-day. Two
G....- .ryr occurred. The weather
,..-...- damp and j.NI-rre1oir. The
E.-... Health SSH. tomorrow, doubt
h.. elan. rry fewer epidemic.
T..r-,ru cases lu ull were reported to
4... u..rI u. Health to-day. One atdI-
,..-.r H...u ...v.J this afternoon,
H.. AE,n.S a, -s Clay street. 10 was
y.r..... ,...... Eurl of Health this
..s. .-.... ...-E declare the fever cpl
T..... l..-a.,.rI % careful revision OF the
r..lr-, .rIm a.. the uudertakcrs, the
r.-rr showed that out Of scvruty-our
deaths reported for the week but thirty
four hlI died ut yellow fever. The city
authorities have perfected all the ar
rlnspmeutS and will establish camps
early next week.
The Executive Committee have issued
the following address, % all the citizens
of Memphis, absent as we'll as present.
The undersigned bag leave tu inform
yog that they have been appointed an
Executive Committee from the General
Committee Ut Safety tu cooperate with
tine authorities Of th" Taxing Dis
tr.rt iu the maintenance OF
prirraui protection OF lic and property
duru. the prevalence ut the yellow
fewer. Warmed hy past experience OF
tl. evils. yNcitymrut Jud suffering we
ar. resolved to concert such measures
81, uyy meet all emergencies and give
,T tine needed help tp the taxing dis
tr.t government in carrying out
f..-. PURPOSES. We call upon
v.u tur mat rial support. We
pr.r>.. tuJt as far as possible
Il. Contributions be sent to President
Porter. ,p that 10y uuilying our efforts
t.. Greatest good many he done To the
g-....-, number with the least waste
D. means WcrJl on McmphianS %
r.r, iu >hou,drriug the heavy burden
OH. more lu.j upon us ami Implore
,r. .rE a'i tD protect the good name
r.-.....r irHu the possible JmputItun
,...... community u, urg-trS IN the
World .r ar.e. sitting IDLY down
cxnatt.n. others tu take care ot our
u..r,., icei our poor. Let good
DIDO. Memphis do their whole duty
r.F. ... ...u economy, honesty and
t..-.-t system in our management
a. ..... earnestly not % be- compelled
t.a-, CHARITY ui the world. Let 10 De-
u. .r>...I tuJt an MONIES or supplies
Sent ,ru, U.u hr U~yi tor the purposes
ot...uu- ,u, sick. ag,,d aud helpless in
rln.- ...r,..rfIy selected for health; CIV
ms .ut.uymrut tu gb'y-1udIvj men
tH-Wu uur OF vurS Iy ,h,, fever, guard
iu, property. puhlic and private, and
iu such like public work ut our
C.tv We shall NvvP careful record ol
all rvrvurt- auJ disbursements, ami
when tUu lever anItr~ will publish the
same I'm such form as will be- sufficient
guarantee. tu aI contributors that their
donations have been properly amt econ
om.yally applied
r~..urI D. e. Porter. Ft'irmul, John
johnson. ". ". Thatcher, j. : Pres
tiI.-. y W. >herrS, Jr., a. :. Liver
more. ". T. Eus-s.
Rev. q. r. Tllcr, q Memphis refugee.
g u. NJ ..f
O'Clock lJ,y ui-ht and was buried az >
O'Clock this morning. Much Uncd>iucS~
ON account Of his death is felt i'm shelby
Vile.
Fourteen New Cases Yesterday.
Nnmm>. July p Fourteen new
cas, were reported to the Board OF
Health TODAY Among the most prom
iu..t lrr Niles owen. Brooks Wilson
AMI Iumr- Meath Nine deaths from
yellow fever have occurred ~mCr last
u..r. s, follows. &. VI WirIrIg, Eva
W..T-. Henry purthc>iuS, Louis IL.
Mruur Nr, W. III. lldmmerI, Mrs
,vn.> A-HuruuS, Ell krJrury, Mary
hlu-auI Charles Philmut.
A''.. meeting of the Howard ASSo-
r,.uDtli> afternoon 10 wd~ unanimously
resolved ,ba, the Association needs no
assistance al present from physicians
aui nurses from abroad to attend to the
comparatively few eases now under
Interchange With heartfelt thanks 70 the
mJuyWuu have already kindly rendered
t..r services. which will Dee gratefully
remembered, We would add that uu-
drr up circumstances viii the services
ut uulcrumatrd persons br hereafter ac-
yrpty,l Two culurvd military Compa-
Ult.> went into camp TODAY ola the
Bluffs. under orders ui Col. John f..
Cameron. ui the Governors ~GuT The
police Jud tire departments have hccn
strengthened. and the authlritu.~ 10 not
Now anticipate any trouble. The camps
i1r tine colonization ut poor people will
positively bee Established tomorrow.
The wife and two daughters of DR..
IHoS :. Ea~tuu, Formerly Of New York,
wre stricken w.tht'v tl.~ afternoon.
Volunteered for Yellow Fever Service.
WASHINGTON, July o. surgeons
Walter h. >rhuteid and Thomas Inland,
oi tnr =. Navy. have volunteered for
lh. yellow lever service. auI will hr sent
I" Havana or the West Indies 10 inspect
Vessels leaving ipr the United states.
" Aa, 90 Do With the Refugees.
>riur.>. July 25.-Wcalth Commits
s.pnyr, John "a. Ruuch of Illinois, and
[. W. Francis uj n. Louis. have been
m consultation here today, trying To
arrJu-r ,rr ,Gri,~p1~il1u of Memphis
refugees 10 being the irrJiugo both that
UNl, uut br ~Jtr to lrt any more OF
these people scatter through the city or
through Jhr Illinois towns i'm this
Nrui,y The proposition most favored
N,ncc tue government has refused tn
provide tents and rIiDu~ Tor a camp,
Is 10 charter steamboats, aud main
tam floating quarantine for
NemphlauS who come up this river af.
Ter 'I.S d0tr. Health Commissioner
Francis reports that OF the haIi dozen
SICK "a quarantine, only one caS,. is re-.
gIr,ed a. suspicious or likely To- dcvclopt
lu,' vrl'rw lever The boats which
hrlught up Memphis freight and pas
.ru-crS remain at quarantine. and the
Mayor refuses positively 10 allow them
90 come mp % the city.
The Situation az Louisville.