The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
FEVER FATALITIES.
No Abatement In tho Disease in Memphis.
Father Doyle Among the Victims--K Raw.
ages of the Disease ut Havana.

No Abatement In Tho Disease in Memphis.
Father Doyle Among the Victin,s--Kav-
ages of tho Disease ut Havana.
MEMPHIS YESTERDAY.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 4.-Seven new cases we're
reported to the board of health this morn
ing. One death occurred, Joseph Downey.
Father Doyle is worse this morning. Father
Fahey continues to improve. Rev. Father
VIM. Walsh who arrived yesterday from
New York, has assumed the control of Camp
Father Matthew and began active work
among the people of his faith. The weather
is very sultry.
NEW CASES AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. Fifteen cases in all
were reported to tho boord of health Today.
Among the number were Absalom Boyd and
wife, Fred and Robert Hoilander, Mrs. Geo.
Getz and son, Catharine Larkin, Michael
and Kate Holly. One additional death &C.
CURED, Rev. Father Edward Doyle. This
Catholic priest came to Memphis last De-
cember to assume charge of st. Patrick's
church at the corner of DeSoto and Linden
streets. He has taken quite all active part
in the work of moving his people out of the
city to camp Father Mathew. He was pros.
trated with fever last Thursday, was pro-
crossing favorably until yesterday afternoon,
when during the temporary absence of his
nurse he arose from his bed and was found
by tho attending physician writing at his
desk. relapse was the result of his indis-
cretion, which resulted in death at four
o'clock this afternoon. Deceased was IS
years old, and was formerly located at Jack
son, Tenn. The first mail from the east via
the Louisville & Nashville railroad, arrived
tonight at seven O'Clock.
ST. LOUIS QUARANTINE.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4.-Health Commissioner
Francis has issued special orders this morn
ing to quarantine officers to hereafter stop
at that station every steamer from ports bs-
low Cairo; to report each arrival to him and
to release no vessel except upon his order.
No new cases of yellow fever have been de-
veloped at quarantine, nor are there any sus-
picious cases known to be in the city. The
weather is getting excessively warm again
and several mild cases of sunstroke occurred
yesterday. To-day the mercury reached
ninety-four to ninety-eight in the principal
streets.
YELLOW FEVER VESSEL IN BOSTON.
OooAON3 aug FL ITO UllB Oteputu )lsu-
op, from Sagua La Grande, is detained at
quarantine, having yellow fever on board.
When four days out the mate died. Subse.
quently the disease broke out among tho
crew.
FEVER CASE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Frank Viclary, aged
53, died here Saturday night at the resi-
dence of his son -in-law, Geo. W.. Cunning
ham, o24 Jefferson street, after an illness of
about week. The certificate of DR.. W. l..
Northway, bis attending physician, states
that death was caused by bilious intermit
tent fever, with n suspicion of yellow fever,
because of recent arrival from Memphis,
Tenn. DR.. Dunn, city physician, and other
medical experts, concurred in his opinion.
The promises have been thorougly disin-
fected.
TIE SOURCE AT HAVANA.
HAVANA, Aug. 4.-Deaths from yellow
fever here, last week, 137, all increase of
twenty over the previous week. Total num-
Der Of deaths from yellow fever during July,
337. against 5Ot last year, the same month.
Since the beginning of the year s57 deaths
have occurred, against 8:3 the same time
last yolr.