Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-14
THE FEVER.
NO NEW CASES AT MEMPHIS
The News Reassuring-FeeIing in All Cir
cIes Growing Better-General Belief
That There Will be No Epidemic
Healthy Condition Of
New Orleans.
The Situation at Memphis.

| Tne SITUATION aI heIupnlS.
MEMPHIS, July l2.-The State Board
Of Health this morning established in
spectors of trains. Passengers hereaf-
ter, and all persons and trains leaving
Memphis, will be required to have GER
tificates from an inspecting officer. All
trains arriving and departing will trans
fer passengers baggage at a point five
miles distant from the city. Judge
Rays condition is unimproved and but
faint hopes are entertained Of his re-
| covery. His son also lies in n critical
condition. No new cases have been re-
ported for the past two days.
At a joiut meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce and Cotton Exchange,
held to-day, the following was adopted;
WHEREAS, The city of Memphis has
in all respects complied with all the
rules and regulation as prescribed by
the National Board of Health,
Resolved, That Arkansas. New Orleans
and the other cities that have quaran-
tined against rs be requested to observe
and respect the rules and regulations
suggested by the National Board of
Health and adopted by the Sanitary
Council of the Mississippi Valley.
A. ID. Langstaff, President of the
Memphis Howard Association, who left
the city this morning, telegraphs from
Milan, Tenn, as follows: Have visited
every town between here and Memphis
on the Louisville road, and conferred
with mayors, physicians, and prominent |
citizens. They all sympathise with us
and will not quarantine against us unless
We have an epidemic. Everything re-
garding the fever remains in statue quo. |
No new cases have been reported, and |
the general impression is that the fever |
will hot spread out, but be confined to |
families where it is at present located. |
No change has been reported in the |
condition of Judge Ray and his son.
Both are very low and not expected to
live.
A Quiet Sunday.
MEMPHIS, July l3.-The day has been
noted for its quietude. Services were
held in but a few of the churches and |
the congregations were very small. The |
Sldlt DOdlu vi lltstllI lD-udN ouSptll'tVh |
the quarantine against all freights. The |
passenger and baggage quarantine is
still being enforced. At Z O'Clock this |
evening an order was given to the keep |
er Of the ElmwOod Cemetery to have |
Judge Rays grave dug, as he was surely |
dying at that hour. Mrs. TObin, who |
resides on Bradford street, and whose
case, together with that OF her husband, |
was at first thrown out by the Board of |
Health as not being yellow fever cases,
was dying at six this evening. No new
cases have been reported since Thursday.
The midnight trains leaving tonight
are crowded with passengers. Chatta-
nOOga, Tennessee, and Helena, Arkan-
sas, have also quaTantined against Mem
phis. The condition OF Judge Ray and
his son shows no improvement.
MEMrHIs, July l3.-Judge Ray died
tonight Mt Q o'clock and was buried al
most Immediately in Elmwood Gene
terry, under the auspices of the MasOns.
His son lies in critical condition.
Sanitary Condition of New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July l2-The Auxiliary
Sanitary Association makes the follow
ING statement: After thorough investi-
CATION by the officers and members OF
this association, supported by the testi-
mOny Of the Board of Health and New
Orleans Medical Association, we hereby
declare that this city is now in q per-
fectly healthy condition, and that there
has not been single case of yellow fever
in this city the present summer, The
cityis in a better sanitary condition than
for many years, and the absence Of the
fcvers which usually precede yellow
fever inspires the belief that We shall
escape serious sickness. The country
will be officially notified should yellow
fever appear.
Action OF the Mississippi Sanitary Council
HENDERSON. KY, July l2.-At a meet
ing OF the Executive Committee of the
Sanitary Council of the Valley of the
Mississippi, held yesterday evening, the
following resolutions were passed;
RGsoiJ1d,, That this Committee, in
view of the approach OF the yellow
fever at several points, recommend the
immediate adoption of the rules and
regulations of the NatiOdal Board of
Health, for securing the best sanitary
condition Of steamboats, and other yes
sells, also railroads, including station
houses, beds and cars of all description,
by all State and local boards of health,
connected with this council.
RssOlred, That the Executive Commit
tee, in behalf OF the Sanitary Conncil, re-
quest and urge the National Board of
Health to Immediately appoint inspec-
tors, whose duties are defined in the
regulations, at New Orleans, Nicksburg,
Miss, Cairo, Evansville, Louisville and
St Louis, also one at each place where
the fever may occur. and We also recon-
mend that these inspectors be clothed
with full authority by the State and mu-
inequalities TO enforce these rules and
regulations; and We further recommend |
that all cities and towns in the valley of
the Mississippi adopt and enforce the
aforesaid rules, copies of which can be
obtained by addressing DR.. f. J. Turner,
Health, Washington, ID. &.
Quarantine at Cairo.
CAIRO, July l2.-The steamer City OF
Helena, from Nicksburg, was not allow
eel to land last evening The quarantine
regulations will be enforced against all |
steamers and trains from Memphis, in
accordance with a resolution adopted by |
the Board of Health.
Letter Of the Vice President of the Ma
tional Board of Health.
WASHINGTON, July l3-In view of |
miSconception which seems to prevail |
in many parts of the Southern States |
with regard to the powers and duties OF |
the National Board of Health, DR.. Bill !
lings, the NiCe-PreSident of that organi- |
zation, has addressed the following let !
ter to the Sanitary Council of the Mis-
SiSSippi Valley:
DEAR SIR presume the telegrams |
and printed documents We have sent F,
YOU will make matters plain TO YOU, but |
there seems TO be so much miSConcep-
tion as 10 the powers and duties of the
National Board OF Health, as shown by
the comments in the daily press, that
we should have q clear under under
standing on one or two points. 1t seems
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