The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-01
FEVER NOTES.
The Disease in Memphis and Else.
where.
camps Near the City Filling Up-Pro.
gress of the Fever Renewed
Excitement in New York.

| MEMPHIS, July 81, IL q. .m.-Tta eanns nosr
the city are rapidly filling this morning. NJ,
Iheiohs are furnished elsewhere. Seyerar
houses were robbed last night. Jake Heathone
the TobDer, was arrested this morning. There
are Tour new cases-Leonard Dunlap. Lizzie
savlile, Ada Boyd, May Ashbrook.
Noon.-Thereiso is one new case. Matte Mr. ofra
colored. There were five deaths, among them
Nilsson, the telegraph operator, and VIM. n.
Forbus. Sam Hatcher and Michael Athev
were buried this morning.
| 6p. m.-There have been three navu naao,
since noon-Rachel and Mary Taylor and
Jerry Creeden. 8
Chief Athy's daughter had black yonjt this.
morning. 'o4-' 'AA'o
The record for the day m II tbta hons.
stands eight new cases and five deaths.
Ihe negroes held q meeting ut Tnctray,
Hall to-day. Ed. Shaw, noted politician
exhorted them to stay tn the city, and said lle
Would IaRe care OF them. However, the SICK
ness ana mortality among the negroes cre~
ated strong sentiment la favor of going lrt1,
camp To escape the disease
THE CREW OF A VESSEL DYING AT THE BEooyy.
LYN WHARF.-THE CASES AT QUARANTINE
NEW YORK.. July 31.-The bark Wallace.
Whlch Yg arrived u this city July 2. having lefs
Havana June 10, and on board of which eavs
eral well defined cases Of yellow fever weres
found, after q quarantine Of fourteen dava
was allowed to come up to the city. Shs,
went to her berth In Brooklyn to unload d
cargo Of oil Meanwhile Margaret Creeoar
the steWardess. was taken with yellow fever
and died at the Presbyterian Hospital on,
tuesday. Yesterday the health officer or
dered the vessel back into quarantine Last
night she was towed back to the ouarantIne
grounds. To-day, to see il instructions bad
been carried out, he went TO the wharf where
the WOfBfnen were, and was surprised To learr.
l,fat 1nat the crew had been dying at the dock.
The disclosure created considerable excite.
ment.
There were two more deaths from yellow
ieVer reported from quarantine to-dav-g.
Mckeon, German, from the Havana steamer
Merida, being one OF the cases. The other
name Is not yet known. There ID oniy nna
patient in the hospital.
THE CASE AT swINBURN ISLAND HOSPITAL.
The quarantine commissioners received q
dispatch Mt noon to-day from Swinburn Island
81 th That Bartholomew aI McKeon, fireman
the hospital at o'clock this morning of BLACK
vomlt Mekeon fs one OF the men who left
the snip on her arrival and went to his home
10 10 Brooklyn. There he was taken sick, wficn
thct t oaieoming it known to the health board OF
that city, they ordered him to be sent to quar-
antine. A.. F. Reith, barber of the steamer
, saratoga, who has been In the hospital some
Gays, dled from the fever last night. There
Is j. 9w DIt 7. one patient remaining In the hos
be taken down with fever. He has been COM
plainlng FOR some days, and the doctor ID II.
doubt regarding his ail1nent.
usrsvv. HHEKE. THE GERMS. ARE LOCATED.
originate In the ballast of VESSELS from HaVsa.
ma, and this will be carefully watched In fn~
ture. The police will also report to the health
board all arrivals from infected ports.
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL BOARD.
WASHINGTON, july 31.-The following Wig
just received by the National Board Of HeaIth-
MEMPHIS, July 81, 80 q. m.-There haye
been twelve new cases since the last report.
No deaths are reported. NUTSHELL.
THE CINCINNATI PEST T-HOTST-ANOTHEg CASE
IN THAT CITY.
CINCINNATI, July 31.-The board Of health
have decided on a building three miles out OF
the city, to be used as pest-house, and To
this was sent little three year old girl
named Nash, from Memphis, who was taken
down with yellow fever to-day.
THE CASES AT THE ST. LOUIS QUARANTINE.
ST.. LOUIS, July 31-The only inmates uf
the quarantine hospital are Mrs. Brendy and
her two children. who are convalescing, and
will shortly be discharged.