Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-21
SCOURGED MEMPHIS.
THE FEVER PRONOUNCED EPIDEMIC
Seven New Cases Saturday and Ten Yes
terday - Business Paralyzed - The
Alarm Spreading Throughout
the SOuih-PrscautioRay
Measures.
Another Stampede Of Citizens.


recalls the scene of last Thursday week
when 5000 people left the city, The
desire OF all who can 90 is to go at once,
and there will be Jam on all the trains
leav NJ Memphis tonight. The officers
of the Hebrew Hospital Association, to-
day. furnished one hundred Jewish
families with necessary funds 10 obtain
means OF transportation to distant
cities. The city authorities are
also sending all the widows and
children out OF the city.
Three new cases were reported TO the
Rolr,l of Health this atternoOn-CharleS
kesmodel, residing at No. o. Gay
street, and his two children These
make seven rs the total number ot new
eases reported for to-day. There are
several sick people in the neighbOrhood
oi Clay street whose cases are, TO say
the least, very suspicious. Business Is
paralyzel, and many retail merchants
are closing their stores. Fred Eckers
died this afternoon Mrs. Robert Hes
ter and Chief of Police Athey's son are
both in a critical condition.
Seven New Cases Saturday.
MEMPHIS, July l9.-Three new cases
wen. reported 10 the Board Oi Health
this morning. Louise II. and Viola GOd-
sev. two sisters residing AZ No. Is Brad
ford street, and Tom kennOn, passenger
a,snt of the Memphis and Charleston
railroad. The illness OF the GOdsey sis
ters can be traced 20 infection OF the
T1bin family. who recently dled OF yell
low fever The young ladies were in at
tendance on Mrs. TObin until her case
was pronounced yellow fever. Hiram
Atherv, a son Oi the chief OF police, is
diving. although his case, aS vet, has
No. been reported to the Board OF
Health. The yellow fever'S chief
residence is in the ncighhOrhOOd OF the
Tobin dwelling The reported death OF
Fred Eckrrs was premature. lie is liy-
ins, but lies i'm an extremely critical
condition. The weather is warm and
sultrv. with occasional showers. The
development of new eases has given a
fresh impetus 20 the exodus Of citizens
Mr.. R6bt. Hester died tonight at 9
o'clock. The remainder Of the faurSy
are progressing favorably. Nearly all
the small towns adjacent have enforced
quarantine N-tltANt NtllN -
Ten New Cases Yesterday,
MEMPHIS. July 2O.-Ten new cases
We're reported at the Board of Health,
TODAY, aS follows: James Whelan,
Hiram Athcy, j. {. Herman, HAIRY
Raw. Mrs. e. f. Miller Henry Miller,
Louis Datto, Fred LOrcntz, Clara Bethel
AMI Vim. Alexander, the last two col
ored. -Four persons have died OF fever
since last night, tO-wit: Hiram Athey
Louis Brauard, james Whelan, Louis
DlttO. There are several other cases OF
fever i'm the city, which will be reported
to the Board OF Health tomorrow.
The city authorities are sending poor
people out of the city, having made ar
Tan.,cmtuts 20 get half rates over the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. Dr.
Du llpv d. sanders, acting President OF
the Board Of Health, states that the
fever il not So malignant as II was last
wear, AMI yields more rapidly 10 treat
meut. Citizens continue % leave IN
larsr numbers.
The Memphis and PdduCah Railroad
ceased running to-day. The IrdlJUcts,
ADy..d. and L,dysr will, from date, issue
only hall sheets.
Precautionary Measures at ST. Louis.
ST Louis. July lg-The merchants OF
the city held a meeting to-day 10 adopt
such precautionary measures as will sat
isfy the Texas authorities and % avert
tn threatened quarantine against II.
Louis The following resolution was
adopted;
Eoir,d. That the merchants request
IN, Board of Health of the city OF It.
Louis tu confer with the State Boards OF
Health of Arkansas and Texas, In re-
CARL % such quarantine reSula-
tions as will he satisfactory 20
the people of the States, and to
enforce such regulations mn the ship
meut OF all goods from -. Louis.
EsuIr,j. That the merchants 0t -
Louis individually pledge themselves
no. tp ship or permit to be- shipped from
-. Louis % any point IN the south goods
or merchandise o. any Eiud coming from
auv injected district and are prepared
10 accompany all shipments with
athiavits % that effect
The city authorities have been IN
tcle-raphic correspondence with Texas
officials and a satisfactory understand
ing arrived at.
IT. LorIS. July 2O--The health au-
thlritics decided tonight ON putting m
force a partial quarantine against Mem
phis \ corps OF physicians and SAINT
tary officers were Srnt down % qu0ran-
tine fifteen miles below the city, % stop
Memphis boats, inspect the passengers
AMI make use of dlSluicCtIntS.
Rules and Regulations Of the Sanitary
Council Ofthe Mississippi Valley.
LOUISVILLE. ny, July 10 AT a meet
in,uf the Board oi Health iDl> after
noon. the rules and regulations % the
sanitary council of the Mississippi val
lev. were adopted These rules relate
10 the inspection of steamboats, carry
ins passengers and freight from river
AMI guli ports % the interior, and %
the NOR, effective quarautluluS oi rail
rplI-. The regulations touching rail
rotIS require extreme sanitary care ot
den,,s. stations. round houses, ear
shops. grounds, water closets and
priyirs. which must bc daily inspected
6v the local railroad agent or official,
who {. tO use disintccting m1terd every
week where IL is necessary.
The point, relating % quarantine are
important. and are aS follows.
W utntNtr q fNlbbN'l llsllu NN l'sAI -
from an infected station no person with
fever shal, hc allowed tu take passage
ON such train The bJg.ggc from such
infected station Shal, bee thoroughly dis
infected before leaving such railroad
station. At a point not less that fifty
nor more than sevcutv-tjve miles from
the point of departure from an injected
place there shall be an entire transfer
of passengers anG baggage 10 an
other train Of ears, which train
shall never enter an infected district
This transfer shall be made under the
supervision OF medical officer. No
person with fever shall proceed on this
Train. but shall return tD The point of
departure or be treated i'm a hospital at
the place of transfer. The cars which
carry freight without breaking bulk
NAV pass without transfer II the freight
,..,ti1,ta1 I'm .t,.i, NOV that a