The New York herald., 1879-10-08
THE MEMPHIS EPIDEMIC.
CONSTANT DEMAND FOR YELLOW FEVER
MUIR -Es-l EsTERDAY's DEATH RoLL-AN At
TNJUNCTION

TEMPT TO REMOVE THE so-cALLED COTTON
INJUNCTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct Z, 1879.
The prominent sick of to-day are W. IL. Wendell
and W. L. Boyle. The former stricken down
last night. He is one of our Oldest and most re-
spected citizens and was the last to retain charge Of
Messrs. Hill. Fontaiue Il Co.'s stores. last Sunday
night. at the Peabody House, Mr.. Wendell remarked
that there WAS TO yellow fever in Memphis, and if
the Howards would disband no sickness would
be reported. He has been strong opponent of the
present quarantine regulations. and was chair
man of the meeting which recently protested
against a further continuance of the rules
The Howards sent him two nurses. W. F.
Boyle is connected with the firm OF Wills Wilder
burger. He attacked at and is said to have
q severe case. Neither of these has been re-
ported to the Board of Health. The only ones re-
ported to-day were Mary Rome and Eliza Thompson.
both colored. Seventeen nurses assigned to
duty by the Howards.
TUESDAYS DEATH
The death roll to-day is AZ folio WIS.,
EDWARD vOLKMAR. aged 49, corner OF Hernando
and Union streets.
JOHN KOHLHEpP. aged 2s. No. AZ Poplar street.
DAN LYONS aged 26, City Hospital.
Mrs. JANE GOEBELs, aged 49, near Elmwood
or the sick. George Dashiel is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Key. the mother of Captain J. W. Key, is not
expected to live.
Sam Long Chnaman residing at No. 2O7 Main
street, was furnishcda to-day by the Towards
His illness has not yet fully developed. bur it is
thought he has the fever.
]. p. Bone secretary Of the Board of Health at
wythe Depot. Tenn. twenty-five miles northeast. on
the Louisville Railroad. elegraphed to-day that a
Suspicious of fever had developed at that town.
Drs. Ess and winn loft tonight at o'clock
special train to investigate the matter. President
Langstaf. of the Howards. accompanied tho party
taking with him two nurses.
THE COTTON INJUNCTION.
The following notice was served on N. w. Speers.
Of October, 1870, at II O'clock AN before the
Hon. Hon. Y MDos at sitting hss sx ss as
ths OF w a
for of equity the Of the bill and also
cause by Gsiiowsy special Judge on the oath day Of
s.s j. "S ss s Sss. that the
authority to grant said injunction.
JOHN JOHNSON,
Superintendent and Commissioner of Quarantine for the
By G. W. GORDON Solicitor
The Howards did not receive any donations to-day.
The weather remains damp and cloudy. 1t show
cred at intervals and rain is still threatened. The
thermometer has ranged between 67 degrees and 75
degrees.
The illness of j. NJ. Williamson. who stricken
with the fever on Sunday night is causing con-
siderable comment. He one Of the first
to be attacked this year. and reported
to the Board Of Health late last July. He
recovered and went trip North during
the latter days OF August. Three weeks ago he
turned to Memphis. and was apparently in good
health until stricken down mentioned above.
His attending physician says his first sickness
was not yellow fever, but there many here who
believe the disease may attack man every month.
Ono thing certain every theory that has been ad
vanced by the medical profession has been exploded
by the present epidemic.
DEATHS PROM YELLOW FEVER At CoNCoRDA-
SERIOUS CHANGE-THE WARM WEATHER
DEVELOPING THE DISEASE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
I GREErvIrxE.s Miss. Oct. 7.'1s7s.
| After six days silence Concordia has again been
| heard from. Nine new cases of yellow fever and
three deaths have occurred since the last report
The are:-Mrs. Mayson. Mrs. Tape,
Joseph ZicQler. John Scott. Gordon Norton Alonzo
Atkins and three colored men.
The deaths are:-Mrs. Herndon, John Scott Cora
Ray (colorcd).
The latter death resulted from relapse conse-
quent upon exertion during the early stages Of
convalescence.
Sheriff Wilson. Joe Zieglsr and Mrs. Mayson are
among the critical cases.
There are now only five white and about forty
coored people left in Concordia who have not had
the fever.
The relief funds exhausted. and another urgent
appeal was received here yesterday for help The
recent spell of weather seems to have revived
the in its worst form. In fact, all the later
cases are ranorted excentionally seyere.