Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-22

Quarantine at ST. Louis, Cairo and Other
Points-Two Ship Cases at New York
Fever Ship Picked Up at Subscriptions
Cases at Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, July 81. Fifteen cases we're re-
ported to the board of health this morning
Among the most prominent are w. G. Copp-
niger and wife, j. G. Harris, we'll known
dentist, Charles Philmot and wife, George
Nail and the two Misses Raja. Two deaths
have occurred-Dr. j. @. Harris and w. g.
Coping. The exodus of citizens is in full
progress. Business is generally suspended,
and the general outlook lis anything but
cheering. 5.
MEMPHIS, July 21.-Twenty-o additional
cases were reported to the board of health
this afternoon, which makes total of thirty
six reported for the day. This large increase
is the accumulation of several days, as most
persons have been i'll from three to five
days. Among these reported this afternoon
are Fred Bartliff, s. s. Moor, Mrs. E. Lock
ard and two children, Eva Woodrick and
Wehrul family. One death occurred this
afternoon. Florenzi at the city hospital.
Majority of the sick are progressing favora-
bly. Tom Herman remains in critical con-
dition. The steamer Coahoma, which depart
ed to- night, had 800 persons aboard who were
sent out of Memphis by the city authorities.
A large number also left by the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. The city
begins to present a deserted appearance.
Many of the most prominent retail mer-
chants have followed the example of the
bDIe a.;
ness. The Ancient Order of United Work
men and Knights of Honor are also sending
members of their families out OF the city,
thinking it cheaper to pay fares than doc
tors bills. Capt. Stackley, of the steamer
Coahoma, has engaged the services of Dr.s
Aulett and Brown, who left on the steamer,
and will remain aboard until her safe arrival
at St. Louis. Nearly every town along the
line of l.. Il N. and Memphis & Charlestown
roads have quarantined against Memphis.
Owing to the state of affairs the banks here
request their correspondents abroad not to
send bills for collection to them on any
point outside the city.
Eat one clock tonight Tom Herman was
dying. His coffin had been ordered of the
undertaken. John A. Bierman died tonight
at 8 o'clock. He leaves wife and two
children.
TENTS AND SUPPLIES.
The following telegram was received to- day
in response to an appeal which had been
made the government for tents: "Wash-
ington, D. G., July 21.-To r. D. Porter
and "A. D. Langstaff: Have conferred with
the authorities. Tents will be sent to-day.
Telegraph to me if you are unable to feed
the poor of the city. (Signed) Casey Wood"
10 which the following answer was received:
"Memphis-We are Watching the progress
of the disease closely. Should supplies be
required we will advise you after estab-
fishing camps. (signeD D. Il. Porter,
president; A. d. Langstaf."
TIE STEAMER ST. GENEvIEvE.
ST.. LOUIS, July PA telegram from Cal
TO states that the steamer St. Genevieye,
having on board $50 passengers and 400
tons of freight from Memphis, will reach
here tomorrow. The boat will be halted
at the quarantine station, and any who are
sick will be taken off. Should the boat
have no yellow fever cases on board she will
be permitted to land passengers at the wharf
but will be Immediately returned to
quarantine for thorough fumigation of the
freight. The latest information is that all on
sent notices to agents of all transportation
lines southwark o.day, that no Memphis
freight must be brought into the city. The
health commissioner has larger powers than
last year. He can now take sick persons and
transport them from any place in
the city to another place, if in
his opinion the health of the city demands.
Six new warns have been built at the quar-
antine, which is on high bluff fourteen
miles from the city. Accommodations have
been provided for colony of several hun
dred persons.
AT LOUISVILLE. A
LOUISVILLE, July 21.-Gov. McCreery has
called meeting of the State board of health
to be held in FRANKFORT next Thurs
day. The meeting is to consider
matters pertaining to the possible INVASION
of Kentucky by yellow fever.
The quarantine here against Memphis is
not rigid one. Healthy persons and bag
gage, ETC., if not infected will be allowed to
pass after inspection. Below is the notice
given to steamboats, which will be boarded
and inspected at West Point, at the mouth
OF Salt river, twenty miles down. The same
notice will be given railroads on the Il. & N.
and an, Great :, Southern railroads.
The station will probably be at or
near -Elizabethtown. The following
is the notice: 10 captains, owners and agents
of steamers: All steamers coming to this
port from below will be inspected and exam
lned at West Point, on the Ohio river below
this place. Competent and experienced
medical officers have been appointed to
make such inspections and captains and Of
fcers of all boats are requested to aid in the
enforcement of the quarantine regulations
established by the city of Louisville.
(Signed) John G. Baxter, mayor.
SUSPICIOUS GASES.
New ORLEANS, July 21.-Five suspicious
cases of fever having recently occurred near
Mississippi City, the health authorities to-
day sent medical experts by special train
to investigate the matter. DR.. Chopin, in
telegram to DR.. Holden, president of the
Galveston board of health, makes the follow
ing statement of the result: Drs. w. A..
Smythe and G. b. Whyte, of the city, just
returned flom visiting the reported SUSPECT
GUS cases of fever in Mississippi City on the
Lake shore, declare the five cases under OBJ
servation to be malariel fever. New Orleans
is perfectly free from yellow fever. Only
eighty-three deaths last week of all diseases.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS AT ST. LOUIS. 81
ST. LOUIS, July 21.-The following are
the quaranting regulations put in force here
to-day:
First---That no freight of any kind shall
be allowed to be brought from what was
lately known as the city of Memphis and
what is now known as the taxing district, to
any point within the limits of the city of st.
Louis.
Second-That no steamboat or other water
aft 6,rr ailrood froir,