Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-07-15
YELLOW FEVER.
The Prospect Much Brighter.

phis Ledger, of Saturday evening |
No new cases have been reported |
up to the hour of noon and the
prospect grows brighter. There
was a rumor that a man who assists
ed in laying out Thomas Mulbran-
don, on Desoto street, had been
taken i'll, but careful enquiry failed
to verify it. The weather continues
extremely hot and sultry, with
southwesterly winds and no prospect
for much needed rain. The mercu-
ry went up to 990 yesterday and
will be as high to-day from appear
ances. We are favored to-day,
however, with a pleasant breeze and
the heat is less sitting than it was
on yesterday.
The news from Judge J. E. R.
Ray is not favorable. 1t is stated
that he rested we'll last night, but
he is very low, and the case is res
garded as almost hopeless. His
son, J. E. r. Ray, Jr., is also in a
critical condition. His temperature
stood at 1869 this forenoon, and the
indications are that his chances for
recovery are slender. DR.. Lam
drum, who came home yesterday,
has been in attendance at the bed
side of his friend, and Mrs. Ian
drum has exerted herself at the
residence of Judge Ray since he
was first attacked. There is some
thing peculiar and curious about the
origin of the yellow fever in Judge
Rays family. is certain that his
residence was closed all of last sum-
mer. No person remained in the
house and it was cared for by a
neighbor. The judges family were
absent and beyond the fever dis
trict, and the house was carefully
ventilated and fumigated after frost
and before it was occupied. Yet in
the face Of this Judge Ray was at
tackled with yellow fever as he sat
on the bench of the Criminal Court
last Monday, and he was obliged to
adjourn his court and go home.
This is the fifth day of his illness
and the case is fully developed as
simon>pure Yellow Jack, according
to those whose experience entities
them to know. A few theorists
might tackle the question of the
origin of this case and strike a
stumbling block that will knock
their arguments sky high.
It may be we'll to say a few words
regarding sundry incendiary ex-
pressions and abusive epithets that
have been vented by various persons
regarding the exodus of our people
Several physicians who attended the
autopsy of Mulbrandon at once SEN
their families away from the city
and advised the movement to othe
quarters of all families who coul
conveniently leave. Naturally
those who are of timid natur
stopped not upon the order of goinI
out, but went at once, and if some
thing of panic followed it was n
more than could be expected. 1t
safe to say that it was no such PAM
as prevailed last year when the feve
was announced here. All told, NO
over FIVE or six thousand peopl
r have left during the past tire
days, and those who expect to leav
, in the future will do so a
,, their leisure. About II peopl
went out by the Charlesto
d railroad last night and
n fewer number will 60 to-nigh
4 Other roads report a falling off i
their list of outward bound trav
q elers.
Because the yellow fever has s
SO far failed to spread beyond tire
s houses, persons. are indignant owe
4 the warning published BY the Boar
Y of Health and the authorities, an
some 90 so far as to express I'll
view that an Indignation meetin
l should be held.
Only three houses in the city ar
d at present known to be infected
d These are Mrs. Tobin's, in tn
n Bradford street and Jones avenu
neighborhood, two miles northea'
of Court Square Mulbrandon's 5, t
204 DeSoto street, mile south (
s Court Square, and Judge Ray
= near South and Wellington street
i mile and a half south Of CouI
Square. The condition of the sic
=, in the two houses where there al
" sick persons is alluded to abov
n The mortuary report since yestel
d day is very encouraging.
3 This forenoon the steamer Wick
g burg, from st. Louis to Vicksburi
owing to the quarantine at the la
V ter place, would not land here. II
freight and people for this poil
were discharged at Hopefeld an
sent across in barges and ferr