The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21
CINCINNATI DECLARES QUARANTINE AGAINST
VESSELS AND TRAINS FROM THE SOUTH.

CINCINNATI DECLARES QUARANTINE AGAINST
VESSELS AND TRAINS FROM THE SOUTH.
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CINcIsSArI Ohio. July 20. 1879.
Health Officer Miner acting under authority of the
State law tonight issued proclamation declaring
quarantine against all steamboats, and other
water craft and all railroad trains srriv-
ing from the South. The quarantine station
on the river is to be located at Delhi.
nine miles below the city. and that for railroads
three miles back of Covington, Ky. No boat having
any ono infected with yellow fever on board will be
allowed to land. and sleeping cars from the South
viii be permitted to pass through the city. The
quarantine is to date from tomorrow (Monday) at
twelve O'Clock noon.
osoSE BACK TO MEMPHIS.
DR.. julius Wise, of Rabbi Wise, of the Hebrew
Temple. who is a citizen of Memphis. arrived here
last week on his summer visit home, but left for
Memphis again to-day feeling that his services were
required there. Last summer he was here when
the fever broke out at Memphis and hurried down
there at once, and himself attacked by it in its
most malignant type but got through. He now
turns again to offer his services to the stricken
city.
THE SCARE IN MEMPHIs-FLIGHT OF THE IN
HABITANTs ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE
PLETELY SUSPENDED.
Mr.. w. H. Lake, who arrived in this city from
Memphis yesterday. gives very interesting de-
tails of the caused in that city the discovery
of the first yellow fever this He states
that after +. Mulbraudon. who o resident Of
Vance street in the part of the CITY, took
sick. the at the depots almost beyond de-
scrption. 1t first reported about nine p NJ. on
the street. that fever had been discovered The
report spread like wildfre and the eleven o'clock
train the evening crowds Of people left the city,
Even freight the Mea phis and Charleston
Railroad were pressed into service. The exodus
continued for two or three days and then Stacked
off, as no reported, several return
ing to their homes, which left without any
provision for the safety of their contents. There
were cases until the 10th. when two
officially reported, and the exodus from the city
greater than before. Several special trains
run to accommodate the fleeing people. Mr.. Lake
states that about the LIST of January q thorough
cleaning OF the city commenced and was continued
up to hot weather. and many of those experienced in
yellow fever claim this as the cauae OF the out
break OF the disease. as in many cases the
emptyings OF the sick chamber thrown into
after the ua.ion Of the filth of y winter being
lifted from the soaked ground ths sun brought out
the live germ. which spread like kind OF steam. 1t
estimated that over ten thousand people lett tho
city in the first three days Many OF those had
the fever last summer retained yellow complexion
for six eight months after. Even newspapers.
books and writing paper woull turn yellow in the
sick chamber, and AIR. Lake relates interesting
with reference to papers retaining the yell
low appearance tor some time Merchants
moving their whole stock to St. Louis and Louisville
for the summer, only to return in the winter.
He states that the Towards ready and fully
gsnized and every thing is reduced to yellow fever
basis. Mr.. Lakes father died last summer of the
yellow fever. At the time Mr.. Lake left Memphis
everything quiet and the people hopeful that
the fever would not develop into an epidemic. but
the merchants were continuing to box up their
goods. The first report killed trade in the city.
the country people could not be induced to purchase
the smallest article and they refused to enter
the city. The ferry the river to Hopeheld has
ceased to run and Arkansas will not allow any one
to land from Memphis. He states that all of the
smaller towns along the railroads quarantined
against Memphis and that many of the citizens take
their carriages and by travelling through the coun-
try get to place OF safety.