The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-08-14
THE FEVER.

AEEPHIS, Aug. ll.-1here Is but little
news to report, tonight, save the rapid in
crease in the number of new cases, both in
and outside the city limits The principal
event Of the day was the large funeral cor
tege of the Rev J. II. Ridley, the colored
pastor Of Collins chapel, who died of the
fever this morning. The crowd of negroes
in attendance at the grave was estimated at
800. Thirty-four cases were reported to the
Board of health to-day, fourteen of whom
we're colored.
UNACCLIMATED PERSONS ARRESTED.
The police are arresting all violators Of
the quar- antine regulations, which were re-
Gently inaugurated against all unacclimated
people. Six persons from off the Ouachita
Belle, which recently came from St. Louis,
were arraigned this morning for trying to
eyade these regulations. Five were SEN
fenced to so to Camp Marks. The sixth,
who had the fever last year, was placed
under bonds, as guarantee to the authori-
ties that he would be self-sustaining.
AT FOREST HILL.
DR.. S. H. Collins who had been sent to
Forest Hill to investigate the cases of fever
at that point, returned to-day, and reporte
one person, refugee from Memphis down
with the fever. Every precaution has been
taken against its spreading by isolating the
dwellings.
Maj. Guys condition, tonight, is ex-
tremely critical. He had an attack of blac OK
vomit this afternoon. Ed Moon is better
Miles Owen shows no improvement. A. NJ.
Reynolds, letter-carrier, and Paul Ross,
check boy in the Western Union Telegraph
office, were stricken this afternoon. The
thermometer to-day has ranged near 50
degrees.
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
In answer to a Geographic request of the |
Daily News, of Chicago, a. p. Langstaf,
President of the Howard Association, has |
sent a telegram giving particulars of the
condition of the city, containing the follow
ing points: The total number of cases of
yellow fever to this hour, within the city
limits, officially recorded, is $50. OF this
number, 90 died. In addition, there have
been about % cases and deaths of Mem
phis refugees located within miles of the
city. The disease has not communicated to
any Of the surrounding towns on account
the rigid quarantine. The fever has increas-
ed in Memphis very perceptibly in the past
ten days, and is spreading from the original
centre. We cannot hope for a discontin-
uance until frost. At least 10000 persons
have left, of which 1900 are located in
Camps Father Matthew and Marks, situated
four and seven miles respectively from
Memphis. There have been three cases in
Camp Marks and one death. At least r..
300 negroes are in the city, only 100 having
gone to camp. They have declined to leave
the city, hoping to receive rations here,
which is in opposition to the views of all
parties who are laboring here to attend to
such as may be taken sick Our only safety
S depopulation. In consequence of the fever
spreading among the negroes in the past five
lays, there is growing disposition TO go to
he camps. Should their appeal to the
people of the Unised States for rations not
meet with favorable answer, the negroes
will. no doubt, move as soon as they get
hungry. No one but a Howard visitor or
physician knows of the filthy houses these
people live in and in which they are taken
sick and too frequently die. We have 60
physicians on duty, and have had under our
charge 415 patients sick with various dis
eases. To these people we furnish nurses,
slimulants and food. About 200
have been discharged. Our expenses are
now $500 per day and probably increase.
We have on hand $4,000. This amount
would have been sufficient if the negroes
hrd followed the example of the white peo-
pie and left the city We hope not to be
forced to ask for assistance, but fear this
Of the negroes will force US to do
so. The sanitary condition of our city is
excellent.
AN EPIDEMIC AT LAST.