Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
IT'S RAVAGES AT MEMPHIS AND
VICINITY.
FOry-SM New Cases Saturday and Sunday
Total Number of Deaths TO Date,
139-The Origin of the Fever
Aid for the Sufferers.

MEMPHIS, August 1G.-But one new
case was reported to the Board OF
Health upto noon, Earnst p, Leak.
Seven deaths have occurred since last
night, Charles Edgard Haynes, Mrs.
Cunningham. Andrew Shelton, William
Murray, George Goze, Fritz Ostman
and Gus Thomson, the last named col
ored. Weather cool and chilly.
Twenty-onc cases in all were reported
to the Board Of Health to-day, foartecn
OF whom are colored. Among the
whites are W. II. Ennis, Anton Frank
lin. Mrs. :. +. Butler and Cordclia At
wood. No deaths since noon. All the
prominent sick are reported doing well
tonight.
An experienced yellow fever nurse
was tclcgruphcd for to-day 20 20 to Bal
lev Station, - miles east OF here, on the
Charleston railroad.
Another ease of fever has developed
az White Haven, Tenn; a child Of \. l..
Coil, ticket agent. The Towards Senta
nurse there this afternoon.
W. l.. Coleman, OF san Antonio, Tex,
who was ordered by the National Board
OF Healthto investigate the origin OF the
fever prevailing in this city, has been
quietly at work for a month past.
While hc Is not az liberty 10 make pub
ic the manner in which the germs were
introduced, vet his investigations con-
vince him they were imported direct
from the West Indies, and that they
passed the New Orleans quarantine un-
challenged, and arrived in this city
some time i'm June.
Tn, Howard Association has POI
nurses attending lg5 sick families l2O of
whom are whites and 16 colorcd. Their
expenses daily aggregate $500. The total
number Of deaths from yellow fever for
the week ending at d T.. VI. tonight, was
+6: 10 date l59. The weather is clear
aud cool. The thermometer has not
ranged higher than - during the
day. II. j. Eickctt, city editor OF
the i0'u.ric, down with an attack
OF fever.
Sundays Record.
lIENruIs, August l7.-Twcnty-iive
new cI-c~ were reported To- the Board of
Health to-day, fifteen ui whom were
culurci. Among the whites are +. III.
Finuic, Walter F,uUic, Harry Eiunie,
Charles II. Jenkins, \. Reggie, II. y,
R.ckett, and Mrs. Ella LAconge. Four
deaths have occurred, +. ii. Finnie,
Paul Kiss, Pau, Mclaughlin and Daniel
V. Croniug Several additional eases OF
I
line. have also been reported.
MEMPHIS, August l1.-Scycral addi-
tiOual cases of persons stricken beyond
the corporation line have also been re-
ported. J. II. Hahn, prcScrjptiunlst at
lleSsin's drug store, was Frustrated this
afternoon. Hon. John Johnson, DR.. X.
W. Mitchell d. T. Porter and \. D.
Lau.StaT returned at midnight last
ui-utou a special train from the confer
cucr az Mckenzie Tenn.
DR.. Jerome Cochrue leaves for Mo-
bile tomorrow. Edward X. Bedford
died of yellow fever this morning at
Burlcy Station, Tenn, 20 miles east OF
here. ON the Charleston railroad.
Weather clear and cool, The themom-
etar ranged between 80 and 76. Mrs.
Julia :. TaIyiu died Yesterday at Grey
son Springs, ny.
St, Louis.
ST. LOUI>, August l6.-Mrs, Philmott,
OF Memphis. who has been sick with
yellow fever at quarantine hospital Tor
two weeks past. was discharged to-day,
as was also Jerry Bcrello, an Italian,
whose former residence Is not stated.
Two new eases OF yellow fever were sent
10 the quarantine, to-day, Charles Low
bushrr, from Grccuyillc, Miss, and
Thomas JACKSON, resident Of this city,
who has been i'm Memphis recently.
There are now six yellow fever pa
ticuts at the quarantine, all refugees
from the south,
Aid for Sufferers.
WASHINGTON, August l6. -Cemptrol-
Ter Porter, OF the Treasury Department,
saws il the National Board OF Health IS
Of opinion that contributions for the
support of the people OF Memphis in
cImpS is absolutely necessary 10 pre-
vent the spread of the yellow fever IN
to other States, rrquiNition upon the
S5UO,OOO appropriated 10y Congress will
bc honurcd.
A Case ut Baltimore.
R,LTNoEE, August l6.-Aha Cell, 4
seaman Of the steamer Enrique, from
Savannah, died to-day OF yellow lever in
the quarantine hospital.