Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-22
THE FEVER.
Sixteen New Cases Saturday and
Sunday.

Sixteen New Cases Saturday and
Sunday.
MEMPHIS, September 20.-Two cases
reported this morning. The weather
has again taken a change, and a cool
wind from the north is blowing.
MEMPHIS, September 20, - None
additional new case reported, and two
deaths have occurred. The following
warning to absentees will be published:
Frequent applications being made to the
! Board of Health and Superintendent of
! Quarantine, by absentees from here TO
return, we deem il best to make this
! public announcement, that though the
| number of new cases OF yellow fever and
deaths are small, it would not be safe
| for those who have not had the disease
! 10 return, yet the comparatively
small number of new cases and deaths
is due to the fact that there are so few
unacclimated people here. Those who
have had the fever and wish to return
will be permitted to do so and will be
furnished a certificate to that effect on
application to the superintendent Of
quarantine. None others will be per-
mitted to enter Memphis before it is
officially announced by the Board of
Health that it is thought there is no
longer any danger from infection, which
will be done at the earliest possible day.
Signed. Y. b. THORNTON,
President Bodrd Of H6dih.
JomN JOHNSON,
Superintendent Quarantine.
MEMPHIS, September 20.-Seven cases
in all, six white and one colored, were
reported to the Board of Health to-day.
Among those reported this afternoon
are Horace Graham and Henry Goode.
No additional deaths have occurred.
Mrs. Prestidge, wife OF Col. j. 5. Pres
tidgc, was stricken to-day; also, Fred
lIarpmen, of Harpmen q Bro, tobac-
conists. Their names will be reported
to the Board tomorrow. Miss Louisa
Suiccarina, residing two miles out on
Poplar street Boulevard, has the fever.
The total lumber OF cases officially re-
ported for the week is so; whites IS, col
ored 80; total to date, 1850. Total
deaths from fever in the city for the
week. 81; total to date, 336. Donations
to the Howards to-day, S6229O. They
have l35 nurses on duty, attending so
white and 81 colored families. The Their
mometer has ranged from so to 72'.
MEMPHIS, September 2l.-Eight new
cases of fever, four white and four col
ored, were reported to the Board of
Health to-day. But one death has &C.
Cured since last night.
Appeal TO the Government.for Aid.
NJ
Frank 3 Davis, President of the First
National Bank of Memphis, Tenn, re-
ceived the following dispatch from Mem
phis:
We want one hundred thousand
rations Tor the 1900 people in the camps.
We can double the number there when
able TO assure them that we can feed
them, but we cannot do so unless the
government assists us. Call on ID. Bill
lings, OF the National Board Of Health,
and ask General krito TO accompany
you to see the Hon. Secretary OF War.
We have but little money, no pro-
visions, and 1900 people now in camp,
whom We are in honor bound TO feed.
Signed. ID. +. PoRTER,
JOHN JOHNSON,
Committee.
Immediately upon receipt OF the above
Mr.. Davis, accompanied by Judge Key,
called on various members OF the Cabl-
net. The Attorney General referred
his visitors TO the National Board Of
Health as the only body competent to
afford relief, saying that under his late
opinion the Secretary OF War had no
authority to furnish supplies. The Off
cials Of the Board Of Health informed
Mr.. Davis that the Board Of Health could
not under the law supply rations for the
people now IN camp at Memphis, tax
ing the grounds that the act Of Congress
creating board did not give it the au-
thority TO disburse funds except 10 pre-
vent the spread of yellow fever from
State to State. Mr.. Davis suggested
that failure TO relieve those in
camps, and the inability Of
the Memphis authorities to furnish them
aid, might result in their disbanding and
spreading the disease TO adjoining States
The reply was that this was impossible,
inasmuch a. they had been quarantined
for sufficient period 10 develope any
traces Of the infection in their system.
The Board Of Health officials, however,
agreed il persons now in the city were
isolated in camps they would supply
rations and tents for reasonable period.
Unless relief is furnished the committee
from some source great destitution and
suffering will prevail.
Hung in Ehgy.
MEyrHIs, September 2l.-Dr. J. ID.
Plunkett, President OF the State Board
of Health, was hung in effigy tonight,
at the corner OF Main and Madison
streets. Attached 10 the caricature was
a placard inscribed, "Up with Plunkett.
Down with order No. g."
A Doctor Shot By Lawyer.
CHARLEsToN, w. Va, September 20.-
Information has been received here OF a
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