The New York herald., 1879-08-11
UNHAPPY MEMPHIS
The Fever Rapidly Spread
ing in the Suburbs.
HORRIBLE SCENES OF MISERY.
Wordy Abuse OF National
Health Officer.
AVERSION TO CAMP LIFE.
HORRIBLE SCENES OF MISERY.
AVERSION TO CAMP LIFE.
sBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

The city presents an unchanged appearance. Ser
vices were held in but few of the churches to-day,
and the usual quietude of the Sabbath was un-
broken. The principal topic Of conversation in
dulged in by those who congregated on the street
corners was the letter submitted yesterday by DR..
Jerome Cochrane tc the citizens meeting. The Ava-
Iaache this morning printed in full the proceedings
OF the meeting. and the representative of the
National Board of Health came in for q general
round OF abuse in presenting his recommendations.
DR.. Cochrsne said that il there any power that
could declare martial law here he would be strongly
In favor Of such declaration This sentiment. to-
gcther with his suggestions of camp hospital to
which the sick should be removed has met with
universal condemnation. especially from the poorer
classes who are open in their opposition to the
scheme and publicly denounce the authorities
SPREADING RAPIDLY.
Howard physicians and visitors report that the
fever spreading rapidly in the suburbs of the city,
The greatest desttution prevails. and. notwithstand
ing that the city authorities are straining every
point and hope to be able weather the with
out appealing to the outside world, yet venture
the prediction that within ten days they will be
forced to make an appeal. The Howard Association
Ia In the same dilemma. 1t is at an expense of
$500 per day, which hourly increasing. with less
than $4,000 in the treasury.
.rts NEW CASES.
The following is the list Of new cases of yellow
lever reported to the Board of Health for past
twenty-four hours ending at six p. Nj
Oscar Mead. aged 81. No. 228 Vance street.
Thomas s. Bateman. aged "a. No. 22s Vance street.
Annie Miller. aged ls. No. 143 Raccoalley.
Frank Cunningham. aged IL. No. 2O4 De Soto
street.
DR.. Oscar Berty. aged 40. No. 1sO Linden street.
]. Clements aged 35. City Hospital.
w. B. Erwin. aged SO. City Hospital.
George Harper, aged 80. No. AZ Exchange street.
Austin W. Dowell. aged 33. No. o8S Poplar street.
Caroline Smith. aged H. No. 14O Dunlap street.
Carrie Williams, aged 80. No. So Second street.
Arthur White. aged "a. No. 169 De Soto street.
Annie Fsrrar. aged 26. No. Vi Linden street.
Frank Cannon. aged "a, No. 259 De Soto street.
Granville Polk. aged IS. No. 22s De Soto street.
Lucy McDuf. aged ~, No. 2l7 Beal street.
Willie Peyton. aged 80. No. 26 Turney street.
e. Mullin. aged As. No. 201 fernando street.
David Jones. aged II. No. 50 Causey street.
Edward Harrison. aged 6. No. $50 De Soto street.
G. Jackson, aged days. No. 35s Beal street.
Infant Of K. johnson. No. IL Humphries street.
K. johnson. Jr.. aged 5, Humphries street.
Augustus Harris. aged SO. Humphres street.
Daughter of Thsddeus Mccauley, aged II. Humph.
eies street.
Arna Hubbard. aged A. No. 344 Main street.
virginis Halford, aged 80. No. 13s Beal street.
Harriet Batemen. aged 20. Linden street.
Richard Woods. aged 8. No. rs Causey street.
H. L. Punch, aged S6
Willis Punch, aged 6;
Ella Punch. aged (all one family, near the north
gate Of ElMwood Cemetery.
John Mslley. aged q. near north gate of Emwood
Cemetery.
Carrie Doyle, aged Is. corner Broadway and Wright
avenue
DEATHS.
The following is q list o the deaths which have
secured to-day
FRITZ HELCH, aged IS. No. 199 Elliott street.
MICHAEL DVYER. aged 50. No. $50 Robson street.
MARTHA WOODS. aged 80. No. % Causey street
EVAN NOwLAND aged Is. No. 1856 Linden street.
j. CLEMENTS. aged S5. City Hospital.
Two children in the family of Mr.. Stout. residing
at Forrest Hill, station of the Memphis Charles
ton Railroad, eighteen miles of Memphis. are
reported sick with fever. Dr. S. Ii. Collins has been
sent to investigate the of their illness and
ascertain their sickness be traced to infection
from persons articles from this city.
SECOND ATTACK.
Ed Schloss. one of the heroes Of the epidemic Of
1S7S is down with the fever. having been stricken
1t noon His case has not yet been reported to
the Board of Health. the physician hav-
ing him In charge is awaiting Developments.
He says. however, the symptoms strongly
point to yellow fever. This exrlodes
another theory Of the physicians who say that those
persons who remained in Memphis last year AID
were exposed to the and escaped were thor
oughly scclimated and need fear being attacked
by the disease. Your correspondents belongs this
slass and was congratulatine himself on his immu-
atty. but the prostrstion of I'd schloss leaves him
In doubt regarding his future safety.
Ed Moon has changed for the worse and has been
Aeirious since last evening. He will hardly
W. W. Guy had a slight attack of black vomt this
morning. but was resting late this afternoon
He is very sick man.
Miles Owen is still being sustained by stimul
With the chances against his recovery
James scholes. noted ward politician. is down
with very severe attack Of fever.
John OBrien. at No. It's Jackson street, has q
most malignant case.
Miss Mollie De Hart, residing on Second street. in
Fort Pickering. is also down with the prevailing
ailment
HORRIBLE SCENE.
President A. d. Langstan Of the Howard Associ-
alton, stated to your correspondent afternoon
that during all of his experience he had never
witnessed such fearful which he saw
to-day at the cottage of Charles s. Forbes.
the Herpando road. near the curve. Mrs. Forbes
and six children. whose ages range between
and sixteen years. sick-all in room. Until
mattresses were taken out to them they
had nothing but scantv bed OF straw
on which TO rest their aching limbs. There is
small cellar three feet deep, underneath the house
which had been used privy vault by the
family. From this cellar the stencil was great
that the Ave nurses sent by the Howards could
not remain inside the dwelling until it had
been delugcd with powerful dsinfcctants. Charles
3. Forbes and his William died Of
the fever on the 1st inst. and the remaining seven
members of his family were stricken yesterday.
The weather Qraduallv growing warmer,
although the thermometer has not risen higher
than rs during the day. Last night it fell to Gi.
QUARANTINE Ar CAIRO.
CAIRO ILL.,, August 10. 1879.
The quarantine inspection boat Van zandt was to-
day anchored in the Mississippi. near the head OF
Island No. l. and hereafter all up stream boats will