The New York herald., 1879-07-28
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.l

Hawley and Ross streets
salie Hunt colored. aged L. North Manassas street.
Mary Candy. aged Is. No. 1sO Carolina street.
DEATHS.
Tho following have died yellow fever since last
night
EVA w1DRIG. aged II. No. SO Bradford street
HENRY PARTHEsIUS. aged 80. No. 70 Clay street.
LOUIS H. WEHRUM, aged 10 months, No. 223
Hernando road,
9. M. wIDRIG. aged As, No. 50 Bradford street.
Mrs. w. HAMMEALE, aged 46, No. 261 South
street.
Mrs. JAMES ASHBROOK. eyed 80. No. 10 Bradford
street.
Ed KEARNEY. aged IL. No. 6 Manassas street.
MARY BURNS. aged 45. No. 142 fernando road.
CHARLES PHILMOTT. aged 80. corner Of Second
and Jefferson streets.
The increase in the number OF deaths is attribute
BILE to the disagreeable. damp weather OF the past
two days. 1t began clearing this morning. and at
this writing the indications that the weather has
settled The day has been unusually quiet and dull
Services were held only In the colored churches.
coLoRED COMPANIES CAMP.
At noon the two colored comprehensive Mcclellan
Guards and the Memphis zouaves-went into camp
the bluffs in front Of the city. Tents were fur
nished them by Colonel John +. Cameron, who has
assumed command. Tomorrow the police force
will be strengthened. and no trouble is now
stata quo. The petition which several merchants
had signed. and which was published in these de-
spatches last night. fell Aat here Neither Of the
morning papers published it, and in justice to
DR.. G.. b. Thornton it is but proper to state that
soon az the weekly report of the Board of Health
shows deaths from yellow fever than all other
causes combined he will promptly declare the ,fover
epidemic. Physicians now prompt in reporting
all to the Board Of HEALTH the true state of
affairs hereafter be given without the trouble
that heretofore experienced gathering statis-
tics.
THE SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
DR.. II. G. Collins. the inspecting officer whom a
vigilance committee compelled to fee from La
grange. Tenn.. arrived this morning. He walked
from Moscow Tenn, to Buntyn station, q distance
of thirty-three miles, without food. as at every
station he passed he was met by armed men. who
warned him to proceed on his journey. The shot
gun quarantine that enforced against him is
more severe than ia that of the State Board of
Health.
FEARS OF THE PEOPLE.
Another instance Of the fear of the people in the
adjacent country of the fever being brought their
midst is given In the case OF II. G. wehrum, who
died last Friday of yellow fever at Lucy station.
twelve miles north of Memphis. on the Paducah
Railroad. Mr.. wehrum had fed from this city six
days previous to his being taken i'll but the disease
had been contracted before leaving, and he sckened
and died hearse. with u metallic coffin, was
sent for his remains and were returning to Memphis
when the driver and the young man having
the remains in charge were met three miles this side
of Lucy station by masked men. who ordered the
hearse to be driven to point about half mile
south. in the Hitchie River Bottom. where these
masked men compelled the young man and colored
driver to dig grave and bury the remains. The
ly.tav 80,
threatened to kill them both If they did not obey
their commands. They gave their reason for this
inhuman conduct that the dead body, although en-
cased in q metallic coffin. liable to spread the
disease all along the road from Lucy to Memphis.
INHUMAS CONDUCT.
Last night member of the Howard Association
was compelled to have arrested Mrs. Kearney, whose
son was dying. The mother was drunk. and would
not allow the furnished by the Howards to at
tend to her duties Her died while she was in
the station house. Robert Good resides at the cor
ner Of North and Manassas street Last evening
man named Patrick Kelly. who was living with him,
was stricken with the fever DR.. julius Wise was
called in and prescribed for the sick man. and gave
positive orders that he must not te removed
as the life OF the patient depended his being kept
quiet. This morning. to his horror, he ascertained
that Robert Good had elected the sick man from his
dwelling. throwing him into the street. 1t ia need.
less that Kelly will surely die. Mr. Charles
c. Bills, well known Front street groceryman is
sick with the fever eight miles south Of Memphis on
the fernando road. He left this city last Monday
and was taken i'll that night. His attending physi.
clan says his is a mild one.
ADDITIONAL CASES.
This afternoon the wife and two daughters OF DR..
Thomas S. Esston stricken with the fever
Their will doubtless be reported to the Board
of Health tomorrow. DR.. Easton came from New
York city volunteer physician during the epi.
demc OF year, and had located here permanently
About weeks ago he Joined by his family all
of whom were prostratcd with the disease to-day
They reside at the Of Washington and Orleans
Streets which plainly indicates the infection Of the
entire portion of the city II the fever
continues to spread with the same rapidity as has
marked its progress during the past days it will
soon embrace the whole city The outlook tonight
is anything but encouraging.
TEXAS PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE FEVER.
ST.. LOUIS July ~, 1879.
Dr. Rutherford, of the Texas State Board of
Health has tciegraphcd to officials here that medi-
Louis and Hannibal, who will examine all persons
going that state by railroad and give them GER
tincates health II found to be well or not from
yellow fever districts.
DEATH OF A MEMPHIS REFUaEE AT HUNTS
WILLIE, ALA.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HuSrsvrrLE. July 81, 1879.
Mrs. Loop, Memphis refugee who came here on
Monday night and stricken with the fever.
died hare carv this fnorniog uar ronaips