The New York herald., 1879-07-13


1t was also ordered that all and alleys be thor
oughly hushed by the Fire Department.
AN INSPECTION ORDERED AT WATER VALLEY.
New oRIKANs. July -. 1879.
The Board of Health to-day sent an inspector to
Water Valley. Miss. to investigate the reported
death there from yellow fever.
QUARANTINE ALL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
yIcKsDURe. Miss. July H. 1879.
Quarantine is being established at all points on
the river.
TEXAS TOWNS ENFORCE QUARANTINE RULES.
AUSTIN. July H. 1879.
The Governor to-day issued proclamation quar-
antning the State against Memphis and other points
which may become infected with yellow fever. and
appointed health officers all exposed points on the
State line.
CAIRO, ILL.,, WILL ALSO QUARANTINE AGAINST
MEMPHIS.
CAIRO. H.. July IL, 1872
The steamer City Of Helena. from vicksburg. was
not allowed to land here last night. Quarantine
regulations will be enforced against all steamers
and trains from Memphis, in accordance with reso-
luton adopted by the Board of Health.
REPORTS TO WASHINGTON COMPLAINT AGAINST
THE sroPPAeE OF THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON. July IL. 1873.
General Brady, acting Postmaster General. has
received the following despatch from Andrew j.
Kellar. at Memphis. Tenn.:-
The yellow fever is not epidemic here. There has
been death nor new case reported in twenty
four hours. All the mail from here Arkansas is
suspended by the State Board OF Health. This is
absurd and great INJURY
Acting Assistant Surgeon George B. Thornton, of
the Marine Hospital service, who also president
of the Memphis Board of HEALTH has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Surgeon General Hamilton:-
MEMPHIS. Tenn. July 12-7 40 P. M.
Six Of fever occurred to date. Three deaths.
G. B. THORNTON.
SANITARY CONDITION OF MEMPHIS AND vIcKs-
BURG-oPINIoNs OF A SOUTHERN PHYSICIAN
THE CITIES CLEANER THAN EVER BEFORE.
Dr. Alexander Il. Mitchell of vicksburg, passed
through this city yesterday on his way from Men,
phis to the White Mountains. To HERALD reporter
DR.. Mitchell said:-"In my opinion the yellow fever
in Memphis, so far, is false alarm. 1spent
week there previous to coming North. leaving on
the morning of the 10th. l never saw the city in
better condition. from sanitary point of view.
l don't believe Memphis has had such
thorough overhauling and cleaning out since
it was pounded. The germs of yellow fever
may OF lurk in many places beyond the reach
of the Sanitary Association. As long as old houses
which have once harbored victims Of the eplpemic
stand some seeds of the plague may remain. But as
many of these could be discovered reached
have been thoroughly inspected. fumigated and puri-
fed"
what was the condition Of affairs in the city when
you lett? asked the reporter.
'The most exaggerated reports prevailed. Every
who sick was asserted to be so of yellow
fever. You form idea of the horror the
epidemic inspires among community which has
been a sufferer by it. On the evening OF the 9th.
before the publication OF the Board of Healths
Returning from visit late that night found lights
cleaning in the houses everywhere, and wagons rat
Ting and fro bearing baggage to the railroads or
returning for fresh loads. At midnight men and
in regard to the source of general CONSERVATION.
l conversed with several physicians, notably
with DIR. Marable. and all agreed IN asserting that
the disease to which Mulbrandon had succumbed
was not epidemic. 1t was u such as occurs fire.
quenty in Southern cities. Men fall i'll and die
Of yellow fever without necessarily leaving the
germs of disease behind them. There have been
several such in Memphis this year, and others,
believe, in New Orleans and elsewhere. did not
learn the action of the Board of Health in pub
very ill advised measure. One OF the greatest fac
tors in the assimilation of disease is fright
"How is vicksburg prepared to repel the epi-
demic?'' ~s
been spared to remove every probable or improbable
cause of contagion. Every case OF disease, conta-
gious otherwise, is instantly reported to our
Health Board. A rigid examination Immediately
follows and every precaution necessary is taken.
As q matter of fact the entire South was awakened
last year of its utter helplessness against
the disease under the old lax way of permitting
sanitary precautions to take care of Themselves.