The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-28
Last Nights Dispatches.
YELLOW FEVER

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 81. Thirteen
cases in all were reported to the Board of
Health to-day. One additional death oc-
CURED this afternoon, Joe Adams, at 73
Day street.
1t was thought that the Board of Health
this afternoon would declare the fever epi-
demic, but after careful revision of re-
ports from all uudertakers the result show
ed that out of seventysone deaths reported
for the week but thirty four had died of
yellow fever.
The city authorities have perfected all
next week.
The Executive Committee have issued
the following address:
To all citizens of Memphis. absent at
present: The undersigned beg leave
to inform you that they have been ap-
pointed an Executive Committee from the
General Committee of Safety to CO operate
with the authorities of the taxing district
in the maintenance of order and the pro-
lection of life and property during the
prevalence of the yellow fever. Warned
by past experience of the evils developed
In all communities by public excitement
and suffering, we are resolved to concert
such measures as may meet all emergen
| cies and give all needed help TO the taxing
district government in carrying out these
purposes. We call upon our fellow citizens
for moral and material support. We pro-
pose that as far as possible all con-
tributions be sent to President Porter, SO
| that by unifying our efforts the greatest
good may be done to the greatest number,
with the least waste of means. We call up
on Memphians to unite in shouldering the
heavy burden once more laid upon us. We
implore one and all to protect the good
name of the city from the possible imputa-
tlon OF being community of beggars on
the world at large, sitting idly down
and expecting Others to take care OF our
interests aud iced our poor, Let the
: good men of Memphis do their whole
duty, and with economy, honesty and a
thorough system 10 cur management
we hope earnestly not to be compelled
to ask charity Of the world. Let it be
understood that all monies or supplies sent
Us will be used foY these purposes: feeding
| the sick and helpless in camps, carefu}iy
selected for health, giving employment to
able bodied men throughout, work by the
fever, guarding property public and private
and in such public work as will promote
the health and business Of our city when
the feyeF abates. We shall keep carefu
record of oil receipts and disbursements
publishing the same in such forms as viii
be sufficient guarantee to all contributor
that their donations have been properl,
and economically applied.
Signed D. T. Porter, chairman; Jno
Johnson. n. ". Thacher, Jas. s. Pres
tidge, n. ". Speer, Jr., A. s, Ilive2more
w. +. Bragg, Il
New YORK, July 96.-R. R. Hind
mate of the steamer Ainwick Castle, ar
to-day to the yellow fever hospitss 6
quarantine, where there are qow six othe
patie2te,
81. LoU4s. July 26.-Aeahb CaDrsi,
E sjoners John H, ,RagGh. .of Illinois, and G. "
, FTsE8as, OF st. Louis, have been in consu
tation here to day trying to arrange fC
the disposition of the Memphis refugee
it being the feeling of both that it will NJ
, be safe to let any more af these peopI
scatter through the city or through Illino
, towns 10 this vicinity. The propositio
! most favored since the government h;
: refused TO provide tepts gal tAtishs for
camp, ia 10 qha4tef steamboat and mail
Z tain 8 floating quarantine for Memphia.
: who come up after this date. Heals
= Commissioner Frances reports that OF ha
- dozen sick at quarantine only one case
j regarded as suspicious or likely to deve
= op into yellow fever.
= The boats which brought up Mempf
: freight and passengers remain at quara
20 tine and the mayor refuses positively
allnw fhafu to onYpa nv ~ shn 4itu.
; EEW OREEAEs. July 26.-The ci,izer
association begin disiufecting the enti
city Monday, No fever here.