The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER NEWS.
The Memphis Pidsiciais Hope thnt the
Worst Is over.
MEMPHIS, August 9.

MEMPHIS, August 2.
Noon.-Six new cases were reported
to The board of health this morning, and
two deaths have occurred since last night.
Miss Eudora Athy, daughter Of Chief OF
Police Athy, died at Raleigh, ten miles
northeast of Memphis, this morning.
Her mothers condition is not the most
favorable. Benjamin Adams, whose death
is also recorded, had typical case of
fever last year, which explodes the theo-
ry of immunity from second attack.
Col. Cameron has quietly collected all
the arms and ammunition from the gun
stores and placed them in the arsenal at
the Station house. The last passenger
train on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad left last night. No mails were
received by that route this morning.
MEMPHIS, August all p. m.-Eight
more cases were reported to the board OF
health this afternoon. Among the num-
Der were Ed. Moon and John Waters.
Five additional deaths have occurred:
Mary Mulbrandon, Mary Lanahan, Mar
shal Haskins and Charles Forbes, white,
and Julian Richmond, coloted. The to-
tai number of deaths according to the
official announcement of the board OF
health for the week ending at six o'clock
tonight vas A, deaths from yellow fever
&c, from other causes Is. 1t was the
purpose of the president to declare the
fever epidemic, as the number of deaths
from this disease exceed those from all
other causes combined, but as the death
rate for the week shows a material de-
crease from that of the previous week,
he withholds that declaration for the
present Last week the total number OF
deaths was II, from yellow fever "a, from
other causes 81. The physicians are
sanguine that the maximum death rate
has been reached and that decrease in
the number Of deaths can be expected.
A drenching rain fell this afternoon.
New YORK, August 2.-Noon-Mr.
F. S. Davis, of Memphis, now here, has
received the following from DR.. r. W.
Mitchell of the National Board of
Health
"MEMpHIs, August Ito F. S.
Davis; I have just arrived from Nash
vile. Nine CAGES and four deaths were
reported here yesterday. l do not look
for large increase in the number OF
cases in any one day. If we can get the
people iuto camps we may stop it entire
| ly. The colored people are giving trou-
Bile. They do not want to so into camps.
We will need help before long to feed the
hungry. 1t will not be safe to return
here before cold weather.
ar. w. MITCHELL"
A private dispatch from Memphis to-
day reports 13 new cases and 4 deaths
since yesterday.
MEMPHIS, August 4-Noon.-Five
new cases of fever reported to the board
of health this morning. One death has
occurred, James Downey. The Rev.
Father Doyle is reported sick this morn
ing. Father Fahey continues to improve.
The Rev. Father VIM. Walsh, who arriv-
ed from New York, has resumed control ol
Camp Father Matthew, and begun active
work among those of his faith. The
weather is very warm and sultry.
| MEMPHIS, August 4-11 p. m.-Fif-
teen new cases in all were reported to the
board of health to-day. Among them
Absalom Boyd and wife, Fred and Robt
Hollander, Mrs. Geo. Getz and son, Ca
tharine Larkin, Michael and Kate Holly
One additional death has occurred, the
Rev. Father Doyle, Catholic priest
who came to Memphis last December to
assume charge of St. Patrick's Church, at
the corner of DeSoto and Linden streets
He had taken quite an active part in the
work of moving his people out of the City
to Camp Father Matthew. He was pros
trated with fever last Thursday and was
progressing favorably until yesterday af.
ternoon, when during the temporary
absence of his nurse he arose from his
bed, and was found by the attending
physician working at his desk. A re-
lapse was the result of this indiscretion,
which resulted in death at o'clock this
afternoon. The deceased was 90 years
old, and formerly located at Jackson,
Tenn. The first mail from the East via
the Louisville and Nashville Railway ar
rived tonight at o'clock.
NEW ORLEANS, August 4-The cases
of Mrs. Howell and son of ll9 Washing
ton street, were to-day, reported by the
board of health as yellow fever. The
patients are improving.