The New York herald., 1879-09-22
AGAIN INCREASING.

THIRTEEN NEW CASES OF YELLOW FEVER AT
MEMPHIS HEsTERDAy--oNLY TWO DEATHS
GOOD HEALTH IN THE CAMPS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALDl
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept 81. 1879.
Your correspondent has just returned from visit
to Camp Father Mathew" Not single case OF
sickness is reported and the entire camp is free OF
even the symptoms of malarial other fevers Rev.
Father William Walsh is again at his post of duty.
and the oraie of his presence alone is sufficient to
keep the large number that have sought refuge in
the camp in strict discipline.
Eight new cases were reported to the Board of
Health to-day, half Of whom were colored. Tho
following are the whites -
Fred Harpman, aged "a. No. 2i2 Washington street.
Mary Nolan. aged is. foot of Mccall street.
Ii. ID. Bracken, aged o. Second street.
Frank Foster, aged 80. corner Beae and Main
streets
In addition to these the following persons were
stricken with the fever this afternoon. Their
will probably find their way to the Board of Health
Office to-inorrow:-
Littlejohn Penn. acting secretary of the Street
Railway Company and financial reporter OF Diamond
Lodge. Knights of Honor.
r. L. Dabney, Signal Service officer on duty at
this station Mr.. Dabney had spell of sickness
about three weeks ago. and it was thought he then
had the fever. but his physician says his attack
not yellow fever.
2. s. Simmonds, formerly a captain of the Metro
politan Police force
Mrs. John Berman.
Jessie Anderson
The death roll includes:-
ARCHIE r. KEHOE. No. 2 Brinckley avenue
MISS LOUISE BEDFORD. Bailey Station.
Mr. Kehoe's occurred beyond the city limits, his
father the late Postmaster Kehoe died of the fever
about one month ago.
OF the sick. Fred Harpman is dangerously i'll. Mr..
A. Berman, who is in his ffth day, is reported in
critical condition. Last night while his nurse slept
he from bed and drank half pitcher of water.
The nurse was promptly discharged to-day when the
facts were developed. DR.. Charles Baskerville who
had gone to Galley Station, Tenn, to attend the
sick members Of H. L. Bedford's family, returned
this afternoon aud reports Miss Louise Bedford as
having died last night. The sick Mr.. Bedford
is progressing favorably. Physicians daily report
the ineihciency of nurses Two instances are
given A patient who was suffering from
nausea was prescribed for and instruc-
tions left with the nurse to administer
the medicine three hours afterward. The physician
while again making his rounds called this patient
and inquired of the nurse il she had followed his
dlrectlons. Sne repIied no. sne nad not given the
medicine The patient seemed too sick at his stom-
ach to retain anything. The other instance was in
the of person who when the fever left him at
night completely prostrated SO much SO that
brandy and ammonia We're prescribed as the only
means of sustaining life. The physician the fol-
lowing morning found his patient dead. The nurse
on being questioned said the man 80 weak that
she did not give him the stimulants directed.
The weather to-day has gradually gr own warmer.
Tonight. at ten o'clock, some parties rugged up
caricature Of DR.. J. d. Plunkett, president the
State Board of Health. and hung him in efigy to
telegraph pole on Madison street. Attached to the
figure placard on which written "Up
with Plunkett and down with order No. g." Pinned
to the placard the printed rules and regulations
governing the pickets who guard the outskirts and
prevent the bringing in of loose cotton to the city
Fifteen nurses were assigned to duty to-day by the
Howards,