The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-06
THE YELLOW FEVER.
No Positive Improvement in the
Situation at Memphis.
The New Cases and Deaths Yester
day-No Other Cases at the
New York Quarantine.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 5---F QUE new cases were re-
ported to the board of health this morning.
Three deaths have occurred since last night.
Rose Hendricks, Louis Gressom, Geo. White,
colored. =.E-=..#
Rev. Fahey's condition this morning Is i'm
proved, as Is also that Of the wife of Chief of
Police Athey. John Waters and Ed. Moon
are reported dying.
Weather clear and warm.
8p m-There were fourteen new cases re-
ported to-day, as follows: Fannie johnson,
Emma Hollender, Lizzie Guerrom, Laura
Hill, Francis Coleman, Dave Gordon, Myrnda
Brown, Willie M Myers, Lucinda Smith, Henry
Morris, Willie Riley, VIM. Lannahan, James
Lannahan and Sophie Erwin. There we're
four deaths: Geo. Getz, Ida Rester, Rosa
Hendricks and c. B. Church, oil white, and
the latter well-known business man and
capitalist. DR.. Geo. d. Bradford, of the
National Board of Health inspecting corps,
was taken sick last night. 1t is suspicious
case.
10 p. m.-Addditional new cases: John
Owens, Albert Dunlop, Robert Hayes (col-
ored), and Eva Nolandk sfwhite).
c. 3. Church, whose death is announced In
previous dispatch, died at Blount Springs,
Ala, of paralysis, and did not have the fever.
NO NEW CASES AT NEW YORK. s
New YORK, Aug. 5-There were no new
| cast Of yellow fever or deaths reported from
quarantine in the past twenty-four hours.
INFECTED VESSELS LEAVING HAVANA FOR
TIE UNITED STATES.
WAsHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Dr. Challle, presi-
dent of the Yellow Fever Commission, sent to
Havana by the National Board OF Health, in
l.
'The Niagara, OF Wards line of steamships
from New York to Havana, left the harbor
about July and arrived at New York quar-
antine with one or more yellow fever cases.
The steamer left New York on the nineteenth
and arrived in the harbOr of Havana on the
morning of the twenty fourth, having on
board two cases Of yellow fever, one of which
was attacked on the night Of the nineteenth
and another Oh the enty-fourth, before the
vessel entered the harbOr.
"Ihese cases Indicate that the Niagara Is
itself infected. The American bark s. O.
GadahOe is an infected vessel, and leaves this
day for the United States, probably for New
York. The brigantine James Welch, Jr., Is
infected, and will leave III q few days, proba-
bly, for Philadelphia. The Norton Slower, for
New York via Cardenas, is infected. The
same is true Of the British bark Enchantress,
bound Tor New Orleans. These vessels are
not less dangerous if they arrive in a port of
the United States without q fever case on
board. These facts prove the great need Of a
competent medical officer in connection with
the consular office at this port, authorized to
telegraph promptly the departure Of infected
vessels. and to discharge other important
duties"
WASHINGTON PROPOSES TO QUARANTINE NEW
ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS.
Health Officer Townshend had conference
to-day with the National Board OF Health re-
gardng the adoption here of q modified quar-
antine against Memphis and New Orleans.
The board left the matter with DR.. Towns
hend, who will consult with the commission
ers tomorrow and agree upon a definite plan
of action. This will include the inspection Of
all Southern trains before they reach the city,
and In case suspicious passengers or baggage
are found due care will be taken of BOTH All
persons not having clear bills of health will
De subjected to rigid examination as
to their present condition and chances Of
their having become infected. In case the
replies are unsatisfactory, the parties will be
taken from the trains and suitable means
adopted for their thorough disinfection. This
will be valuable protection for all cities
north of this, as there are about two hundred
passengers from infected districts, Drinci-
pally New Orleans, passing through the city
daily. Frank Lament, acting postmaster at
Memphis, to-day teleIraphed to the general
superintendent Of the railway mail service,
that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
has ceased bringing In daily mails, and makes
only trl-weekly trips to Memphis,