South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-07-25
The Yellow Fever.

Character. Six new case were reported
to tho board Of health Saturday and ten
Sunday, while others appeared and were
not formally reported Six deaths have
occurred since Saturday morning. The
city is fast becoming depopula:eC. by the
night oil Inhabitants to every friendly
quarter. Many places, however, have
declared quarantine against them. and
much suffering must necessarily result
from failure of the poorer classes to
ma proper refuge. DR.. Saunders. pres
ident OF the Memphis board of health.
states that the fever is no. so malignant
as last year, and yields more readily 20
treatment.
Upto noon on Monday last ,Glteea new
eases Of yellow lever were reported in
Memphis and seven deaths. IN the af-
ternoon twenty-ona new cases were
reported and one death, most Of the new
cases, however, having existed for sew
eraI days. The city begins 10 present. o
deserted appearance. Many OF the
most prominent retail merchants have
followed the example Of wholesalers and
closed their places OF business. The
Ancient Order eff. UnitGt Workiugmen
and knights Of Honor are also sending
members and their families out OF the
city, thinking it cheaper 10 pay fares
than doctors bills and nurses here.
CWCINATI Jaly zl.-Tle CONNER,
ciaPs special from Memphis SAYS over n
hundred dGrlsies trudged into tho CITY
from the country to-day, thinking that
free rations wore 10 he issued TO tie in.
habitants, and hoping so get n share.
Nothing OF this kind is contemplated.
The Howard Association me; tonight
TO prepare for the emergency. and ii ia
thought the yellow fever will be deciar-
ed epidemic tomorrow or next day. An
effort IS being made 70 establish a camp
for poor people ucar Huntsville. Ala.
The railroad companies offer to trpus-
port The poor free Of charge.
TENTS AND RAIIoNs.
WAsEENGToN, July 2O.-At the re.
quest Of Representation Casey Young
OF the Memphis (rennl distriCt. tho
Secretary OF War will this evening for
ward TO Memphis /, 500 tents and "a,
tions for 10000 people for twenty days,
10 he used IN aid OF the sufferers from
yellow fever.
Mr. Young estimates that at least five
thousand lives were saved in Memphis
during the epidemic last year by the ac.
ton OF the government In sending tents
and rations 10 The suffering.
New York, July 2I-Two patients.
{. :. Colby and Braud Toliiar, seamen.
belonging to the American bark Anto-
Mo Sula, from Havana, were taken to
the hospitG! at quarantine Yesterday
suffering from yellow fever. Colby died
lhis morning.
Jno. Swccrer, tho steward or the
steamship Niagara, VINO was admitted
To the hospital with yellow fever some
time since, was discharged to-day
There ere now fo"r men rcmoinino in
the hospital.
TIE T1AGCE on TIE ia.
New YcEH July 2l.-Thc brig L. r.
Munson, from Cardcnas., July Is, In In
titude 20 longitude 79' so. saw a brig
dying signals OF distress; ran TO her
and found her 70 he The BRIG hkoaT.
from Havana for New York, with her
captain and three men sick with yellow
fever, one man having diel the day pre-,
vious and her former captain having di.
ed in Havana. 4 navigator was put on
board.
Seven new cases o. yo.'Ov fever were
reported AZ Memphis on Tuesday !ast.
and six deaths. Arrangements are in
progress for placing The poor in camp.
Two colored military companies have
volunteered to protect the city If ncces-
sGry. 4 fatal case of yellow fever is
reported at Brooklyn, -. Y. The victim
being fireman o! a Havana and New
OK steamship.
a Shc,byvllc (rcnn) dispatch says
that Rev. L. T. Taller, OF Memphis. who
reached that place sick, on tie 18Th inst.
IS Frustrated With yellow fcyer.
WAsuINGToN, July 22 The follow.
ing Telegram from tho agent Of the rail.
way mail service ut Little Rock. Ark
was received at tie PostoGco DEPART.
mcut to-day: Little Rock board of
health say omphaticaHy THAT Clio fumi.
cation Of lhe mai'sTaakee SO difference.
and that no ua!s must pass -, Louis.
II so. no noi, mailer viii h. allowed 20
bc taken from the cars or agents hand.
ling 10 70 stop - Libtio Rock"
Tie LyncAbu's JpyatPq says: There
arc sti'I living in this ot6y two or three