The New York herald., 1879-08-12
Thirty-Four New Cases
Of Fever.
PROMlSGUOUS ASSEMBLIES DISCOURAGED.
Increased Stringency of the Quaran-
tine Elsewhere.
A NEW OUTBREAK ON SHlPBOARD.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
MEMPHIS August IL. 1879.
The incident of the day the death and burial
Of the Rev. j. H. Ridley. the colored pastor of Col
Inns Chapel, Washington street. one OF the
largest and most influential of all the colored
churches in the city, He also chap
lain of the Mcclellan Guards. which company
sent detail to act pail bearers. The deceased
was of great influence among his people
and had the respect and confidence Of the white
community. Fully five hundred persons at
tended the funeral services. which were
held in Elmwood Cemetery. The outlook
does not present hopeful appearance.
The fever is spreading in direction. 1t has
invaded the Post Office and stricken Mr. A. NJ. Rey
nolds, one of the letter carriers. Paul Ross,
check clerk in the Western Union Telegraph
Office. on Madison street, also pros
trated to-day. The sick show 10 material sign of
Improvement. Indeed, the reverse is reported to
be the fact w. W. Gay had an attack Of black vomit
and is in an extremely critical condition. Miles
Owen Will hardly live another day. Ed. Moon is no
better. and j. N. Tighe is delirous tonight
There thirty within the city limits
reported to the Board of Health to-day twenty Of
whom whites, follows:-
William Costello, Jr., aged g, Carolina street.
Con. Mulbrandon aged 3. No. 2O4 De Soto street.
j. +. Hastings aged %. corner Of Washington and
Second streets.
Thomas Downey, aged IT, No. 76 Jones avenue
W. Dolan aged S, No. l0S Hill street.
j. Dolan. aged IL. No. 1Os Hill street.
Lizzie Markey, aged H. No. II Winchester avenue.
Adolph Williams. aged g. No. COZ Dunlap street.
Mary Densold. aged IL, corner Of Hawey street
and Ross avenue.
Andrew shelton aged "a, City Hospital.
Lorentz Sails aged As. City Hospital.
Henry W. johnson, aged 46 Bull Run, near Poplar
street.
Edward Schoss. aged Al. No. 293 Poplar street
Johanna O,tmann, aged 80, No. "a Ross avenue.
Fritz Ostmann, aged Is, No. so Ross avenue.
Henry Reschaupe. aged 9, No. so Ross avenue
Emma Weiss. aged 4, No. "a Ross avenue
Annie Weiss, aged 2, No "a Ross
Minnie Ostermann. aged SO, No. Sc Ross avenue.
The following beyond the city limits
have been reported:-
Timothy Fenniss aged 40. Dupree street.
Albert Forbes, aged 3. Walker avenue.
Cora Forbes. aged 5. Walker avenue.
Mrs Ann Doud. aged 81, the track.
Mrs. Rosa Nutzell. aged 80. Kerr
THE DEATH ROLL.
The following have died of yellow fever since last
night
ROBERT HoLLANDER aged 8. No. 80 Hawley
street.
LIZZIE DOLAN aged 4. No. los Hill street.
HENRY NORRIS tcolored). aged %, City Hospital.
INFANT of Caroline Jackson coloredl, aged IL
days. No. 35s Bea street.
Rev. J. II. RIDLEY (colored), aged 81. No. 10 Ala
bama street.
JENNIE GREEN (colored), aged 10, No. 324 Poplar
street.
STOPPING PRoMrscUoUs ASSEMBLIES.
For more than two weeks there have been nightly
meetings in all of the colored churches. to which
the entire colored population have turned cut en-
HGsse Many of the colored nurses, who have been
on duty attending the sick during the day, were
always to be found among the congregation.
This has had tendency. it is thought, to
spread the disease among the colored people. As a
precaution for the future the Committee Of Safety
this afternoon appointed special committee
of three to confer with the various ministers
regarding the propriety of closing the churches and
of discouraging any large public assemblies which
are calculated to spread yellow fever in midst.
The Board of Health publicly requests physicians
in attendance on yellow fever PATIENTS when they
have convalesced. enjoin upon nurses and others
In attendance to disnfect. by boiling otherwise
the clothing and beading used by the patients They
will also report to the Board of Health all houses
requiring disinfecton.
DIR. s. II. Collins, who sent to Forest Hill to
Investigate the outbreak at that point returned to
the city this afternoon, and reports that he found
of fever the patient being Charles Stout Jr
son of Charles Stout, hardware merchant of this
city, who fed with his family last Tuesday. DIR.
Collins isolated the sick boy. and one excepting
his father and nurse permitted to go near the
hut in which he is ill. and by this danger
OF the disease spreading in that locality is antci
pated.
QUARANTINE AGAINST OUTSIDERS.
The city authorities riqidly enforcing the
quarantine regulations which were late in operation
against the influx of unacclimated people into Mem.
pnis. Several arrests of parties who had come into
the city were made to-day. Five of these were sent
Into the camp. and one person who had the fever
last year was compelled to give bond that he was
able to support himself and not be a burden on the
authorities.
The assertion by Mr.. John Loague before the citi.
zens meeting last Saturday. that there were bedding
and other articles in the worsham House which had
been laid aside and piled up in one OF the
rooms. has brought out the following card
which will be published tomorrow
1t being asserted that there mattresses in the
Worshain House on which patients died during the
last epidemic and that the house is in bad sanitary
condition, we have this day. directed by
you. made thorough inspection OF the building
aud inquired about the bedding used by those who
had the yellow fever In the house last year The
Worsham House s in good sanitary condition, and
are informed by those in charge that there were
only five deaths in the house last year, and that
the bedding used by the patients was de-
stroyed Immediately after their deaths. aud that
every sanitary precaution taken at the time
All the bedding and furniture stored in OF tho
rooms has never been used by the sick exposed to
the infection of yellow fever. Mr. Kempker whom
MIR. Loague gave as his authority, denies making
the statement that there mattresses in the
house filled with black vomit from last year.
q. p. THORNTON, M. d., President Board Of Health
D. \. JACKSON. Health onicer.
g. ID. BRADFORD M. D., Medical Ins spector for State
Board of Health.
The weather continues very cold for this Of
the year. The thermometer during the day has
ranged from 90 to 80 degrees.
A SUSPECTED CASE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS. Mo-. August III. 1879.