The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-22
Last Nights Dispatches.
The Yellow Fever.

family. One death occurred this after
noon, Lorenzo, at the City Hospital The
majority of the sick are progressing favor
ably. Tom Herman remains 10 a critical
condition. The steamer Coahama, which
departed tonight, had three hundred per-
sons aboard, who were sent out of Mem |
phis by the city authorities. A large
number also left by the L. & N. r. r. |
The city begins to present deserted ap-
pearauce. Many of the most prominent
retail merchants have followed the ex-
ample of the wholesalers and closed their
places of business. The Ancient United
NV orkmen and Knights of Honor are also
sending mem bers of their families out of
the city, thinking it cheaper to pay fares
than doctors bills and nurse hire. Cap
tain Stacker, of the steamer Coahama,
engaged the services of Doctors Willetts
and Brown, who left On the steamer aud
will remain aboard until her safe arrival
at st. Louis, Nearly every town along
the Louisville 4 Nashville and Memphis
Charleston roads have quarantined
against Memphis. Owing to this state of
affairs the banks here request their cores
pondents abroad not to send bills for col
lection to them on any point outside of the
city.
The following telegram was received to-
day IN response to an appeal which had
oeen made to the government for tents:
WASHINGTON, d, O., July 81, 1879.
70 II. I. Porter and 4. d. LanQStdf:
L have conferred with the authorities,
Tents will be sent to-day. Telegraph me
1t you are unable to feed the poor of the
city. y wv
| (Signed) CAspv vo,-vx
| To which the following answer was sent.
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 81, 1879.
We are watching the progress of the
disease closely. Should supplies be re.
Quired | will advise you after the estab-
lishment of the camp.
! (Signed) d. I. PORTER. Prest.
A. d. LANGsTAFF.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2l. Five SUSPECT
Gus cases of fever having recently occurred
near Mississippi City, the health authori-
ties to-day sent medical experts by spec
ial train to investigate the matter. DR..
lChoppen in telegram to DR.. Hodin. Presi-
dent OF the Galveston board of health makes
the following statement of the result: Or.
w A Smythe and o B White. of this city,
lust returned from visiting the reported
suspicious cases of fever in Mlssissippi
City, on the lake shore, and declare the
tive cases under observation to be maIar-
ial fever"
| New Orleans is perfectly free from vel
low fever. There were only SO deaths las
week of all diseases.
| LOUISVILLE, July 2l-Gov. MoCrearJ
has called a meeting Of the State Board oI
, Health to be held in Frankfort mex
: Thursday. The meeting is to consider
> matters pertaining to the possible invasion
; of Kentucky by yellow fever.
: CAIRO, ILL, Jaly 2l.-The steamer St
| Geuevieve had nearly four hundred pass
1 engers from Memphis. There was d,
sickness. The boat anchored below th
: city and received supplies by tug. At
, special meeting of the Council to>day tn
l board Of health was organized to emplo
sufficient force to strictly carry out tn
Quarantine regulations.
/ NASHVILLE, July, 2l.-At a meeting o
< | the State Board of Health the subject G
: quarantine was considered. A dispatc
O was sent to Memphis ordering the rules c
h the National Board be put immediatel
into force. The following was sent to a
. towns 10 West Tennessee: The Stat
J Board of Health now 10 session has Dc
J. Iclared quarantine against Memphis fo
2, the whole State, and it is now being Ell
forced" Additional rules will be put int
., operation tomorrow
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 2l.-Quaral
tine has been established against all boa
Is ascending the Ohio from Cairo.
s ST. LOUIS, July 2l.-The following al
FL the quarantine regulations put 10 fore
OF here to-day:
S. First. that DO freight of any kind sha
lg be allowed to be brought from the city
ok Memphis to any point within the limits
I'D the city of St. Louis. Second, that
nr steamboat or other water craft or railrot
train coming directly from Memphis sha
be allowed to land at the wharf or di
charge its freight or passengers with
q the limits of ST. Louis without first havil
II obtained permit to do SO from the Heal
Commissioner or some other officer desi
= mated by him Third, no steamboat
other water craft coming from or th
have touched at the port of Memphis,
that shall have landed on either side
the river within one mile of the limits
Memphis, shall be allowed to land at t
wharf or discharge its freight or passe
gers within the limits of st. Louis, wit
out first having obtained permit to
so from the Health Commissioner OF sol
III other officer designated by him, viii
W officer shall be stationed and permit issu
" at the quarantine station established
ID the city of St. Louis on the west bank
the Mississippi river, Eve miles south
the southern limits of the city. -Four
any person, whether passenger or any
the crew of any steamboat or water crs
who may be found to be suffering fir
yellow fever, or from what may be suppos
to be yellow fever, shall be placed in 3
cared for in the hospital wards at
Quarantine station.
LOUISVILLE, July 2l.-The quarant
here against Memphis is not rigid Q
Healthy persons aud baggage, if not
lFected, will be allowed to pass after
Ispection below. Notice is given to stei
Iboats, which will be boarded and inspec
lat West Point. mouth of Salt River,
miles down. The same notice will
given on the Lexington & Great South
R. r. The station will probably be al
near EIizabethtown. The following is
notice. ITO Captains, owners and age
of steamers: All steamers coming to
port from below will be inspected and
lass amined at West Point. on the Ohio ri
below this place. Competent and exI
& PIT fenced medical officers have been appoil
to make such inspections, and capt
and officers of all boats are required to
in the enforcement of the quarantine
ulations established by the city of L.