Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-13
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
SITUATION AT MEMPHIS UNlM-
PROVED.
twenty-five New Cases Yesterday-The
Fever Breaks Out in COrinth, Miss, and
Crentes a Lively Stampede Of
/, tizens-from Other Points.

MEMPHIS, Augt Eight cases were
reported to the Board OF Health this
morning, five whites and three colored.
Among the former were Mrs. a. A.
Todd, Paul Ross, Walter LeOk, and
Mrs. f. p. Cunningham. Four deaths
from yellow fever occurred last night,
namely, Mrs. Sophia Camden, Mary A.
Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson and
Charles Green Two additional deaths
are reported beyond the corporation
limits, viz: Dennis and Luke Roch. -
\ case Of fever has developed at
White Haven. Ed. Moon is still alive.
w. w. Gray's condition is improved
this morning. Ell. Schloss has a severe
attack. Mills Owen is improved. The
weather is warm.
MEMPHIS, August l2.-Twenty-two
cases in all have been reported to the
Board OF Health to-day, ten OF whom
are cOlored. Among the whites were
James SchoOles, Geo. Weiss and Geo.
Geltz. Two additional deaths have oc-
cured, namely, Annie Miller and John
Swanander. Three tents will be sent to
White Haven, Tenn, tomorrow, TO
which will be removed the people who
are living in the dwelling where Mrs.
Bolton lies sick with the fever. ii. Glib
son, boOk-keeper at the Daily Appeal,
was stricken with the fever this after
noon. Ed. Moon is dying, and all ar
rangemeuts have been made for his
burial. w. W. Gray is worse tonight.
The weather is sultry, and rain IS
threatened.
Stampede at Corinth, Miss.
MEMPHIS, August IA private let
ter to the appeal from Corinth, Miss,
dated 4 A. NJ, August llth, says: n
perfect stampede Of citizens is in pro-
greSs. owing to the illness of the Mayor
and President of the Board of Health,
who are supposed to he sick with yellow
fever. They were attacked with sud
den illness Sunday morning, and in the
opinion of the attending physicians
their sickness is yellow fever. 1t Is
thought their coming in con-
tact with citizens fleeing from
VI mphis at quarantine caused injection.
People were fleeing to the country, but
many of the farmers had quarantlncd
against them, and they were roaming
through the woods trying to find refuge.
Seventy-fve left at daylight, yesterday.
A telegram to COrinth, sent tonight,
has failed to bring any information OF
the state Oiafiairs there.
Miles Owen died tonight at 9 o'clock.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August l2.-City COun-
Gil adopted resolutions declaring that
there is not a case of yellow fever in the
city, and protecting against the unjust
quarantine established by Southern
cities against New Orleans.
Yellow Fever in Tampico.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-Thc Ma
tional Board of Health has the following
dispatch from the United States Consul
at Matamoras: Reliable information
from Tampico II August lst says; 1--WE
have the yellow fever epidemic more
than New Orleans had last year. The
people die like flies. The quarantine at
Bagdad against Tampico isstill efficient. :"
Ol. LIOulS.
ST. LOUIS. August l2.-The steamers
Greenville, from Nicksburg, and Hard
Cash, from Helena, the former with
ninety passengers, arrived at quarantine
tonight. There was no sickness among
the passengers, and they will be per-
mitted to come to the city tomorrow,
but the vessels win be held until further
orders.
George Bailey, one of the clerks OF
the steamer Annie 2. Silver, which ar
rived here several days ago from New
Orleans, was taken to the quarantine
hospital tonight, he having a light at
tack of yellow fever. Martin keppler,
who came from Memphis two or three
weeks ago, was also taken down as sus-
piCiOus case.