New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-11
TIE sITrATIoN AT MEMPHIS.

THREE HUNDRED AND Fifty CASES THIS SEASON
NINETY-FIvE DEATHS so FAR-NEw-0rLEANs
SAFE
MNPms, Tenn, Aug. 1o.-A. d. Langstaf, presi-
dent of the Howard Association Of Memphis. has
teegraphed to The Chicago Daily Aers the following
statement:
The total uumber Of cases Of yellow fever q this hour
august 81 within the city imts, officially recorded,
800 or this uumbcT ninety died. In addition, mere
have been about twenty and FIVE deaths al Nom
phis refugees located WITHIN six miles OF the city. Tho
disease has not communicates 10 any OF lhe suiL"nhg
has increased Memphis perceptbiy IN The past
ten DAYS. and Il spreading from me original centres We
cannot hope for scoltuuance uni frost. AZ last
30 600 persons have left whom IL coo located iu
Camps Father Matthew aud Marks, situated lour aud
seven miles respectively from Memphis. There have
been three cases IN Camp VI and death. Al last
12OGO negroes IN the city only 100 having goue to
camp They have declined 10 leave the city, hoping 20
receive here which IS 10 opposition O. HE views
all parties who sborng nero TO attend TO suc as
may be taken sick. OR only safety Is IN d"p0puatl0n,
In quencc Of the fever spreading tie negroes
during the pact Ave days there Is growing disposition
We have six PHYSICIANS on dury. and have had under
charge 400 patients sick with various diseases 10
these sick people furnish nurses, medicines, stiinu-
lants and f0Od AhOut 200 have been discharged. or
expenses $500 per day, aud VIII increase We
have on maud $4,000. I1ls amount %0oo nave 'ega
sufficient d the negroes bad followed TIE example "a nc
white people and LETT the city.
We hope not TO be forced ask assistance but fear
this noU-ctOn OF inc negroes wl compel "a 20 10 So
The sanitary condition OF our city is excellent.
GENERAL EPIDEMIC DECLARED.
The Board of Health publishes statement in
which II says:
During the last DAYS it has extended beyond these
limits where u was nOpcd n would be confined, md
eases have been report and deaths have occurred m
so many cren localities OF the city tnat n T. now I'M
possible what portion is not iniec,ed therefore
tire Board OF Health makes a formal deodlation 81
general epidemic. The death rate Is small 10 proper
lion TO tie number OF eases reported, and
there are good reasons TO hope that Do WIZ
not exceed II again reaches the present weeks nor
tally dur n the y. evaeace of the disease. The
following is Tho number Of deaths from Yellow fever
since 3D.. appearance reported TO this Office: For 10
week cndtuI july II, ; Tor he week ending jay ~
Tor the wees ending July 20, "a; ior ne week e'i-
ing August p p iOr Inc week rurluE August =, -.
Total number of deaths 20 date. 81 As s en- tourry,
the Board Ilralgu ounce Officially through 80
p1prgs when II is thought le for aDseu ccs Co return
The number Of eases reported % the Bo1rG OF
Health to-day were twenty-Diue, Of which twelve
were white and Sc oeuteen colOred. DR.. 5. II. Collins
was this morning sent 10 Forest HUI leuii., gigI-
teen miles from Memphis, on tine Charleston Rail-
road where two cases Of fever have deyeloped IN
the family Of Mr. stout.