Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-13
Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, September H.. -The
surgeon general of the Marine Hos
pital service has received the follow
ing:
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, September 10.
Fifty two new cases are reported
and three deaths. The overflow of
the river prevents all exit from
Brownsville in vehicles 81
(Signed) MURRAY,
Surgeon-General
GOODRICH,
Collector
The following has been received
by the National Board of Health:
PENSACOLA, FLA, September 10
$3.50 p. N Ten new cases to- day and
and two deaths. Total cases to date
72, and IA Deaths
(Signed) WHITING,
Secretary.
Owing to the fact that the refugee
camp of the Nineteenth Infantry,
outside of Brownsville, to day ID
rapidly becoming overfown by the
rising waters of the Rio Grande,
Gen. Sherman has authorized Col.
Charles 81. Smith to remove his
troops and his headquarters into the
interior, and to hire such land as is
necessary for their use and protec>
ton.
PENSACOLA, Fla, September r.
To day has been the most dlscour-
| ho do - fe,
appearance. Gloom seems to per
vtde every quarter of the CITY. The
board of health rep ports 20 new cases
and z deaths WITHIN the past "a
hours. Quite number of cases are
under observation, and the natural
presu mptlon is that all, or nearly all,
of these will be buhetined to mos
row The reii. f commit ees of the
Young Mems Christian Associan are
! Itborlng under great disadvantages
and eInbarrassments, owing to the
slowness' of responses to their cali
for aid The chairman of the COM
Inlttee visited quite a number OF
cases to-day, and found IN almost
/ AhSbndSO o10l1Coo pAo wan U
associated therewitb, resulting from
sickness, sragnation of business
and the lack OF employment incident
| thereto. But the committee did not
! fail TO alleviate the cases of suffering
and distress, and far beyond It's
means, Among the sick quite anum
Der are reported to be very low to-
night. Six nurses are expected from
New Orleans Tomorrow night and
several are alsJ coming from the
navy yard
Montgomery quarantines against
all mail matter from Pensacola, ex-
cept frst-class The post master
here has been instructed to hold all
second, third and fourth class mail
matter for Montgomery until the
quarant ne is raised. r..e=
The number of mercantile houses do
ing business here in this city is grow
ing less day by day as the fever in
creases.
Most of the shipmasters being
absent, the clerks in cha ge continue
the business until stricken, as they
have been in many instances, by the
prevailing fever.
GALVESTON, Texas, Saptembe IL
A News Matamofas special says !:
The fever shows no change. During
the txenty>four hours ending at 9
a. m. yesterday, there were four
deaths from yellow fever, and for
the same period to 8 a. m. to>day
there were also four death, all OF
yellow fever. For the week ending
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning there
We're nineteen deaths, all of yellow
fever.
In Brownsville, by the official re
port for the twenty~four hours end
ing at a. m. yesterday, there were
hfty-two new cases and three deaths
Of yellow fever. To the same period
to-day there were fifty seven new
cases and one death, not of fever.
The son of DIR. Waffle died yesterday
MajJr Witherall and wife are down
With the disease and also the wife of
Ma, ,r Wene There are eleven
cares in the garrison. Camp Smith
l. covered with wa er and st am
boat ~eut to bring the troops to Fort
Br,wn yesterday. TIE rehe' M
,nlttee gave aid t, 379 families; 3, 600
reilef ticKets in ali have been issued
Dy the comm ttee, who have SO far
received $4,000 dollars IN subscr %,
I,oI from ali sources. The quaran~
,lne against Matamoras was so far
modified tp,day as to allow parties
70 cross By me ms Of a pass. The
revenue cutter McLane is In sight of
the Brazos.