Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-21

mas been rum0red on the streets for several days
that there was case of yellow fever on Defrees
street. The report appears to have no foundation
whatever. The rumor started in the Government
Printing ONCE and soon spread In that neighbor-
hood When DR.. Townshend was asked what truth
there was In the story he said there was nothing
In It, as he would have been notified had case Of
fever shown itself here. It Is possible that there
are some persons from the South stopping on De-
frees street which gave rise to the rumor. DR..
Townshend said he did not think there was any
danger OF the fever spreading in this city even II
refugee should be found to have it. The persons
who arrive here are closely watched and he hardly
thought 1t possible for one Of tn m to have the
fever without It's coming to the attention OF the
health omcials When the health on1cer flrst took
action In regard to the yellow fever persons were
requested TO send in reports OF all suspicious cases
or sickness. Since that time many cases have
been reported but upon investigation they turned
out to be simple cases OF malarial or other fever,
OF mulattO who died in South Washington. The
coroner was sent 10 the house and an autopsy was
made. The complaint was made by persons who
yellow shortly before his death. Persons about
Cne market who knew the man used to Joke about
as nsyns The yeow and II that
revealed the fact that death was due TO Jsundice
ami not TO yellow fever.
PAssENaERs FROM TIE SOUTH.
The report OF Train-Inspector Stratton shows
tndt IuIto passengers from Lne SOuCn yesterday
stopped Defrees street, but these arrivals could
not have caused. the rumor as It appears tohave
started about three days ago. The following per-
sons arrived on the trains from the South yester-
day and stopped In this city: X. g. Davis, Spar
tansburg, s. c.; MIS- s. 8. Twiggs, Augusta, Ca !;
M. X. KING, wife and child, Spartansburg, 8. c. !;
9. A wingert, Ashevllle, N. c.; D. T. Ebaugh,
wife, daughter and niece SOmerville, 8. c.; James
Wright, Wilmington, N. G.; Rev. C. r. Oney anu
wife, Lexington, KY; c. W. Lemon, Cincinnati;
Mrs. j. PosLrell, Cartersville Ga: Miss 1. Miller
Rome, Ga; b. E. Thomas IrOnton, Ohio; f. l.
Tramhall Knoxville; 7. q, Munce, Louisville; Z
b. Patterson, wife and Guild, Cincinnati; w. T.
Ledman, New Albany; j. I. Weddington, Pitt
county, N c. About thirty passengers from
North Carolina, louisiana and Kentucky passed
through.
DIR. HAMILTON COMING HONE
Surgeon-Gener Hamilton, having completed
the work Of establishing the refuge camp Perry,
left there yesterday for Washington. Assistant
Surgeon Pettus telegraphs to the Marine Hospital
Bureau that the report that Galveston, Tex, has
yellow fever Is without foundation. There Is no
yellow fever there. Surgeon John Godfrey has
wired from Louisville, KY, that man died there
day before yesterday OF yellow fever, refugee
from Decatur, Ala. Precautions have been taken
and no danger IL apprehended. Acting Surgeon
Rnett Goode, at Mobile, has ,eiegraphed that there
ten at Decatur, Ala, aud one at Louisville, KY
surgeon Robbins. or Vicksburg. Miss, under dat
OF to-day, wires that the yellow lever has devel-
oped at Jackson Miss, and that there Is absolute
non-intercourse between that place and VicksburR.
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