San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-24
YELLOW FEVER REPORT.
Riot And IncendiariSm In
New Orleans.
MOB ATTACKS A CHARITY
SCHOOL tXTEMP0RIZED AS
AN HOSPITAL.
Partially Burned 1t And May Finish
TOnight-The Troops Are
Very Much Needed 9th
er Fever News From
The District.

New Orleans, Sept. 24.-The emclent
work by the fire department in the
face of the attack of the mob, enabled
the department this morning to save
the main portion of the Beauregard
school building. Only the annexes Of
the structure were reduced to ashes.
The alarm was sounded at 1880 a. m.
After mass meeting of citizens held
last night a riotous gang gathered
around the building and openly threat
ened they would fire it. Throughout
yesterday evening Sister Agnes and a
number of Sisters of Charity, together
with help from the hospital had put
the building in order for the reception
of yellow fever patients. The school
board, meantime had removed from
the building all the furniture and the
hospital people had moved into the
building cots and other necessary adj
juncts of the treatment of yellow fever
patients. At nightfall Surgeon Bloom
of the hospital, the sisters and others
Hdu OccH WdILCu lHCy udu pClNCl iCoNC
the building. They did so and then a
small force of police officers were or
dered to the scene. But the mob, bent
on incendiarism, was sharper than the
guards, and while the police were bus
lily engaged attempting to quell the
riotous crowd in front Of the building
two incendiaries with a five-gallon can
of oil proceeded into the rear and
quickly had the building in flames.
The alarm was turned in but the first
engine scarcely arrived when its hose
was cut. When other engines arrived
their hose was also destroyed by the
mob. Chief Caster and Captain Jour-
nee finally arrived with a big squa of
officers which beat the mob back. Then
the firemen went actively to work and
saved large part of the building. The
action of the mob is roundly denounc-
ed on all sides this morning. The
school was a handsome building en-
tirely isolated and situated in the CEN
ter of a large square. There was no
danger of infection from it and people
in the neighborhood are unduly alarm
ed. Unless, however, company of
soldiers is not ordered out to protect
the building it is not improbable a sec
ond attempt will be made to destroy
it tonight.
There is only one new case reported
this morning. 1t is a man living on
Bourbon street and reported to be in
dangerous condition. DR.. Montuzin Is
the attending physician. 1t was DR..
Montuzin who said the other day that
the prevailing sickness was Burmah
fever.
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 24.-New cases
of yellow fever since nine o'clock last
night: Whites, 8: colored, 8; total to-
day, II; total to date 112 Frank Ross
man had the black vomit all night and
is in dangerous condition. All others
reported seriously i'll yesterday are do
ing WELL No cases are reported dis
charged today. Cases under treat
ment have increased to rs, with but
four physicians. Their energies are
sorely taxed and more doctors are
needed. The disease is spreading
rapidly and many of the poorer class
are included in the list who are unable
to bear any part of their burden.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 24.-Rev. Father
Daniel Murray, the fifth fever victim
here, died this morning.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Two transfer
barges at Memphis, Tenn, have been
ordered turned over to Assistant Sur
geon Young, Marine hospital service,
for fever uses.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 24.-There are no
cases of fever here.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 24.-Trains on
Alabama and Vicksburg railway have
resumed between jackson and Merid-
ian.
New Orleans. Sept. 24.-Three deaths
in this city up to l p. m. today.