The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-30
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towns and accounts of the actions of the
MIL quarantine officials would be ludi-
crous Y ere it not for the very scrionS
effect they have on business and other
! towns.
EDWARDS, "a NEW CASES.
edwards. Miss. Sept COR. Dunn,
of the State Board Of Health, gave the
Associated Press the following state
ment:
The following cases of yellow fever
are reported today:
Whites-Paul Roxtell, Irving VIM
lerly. Mertle Ruch. Mertle Ratliff. j..
r Slocum, |. Slocum, Jr., DR.. Nc
Collum. Mrs !. Il. Young, Vessa Long,
Edward Hewes, G. Havenkott. ALVIN
Tamm. Lawrence Hewes, Mrs. Title
Young.
Colored-Anrie Lunn. Ellen Lunn,
MANDY Fox, Emma Head. Henry liar-
rer. George Proeser. Miss Winnie Will
son Frank President, Caroline Clifford,
e. Harrington.
Total for the day, "a. total number or
cases to date 236, number cases under
treatment 100. number convalescent ana
discharged 119. number seriously III =.
DIR. Watts. of Brownville, renorts two
new cases at that place: Miss Mira
Hall and Theo. Taylor; also nunbef
of others who have had the fever for
some time. A child named Taylor died
of the fever there today.
The Edwards doctors are Kept pussy
having hardly time to give In their re-
ports daily.
There are several Edwards people drs-
nar.teIv III and their condition causes
their friends and relatives much uneasl-
ness.
MOBILE 4. NEW CASES.
Mobile. Ala. Sept 29.-Yesterday's
report of ten news cases, was ot-set TO-
div nv report of four. The only DEAN
in the "a hours. ending at noon. WAS
Brother Symphor:an. at the lrdustriai
Gardens. reported last night. The new
cases ere:
McPelrham. elmira. near Charles:
Mary Otis. corner Palmetto and Chat
ham: p s. 6. Ff'ng. 700 Savannah
street. VIM. Fl. Ray. Marco rear New
Jehsey: Total cases to date 6S: deaths y"
Convplescent and recovered "a. Under
treatment "a.
There is much destitution in the FAINT
Eos of tho rooror cloesoS Of the infe"teI
hos arreared ore practically shut oH
from TIE world and their food sunnlv
soon gives ont The Conflict w"y
clrb &c r,:ns+ariug to their necessities
With rreat enerov and is successful in
relieving much Of tho distress.
Nira now caSos If yellow foyer nnd
ono deoth that Of Mrs n. o, Frouk'in,
were renorted at Scranton, Mississippi,
to-day.
A SCARE IN INDIANA.
Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 29.-The News
to-day received the following dispatch
from correspondent at English, Craw-
ford county. Indiana:
"A supposed case of yellow fever is
reported at Miffin, seven miles south
west of here The patient is Edward
McKinny. He returned from Jones'
horo. Ark, last Friday. was taken SICK
Sunday and has not spoken since. Num-
hers of people have recently died within
n mile of Joneshoro. McKinny, it is said
has true yellow fever symptoms. Dr.
George r. Lakewood, secretary of the
County Health Board, refuses to admit
that it is yellow fever, hut Or. n. w.
King does not hesitate to pronounce it
genuine case and refuses to attend IT.
The News and also received telegram
from DR.. Hazlewood as follows: e
"There is considerable excitement mt
Mifhin. hut in my opinion the, case there
is not yellow fever"
The State Board of Health has not
MS vet been notified Of the appearance OF
yellow fever at Mifflin.