The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-24
Four Deaths Were Reported lsS1i
New Orleaus. Il '' IL
NINE NEW CASES WERE DISCOVERED
The Situation at Mobile Is Much
improved. S .
PROPOSED nOsrlrAL BURNED.
Edwards Has Twenty-Five New
Cases According to the OoverA-
ment Report.

New Orleans. September 23.-The local
fever situation did not show any improve
mcnt today when results were summed up.
There were fewer new cases than were re-
ported yesterday. but there was ono moro
death than In the previous twenty -four
hours, and Mt least four Of tho patients
were reported at o'clock to DO In o dan
gerous condition, so that while there Is no
reason TO Justify the statement that there
is danger OF an epidemic here. conditions
are multiplying to prove what most Of tho
eminent doctors hero have said, that yell
low lever exists. Al the close OF tho last
twcnty-four hours the record stood:
Dtaths--Marle Dubois. between 8 and I
years old. st. Charles between Cherokee
End Hillary; &. s. Seoreto, SliS Birch, Car
roliton, Mrs, Gasparo Ltssemmes. 624 st.
Phillip.
New cases-Edsar Roy. Miner aud Es-
planada streesa; J. ii. Craary, l19 Fourth
street; - Lewis. colored. 1871 Josephine
street; Anna Schultz. i22 Dryad,s street;
Patrick Mccain. 1881 Constantinople streets
------ Schilling. 252s Rousseau; Domintck
laramie. Berlin and Carondelet. ----- Smith,
Cloiett and st. Claude.
Tho ninth new case reported today waa
that OF Mrs. Lcssemmes, whose death II
mentioned. The woman was sick several
days, but she had apparently no friends,
OF If she did. they We're afraid to- 40 near
her. IL was only this morning that doc
tor was summoned. and when he went TO
the house he diagnosed the case ms yellow
fever. The woman died Of iDattention al
much rs Of the prevailing disease. The
sad feature OF her death Is that she leaves
an infant babe with no Ole here TO caro-
for It, Chief Sanitary Inspector Wood was
this evening trying TO make arrangements
TO take care OF the child, but az the mother
had died OF yellow icyor, OF course he
found difficulty in getting any one to
take tho infant. 1t was not considered
prudent to Send the infant 10 any OF the
local asylums.
| Marie Dubois. who died this morning,
was a child nearly years old, living in
L Carroilton. where the dlsease has heen
| especially prevalent
The other death was Secreto. He Is an
| Italian, and, as In the cases OF the other
| Italians afflicted. medical aid was called
| only when there was no hope OF saving has
life. Hon. E. ii. Farrar, a distinguished
/ lawyer. whD In at the head of the yoiin-
4 tary sanitary sesyioc, ghd Ni,o hass como.
4 daily into the Italian quarter. said To-
| night that tho greatest mortality during
| the present slckEefs was likely TO DO found
| la the ncighborhoods wherein the Italians
| live He himself discovered two or three
| casps OF yellow fever by accident. and says
L
! lated and refuse to accept any assistance
| rendered them. They conceal their sick
| ness and when they are offered medicine
| they refuse It because they fear that an
| effort is being made to poison them.
Tonight four cases ut least were report
| cd TO be In dangerous condition. Tho
| other cases. however. were reported az
| presenting favorable signs. and there wss
| a marked Improvement In the st. Claude
neighborhood.
| A special meeting Of the city council
| WIS held today 10 take action with regard
| to the appropriation OF funds sMiicieht 70
| allow the board to proceed with It's work OF
| attempting to stamp out the fever. Alter
| long discussion IL was finally decided TO
| nut nj once s25 900 at the disposal OF tho
| board OF health, $4,000 more being held IN
| reserve to be used In the event that tho
| situation shall become serious enough 70
| warrant the use OF the additional sum,
One death. Paul Toma OF St Andrews
street, between Camp and Chestnut, has
occurred since the official report, one Ot
the four Italians. The neighborhoods IN
which the Sicllians live, are thiekly set
tied and very dirty and the board OF health
has recognized the necessity OF removing
and isolating these people, 80 as TO take
away 80 much food for Infection a.
camp OF detention wa established ac
Oakland park, but the Italians refused to
70 there, deeming II plot TO do fhsnn
harm. even fearing poisonous food. Lend
ing citizens OF their own race went among
them and argued that IT was TO their good
TO go 10 the place. and WAS one OF SELF
preservation, and some fifty were taken
out They are now highly pleased with
their quarters. Tho city council today, IN
special session. appropriated $4,000 for
the fever night $4,000 to the board Of
health and s25 900 to the street cleaning
department for sanitary purposes.
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