Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24
Attack n Mild One, However, and
no Danger of Spread of Disease In
Gate City II Apprehended-A Case
in Texas.


duty to publish the following statement:
ION the 18th instant there came to At
anta from Mobile a young girl. Carrie
Fleming, accompanied by her father and
mother. On the 20th instant she was
taken sick. was seen by some physician
whose name is Unknown to the board on
Monday, who called again next day,
found her better, and dismissed the case.
on Wednesday. the 22d, DR.. T. d. Longi-
no was called in, and considered the case
rather suspicious. DR.. j. C. Olmstead
was called in this evening, and in con-
junction with DR.. Longino made positive
| diagnosis Of yellow-fever.
"The case seems to be very mild, and
| the indications point to recovery. The
patient, her father, and her mother and
| other individuals from Mobile who were
| in the house. have been placed under
strict quarantine. The Board of Health
| does not consider that there is the least
danger of any Albanian or individuals
not exposed in infected cities catching the
| disease. nor is 1t surprised at the develop
ment of this case. having anticipated that
| such sporadic cases would occur"
MARINE HOSPITAL SUMMARY.
WASHINGTON, September 3-Sur-
geon- General Wyman to-day sent to the
various State boards Of health the follow
ing bulletin, summarizing the yellow-feVer
situation:
THE following cases of yellow-fever
were officially reported as occurring on
the 22d: New Orleans, 12 Mobile, 4; Ed
wards, Miss, 13; Beaumont, Tex, i.
Reports from Ocean Springs, Biloxi
and Scranton. Miss, delayed.
suspected case at st. Louis reported
as malaria. No case in city.
suspected dredge-boats at Mt. Plea
SAINT. Mo. declared free from infection by
| Acting-Assistant-Su John Gulteras.
DIR Sawtelle has been directed by the
Surgeon General to fumigate all baggage
from infected points at point near At
lanta, Ga.
surgeon Murray teegraphs to-day from
Ocean Springs, Miss, as follows:
''Visited Ship Island at DR.. Haralson
| request to arrange for protection OF neets'
Had conference with Passed-Assstant-
| Surgeon Smith, pilots, stevedores, ana
masters on open barge and prepared
rules. with HARRISON. which we VIII PRINT.
Assistant. two men. and boat needed;
Smith TO have command. Haralson can
lend boat. So important that L went 10
Riloxi 2lst one death I'D; new cases, 0;
death /. which / saw and decided. Totai
cases, including 22d, 55; errors corrected.
No reports from Scranton. -Four new
cases here"
Surgeon Glennan reported two new
cases and no deaths at Mobile.
NO IMPROVEMENT.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. September D.
The local fever situation did not show
any Improvement to-day, when results
were summed up. There were fewer
cases than were reported on yesterday,
but there was one more death than in
the previous twenty-four hours, and at
least four Of the patients were reported
AT 6 +. NJ to be in a dangerous condi-
tion. At the close OF the last twenty
fours hours, the record here stood:
Deaths-Marie Dubois, years old. st.
Charles, between Cherokee and Hilary
streets; S. Secreto, SIS Birch street, Car
rollton; Mrs. Gasparo Lessemes, 52i ST.
Philip street.
New Cases-Edward Roy. Miro and
Esplanade streets; j. CHEEKY, ll2 Fourth
street: - Lewis (colored), 1913 Josephine
street: Anna Schultz 422 Dryades street;
Patrick McCann, 1851 Constantinople
street: - Shilding, 252S Rousseau street;
Dominica Tarranto, Berlin and Caronde-
let streets Smith, Clouet and St
Claude street.
The ninth new case reported to-day was
that of Mrs. Lessemes, whose death
is mentioned. The woman had been sick
for several days, but she had apparently
no friends, or If she had, they were afraid
to go near her. 1t was only
this morning that doctor was sum
moned. and when he went TO the house
he diagnosed the case as yellow-fever.
The woman died of inattention. as much
as of the prevailing fever Marie Dubois
was a child, nearly 31-2 years old.
living in Carrollton, where the disease
has been especially prevalent. She was
taken III on the 10th, and her case was
Immediately diagnosed as yellow-fever.
The death Of Secreto an Italian is pro-
badly due to the fact that, as in the
case Of other Italians afflicted a physi-
clan was only called when there Was no
hope of saving his life.
To-night. four patients were reported
to be in an extremely dangerous condi-
ton The other cases were reported as
presenting favorable signs, and there
was marked improvement in the St
Claude neghborhood.
At a special meeting Of the City Coun-
ell 1t was decided TO put at once $4,000
at the disposal OF the Board OF Health
like sum is TO be held in reserve, TO
be used in the event that the situation
shall become serious enough 10 warrant
the use OF it by the board.
SITUATION AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, ALA, September 23.-The OFF,
cial report to-day is that so far there
have been 3S cases of pronounced yell
low-fever; have died, l6 have been dis
charged. and 10 remain under treatment
Two of the cases were reported, and 10
were discharged to-day. Up to noon there
had been no deaths since Saturday last.
and all the sick but one or two are report
ed as doing well. The two cases are Mrs
Judah Jarvis. Elmira street, and Henry
=. Lulling. George street
There were at the close of last week
four serious localities of infection
namely. the neghborhood of Christ
church. in the vicinity of Washington
Square. near the Marine Hospital, and
CITY Hospital. and in the extreme north
western part Of town. Since that time
there have been no further developments
I'm any of these localities. save in the Sc
oond named and in that the spread OF
the fever has been remarkably SLOW so
slow that there is now entertained hope
that IL will be stamped out altogether.
Another death was added TO the list
to-night-namely. that OF John ]. Bourne.
chief clerk of the Louisville and Nash
Vile shops. who lived on Elmira street.
He was taken sick September nth. This
morning ne had bad turn. and although
every effort was made 10 revive him, he
sank steadily until death came.
The Surgeon-General has ordered all