Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-20
SIX NEW cAsEs-0He DEATH.
But Little Change in the Yellow Fever Situa.
toin At New Orleans.

view OTlednS, oepC. lS.-lne local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At 6 O'Clock
tonight, the record book in the board of
health office show a total of six new
cases and one death. The official bulle-
tin to be issued, tonight. will show two
deaths. that of the woman Santa Graf
feta, who died in the hospital, last
night, not having been included in the
official bulletin. ~
I Two cases are in the extreme upper
portion of the city. one is in the fourth
house where the original six cases were
reported and one in the Williams house.
where two cases already existed. and
the other in the Charity hospital.
These are three cases under investiga-
ton and the health authorities, to-
night, still View the situation with
some complacency. They do not yet
anticipate an epidemic. At a meeting.
last night, the board decided to aban-
don all it's nightly sessions and created
DR.. Olliphant, master of the campaign
against the disease, will leave to
solicit advice from local physicians and
the municipal authorities. The after
noon and night bulletins will be con-
tinued.
The report of DR.. Metz, the city
chemist, on the condition of the Italian
quarter moved the board to prompt ac-
ton, today, of the offer of the city, CT
the marine hospital as a refuge. DIR.
Metz found as many as 60 people hud-
died together in the Italian quarter liv-
ing in filth. The hundred squatters
who now occupy the old marine hos
pital building will be given in one of
the new school houses in the vicinity
and the marine hospital buildings will
be permanently used as refuge until
the fever is stamped out for the famiii IS
of the Italian quarters and those Of the
INDECENT sick throughout the city.
House Surgeon Bloom had conference
with President Olliphant, todal, rela-
tive to establishing a place to which
INDECENT yellow fever patients may be
removed.
At a largely attended meeting Of
bankers, business men, ministers and
representatives of labor organizations
it was resolved to ask the board of
health to consider the advisability Of
adopting next Tuesday as a general
cleaning day. Acting Mayor Brittin
and President Olliphant, today. replied
to the suggesting, strongly deprecating
it.
The detention camp at Fontainblue
was, today, declared to have been prac-
the reception of guests.
A special train. today, went to Biloxi
and Ocean Springs and from there car
ried about 40 people to the camp. To-
morrow the camp win be THROWN open
to all Corners. Those who are not inn
munes win have to stay in the camp
10 days according to the federal law
which Surgeon Murray, as the COM
mander of the camp. is bound to en-
force.
There were no new cases reported at
Ocean Springs up to noon, but the
weather was heavy and sultry and one
of the patients was not expected to
live. She is Miss Laura Atkins.
Charles Zeigler of q prominent New
Orleans family, was among. those
stricken, yesterday, at Ocean Springs
but his condition is not vet considered
serious.
The work Of the New Orleans sani-
tary forces continued undated, toady.
and the officers employed themselves
in hunting up many old rookeries where
people are closely crowded and where
they live in filth. Many OF these places
were subjected to complete disinfec-
ton and cleaning. The weather. today
has been warm and threatening.