The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-23
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Rev. Or. Purser Succumbs to yellow e.
Ner--TcNer In Memphis,

Ner--Fever in Memphis
NEW ORLEANS. LA, oct ITO
night at O'Clock the new cases had
reached nearly nifty cases and there had
been live deaths OF which one was that
of "a distinguished citizen, Rev. Dr. Puf-
ser. OF the Nclcnco-Street Baptist church..
Dr. Purser was from Mississippi and was
a gallant soldier during the war. rive
on six years ago he came 10 New Ut
leans and became the pastor of n leadlhs
uptown church. Ills brother IS also a
minister here and second brother Is q
theological student
Three cases developed to-day I'm the
asylum FOR destitute orphan boys ana ~
seems now as IL every institution OF thls
character In this city Will be ahecteu ~
some extent. -Four have already reported
cases ,
Tbo Iist Of new cases has Been swelled
bv three cases in the home Of state Sena-
tor Gage. Mr.. Gage was taken sick a
fcw davs ago. His wife, who nur5ed hlm'
was stricken .o-day, as was also a SER
want. Several cases appear IN houses
that were previously infected There have
been rumors of frost in the outlying coun-
try. Captain Kirkham Of the Weather
Bureau. saws however that the tempera-
ure iu Louisiana, has been entirely too
high for frost. and that none need be
expected until November
This was the record OF new cases and
deaths to-day
New Cases-J a. Thaoher Mrs. j. l..
Stoud FlOrney. - Mycr - JaundOt.
Charles B0hl, Francis Allen. Pierre Spcy-
cane. Mamie Speycane. NJ. Corcorane,
Sidney Holden Emmett Wilson, William
Grinshaw. Samuel Aragon Michael Gers
ker Charles Blais Mrs perret. Ben
Seah Alex Teagle. Emily AL Capron.
James Ke1rncy. Miss Aida Mitchell. Mrs.
Thomas Greene. Edward M0nahan, A. j.
Morsan Miss Helen Wright Mrs II. G..
Cage. =. b. Curtis. Wallace Bruce Miss
Annie Hollingsworth. James Johnson. @.
DOnman. George Fortune. Azell Delisle.
Sister Junia. Sister Ethel. Willie Dompser,
HAM, Edcl - Dones. Rider Finley. Miss
Addie DOw1ty. j. Shackclf0rt. Ada Shu-
ner otto Stiles Mrs Gonanz3les. Mrs.
Johnston. r. Lawrence.
Deaths-M -MIgdalen Kern. Robert Cor
don. David Hurst S. Barrie Charles
BOst
MEMPHIS TENN. oct. 22-Prosident
Thorton. OF the Board of Health Tonight
officially declared that a case of yellow
l'NNl 'AA"NH AIN IiliIIllHs IIln fNrf' ln
that Of r. II. Perrin. reported last night
JOSS suspicious. Ilc is yard conductor
and was taken sick Sunday.
Dr. Thornton has had the case under OBJ
scrvatiOn for three days and tonight me
pfOnOu CO.'S it yellow fever
There is no excitement amCrg The pco-
pic of Memphis and few If any were
leaving the city. the passenger agents OH
am the roads entering the city reporting
business to-day below normal The
leading physicians of MCmphis declare
that there IS no danger of the plague
spreading
JACKSON. MISS Oct 22-Thc state
Board of Health tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement
The board has been advised of the cxis-
teucc OF @ case of suspicious fcvor ~
Memphis. and in consequence has prOmul-
gated an order Quarantining against that
city. one new case is reported from
Cayuga. under treatment Is.
Bay So. Louis has one new case. Clin-
ton mas n cases under traetment
AT Edwards there are four new cases;
total 10 date. Az. deaths. 26; discharged.
3lG. conyalescent. IS. under treatment. 9.
MOBILE. ALA. oct. Ten new cases
were reported to-day. five ~ whom were
taken from lNe lidlldn BARK lIFomuH.
There were TWO deaths Norma Forest
and Raynon NillaneuVa. Total cases 10
date. 1905. deaths, 30, rccoveries, ~; under
treatment 36
MONTGOMERY. ALA. oct 22-Dr
Gultoras is I'm Montgomery to-day con-
ferriug with local doctors ile agrees
with the diagnosis of the local physicians
and says the disease is undoubtedly yell
low fever. but Of "a very mild type. lie
says he con see no cause for alarm on
panic as the season is too far gone Tor
fever TO DO any harm here. The follow
ing are new eases reported to-day.
Hugh McCutchoon. Mrs. Biggs. Eddie
Biggs. W. ~ Mcqueen. William McDan-
iel r. r. Hlrdaway r.. O. Parker ID. s.
Bray, Miss Molle Alucthey j. Pender-
CAST.
THE cases are widely scattered. There
have been no deaths reported to-day.
The following dispatch has been zee
cc. p.l from Selma by The Advertiser:
The Committee OF Public Health of
Dallas county consider the symptoms of
IT. L. Chaplin MS sufficiently suspicious o.
yellow fever 20 ask Or. Sanders. state
Health officer and Dr. Guitcras 20 come
10 Selma for investigation.