The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-26
rHE FETER SITUATION.
Many New Cases Developed. but Few Are
Proving fatal.


Proving ratal.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Z.-In his Off
cial bulletin In regard 20 the yellow-feyer
situation, issued to-uay, Surgeon-Genetal
Myman gives the new cases deFolOpeu
yesterday as follows.
New Orleans, 10; Mobile, 3; Edwards
~; ocean Springs 1.
In q telegram 10 the Surgeon-General,
DR.. Young reports from Memphis that ne
has visited an points on the Illinois Cen
tral road 20 Granada. explaining the IN
spectOn TO the local authorities, and that
an are much pleased. He says that IN
consequence OF this explanation the re-
strictlOns are relaxing. but that some
non-mtercourse Quaraptnes are stu
maintained
MOBILE, ALA. Sept. 2j.-The week
closes without any material change I'm tho
situation In NOBLE. The lever manifested
itself in the infected district, mostly in
the houses where there have already been
cases. There We're five new cases to-day
all in the original district as follows:
Florence Barlow, Elmira street, near
Wilkinson. H.. III. KlnAow, Palmetto
street; Lulu Hurn. corner OF savannah
street and Chatham: AdOlph Muntz,
George. near Savannah street; Joseph
Mangold, In the same house.
The total cases have been i6; total
deaths OF z; discharged as recovered &l
remaining under treatment b
The Marine Hospital Surgeon I'm charge
here. DR. Glennan is making efforts to
obtain a resumption OF traffic out OF
Mobile under the restrictions OF the Ma
rine Hospital Service.
Already Tennessee and Mississippi have
agreed 70 modify their quarantines and
10 facilitate traffic. Inspectors will be
placed at the principle points 10 see that
freight can be passed under the regula-
tions.
Accommodations are being prepared for
900 persons at the camp of detention They
will be supported by the government while
IN detention during the ten days.
The Governor of Alabama has notined
the Board of Health that he has modi-
fed his proclamation so goods can be ship
ped from Mobile. in accordance with the
modified regulations of the Marine Hos
pital
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 25-There were
more new cases reported to-day 10 the
Board OF Health. than on any previous
day and n number OF new focl OF infec-
tion are established.
Only two cases had proved fatal during
the day. Several cases tonight were re-
ported 20 be in n critical condition. and
10 is possible other deaths will follow dur
ing the night. The figures given in this
dispatch are from the Board OF Health
record az o'clock. This is the record
for the day:
Deaths-Anna Schultz. eighteen years
l22 Dray street; r.. Serrres, l2oi Con
stance.
New cases-Arss Bowers Phillip. neal
Chippewa: Emile Serrres. l29i Constance
Abraham Becker. Touroin lnhrmary' j.
n. Jucol 2l2G Canal Emma Fleetwood
| lg7 LOwerlin: Miss Lena Katz. Miss Kate
Katz. Herman Katz $40 south Basin, anc
the father OF the above three, $40 soutt
Basin. IL. " Parham. Carondelet. j. @
Pierson 1919 ST. Mary; Pierse Ponblan
1928 Drecaur. Joseph schwartz. Ail9 OAK
T. r. Daley. Howard and two children
Melpomene and Thalia; A. Ihnours' w
ST. phillips; Marie Ward.
In some Instances new cases nave "p-
nearcd in HOUSES where lhe ieVer alied1y
cyists There are three cases altogether
/ in the Marine Hospital Guards are std-
/ toned around the building Ine sNi-
gcons in charge say there is no chahce
/ 10 sprosd I'm the hospital. -Four cases
| we're reported to-day in one house. lhey
were i'm the Katz family. The members
~ tho family had been ill several days
/ but the physician IN charge had not takef
the mains to notify the Board OF Health.
In this house q father ana three OF ns
| children are 900. The failure of the doc
/ tor 10 report tho Katz case has given
! rise 10 much INDIGNATION.
| The death-rate during the day was abou
/ 10 Der cent The large Increase ln
new cases this evening however had
! tbc effect of lowering the percentage