The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-30
THE REFUGEES
From Yellow Fever District Must Remain
in the Mississippi Board of Health
Advise Them Not to Return at Present.

Advise Them Not to Return at Present.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 25. The state
board of health Friday night issued the
following official bulletin:
The board is daily receiving re.
quests from parties from the
north for permission to return
to their homes, and has de
cided not to allow them to do so for the
present. After the board is certain
that the fever is confined to Edwards
and immediate vicinity quarantine
will probably be raised on railroads
not connected with any infected point
special train left Vicl<sburg Friday
evening for the vicinity of Edwards
with four colored female nurses and
such supplies as were needed Efforts
are being made to obtain white female
nurses and it is likely some may be Sc
cured Saturday.
DR.. Guiteras is at ViclSsburg and
leaves for Delhi in north Louisiana
Saturday
Springs there arc II old eases of fever
under treatment and one new case re-
ported Friday. No deaths
Scranton, Miss, reports three new
cases Friday, with no deaths there or
in East Pascagoua.
At Biloxi, Miss. Mayor IL l.. How
ard was taken down Friday with the
fever He is overworked, having de-
voted his energies TO fighting fever;
Acting Mayor Swetlnan is also sick
Reports from the sick are all favorable.
The board of health reports. Yellow
fever cases to date, 10; under treat
ment, AZ; total deaths to date, 4; new
cases Friday Is.
NEw ORLEANS, Sept. 25.--The board
| of health of the state of Louisiana gave
out officially the following status of at.
fairs in New Orleans us regards the
| yellow fever.
During the "a hours ending Friday,
September "a. at six p m. there were;
| Total eases Of yellow fever, 10; total
deaths, a; total cases of yellow fever tC
date, 9S; total deaths from yellow feve,
| to date, Is.
| The following is the official repor,
from Edwards since z p. IN. Thursday
night:-
| New Cases -Whites--Mrs. Ella Goode
Leroy Ratcliff. Miss Marie Lewis, A. J
Lewis, ST., Miss Willie Ross. Mrs Il. +
Birtsong, r. w. Elliott, Mrs. r. w. Ell
lott, Il. X. Hoblin, Mrs. +. p. Martin
j. b. Howie's child, Mrs. Il A Walton
ST., Kathleen Lowrcy, Mrs. J. +. Gallo
way, Mrs. +. II. Montgomery, +. l.
Powling, Miss Sallic Donovan. Miss
Winnie Donovan and Miss Bette Wag
oner
Colored-A. J. Jones, Mary Jones
Nancy Smith. Henry Gray, Carrie Ste
vcns, James buchanan, Mary Brown
Sallie Jenkins, Ella Scott, Bessie Henry
Total number of eases for the day, 80
total eases to date. i3O; deaths Friday
none; total deaths to date, 4.
| Convalesccnt, a.; now under treat
ment. So
Frank Rossman had black vomit al
Thursday night and Friday was no
expected to live.
No eases were reported discharge
Friday. Cases under treatment having
increased To 81, we are very short q
physicians having but four. Thei
energies are sorely taxed
MOBILE. Ala. Sept. 25 The ycllo,
fever bulletin Friday says, Al eases
deaths, 10 discharged and III undc
treatment With one or two cXccI
tions the sick are doing well.
DIR. George A. Kctchum, president c
the board of health, remarks that tn
sick of the fever arc all dwrllerS in ON
story houses that is to say sleep on tn
ground iloor. lie infcrS that the poiso
moves along the ground and prefrra
bly, attacks those closest in reach.