The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
IN NEW ORLEANS.
Death Rate From Yellow Fever in
Nelghborhood Of 10 Per Cent


New Orleans. Sept 2a.--Thus far there
have been few less than 100 cases ana
10 deaths from yellow fever. The death
rate Is in the neighborhocd OF 10 per cent.
In 1873 IL was l6 per cent 80 that up TO
the present time the disease is about as
virulent as 1t was In the last great cpl
demic New Orleans has had
one OF the sensations OF the day was
the announcement that the board ot
health had decided to prosecute Dr.
Monluzin for having failed 10 report
case of suspicious fever Yesterday
morning DIR. Monluzin reported the case
OF Miss 6reifous. who, he said was sut-
feriug with yellow fever. II was not long
before the report was received of the
death OF Miss Dreifous. An investiga-
tion proved that Miss Dreilous had taken
sick about six days ago, and that Dr.
MonluZin had failed TO report the case.
The case Of Miss Mccall of 1884 Jack
son avenue is on one OF the most prom
inent avenues OF the city, No previous
case has appeared on the street
Mayor Flower has ordered force or
policemen 10 guard Beauregard school'
which a mob made an attempt TO burn
Thursday night. only a portion OF the
building was burned, ana IL IS still pos
sible 20 use the structure as a hospltai
for the treatment Of yellow ieVer pa
tients. II was shortly after midnight
that the mob applied the torch TO the
school and thereby carried into exc
cution threat that had been repeatedly
made. When the ilremen arrived on the
scene their hose was cut. but the depart
ment worked plucl<ily and with the as
eistance of a squad of police ultimately
succeeded in eAtinguishing the flames.
The burning OF the school created great
excitement, and the outrage was bitterly
denounced.
A committee during the day called on
Mayor Flower 10 protest against the use
OF the building as hospital His honor
hercely denounced the outrage. The
question had arisen whether there should
be law and good order here or anarchy.
SO far as he was concerned he proposed
To exhaust every power al his command
to establish peace, and he said that II II
required all OF the forces Of the city ana
state he was determined that the
Beauregard school building should be
used as a temporary hospital. In the
meantime, he said no effort or expense
will be spared in bringing 10 justice the
men who had fired the building. The
mayor has the support in his course of
we'll nigh the entire community
The situation here is generally un-
Nhanged. Freight is moving slowly,
and there is practically 10 passenger
traffic. The theaters are still open and
amusements are not restrained. But
l,,+ 10 1pcipcr hundreds n
thousands Of dollars by foolish quaran-
tine is not to be doubted.
Washington, Sept. 25-Dr. Wiman's
advices last night included the follow
ing: AT the Fontainebleu camp of de-
tention SIS persons were admitted and IL
discharged: total now in camp, 432.
At Mobile there were three new cases
and three deaths; under treatment, 16.
New cases at Edwards yesterday. 20;
total 10 date. 1873.
From Atlanta Surgeon Sawtelle re-
ports as follows: Case reported Thurs.
day night doing well; no other cases i'm
town and no suspected ones on incoming
trains"
From New Orleans Surgeon Carter re-
ports that mails are now being disin-
fected.
Fom Nashville the following tele-
gram signed by the president and sec
retary of the board of health was re-
ceived: AT a called meeting of the
state board of health this morning. all
quarantine orders heretofore issued were
rescinded. Parties coming from infected
disticts will be allowed to top at any
and all points in Tennessee the western
division Of he state cNrnnfnH ~