The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07

ed. 321S st. Charles avenue; Miss Fan
ME Waiss, 321S st. Charles avenue
Charles Haitkamp, 1927 Decatur; Adele
lIaitkamp 1897 Decatur; Glen Colly,
100 Cadiz; John Fleetwood, Jr., 727
Lower Line; Otto Noight, $50 Exchange
alley; - Wyscher (boy), 147S Maya
zine; Ligna Fornaris, Rampant, between
philip and Ursuline; II. *. Barnett. 5l9
Sixth; Sarah Marshall. Protestant Epis-
copal home; Lille Deperr, Protestant
Episcopal home; John Marie Coste
ton, Convent of Mercy, 1909 st. Andrew
street; Mrs. InebOrg Peterson Calhoun
corner Pitt; Donald Mitchell 1880 Els
planade; Sister Barbara, 233l Meraiss;
Maude Meyer, Dryades, between Eu-
terpe and Terpsichore.
Mrs. Brown. st. Andrew and Magno-
liza; Miss Maggigc Winchester 1905
Charities.
Cases appeared To-Day in at least three
asylums where sickness had not here
totore existed. One case was reported
in the Convent of Mercy, which is To-
Gated within Il radius of about 300 feet
in which three deaths have occurred
from the fever. The patient was iso-
lated. and she will be treated within
the walls of the institution.
Two cases appeared in the fine Protes-
tant Episcopal home on Jackson avenue
and Chippewa. The home is situated
upon a broad avenue, but is close to
q district wherein there have been ver-
liable nests of yellow fever cases. Sis
ter Barbara of the Maraisit hospital
was also among those taken down. Many
patients were discharged as recovered,
ana among them were Ed Roddy of the
Illinois Central railroad, who had been
sick but week.
Prof. Metz had to sit down today on
the Undertakes association. An agree
ment was reached the other day be-
I tween the health authorities and the
undertakers that hearses should be al
lowed for the burial of yellow fever pa
tients, but that every trace of drapery
should be removed from funeral cars
thus used Yesterday an undertaken
tailed to remove the, cloth ,teaster from
his hearse, and instructions were issued
te the undertakers today by Prof. Mat7
that in future stern compliance with
this rule would be required. 1t is eX.
tremcly difficult to disinfect hearse
ana the authorities are determined that
none shall be used that are not barren
of drapery inside.
special meeting of the board OF
health was held this afternoon to dis
cuss the Forthcoming arrival of the Sic
NAN immigrants. surgeon Carter OF
the marine hospital service, the agents
OF the vessel and Mr.. Leon Godchaux
the millionaire planter, were called into
consultation. There was a full discus
sion of the proposition to detain the YES
sell The agents protested vigorously
but after persuasion said they would
withhold their objections if they wer,
compensated for their delay.
Mr.. GodchauX said that the planta
tions in the vicinity of Donaldsonville
hundred miles away, would tax,
most. If not all, the immigrants. Reso
lutions were finally adopted by tn,
board providing that the ship shall b,
detained at quarantine at the mouth
| of the river until further orders and ;
notice to this effect was sent by Col
lector Wilkinson.
The man Connie O'Brien, who was re
! sponsible for the mob exhibition O,
Philip street last Saturday was triet
today and discharged The evidenc,
was conclusive that he had resisted tn,
health officers and that his action cam,
near creating riot, but Prof. Met
| on behalf of the board of health, sal,
that there was no desire to prosecute
the man. and that there was no desir,
| on the part of the authorities to nun
ish the humber classes who might M
prompted to acts of violence by tn,
groundless reports of inhumanity on tn,
part of the board of health in the buria
Of those who die of yellow fever. DR.
Metz said that it had been reporte,