The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-17
Brighter Outlook for the
Infested Crescent
City.
One Fatal Case of Genuine
Fever Developed in
Biloxi.
Persons MaliC ously Spreading I'm
founded Rumors VIII Be
Prosecuted.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept 16.-A
brighter outlook for New Orleans is evil
dent tonight, so far as the fever situation
is concerned. The reports TO the board
were Of most encouraging nature. In
stead of twenty cases requiring invessiga-
ton, there were only ten TO be looked into
to-day, and of these only three were pro-
nounced suspicious and one declared
yellow fever.
The latter case is situated in O tnickly
populated negro district, and special
pains are being taken by the board 10
quarantine and sanitate the neighb Dor
hood. The doctors have been unable to
determine the origin OF the other sus-
picious cases reported to-day.
To- night it was gwen out at the Board
of Health that the case in the nero dis
trict is the most serious at. present ex-
listing.
President Oliphant of then Board of
Health and President Britain of the Coun-
Gil said tonight the chances of crushing
out the disease had infinitely improved
A fatal case of genuine yellow fever de-
veloped in the very heart of Biloxi day.
There have been altogether twenty-five
cases of yellow fever in Biloxi, with only
one death, that of to-day.
At Ocean Springs no new cases have
been reported.
Some inquiry has been made as to
whether the present scare will have the
effect of interfering with the winter race
M Getting. Officials OF the club say they are
going right ahead with their prepa rations
for opening and that the existence of few
cases OF yellow fever here will not chance
the arrangements.
Several towns have adopted the policy
OF Lake Charles and will fine and IN
prison all persons who in these times of
excitement give circulation to unfounded
rumors with view to alarming the pu bic
mind. Severa! towns have adopted local
laws providing for the prompt punish
ment of the people who may be successful
in running the quarantine. but whose
transgresslon Is subsequently made
known.
Dr. Oliphant of the Board of Health
and Surgeon Carter of the Marine Hos
pital service have both expressed the
opinion that it is entirely feasible to
disinfect merchandise so as to make its
reception a any town from New Orleans
made to induce louisiana Alabama
and Mississippi town boards of health
to modify their quarantine regulations
so as to ad NIT freight. No blankets, cot
ton or WOODEN goods viii be attempted 10
be shipped, but it is proposed if possible
to move groceries and provisions, ma
chinery, hardware and other articles
which are not rood mediums for the
propagation of yellow fever germs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. IL. Claude
Anderson. negro years old, was taken
to the hospital yesterday from a negro
house on Twelfth street. in the central
part OF the city. The boy came here from
Mississippi with an unknown white man,
having left the State but six days.
He WAS suffering from fever and his
condition seemed so serious that q con-
sutation was called at late hour At
1890 this morning the consultation
ended. DR.. Boebe the house surgeon
who was one OF the four physicians in
consultation, said:
Il wonld not place myself on record as
to whether it is or is not yellow fever.
at is a case now met with up here
There are few symptoms of yellow fever
There is no black vomi;, and the boys
skin is not jaundiced or yellow"
The other physicians are equally uncer-
tain.
MOBILE, ALA, Sept. 16-This has been
black day for Mobile. One new case was
announced at the noon meeting OF the
Board of Health and two new suspicious
cases reported.
This afternoon the patient, Antoine
Hagen, at the City Hospital died and an
autopsy was at once held, resulting in the
declaration that he had Undoubtedly died
of yellow fever. This is the first death
recorded here.
The city begins to show the effects of
the moving away OF all who could easily
meet the expense of moving, and now
those. who are not financially able are
making heroic exertions to get the means
with which to travel
EDWARDS. Miss, Sept. 16.-At 6 clock
this evening there are seventeen pro-
nounced cas.s and thirty-fve other cases