The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-25
A PHYSICIAN NEGLIGENT.
New Orleans Doctor Failed to Report
Yellow Fever Case.
Disease Almost as virulent as the Time OF
the Last Great Epidemic-The Beanro-
gard Hospital Guarded.

DlseaSe Almost as t1ruienC as inc A1
the Last Great Epidemic-The Beaure-
gard Hospital Guarded.
New Orleans, September 24.-Thus iar
there have been a few less than loo
cases and Is deaths from yellow fever
The death rate is in the neighbornooo
of Is per cent. It was in 1878, 10 per
cent; SO that up to the present tins the
disease is about as virulent as it was IN
the last great epidemic New Orleans
has had.
One of the sensations of the day was
the announcement that the board or
health had decided to prosecute Dr.
Monluzin for having failed to report a
case of suspicious fever. This morning
DR.. Monluzin reported to the board OF
health the case of Miss Dreifous,
who. he said, was suffering with yellow
fever. 1t was not long before the report
was received of the death of Miss Dre1f-
GUS. An investigation proved that Miss
Dreifous had taken sick about SIX days
ago and that DR.. Monluzin bad failed to
report the case. This was the record to-
day:
Deaths-Salvador Casinir, Frederick
Gund, Miss Dreifous.
New cases-Child in the Wood family,
Miss Mccall, Miss Mamie McNeely, Ger
trude Kerr, John Apefel, Kate Murray,
colored, Roaslia Balding, colored, Joseph
Reuther.
Mayor Flower today ordered force Of
policemen to guard beauregard school,
which a mob made an attempt to burn
last night. Only portion OF the build
ing was burned and it is still possible TO
use the structure as hospital for the
treatment of yellow fever patients.
When the firemen arrived on the scene
their hose was cut, but the department
worked pluckily and with the assistance
of SQUAD of police, ultimately succeed
ed in extinguishing the flames. The burn
ing of the school created great excite
ment here and the outrage was bitterly
denounced.
A committee during the day called on
Mayor Hover to protest against the use
of the building as a hospital. His honor
hercely denounced the outrage of last
night. The question had arisen as to wheth-
er there should nbe law and good order
here or anarchy. So far as he was con-
cerned, he proposed to exhaust every pow
er at his command to establish peace and
he said that if it required all of the forces
of the city and 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 would be spared in bringing 20
justice the men who had fired the builds
ing last night. The mayor has the sup
port in this course Of we'll nigh the entire
community.
Mob Fired at Hospital.
New Orleans, September 24.-Efficient
work by the fire department in the face
of the attacks of a mob enabled the de-
partment this morning to save the main
portion of the Beauregard school build
ing. Only the annexes of the structure
were reduced to ashes. Sisters Of Charity
together with the help from the hospital
had been putting the building in order
for the reception OF yellow fever patients,
and the mob threatened that at the first
opportunity they would fire it. They suo-
ceeded in doing SO in spite of the police.
Chief Caster and Captain Journee final
ly arrived in patrol wagon with big
squad OF officers which beat the mob back.
Then the fremen went actively to work
and succeeded in preventing the absolute
destruction of the building.
Three Deaths at Mobile.
Mobile, Ala, September 24.-Three
cases yellow fever and three deaths were
reported today.
Want Gases Investigated.
Philadelphia, September 24.-The fol-
lowing urgent dispatch was received to-
day:
New Or leans, September "a.
Use your influence with Mr.. Wana-
maker and other prominent Philadel-
phians to appeal by wire to Surgeon
General Wyman to order DR.. Guiteras to
investigate Immediately the very sus-
picious fever now prevailing in Calves
ton Houston. Dallas and San Antonio.
All Texas is threatened and should be
guarded.
(Signed) HORTER, TERTROU & co.
This message was addressed to George
Horter of HaddontieId, N. j., the father
of the head of the New Orleans firm.
Directly upon it's receipt consultations
were had with Mr.. Wanamaker, Straw
bridge and Clothier. Hood, Faulkrod &
Co.. Col. Grey and President Thomson of
the Pennsylvania railroad, as the best
means of securing q response to this ap
peal.
Yellow Fever at Edwards.
Edwards, Miss, September "a, 1.30 p.
m New cases since morning report are
Whites~Mrs. It. P. Martin, J. B.
Howies, child, Mrs. e. A. Walton, Sr.,
Kathleen Lowry, Mrs. J. F. Galloway,
NJ. P. Montgomery. E. P. Bowling.
Colored-Henry Gray, Carrie Stevens,
James Buchanan. Total for today, %;
grand total to date, 1913.
Frank Rossman is still critically i'll
and his death is expected at any moment.
Other serious cases previously reported
are better.
ESituation at Jackson.
Jackson, Miss, September 24-Total
number Of cases of yellow fever for the
day, 50; total to date 100; deaths today,
none; total deaths to date, four; conya
lescent, A; now under treatment 65.
Third Arbitrator Agreed On.
WaShin ntnn Sa1ltenl her % A final de-