The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-25
SPECTER OF THE FEVER
YELLOW JACK SEXES MORE VIC
TINS IN THE SOUTH.
New Hospital Apart From other
Buildings for the Reception of
Cases of Plague.

board OF health Office showed a total OF
six new cases and one death. This Is
the record:
Death-Joseph Gisfasy, an Italian, No.
226 Urquhart street.
New Cases-John Dell, Resale Bacus
Irene Terrill. Norah Hyes, Lena Ora
ham (colored).
The first two cases are in the extreme
upper portion of the eity-one in the |
Fourth district; one is in the St. Claude |
street house where the original six cases
were reported, and one is in the Will
liaDs house, where two cases already ex
list.
There are three cases under investiga
ton, and the health authorities tonight
view the situation with some compla-
cency.
The report of DR.. Metz, the city chem
list, on the condition of the Italian quar-
ter moved the board to prompt accept
ance of the efficiency of the marine hos
pital as a refuge. DR.. Metz found as
many as 60 people huddled together in
the Italian quarter, living in squalor and
filth.
Miss Graffiato was taken from this
quarter, and the board realized that I'M
til something was done the block in
which the woman lived was likely to be-
come a plague spot 1t was therefore
decided to guard and fumigate the entire
square and to remove as soon as pos
sible most of the families to the old ma
rine hospital. The 100 squatters who
now occupy the latter building, will be
/ given quarters in one of the new school
houses in the vicinity, and the marine
hospital buildings will be permanently
used as a refuge until after the fever is
stamped out, for the families of the Ital-
ian quarter and those of the INDECENT
sick throughout the city.
New Hospital for Patients.
House Surgeon Bloom had a conference
with President Oliphant relative to estab-
fishing a place to which INDECENT yellow
fever patients might be removed. There
are usually seven or eight hundred pa
tients in the charity hospital, and it is
considered highly dangerous to receive
yellow fever patients in that institution.
1t is said that the hospital is ready to go
to any expense to provide supplement
tary hospital The board submitted an
offer of the free use of the old smallpox
detention camp, which is entirely discon-
nected from the smallpox hospital and
it seems likely that the offer will be ac-
cepted, and all yellow fever patients, who
for various reasons can not be treated
will be sent to DIR. Boards place.
There are now two patients suffering
, with yellow fever in the charity hospital
and their presence, although they occupy
isolated apartments, is deemed a serious
menace to other patients.
Sanitary Measures.
At largely attended meeting of bank
ers, business men, ministers and repre-
: sentatives of the labor organizations, il
was decided to ask the board of health
: to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting
next Tuesday as a general cleaning day
Camp of Refuge.
Jackson, Miss, Sept 20. - DR.. H. S
Giddings of the marine hospital service
arrived here on his way to Edwards t.
establish a camp of refuge. He has will
him 300 tents and mattresses.
DR.. j. f. Hunter, secretary of the stat,
board of health, is expected from Vicks
, burg to confer with DIR. Giddings with
view of establishing a base of supplies
s and taking stringent measures to staml
= out the yellow scourge.
At Edwards and Biloxi.
Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. 2O-The feve
! at Edwards shows but slight increase
q and no deaths have occurred. DR.. Pur
nell reported four new cases today, a
q follows: Mrs. Dr. Radcliffe, Frank Angel
4 John Ivy and Jesse Sharp (colored).
5 Distinction has commenced and bed
Q ding is being burned when it can not b
4, disinfected.
a DIR. Dunn, now at Ocean Springs, ha
O been ordered to Edwards.
n DIR. Giddings is expected here, as ar
g also tents for refugee camps.
The state board tried to prevent Fathe
Pendergast of this city, who has neve
}. had the fever, from going to Edwards
!, but he stated it was his duty, and tn
authorities gave way.
The authorities have report fror
i Biloxi showing SO cases to date, beside
i six serious cases now on hand. n
y y deaths are reported.
h Three Camps of Detention.
IS Washington, Sept. 20.-Complete az
y vices received by Surgeon General Wy
man Of tho marina bocnitoI Sa,,,;oo 60,