The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-13
THE FEVER SITUATION
New Orleans Reports Thirty.Three
Cases aud Two Deaths.
THE DISEASE GRADUALLY DYING OUT.
Biloxi Has Thirteen New Cases, But
Not Single Death.
TWO DEATHS At EDWARDS.
galveston scores One. Mobile Three
and Scranton Nine New Cases.
The General Outlook.
TWO DEATHS At EDWARDS.
Yesterdays record:

New Orleans. October 12.--(Midnight.) -
day. 3; total cases OF yellow fever up to
date. CD; cases absolutely recovered. 277:
total cases under treatment. 300.
New Orleans. October 1.-THE fever
situation grew no worse today, but at tho
same time there is no rift yet showing
through the clouds. and the promise is not
bright for an immediate reopening OF the
avenues OF industry. Three or four cares
OF fever were reported TO the board OF
health last night just after the official
bulletin was issued and were included in
the report today, so that early this even
ing yesterdays record was close to being
cqunled. Daylight had hardly come this
morning before two deaths had heen an
nounced, but no other fatalities had gone
down on the books when night fell The
cases today are. as usual. widely scattered
and have increased somewhat the total
number OF cases under treatment, but at
the same time there have been u large
number OF cases discharged today and tho
death percentage has suffered fall
Today's record--Deaths. Joseph 'o!lette.
1853 Constance; Allen Giles. Touro inhrm-
ary.
J. strum, 1888 Cioaiuorn.
New cases: Martin Kinney. Jr., 2l5
Laurel: ] r. Grant same address, Mrs.
Hunter c.. Lesike, 1854 Bransrd; Mrs. VIII
liams. CLEO Thalia: James Gaer, 2li2
Rousseffau; Reuben Ward, liz ST. Mary
charles s. Fay, 1908 Hnmpson; John ARM
strong 20a2 Richard: Charles Harvey, 214i
Philip; Miss Anne Thatcher, Magazine.
near Foucher; Selma Buchel. 22ii Philip;
Mrs. v. schaffenberger. 500 toward street;
Mr. aud Mrs. L. l.. Chevally, 603S Maya
zine; James Freret, 2034 Carondelet. Miss
Carroll, Orange. between Camp and Mag
azine: James X. Anderson. G2b St Charles;
Mrs. G. W. Eaikin, 625 st. Charles: NJ.
Nablc, 1921 Leonidasi Mrs. Joshu PIERCE,
sa2 Howard avenue; John Thomas, Marine
hospital, g. Bachs. 1924 Philip; Charles
Fay. 1903 Hampson, James iiubcner, 1880
Sixth; Emma Elizabeth Huebner, same
address; a. Guarneo. $40 Dauphne, a. La
brezza, 6l9 Barracks; Valentine Boches,
22la Philip; Hazel Petit. l176 Constance,
Lucy White, Isolation hospital. Harry
Farmer, 2ea5 Custom House; Henry Thorn
as, lOa5 Felicity; Kate Hoffman. State aud
Hurst
Holt. 35o Constance; Thomas Hume,
Hotel Dleu: Miss Kate H. Rodd. Fourth
and Chestnut; Frank McGinn. Carrolhon
hospital.
There has been for some time general
Impression that tho fever was confined
solely to the houses OF the poor. But
It has likewise found It's way into the
houses OF the rich and there were hand
some mansions today on Jackson avenue
and other fine residence ,horoushfsres
from which the ugly red and yellow flags
hung.
on the new cases included In The buiie-
tin tonight those OF Mrs. Hunter G. Leske.
wife OF the general agent Of the Illinois
Central road; OF James II. Anderson,
prominent supply agent, representing an
Eastern house, and of Mrs. Eakin, VIE
OF the superintendent OF the Standard OH
company. ara said 10 be somewhat mid
type. These are the most prominent chses
renorted today They were brought to the
attention Of the boari promptly, ana are
receiving expert attention.
Mayor Flower todey received kilograms
from large number OF the members OF
the legislature saying that they would
gladly support bill re.irnbursing the
tender OF an amount not exceeding sb0.o00
10 enable the hoard OF health 10 stamp out
the disease. The requisite majority OF the
members in the two houses has now been
secured 10 support fuch bill, and Gov
ernor Foster is expected TO act shortly and
provide the money. after consultations as to
the best method tn be adopted in it's ex-
pcnditure so as TO obtain thorough re-
suits.
There was rumor that there were five
cases at Bay 81. Louis. but they were
found not TO he yellow Fever.
AT MOBILE.