The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-23
THE SCOURGE INCREASES.
Effective Measures Taken All over
South to stamp Ont \ elbow Fever
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Fewer Deaths Reported.
| NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-The official
| record in the board of health Office at o
o'clock showed a total Of Il cases since
| o'clock yesterday evening, and two
/ deaths. The u new cases are for the most
/ part widely scattered, and several Of them.
| ar least. do not seem TO have been the out
4 come OF local Infection. 1t is apparent that
/ microbes brought over in baggage from
| Biloxi and Ocean Springs are still incu-
/ batting. and that many more cases OF fever
| are to be looked for. The system of quar-
/ antine and sanitation in vogue here is I'M
| questionably showing sood results, and
I whatever spread there is of sickness is
/ confined TO the houses in which yellow
I fever exists, or in premises Immediately
/ adjoining.
| The cases terminating fatally today
were; Joseph Lowell aged q years; Miss
| Elizabeth Nusabaum, aged Is. DR.. Low
! ellis death has been expected for four days.
4 He contracted the disease while attend
/ ing number OF patients who were suf
| fering with the Ocean Springs fever He
! overworked himself, and when stricken
/ mis- constitution had been so much shat
| tered that the chances were against his re-
| covery. Members OF the board of health
| today paid a visit 10 the camp OF deten-
| ton at Oakland park. They found every
| thing In excellent condition, and refugees
! comfortably situated.
| This morning wagonettes went down to
| the Italian quarter and moved out TO the
| camp large number of people. At first
the Italians, many OF whom are unable 10
| speak English, were decidedly mutinous,
1 and declined to enter the vehicles, but
number OF policemen soon convinced them
l that ii was to their interest TO go TO the
/ camp. and they finally yielded. Strict dis
cipline viii rule the camp, and there viii
| be guards stationed at all avenues of APP
and axft A ~ IL ~.
| physician in charge OF the camp an
nouneed that all Of the refugees In camp
were we'll
| Mayor Flower convened the finance COM
| mittee today. and after a consultation
/ with the city's financial agents, succeeded
In securing an offer of SIS 900 Of Immediately
| available money. to DE placed in the hands
| OF the board of health, to be used in prose-
1 cutting vigorous war upon the fever.
There are Is cases under close investiga-
| ton. and one Of these is Mrs. A. T. VIM
! berry. wife Of the Republican member of
/ the national committee. Capt. Wimberiy
/ has been wired OF his wtfe's Illness
| Among the cases reported yesterday were
| Judge Lea, one OF the secretaries of the
| cotton exchange. and r. +. Reynolds, res
| ident agent Of the Mississippi Valley rail-
| road Forty patients are considered out of
! danger. and three are dangerously Ill
There were seven new cases reported at
| Levy. aged IT, died this morning OF the
| fever. J. w. Sweetman, prominent drug
gist or Biloxi, and his wife were stricken
| with the fever today.
| EDWARDS. Mss, Sept. 22-Eight new
| cases OF yellow fever reported Total 10
| date. 50. The disease is rapidly spreading.
and while 1t is regarded as a mild type
| yet Il is feared II viii become more mallg-
/ napt, owing 20 cool weather.
| HOUSTON. Tex, Sept. 22-The death of
/ the LoveJoy boy al Beaumont today has
| caused some Consideration. The town IS
rigidly qaarantined-
! MOBILE. Ala, Sept s2-There was a
slight increase in the number Of new cases
| OF yellow fever during the twenty-four
hours ending at noon today, but this was
| onset by the announcement that there
| were no deaths to record; that FIVE pa
tents were ~4scharged. and that all tie
patients were doing well. There have been
| no deaths here since Saturday last, and
the total number OF deaths is three. The
total number OF cases is a.
| VICkSBURG, Miss. Sept. 2.-The state
| board OF health wired the following mess
| age 70 Superintendent Terril. OF the rail
| way mall service at Atlanta. this after
/ noon. IN reply 10 his message concerning
| information from infected POINTS:
Mail is properly fumigated at all In
| feoted points. except al Edwards and
viii be received at all points in Misstssip
! 81 Inspection was made at Edwards
| ia order to have any mail service AZ I'll
| on that line.
| (Signed) al. z. HUNTER, NJ. p.
''W. II. KIGER II. D"
At the request OF the Louisiana state
| board the Mississippi board viii send
| Dr.. Fraak Males. a yellow fever expsrt.
| 70 investigate suspicious cases az Call
fornia. Talluh ard New Delphi. Louis
| lara he goes by special train.
/ Tg-f-
| halted three men coming IN. who Al once
| fred or thu guards. The latter returned
/ the fire. when a scream from one Of the
| assailants was heard. The identity Of
| the attacking party IS not known
| AUSTIN. Tex. Sept Gov. Culbsr-
/ son received q telegram from State
| Health Officer Swear1ngton today ar
| nouucing q genuine case Of yellow fever
/ 81 Ee2umo1t.s
| WASHINGTON, Sept. @.-Dr. Murray.
| ia charge q the yellow fever work at
| Ocean springs IN telegram 70 the sur
| geon Of the mariue hospital, says that he
/ has just visited B.ioxI and - 70 and In
| Guiding the nth. there have beer forty
| two cases a. that place ard two deaths.
| Or. Geddings. wiring from Jackson.
! Mss says: we today believe the fever
| in this state IS confined to Edwards ard
| the gulf coast" Tie says there were
| twelve cases al Edwards yesterday. ten
among whites and two among coiored
paople
Dr. Halioek reports from Cairo that all
/ the cases are doing well and that the
/ steamer Alpha. from which the patients
| were taken. is being 6isinfectsd.
| NEW YORK. Sept 2.-Tna Columbian
| line steamer Finance. Capt Bailey. ar
| rived this morning from Colon with
| eighteen cabin ara five second cabin
. passengers. There we're two cases OF
sickness during The voyage OF Ssyteu-