The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-10-13
Yellow Fever in The South
Growing Quite Serious.
THIRTY.SEvEN CASES AT N. O.
And Five Deaths Two Deaths And
Seven New Cases at Mobile Nine
Cases at Edwards other Places.

New ORLEANS, Oct 1.-THE yellow
fever situation grows no better. Dur
ing the past "a hours there was 81 new
cases reported. The new cases appeared
in various portions of the city, many OF
them, however, being reported in
houses where there was already in
lection. There were five deaths and in
one case the fatality occurred not long
after the report of the case was brought
TO the attention Of the board. Two of
the deaths were in Carrollton, which,
relative to population, has furnished
more fatal eases than any locality in
the city.
Among the new cases is that of Mrs
Sampsell. Her husband, DR.. Sampsell,
and their son, were taken i'll two or
three days ago, and the infection has
spread in the premises. Another physi-
clan is on the list of new cases, DR..
Otto Lerch, but he is not reported to
have q serious attack. DIR. Barnett
and DR.. Howard Olliphant are reported
to be progressing favorably towards re-
covery. Among the new cases is that
of A. w. Read, second engineer of the
steamship alleda. He was taken sick
on the vessel and Immediately removed
to the Touro infirmary. The steamer
has been disinfected and extra precau-
tons taken to prevent q spread of the
fever among others of the crew.
Miss Carrie Hecker, who died yester-
day, was only reported i'll Saturday.
Last night her mother was announced
to have yellow fever.
This is the record of new cases and
deaths:
DEATHS.
Armand Gauditz.
Carrie w. Hecker.
Miss Annie Caselar.
John McErny.
Call.
NEW CASES.
Marie Gaschenne, DR.. Otto Lerch,
Mr. Perry's child, Miss Leonine Bill
ings, A. W. Read, Miss Corinne Apps,
Mrs. Richard Call, Miss Bertha Call,
Cicero Rosile, Mrs. J. s. Sampsell,
Olive Bohne, d. w. Allen, Edward
Cohen, Henry Schwarm, julius Schnei-
dau, Burris Schneidau, Claude Barris,
Annito Victor, Mrs. Leroy, Miss Mary
Call, Miss Belle Brown, Miss Juanita
Casey, Walter Bailey Casey, Joe Mutt,
K. p. Coates, John Morem, Edward O.
Ray, Davis NJ Haspel, John f. Foster,
John w. Emmett, Frank Lott, Mrs.
Adele Benjamin, Master Fred O. Berr-
mann, Frank Killeala, Mrs. j. p.
Hecker.
ANOTHER DIsCOURAGING REPORT.
Seven New Cases of Yellow Fever and
Two Deaths at Mobile.
MOBILE, Oct. 11.-Seven new cases Of
yellow fever, two deaths in this city
and one at Magazine Point, three miles
distant, and three recoveries, make
the record for this city for the past "a
hours.
The new cases are Charles Kirk
land, Frank Fox. O. A. Mcclellan, Will
liam Chicazola, j. Thornton Bidgood,
]. 7. Ahrens and O. Snuder.
DEATHS.
Jesse Patcher.
George L. Brown.
The death at Magazine Point was
Max Semmeler.
Total cases, 1871 deaths, 20; recover
les, So; remaining under treatment, S6.
No Yellow Fever in Montgomery, Ala.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 11.-Consid-
cradle alarm was caused here in the
past "a hours by the report that mail
carrier named Stebbins had died of yell
low fever. A special meeting of the
board of health was held, and after a
microscopical examination a statement
was issued by the board announcing
that Stebbins' death was due TO plo-
maine poisoning from eating canned
salmon. He had not been exposed to
infection from fever and there is no
reason to suppose that there is any yell
low fever in town.
Yellow Fever at Galveston, Tex.
GALVESTON, Oct. 11.-There are five
cases Of yellow fever here and three
cases that have recovered for the dis
eased The cases are scattered and
seem to have no connection. They APP
pear to have developed in a quite con-
fusing way and are mixed with dengue
fever.
ELECTRIC CAR HELD UP.
Two Masked Men Successfully Rob
rhirty-Five Passengers.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. ia car ON
the Oregon City electric line was held
mn nv two masked men at Meldrum sta.