The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-28
81 CASES IN THREE DAYS
YESTERDAYS CASES, TWENTY
ONE WITH TWO DEATHS.
DIAL CASES 1853; DEATHS, 10; WELL, 3
bid Weather is Looked for Before the Cseas
viii Take More Yirulent Form--The
Death Rate Yesterday Had Been
II Per Cent
Il Per Cent.

u FER lent.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 27.-Warmel
weather in the past two or three days
has had the effect Of increasing to some
extent the number of new eases of the
prevailing tyre of yellow fever, but ii
has equally had the fleet of sending
down the death rate There were p
cases on Saturday, seventeen yesterday
and up half past six o'clock to-day, TWEEN
ty-ons eases. But there were only two
deaths on Saturday, none on Sunday and
two to-day. Present experience there
fore proves that warm weather add to
the number Of cases but reduces the
mortality. Will, cold weather diminishes
the number of eases and Cnlarges the
death rate. Physicians and the authori-
ties tonight generally agree that the
situation is, steadily improving. They
believe that the chances are growing
more remote every day of an epidemic,
and that there is little likelihood that
the disease will assume before cold
weather much more virulent form than
that ut present.
Prof Metz. who is at the head Of
the work of sanitation and who super
intends the fumigati0n of all houses,
said tonight to the Associated Press re-
porter:
Some little figuring that | have done
discloscs the facts that there have been
up to half past six tonight exactly one
hundred and ffty-eght cases. OF these
nineteen have died and ] am able to
state this evening that thirty-eight have
been actually discharged rs entirely re-
covered. Therefore, there remains one
hundred and one cases, and while /
should not like to undertake statement
OF the number Of those practically on the
way TO recovery, the death rate among
them with the present conditions will be
smlli The death rate tonight is bare
ly above twelve per cent"
This is the record Mt night-faH: New
cases Fed Chastant, 1902 Grand Route,
ST. J0hn Fred Rachus, 1893, Fidelity
Conrad, Seventh, between Rosseau
and 1ichipitoulas; !. r. Rozen; =. G..
bernstein; a. \. Yraue, all at Home for
Homeless Men - Riyert, 1905
Charles street: Mrs S. J. Pitcher, Pip
Barronne street; Henry Banriac, 1928
Roache avenue; 49,. Russo, go ST
Philip street; Paul Quentin, La Sage
and White; three Misses Gennin, 2122
Bayuo Road; Mrs. S. S. Keener, 22O6
Baronne; Raphael Passe, AL South Ba-
sin; Marie Bojas, 2705 Urquhart; Pc
ter De Oble, 1434 Dante. Deaths
Fred Bachus, 1888 Felicity; j. H.
CHEEKY, 1929 Fourth street.
OF the cases reported this evening,
six were found in the Home for Home
less Men, poor institution that takes
care of people who have no friends.
Three cases were reported collective
ly to-day from Bayo Road, in the Gennin
family. The cases, however, are consid-
cred mild.
Of the deaths, the CHEEKY case was
reported several days ago and the pa
tent had received careful treatment. but
his case was considered a bad one.
Bachus was taken sick four days ago.
His people are poor and they did not at
tach much Importance to his illness.
only calling in doctor q few hours be-
loren is death, when they saw the pa
tent rapidly sinking
DIR. John Guiteras, the Marine Hospit-
al expert, arrived here to-day. He does
not care to see any of the patients in
New Orleans who are suffering with vel
low fever. He believes that the Board
or Health here has taken e most eff
fectlve means known to science to stamp
out the diesase, and believes that the
sickness is in good control and express
es the belief that it is of a mild type.
He does not believe that there is a
particle Of reason for widespread
alarm.
MOBILE MUCH REVIVED.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 27.-The report for
Monday has greatly revived the spirits
of the people here. They accept it as
indicating that the energetic effort to
surround the disease and stamp it out
are meeting with success.
summary of the situation follows.
Total cases to noon, 81; total deaths,
s; discharged, g. remaining under
treatment, 90.
DR.. u. .. Summers leaves here to-
night. He still regards the fever as
comfortable and the efforts of the local
as properly directed to con-
troll it He regards the situation as far
from alarming and lays what panic ex-
lists to the charge of those physicians
who predicted disastrous epidemic. He
regards that State as absolutely in no
danger, even should persons sick of the
fever be brought into it.
Surgeon Glennen telegraphed from
Mobile this afternoon as follows:
Three new cases officially reported;
one DEATH"
DIR. Carter wired from New Orleans
that the report of fever at Gramercy
had been investigated by DR.. Copdan and
found untrue.