Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-01
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
One Death and Eleven New Cases Of
Fever at New Orleans.
PREJUDICE AGAINST QUARANTINE
People Have Become Reconciled
to the School House Hospital.
FREIGHT TRAINS ABANDONED

NEW ORLEANS October 1.-Up to noon
the board of health has had reported eleven
new cases. One death occurred this morn
ing. Among the new cases is Rev. Bever-
ley Warner of Trinity Episcopal Church,
who is an eastern man, but who came here
to be with his congregation.
Eight people have been discharged from
the detention camp. and are mngling with
the community. The yellow fever hospital
has received number of additional pa
tients in the past few hours. They are be-
ing scattered through the building. and the
health officials are thoroughly fumigating
the structure.
The people in the neighborhood of the
building have concluded that there is no
reason why violence should be offered, and
the health authorities consider that there
is no reason to apprehend further incen-
diarism. officials of the board of health
say that figuring on the situation in 1878,
and the progress of the disease at this
time. there is not the remotest possibility
of an epidemic.
More Cases Reported.
Cases are being numeropsly reported,
now that the people believe that there is
yellow fever here, and even if the case is
only suspicious the board of health makes
a record of it. The board comes in for
some criticism for its failure to report
deaths promptly.
The officials say, however, that their
staff is smaller than it ought to be; that
many of the men they employ are ineffi-
Gent, because they are picked up at ran
and that it is not possible completely to
patrol the wide territory of city like this.
where everybody is doing his best to beat
the quarantine.
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board of health because it is Quarantining
people.
But the board, by experience, has shown
that it is not far from being right in TAX
ing all precaution. The trouble is, how
ever, that a number of local physicians are
Withholding diagnoses of cases, not be-
Eeving tie prevailing fever is Yellow Jack.
They justify their apparent negligence by
the fact that the deaths are few and the
cases not increasing.
Gulf Route Closed.
SAN FRANCISCO. October LIN conse-
quence of the yellow fever quarantine in
the southern states. the Southern Pacific
Company has decided to close its gulf
route to all freight traffic. Arrangements
have been perfected BY the Southern Pa
cific with the Texas and Pacific whereby
connection may be had with New Orleans
and other points in the southern parts of
louisiana
turned over to the Texas and Pacific at FL
Paso- This arrangement. while only tenn
poriry. Will continue until the abatement
of the yellow fever epidemic.
Another effect of the yellow fever scare
Is the decision of The passenger depart
ment OF the company not 10 run the Sunset
Limited to New Orleans this winter 1t will
run to Chicago instead
Official Reports.
The Official reports to Surgeon General
Wyrlan of the marine hospital service re-
garding the progress of yellow fever in the
south show the following results yesterday:
New Orleans, "a new cases, 3 deaths; Ed
wards. Miss. % new cases. no deaths;
Biloxi. Miss, "a Lew cases, I death; Mo-
bile. Ala. 6 cases. 1 death: McEnery, Miss,
rev cases. no deaths: Ocean Springs, no
new cases and no deaths.
The cases reported at McEnery are the
first discovered at that place. The town Is
on the gulf coast, and DIR. Wasdin reports
that the cases are strictly quarantined.
burning Newspaper Mail.
Postmaster L. s. Flourney of Ruston,
, La, has telegraphed the Post Office De-
partment that the town council there has
commanded him to burn all local newspd-
Fer mail received from the yellow fever
districts. Their action is based on the
failure OF the great bulk of such matter to
show any trace of fumigation, the wrap
pers not being perforated.
The papers. he wires, are refused by
nearly every patron Of the office. Assistant
Postmaster General Heath telegraphed the
postmaster today that. IL the newspaper
mali is refused. he should destroy it, with
out expense to the department, under the
authority of section 55S of the postal laws
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