The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
FEVER FATALITIES GROW.
SEVEN DEATHS REPORTED IN NEW
ORLEANS YESTERDAY.

Thirty New Cases BObbed Up by 2
o,CIocI1 in the Evening-Fever Not
Considered Contagious, But At
mosnhcricaIIy InfectiOus-O II e
Hundred Deaths So Far From the
300 Reported Cases-Neglect StiII
Uavors the PIague-Edwards Re-
norts Three Deaths and Cayuea
One-MOntgomery Reports the Ex-
istence of Two Cases There.
New orleans, La, Oct. 1S.-Before
o'clock this evening the 100 mark of deaths
during the present period of yellow fever
prevalence had been reached.
When the board of health closed its
doors last night there had been ninety
three fatal cases. Between last night and
nightlan to-day seven deaths were report
ed This century of deaths has occurred
from less than 900 cases that have been
reported to the board since early in Sep
tember when the first case made its ap-
pearance in New Orleans.
AS usual, however, to-day's record has
been swelled by the criminal neglect of
the poorer classes. The record to-day was
evening the new cases exceeded thirty,
and the deaths had reached seven. Here
tofore the greatest number of deaths on
q single day has been 9.
The cases, as on the other days, have
bobbed up in all directions The quaran-
tine system is still in effect, but it does
not seem to restrain the spread of the in
fection, and the opinion seems to be
borne out that yellow fever is not at all
contagious, but atmospherically infec-
tous.
These were the new cases and deaths
to-day:
New Cases-Antonio Barrone, Alice Ros-
enfeldt Henry Janin, Morgan Janin, EN-
ma Roche, DR.. Geirge Kreeger, Louis Ma
lois, Hugh C. Cage, Miss Catherine But
terworth, Alice Lewis, - McGrath, Jr.,
Grace Gogeve, Miss Bertha Winth, Flor
ence Lyons, J. Gorofalo August Cedar,
DR.. J. S. Langworthy, Henry Ulrich, Mrs.
I.arsola, Miss Rosa Cherrlle, Mabel
Schneidau Mrs. Hattie Hitler, Julius
Koenigen, Master Kenneth Ray, Robert
Coulett, e. F. Flynn, Albert Magoun, Sid
ney Bowling, Mary Salvant, Cecil Salvant,
Deaths-Fannie Winth, Antonio Barrone,
Paul Carusi, Miss Adelaide Roberts, j.
Gorolafo, Gounolon, John Goode;
John c.. Mcdonnell, Charles Fowler,
Theresa Scott, Irene PARSE, Albert HUI
bener, Herman Morales.
Two lives might have been saved if any
attempt had been made to give the pa
tients attention. Early this morning Cor
oner Lemmoner found the dead body of
Pepino Goroafe in a room on Burgundy
street The body was lying on the floor,
and those in the place said that the man
had gone to bed and rolled upon the floor
in stupor. 1t took DIR. Lemmonier about
two minutes to decide that the man had
died from a genuine case of yellow fever,
and a subsequent autopsy confirmed the
doctors hasty diagnosis. The body was
Immediately buried.
Later on during the day the coroner
was called to view the body of Antonio
Barrone. The coroner at once diagnosed
the case as one of yellow fever. Both of
these cases had been concealed from the
authorities and the patients had died
without doctor being called in to give
relief.
The first case of yellow fever at Baton
Rouge, the capital of the state, was re-
ported to-day. The case was that of Will
lie Rivas, who lives on the outskirts of
the city.
The following is the official report of
the board of health: Cases of yellow fever
to-day, 81; deaths, Z; total cases to date,
S65; deaths, 100; recovered, 443; under treat
ment, 332.