Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-13
SEVEN WELL DEVELOPED CASES IN
NEE ORLEANS.
AUTHORITIES NOT ALARMED.
FEEL CONFI,ENTi THAT THEY CAN
CONTFsL THE DISEASE.
All the Case Arc ImportatiOns-City
to BE Tho0uchIy CIcnned-Gen-
cral Quarantine Against the
Crescent City Likely to
Be Declared.

New 4Orlesri Sept. l2.-Shortiy before
noon to-day, he board of health officially
declared six bf the suspicious cases oi
fever on St Claude street TO be yellow
fever. A cople of hours subsequently.
the board announced another pronounced
case of yellT fever at Miro and Espie-
made streets, also in the lower part Of the
city, but "a iile or more away from the
infected sdu;se. The announcement of the
first six case of yellow fever was not un-
expected although it was hoped from the
delay of the present experts that these
cases were sbply of bilious malaria
-. No generalalarm has resulted here, al
though the Jews rapidly spread through
the city TIE authorities do not believe
that the sitution is materially worse than
II was four r five days ago. and they are
still eenfidef of their ability. with mod
ern sanitar appliances. successfully 10
quarantine be infected districts.
The officia bulletin of the board of ex-
perts declarag the St. Claude street cases
to be yellow fever was received by Presi-
dent Olliphslt soon after IL o'clock. Or.
Olliphant Immediately sent fer members
of the pres and gave out the report,
which was signed by Drs. Lemennier,
Touatre. Bikham, Petit and Parhan OF
the board 4 experts. and DIR. r. lse2rP3,
the attendig physician. The rep9rE EhwaS
as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned physicians. who,
from timeto time, have examined the
twelve case of fever on ST.. Claude street
between Cluet and Louesa. find six to be
yellow feyr, four of whom are sconva-
iescent TIRE are no other cases"
OF the Twelve original cases, all of which
had their rigin from case that had come
from Ocea Springs, the six other than
those repoted to-day as yellow fever were
announced this afternoon TO be pracucai-
IL we'll IN walking about their rooms. of
the six ppnounced yellow fever. four are
convalescat and two are declared to be
critically u. one of these having suffered
a relapse Hnce yesterday.
Among he suspicious cases reported yes
terday wss that of a boy named Roy, liv-
ing at MIRO and Esplanade streets. Drs.
Lemonnie. Touatre and Matas were sent
to make careful observation of the case.
This evening they pronounced it to be un-
.auestionaly yellow fever, ana as appar-
entity hatng had its origin in Scranton,
Miss. GRIN the vicinity Of that town; w -
made thj announcement of the existence
of seven Eases of yellow fever in New Or
leans viii sincere regret, but there was no
faith with the public here ana elsewhere.
i do notthiDk. however, there n OCCASION
here for serious alarm, uiIiesS7 cUiultlOiiS
shall gpw materially worse. We shall
have tolawait developments. We now
have hi a total of eight cases and one
death. tie origin OF all OF whicn may ne
traced D the infected towns on the MIS-
sissippi Toast. They may all be classed as
importaions.
Il seeno occasion for any panic in New
Or,eans. The general health OF the city Is
good. aid IL is rapidly being put IN me
sanitary condition. There Is no present
apprehension of an epidemic. and L nave
reason 10 hope that we shall continue to
be 1raessss OF the situution.'
A number of additional suspicious cases
were axsin reported to the board of health
to-day. in each instance physicians were
at once dispatched to Investigate. Their
reports have been uniformly that the sus-
picions were Sroundless. 80 81 ..-.
the conference committee met the board
of health to-day and discussed the qucs-
ton o. sanitation. 1t was reported that
arrangements had been made with The
water works company and with large
plants on the river front to furnish an
ample supply of water. Many of the gut
ters were flushed to-day. and ii was said
that practically every one in the city would
have running water in II tomorrow. A
haayy rainstorm visited New Orleans this 4
lnorning, and assisted in cleaning the
streets. --f 1
1t is probable that most of the towns
tha. have not quarantined New Orleans
will now refuse to have any communication
with this city. The situation in this re-
spect. however, will not be, much aggra-
waited as the excitement has been bottled
UP for several days. . ys..,i..