The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-05
Only the Most Favorable Reports Received
From All Points.

New Orleans, Oct 4-For owenty-four
hours, closing al nightfall, there had not
been a single death recorded in the Of
flee of the board of health. Yesterday.
there had been thirty-one ned cases re-
ported, and at o'clock tonight twenty
two were reported since o'clock yester-
day Yesterday there were under sur
veillance nearly ECO premises in which
yellow fever had been declared 10 exist.
and in some Of the houses there were
four OF five cases, yet not a single one
had proven fatal in twenty-four hours,
with the result that tonight the death
rate had fallen TO trifing excess over
1O1a per cent. and the prospects for an
early Stamping out OF the disease had
been considerably frightened.
There is no indication that the sickness
will assume an epidemic form. All fear
Of that has disappeared and people who
have their families at other points are
beginning 10 make arrangements TO
bring them back.
One case was reported today in the
Convent Of Mercy, and two cases appear
ed in the Protestant Episcopal Home, on
Jackson avenue and Chippewa.
Sister Barbara of the Maraisit hospital
was among those taken down. Many pa
tents were discharged today as cured.
Among them was Ed Roddy OF the Illi-
nois Central road, who had been sick
but a week.
At a special meeting of the board of
health this afternoon it was decided that
the ship bringing 800 Sicilian immigrants
upon arrival here snail be detained ar
quarantine at the mouth of the river
until further orders, and notice to this
effect was sent 10 Collector Wilkinson.
Six days have passed since Ocean
Springs has had any yellow fever. II the
present immunity from disease continues
until Friday of his week. the board OF
health viii officially declare the Missis-
sippi resort free OF fever. Ocean Springs
vas the first TO contract the disease and
viii probably be the first 20 get rid of il.
When the first feye TWas reported here
the experts were ordered to carefully d.
agnose each case. but the board no long
~ considers this necessary. To visit
each case the experts would have .
abandon their own practice entirely. As
matters stand now the diagnosis Of the
physician called in = taken as determin-
ing the nature % a case. L. is therefore
probable that many cases OF Iriiing
type viii be reported. The New Orleans
members OF the legisia ;uze, country
members VINO can get mere and the city
council viii confer on giving more money
for he board of health. The state au-
thorities viii provide money through the
fiscal agents if The consent Of the legis-
la-ura can be obtained
The Marine hospital disinfectad today
12S car ioads OF freight Tor Texas Via
New York The steam chamber disin-
feeling plan for mails vas tried yester-
day at the private office. Newspapers
ana fabrics We're thoroughly iisinfeeted.
An offer has been received by The board
- provide a plantation removed from
re city at which the Sfciiisn immigrants
may Re landed and taken care OF until il
* safe 70 let them go - the various
points for which :hey are destined.
VScfs5usz. Miss. OCT. 4-Dr. Metcalt
OF Naschsz mas gone - take charge II
the cases OF yellow fever a. Nit:syu11a-
4 message from Mr.. c. II. Plum stated
that ne local physician declined . treas
the disease; thai Mss Thompson. one II
the sick in his house. WAS sinking. and
t1at taere were s@O suspicious cases
The SAFE board q health ordered Dr.
Me;-aIf - the scene. PiIzl's message
also reported Two suspicious eases. ne
Sroes. a; Nittayuma. Five nurses we're
Sent % Edwards today. Excitement here
is over AMI the ,own is free from sus2i-
c!ous cases
Dr. SansoIlard ana Undertake. T. G.
Fisher ls., for Cincinnati today IN az
cordance with the Instructions ~ ne
state and city boards 81 heath. because
hey had visited NittaygTna sf.e- he
osss break o. fever ,aere. BOZ gentlemen
agreed ina; j. vas aeS 20 leave Town.