The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-25
FROM RIOT TO ARSON.
MOB SETS FIRE TO PROPOSED HOS
PITAL AT NEW ORLEANS
When the Firemen Attempted TO Put
the Fire Out the Mob Cut the
Hose. and the Police Had Dfffi-
Guilty in Dispersins the Rioters.


the conversion OF the Beauregard school
house into yellow fever hospital and open
threats that Il would be burned Y its use
as hospital was persisted in. developed
into riot ard arson last night The police
were called OUT To protect tie nrernen IN
tAe.r eadsavor 10 save the building from
destruction. and the city was araarne with
excitement
Effective work By the fire department
IN the face OF mob enabled the depart
nent TO save the main portion or the
building. Only the annexes o. the structure
wsre reduced 10 ashes.
After q mass meeting 81 citizens held
sass night a riotous crowd gathered around
the building and openly threatened that al
the first opportunity they would nre II
T1rou ghout yesterday evening SISTER
Agnes and a number OF Sisters OF Charity,
Together with help from the hospital. had
been putting the building in order Ter the
reception OF yellow fever patients
At nighttalI Surgeon Bloom, OF the hos
p!sal. the sisters and others, had been
warned that they had better leave the
building. They did SO, and made their way
through = dense crowd or panic-stricken
citizens Then q small force OF police were
ordered 10 the scene. While the police
were engaged IN attempting 10 Quell the
riotous crowd n front Of the building, TWO
tncendiaries. with flve-galion can OF OIL.
proceeded to the rear, and quickly had the
building in flames.
An alarm was turned IN, but the first
ne'ghboring engine had scarcely arrived
when the hose was cut. When other en-
gines arrived their hose was also destroy
. ed by the mob. Chief Caster finally ar
rived with a squad Of officers. which beat
the mob back
The burning Of the school created in
tr,AE q Na a
bitterly denounced. Every newspaper In
the city, in ringing editorials, pledges IT.
self 20 support the mayor In whatever
action he may take 20 punish the culprits
and carry into effect the original deter
mination to establish a yellow fever hos
pital in the Beaurguard schooIhouse.
A committee during the day called on
the mayor 10 protest against the use OF the
building as a hospital. His honor fiercely
denounced the outrage OF last night He
said that such occurrences would do New
Orleans more harm than all the yellow
fever epidemics combined. The question
had arisen whether there should be law
and order here or anarchy. So far as he
was concerned, he proposed 10 exhaust
every power at his command to establish
peace.
The mayor sent force Of policemen to
guard the building today, and a part OF
the structure is stu In use as a hospital.
Eminent doctors believe that the work
Of the board Of health is productive Of
good results, and that the fever Is not
spreading, but, on the contrary, is being
confined 10 localities. Thus far there
have been a few less than 100 cases and
fifteen deaths. The death rate is in the
neighborhood of Is per cent.
One of the sensations of the day was
the announcement that the board of health
had decided to prosecute DR.. Monluzin for
having failed to report case of suspicious
fever. DR.. MonluEin reported 70 the board
OF health the case OF Miss Dreyfous. who
he said. was suffering with yellow fever.
Not long after the board had TO report the
death Of Miss Dreyfous. Investigation
proved that she had been taken sick about
six days ago, and that Dr. Monluzin had
failed to report the case.
There were nine new cases today and
three deaths. OF the ninety odd cases
IN New Orleans. but four have bean
among the negro population.
The situation here IL practically IN
changed. Freight Is moving slowly. and
there is practically no passenger traffic.
The theaters are still open and amuse-
ments are not restrained. But that New
Orleans is losing hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars by foolish quarantine is not TO
be doubted The ordering by the South
ern Pacific Company OF the steamer FL
Norte from New York to Galveston means
that all Eastern freights destined for the
Pacific coast Will SO through the Texas
port until the quarantine embargo against
this city Is raised.
MOBILE, Ala. Sept. 24.-There have been
three deaths and three new cases OF yell
low fever since the report handed out
yesterday at 2 o'clock The bulletin today
reports IL cases, 6 deaths Is discharged
and Is under treatment Rev. Father Dan
tel Murray died OF the disease this morn
ing.
The steady effort 10 get the strlngency
OF the quarantine against Mobile modified
is meeting with partial success The river
boats on the Alabama river and the Tom
bIgbee left tonight on the first trips for two
weeks.
EDWARDS, Miss. Sept. also p. m
There have been q new cases OF yellow
fever reported up 20 this hour today.