Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-15
NEW ORLEANS RESIGNED
THE FEVER TO RUN ITS COURSE.
Galveston Has n First-class Scare
Over Four Cases of the Dread
Disease-People Fly to the Coast
New Cases.

days record would be equaled if it was
not exceeded. New cases appeared IN va
rious portions of the city, many OF them,
however, being reported in houses where
there was already infection. There were
several deaths and in one instance the IA
tality occurred not long after the report
of the case was brought to the attention
of the board. Three persons were report
ed sick in one family. During the day
one of them died. The second death
among the cases in Algiers was reported
today-Miss Caselar, who was reported
sick with the fever several days ago. The
other fatal case was in Algiers. The pa
tent was removed to the isolation hospi-
tai and died there. Two of the deaths
were in Carrollton, which, relative to the
population, has furnished more fatal cases
than any other locality in the city.
Official report of the board of health:
Cases 81, deaths 5, total cases to date ST.
total deaths 81, total cases absolutely re-
covered 240, total cases under treatment
276.
Some of the New Cases.
Among the new cases is that of Mrs.
Sampsell. Her husband, DR.. Sampsell
and their son, were taken ill two or three
days ago and the infection has spread in
the premises.
Another physician is on the list of cases
reported, DIR. Otto Leech, but he is not re-
ported to have serious attack. DR.. Bar
nett and DR.. Howard Oliphant are both
reported to be progressing favorably to-
ward recovery.
Among the new cases is that of A. w.
Read, second engineer of the steamship
Vallada. He was taken sick on the YES
sci and removed to the Touro infirmary
The steamer has been disinfected and ex-
ira precautions taken to prevent a spread
of the fever among the crew.
At Galveston.
Galveston, Oct. ll.-Before a meeting
of the Galveston board of health DR.. Gui-
teras made the following statement:
81 have reported to Surgeon General
Wyman and communicated to Health Of
ficer Fish and Acting Mayor Skinner that
there are five cases of yellow fever here
and three cases that have recovered from
the disease. There is no doubt in my
mind as to the correctness of the diagno-
sis. l have been very careful and have
made no statement as to any cases with
out close personal examination. The
cases are scattered and seem to have no
connection. They appear to have de-
veloped in a quite confusing way and are
mixed with dengue fever. There is one
at Sealy hospital. 1 have reported two
at st. Mary's infrmary, but find that in
one at the infirmary l was mistaken. l
misunderstood the statement of the at
tending physician as to the presence of
albumen in the urine. Finding there is no
albumen l alter my diagnosis as to that
case. The other case in the infrmary is
distinctly yellow fever"
According to this statement there are
four cases of yellow fever, as the case in
which Guiteras was mistaken was one of
the five mentioned in the above state
ment. A type of dengue fever has exist
ed at Galveston for the past 60 days, and
there have been 5000 cases of dengue and
not single death.
The Santa Fe is the only road open. All
other roads were cut off last night before
any one could get out of town. The San
ia Fe took out rs persons last night and
lis departed on the train today. Forty
people have left by boat for bay shore
points.
This constitutes the total hegira from
here. The citizens claim if the four cases
are yellow fever then thousands of citi
zenshave had it, as they have had similar
sickness.
Government Precautions.
Washington, Oct ll.-Surgeon General
Wyman has been in communication with
Dr. Fish of Galveston and State Health
Officer Swearingen, and has been advised
that all necessary precautions have been
taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. The officials of the marine hospital
service have known for several weeks of
the existence of considerable dengue fever
at Galveston, but they decline to express
any opinion of the development of yellow
fever there. DIR. Guiteras would have
been sent to Galveston sooner had it been
possible to spare his services elsewhere.
At Mobile, Ala, there were seven new
cases in the city and two deaths. In the
county there was one death, but no new
cases.
New Cases at Edwards.
jackson, Miss, Oct. ll.-There are no
new cases of fever at Militia Yuma. At Ed
wards there are nine new cases, four of
which are colored people, and one death.
The state board of health has advised the
industrial institute at Columbus, Miss,
not to open the fall term until general
frosts occur in the state.
Alarm in Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. ll.-Consider-
able alarm has been caused here by the
report that a mail carrier named Stebbins
had died of yellow fever. A special meet
ing of the board of health was held, and
after a miscroseopical examination,
statement was issued by the board of
health announcing that Stebbins' death
was due to poisoning. He had not been
exposed to infection from yellow fever
and there is no reason to suppose that
there is fever in town.
To Dredge the Yukon.