The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-11


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. iO.-The fever
situation here grew no better to-day.
Early in the evening there was prom
ise that yesterdays record would be
equalled If 1t were not exceeded. New
cases appeared in various portions of
the city, many OF them, however, being
reported in houses where there was al
ready infection. There were several
deaths, and in one case the fatality oc-
CURED not long after the report Of the
case was brought to the attention Of the
board. Three persons are reported sick
in the Call family, on Rosseau street,
between Sorapalau and First streets,
this morning. During the day one OF
them died. The second death among the
cases in Algiers was reported to-day,
Miss Castelar, who was reported down
with the fever several days ago. In the
other fatal Alglers case the patient was
removed to the Isolation hospital. Two
of the deaths to-day were in carrolton,
which, relative to population, has fur
nished more fatal cases than any To-
cality.
The official report OF the board OF
health Is as follows:
Cases of yellow fever to-day 81;
deaths to-day. 8; total cases Of yellow
feve to date, 577; total deaths from yell
low fever to date, Gl; total cases absO-
lutely recovered, 2iO; total cases under
treatment, 276.
Among the new cases Is that OF Mrs.
Sampsell. Her husband, DR.. Sampsell,
and her son were taken Ill two or three
days ago, and the infection has spread
in the premises. Another physician is
on the list OF reported cases to-day, DR..
Otto Lorch, but he is not reported to
have n serious attack. DR.. Barnett and
DR.. Howard Oliphant are both reported
to be progressing favorably toward re-
covery. Among the new cases is that of
A. w. Reed, second engineer OF the
steamship Valeda. He was taken sick
on the vessel, and Immediately removed
TO the Louro inAfmary. The steamer
has been disInfected and extra precau-
tions taken to prevent spread OF the
fever among others Of the crew.
Miss Carrie HelCker. who died to-day,
was only reported i'll yesterday. To-
night her motherwas announcedto have
yellow fever.
JACKSON, Miss, oct lO.-There are
no new cases of yellow fever ut Nitta
Yuma At Edwards there are nine new
cases, four OF which are colored per-
sons, and one death, that Of Mr.. John Y.
Young. 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.
MOBILE, Ala, oct 1O-seven new
cases OF yellow fever, two deaths in the
city and one ut Magazine Point, three
miles distant, make the record for this
city for the past twenty-four hours.
Total cases, 12l; recoveries, Co. remaln-
ing under treatment, S6.
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. lo-Befere
n meeting of the Galveston board OF
health to-day DR.. Guteras made the fol-
lowing statement:
IL have reported TO Surgeon General
wyman and communicated to Health
officer Fisher County Physician War
field and Acting Mayor Skinner that
there are flve 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 ofthe d.
agnosls. l have been very careful, and
have made no statements as to any
cases without close personal examlRa-
ton. The cases are scattered. and
seem to have no connection. They APP
pear to have developed In quite con'
fusing way, and are mixed with dengue
fever. There Is one at the Sealy hos
pltal / have reported two at ST. Mary's
innrmary | was mistaken. misun-
infirmary was m istaken. mlsunder-
stood the statement OF the attending
physician as to the presence OF albumen
In the urine. Finding there Is no al
bumen In the urine / alter my diagnosis
as to that case. The other case at the
inArmary Is distinctly yellow fever"
According TO this statement there are
four cases Of yellow fever here. as the
case In which DIR. Guiteras was mlsta-
ken is one OF the five mentioned In the
above statement
The opinion OF majority OF the
physicians IL that there Is no yellow fe-
yer ut Galveston, but type OF dGngue
fever has existed for the past sixty
DAYS; that there have been 1900 cases
OF dengue and not Il single death.
A meeting OF citizens Of Galveston has
been called for Monday morning for the
purpose Of asking DR., Wyman to keep
DIR. Gulteras here until he has had time
10 report fully on all suspicious cases.
Galveston was somewhat excited SAT-
urday night, but to-day the city was
quiet.
~rho Santa Fc is the only railroad
open. All other roads were cut OF last
night before any one could get out Of
town. The Santa Fe took seyCnty.fyc
persons last night, and liS departed on
to.day'g train. FOrty-twO are booked
for New York by steamer, which sails
Monday, and forty have left by boat for
Bay Shore points. This constitutes the
total hcglriI from here. The citizens
claim that n these four cases are yell
low fever then thousands OF citizens
hayo had II, na there have bccn thou-
sands OF cases similar 10 the Cuscn pros
nounccd by Dr. Gultcrns TO be yellow
fcvCr.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, oct, iO,-Con-
adorable alarm was caused here In the
past twcnty-four hourn by tho report
Tint q mail carrier had died Of yellow TO-
YER A special meeting of the board OF
health was held last night, ana after q
mcruscupIcn examination to-day O
abatement was iBHuod by the board nm
nounclng that slobblna' death was duo
TO ptomlnc pulsoulng from cntlnE
canned snlmon lie had not been OK.
posed 10 Infection from fovcr and