The record-union., 1897-10-05
SITUATION IN The
SOUTH IMPROVED.
Were Twenty Two New Yellow Fever
Cases Yesterday
But Not a Single Death Was Reported
to the Board of Health.
Ocean Springs, the Mississippi Re-
sort Where the Fever First
Made It's Appearance, Now Free
From the Decentralization at
Edwards and Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-For TWEEN
ty-four hours, closing at nightfall,
there had not been single death re-
corded in the Office of the Board of
Health. Yesterday there had been
thirty-one new cases reported, and at Z
o'clock tonight twenty-five reported
since 9 o'clock last night. Yesterday
there were under surveillance nearly
200 premises in which yellow fever
had been declared to exist, and in some
of the houses there were four or five
cases. yet not a single one proved fa-
tai in twenty-four hours. The result
was that tonight the death rate had
fallen to a triffing excess over 1912 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 as
sumo an epidemic form. All fear of
that has disappeared, and people who
have their families at other points are
beginning to make arrangements to
bring them back.
Many patients were discharged to-
day as recovered.
At a special meeting of the Board of
Health this evening it was decided that
the ship bringing 300 Sicilian immi-
grants upon arrival here shall be de-
tanned at quarantine at the mouth of
the river until further orders, and a.
notice to this effect was sent to Collec-
tor Wilkinson.
Six days have passed since Ocean
Springs has had any yellow fever.
If the present immunity from disease
continues until Friday of the current
week, the Board of Health will official
ly declare the Mississippi resort free
of fever. Ocean Springs was the first
to contract the disease, and will prob
ably be the first to get rid of it.
EXCITEMENT AT vICKSBURG
OVER.
VICKSBURG (Miss), Oct 4-Dr
Metcalf of Natchez has gone to take
charge of the cases of yellow fever at
Nittayuma. Messages from c. II. Blum
stated that the local physician declined
to treat the diease; that Miss Thomp-
son, one of the sick in his house. was
sinking, and that Operator Smith, the
depot agent, was sick, and there are
two suspicious cases. The State Board
of Health ordered DIR. Metcalf to the
scene.
Blum's message also reported two
suspicious cases, negroes. at Nitta-
yuma.
Five nurses were sent to Edwards
to-day. The excitement here is over,
and the town is free from suspicious
cases.
THREE NEW CASES AT EDWARDS.
EDWARDS (Miss.), Oct. 4.-Three
new cases of yellow fever have been
reported to-day. V. L. A Moss, whose
name appears in the list of new cases,
has been acting Mayor on account of
Mayor Redfield's illness. There is only
one member of the City Council on his
feet to-day. The fever seems to grow
more violent every day, and a relapse
is one of the worst features to be fear
ed. Already several deaths have been
caused from relapse. Mrs. G. w. Red
field, Sr., died at l o'clock This is the
fifth death in the Redfield family.
SEVEN AT MOBILE.
MOBILE (Ala.), Oct. 4-Seven new
cases and one death to-day; total
cases to date, SO; deaths, IA; discharg-
ed, u.