The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-27
THE FEVER SITUATION
Fifteen New Cases, but No Death &
New Orleans.
MANY PATIENTS ARE on THE MEND.
Most Dangerous Case During Epi-N
demic Now Convalcscent. ssi
ONLY ONE DEATH AT EDWARDS X
Hut There Were Twcnty-three New
Cases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 70 Sur
gcon General Wymnn.
ONLY ONE DEATH AT EDWARDS

Now Orleans, La, September 26---Today
was the quietest Ct the week In New Or
leans. and the fever situation. In spito
bcr of new cases. may be said to have
shown much improvement
Fifteen cases were recorded on the books
OF the board OF health. but there were no
deaths aud there havc been no deaths
since Friday night.
The authorities received reports during
the evening frun nearly every patient who
is now under treatment. and these were
all to the effect that the cases nre doing
well and that not patient Is In imfne-
diatc danger OF dissolution, Some forty
cases were reported tonight as belng on
the mend. and number OF them will be
discharged during the week.
ono of the most dangerous cases that has
appeared was discharged today. II was
that on Madison street In the neighhor-
hood of tho French Market. where the con-
ditions were consiered to be such as TO
warrant fear that the disease would spread
Unusual precautions were taken BY the
authorities 10 quarantine the case and Inn
prove the sanitary conditions of the noigh-
borhood, and the fever in that vicinity
seems 10 have been stamped out com
petely,
Al the Oakland Park dctcntion camp
| all tho refugees who have been given quar-
| ters were declared to be WE'LL no sickness
| having yet appeared In the camp.
Todays record: r. Torna. 1906 st. An
| drcws street. q. G. McIIardy. Pine and
Maple; A. Gollr an, 2291 iiAonne' Toa
lawor. 30S Seloua. Michael pwyar, t2l
| First; James Gray, 52S Esplapade; 1or.y
and Susie Maitson, 2all Constance; 49,
| Bronson. 1926 IRENE, Andrew and Miss
Piazo and a servant girl at 1901 poydfas
street Arthur J. Blake, 2ol3 Camp; Emma
Schlosschcer, Barunne and Poydras Mrs.
| w II. Williams, 156s Camp.
The new cases are as usual scattered.
| Tho tnDat prominent amors them are Mr..
| McsLlrdy. wealthy ipAurence man, aLi
Mira Williams, wife Of General w. VI. VIII
Hams, we'll known newspaper ,nan,
There are now four cases In the VIII
liams family. but they are all reportrd 10
be doing well.
II. Toma is the brother OF the man who
died last week and lives In the samo
premises number OF children arc among
the new canes.
Professor Metz has large number OK
formaldehydo generators now at work.
To-day he burned In the street the bed
whore the man Zcerle died on Constance
street. the clothing iirst having been sub
| joeted to formaldehyde dsnfectants. Some
discomfort and loss lis being suffered By The
poorer classes whose effects have 10 he
burned but Professor Metz said tonight
that he was hopeful OF getting mn ap-
preparation TO cover Just cases OF distress.
Professor Metz has placed formaidehyde
generators at the railroad depos and bag
gage IL being promptly and thoroughly dis
Infected before IL lis put on the trains. The
local charity organizations arc takins
steps TO relieve all cases OF destitution
that are presented. Tho board Of health
supplies medicines. and the charity hos
pital physicians and the charity creani-
cations will try TO provide food for the
poor class
Mrs. A. McCubbage died this morning
at Ocean Springs OF yellow fever. sbe had
been sick for several days. and her case
had already been reported There tfve
been no new cases at Ocean SPRINGS. Re-
ports from the detention camp say that
about ten refugees from New Orleans lave
arrived there and eighteen from Biloxi.
There Is no sickness In the camp save one
case OF rheumatism. The patients in the
, hospital at the camp are recovering.