The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-28
FEVER SEE-SAWS WITH DEATH.
oyE.s HIGH RATE MEANS LOW REC
ORD FOR THE OTHER.


rbc Return of HOT weather DeveI-
ops Numer of New Cases, But the
Dcnth Rate Decreases-Six of the
Txventy-One Cases in New Orleans
To-day Were in =, Home For Home
less Ncn-Ncw Orleans SdII Hop
t,e. ia Prevent an Epidemic-Re-
norris From the stricken Section.
New orleans, Sept. 27.-Warmer weather
tor the better part of the last three days
has had the effect of increasing to some
ovtent the number of new cases of the
prevaing type of yellow fever, but it has
eoually had the effect of sending down
the death rate.
There were twenty-three cases on Sat
urdav. seventeen yesterday and up to $50
o'clock to-day, twenty-one cases. But
there we're only two deaths on Saturday,
none on Sunday and two to-day. Pres
ent experience, therefore, proves that
warm weather adds to the number of
cases but reduces the mortality, while
cold weather diminishes the number of
cases and enlarges the death rate. Physi-
clans and the authorities tonight gener-
aUv agree that the situation is steadily
improving. They believe that the chances
are growing more remote every day of an
endemic. and that there is little likeli-
hood that the disease will assume, before
cold weather, much more virulent form
than at present.
Professor Metz, who is at the head of
the work of sanitation, and who superin-
tends the fumigation of all houses, said to
the Associated Press reporter tonight:
Some little figuring that 1 have done dis
closes the fact that there have been up
to half past six tonight exactly 15S cases.
Of these, nineteen have died, and / am able
to state this evening that thirty-eight have
been actually discharged as entirely recov-
cred Therefore, there remains 101 cases,
and. While I should not like TO undertake
statement of the number of those prac-
tically on the way to recovery, the death
rate among them with the present condi-
tions, will be small. The death rate to-
night is barely above u per cent"
This is the record at nightfal
New cases: Fred Chastant, 1902 Grand
route, St. John.
Fred Bachus, 1893 Felicity.
Conrad Seventh, between Rosseau
and Tchoupitoulas.
J. B. Rassen.
p. c. Foote.
S. Murray.
W. S. Campbell.
c. Bernstein.
A A. Vrane, all at Home for Homeless
Aen.
Rivert, 1905 Char.es street.
Mrs. s. J. Pitcher, PIP Barronne street.
Henry Banriac, 1925 Roche avenue.
Russo, 625 st. Philip street.
Paul Quentin, LeSage and White.
Three Misses Gennin, 2122 Bayou road.
Mrs. S. S. Keener, 2206 Barronne.
Raphael Passe AL South Basin.
Marie Rojas, 2705 Urquhart.
Peter De Oble, 1494 Dante.
Deaths
Fred Bachus, 1893 Felicity.
J. H. Cherry, 1120 Fourth street
OF the cases reported this evening, six
were found in the Home for Homeless
Men, a poor institution that takes care
OF people who have no friends.
Three cases were reported collectively
to-day from Bayou road, in the Gennin
family. The cases, however, are consid-
cred mild.
OF the two deaths, the Cherry case was
reported several days ago, and the patient
ndd received very careful treatment, but
ms case was considered bad one Bachus
was taken sick four days ago. His people
are poor, and they did not attach much
Importance to his illness, only calling in
doctor a few hours before his death,
Wnen they saw the patient rapidly sink.
ing.
Dr. John Guiteras. the marine hospital
expert arrived here to-day. He does not
care TO see any of the patients in New Or
leans who are suffering with yellow fever.
ne believes that the board of health here
mas taken the most effective means known
10 science to stamp out the disease, be-
heVes that the sickness is in good control
ana expresses the belief that it is of
ma type He does not believe that there
M ~ particle Of reason for a widespread