Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-31
THE SOUTHERN PEST
PREDICTED FROST FAILS II
MATERIALIzE.
IMPROVEMENT AT NEW ORLEANS
PeopIe There Beginning TO Take
Hope-Large Increase In Number OF
Cases, However, mt Mobfle-situa-
ton Mt other Points.

NEW ORLEANo, La, OSl|o0a w.
There is some little Improvement In the
situation this evening. The returns show
that there has been q falling on in new
cases, and matters have been quiet In
and about the Board Of Health Office.
although the officials have not relaxed
their vigilance. The frost which was
predicted for last night did not mate
rialze, and, of course, there was general
disappointment. There are indications
that cold weather is not far off, how
ever. and the people of this city are
beginning to take hope. The record for
to-day is as follows:
New cases-Allie Pillsbury, Leonard
Hauser. Henry NJ. Dyett, Mrs. Besart.
Mis-, Shurtleff, Eva Kent, Louis Toelke,
f. Mascara, Frank Pernot. Jonas Levy
Miss Gussie Amber, Miss Fannie Miller.
Miss Theresa Bernstein, Master Max
Weiss, Master David Kraupp. Gertrude
Barre, Abraham Bernstein, Max Cousin,
Joe Rendazzieri, Jack Messini. ThoAas
Thornton, Edward Stanton, John Dupies,
Jean Poecy, Louis Segur. James Dolan'
Emma Hackney. J. Algernon Badger
Mrs. John j. Doyle, Somon lehman, Miss
Adele Rawlins, Frank Villaviso, Manuel
Bashardi. Charles Riley. Robert Riley.
Deaths-Walter Allen, James Dolan,
Mrs Francis j. Lory. Jr., John G. Nc
CARNEY, August Brown, Marie Naudan'
Louis w. Lyons, John Tuiser, Jonn
POuey.
The Board of Health makes the follow
ing report: Cases Of yellow ever TO-
day. IS; deaths to-day, 9; total cases OF
yellow-feyer to date, 1,449; total oeaths
to date, IFS; total cases absolutely re-
covered 729; total cases under treat
ment, 66S.
NINE NEW CASES.
MOBILE, ALA, october CA large IN
crease in the number Of fever cases was
reported at noon to-day. Coming atter
the comparatively cold weather had set
in. this tends to discourage tho people
who were expecting the disease to rapidly
die away.
The death average remains low, how
ever, and the recoveries are rapidly maze.
Thirty-six under treatment Is about the
average since the first week. The Hollow
ing is to-day's report:
New cases-Mrs. ]. ". Powers. Jessie
conroy. M. Cloud, Mrs. J. J. Goddard,
Maria Minge. JEFF. Blackshear, George
w. Ouarles. Miss G.. w. Quarles, and
Kate Fox.
Deaths-George Hughes and Ellis Haga-
bloom.
Total cases to date, 2t: deaths. IS.
The frost predicted for this place did
not appear this morning. The report OF
the first frost is from Carson, point
sixty miles north.
NINE NEW CASES.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, October 3d.
The official fever report at o'clock to-day
was: New cases. 8; previously reported,
SO; death, /; deaths previously reported o.
New cases-B. b. Smith. Mrs. 3. b..
Smith. - Smith, Smith, elder
Bryant, Tempy Tatum (colored, James
OBrien, Charles Suttelee, Mrs. Hembree.
Death--J. C. McNulty.
ONE NEW CASE.
SELMA. Ala, October 3o.-The report
OF the Board of Health to-day gives one
new case OF yellow -fever-that or MISS
Matte Pearson, Alabama street. Inc
other suspects are free from fever.
The Thermometer registered a degrees
|, this morning.
MISSISSIPPI TOWNS.
| JAsKsON. MISS, October So.-The state
Board Of Health tonight Issued the ioi-
lowing official statement:
DIR. Kabney reports from Clinton mat
| he has three cases under treatment ana
| two suspicious cases.
DIR. Bum reports from Cayuga: mo
new cases; temperature here Al degrees
| last night"
The Nitta Yuma report is as follows;
One case yesterday; three TO-DAY. IA
tients doing well.
There was one new white case az Ed
| wards to-day.
DEATH IN PRATTvILI4E.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. October 60
| There was one death from yeliow-fever
in Prattville, fourteen miles from here.
this afternoon. The case was decided 10
be yellow-fever yesterday No other
| cases.
REPORT FROM BILOXI.
BILOXI. MISS. October 3o.--The repor'
to-day shows the smallest number Of
cases reported since before the pnynicians
had fallen into the rule OF listing theii
cases. Reports from the sick. particularly
| those FOR whom most uneasiness was felt
are more favorable
Among the new cases to-day are thost
OF Mrs. Rosel r. NJ. McCaieb and John y
Mccormack, the city alderman aud harter
Board OF Health report: Ycilow-fevel
| cases under treatment G.; new cases.
total deaths 70 date, 70; total cases q
date. 526
THE WORST OVER.
| MEMPHIS. TENN. October A-An
| other frost fell here this morning ene
| II Is believed the worst Is over.
| New fsnsea: bisa ehull. n. ~ Ff0n