Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-02
THE FEVER WANING.
COLD WEATHER COMES TO RELIEF
OF THE SOUTH.
EPIDEMIC PRACTICALLY ENDED,
So II fs Thought mt Memphis and mt
other Points - Much Encourage
ment Felt at Mobile and New
Orleans.

From now on the number of new cases
will gradually decrease. That is the opin-
ion of the health officials. The anxiously-
awaited cold weather arrived here last
night. The local forecast officials have
predicted that frost will fall in the north
ern portion of Louisiana tonight.
The cold snap has had the effect Of In
creasing the mortality, and has also
caused the number of new cases to swell
somewhat 1t is generally believed. how
ever, that tomorrow will show de-
cided change in the situation.
The record of new cases and deaths
for the day is as follows:
New cases-Mrs. Aubrey Pritchett,
Monroe Vincent, Blanche Bernstein,
Rachel Henwith. Daisy Newberger,
Amelia Baum, Francis Keelman, Alice
Bonner, John Case, John Brown Jose
phine Kelly, w. Fl. Hartwell, Mrs Harry
). Williams, Lannes, Father Paul
Schaubt. Mrs. Addie Mitchell, Dele Geroo
Mrs. Riordan Sommers. Mrs. A. Bradley
Mrs. Clara Mitchell, Lulu Wall, George
o'Connor. r. Kennedy, NJ. Meena. Lizzie
Leonard NJ. Findley. Kate Tranchina,
James Capron. Berwick Capron, Guatilla
Augustee, and Lizzie Tobias.
Deaths Geroo, Guy Bois, Louis
Bardon, u. f. John, s. Balise, Sarah
Balentyne. ID. Carera, and John Brown.
The Board of Health report follows:
Cases of yelow-fever to-day, 3S; deaths
to-day. II; total cases to date, 1,54S: total
deaths TO date. 1856: total cases absolutely
recovered, 7J4; total cases under treat
ment, 599.
FEVER VICTIM KILLS HIMSELF.
Francis McNulty. the cashier OF the
American Express Company in this city,
committed suicide at his home this morn
ing by cutting his throat. He had the
fever, and ended his life In fit OF dell.
rum.
ENCOURAGEMENT AT MOBILE.
MOBILE ALA, November 1.-Nine new
cases. no deaths, and five recoverles make
up the report of the first day Oh 'he
month.
The new cases are Francis McKeogh,
| Iohn McKeogh. Mrs. w. II. Sutton, IA.
| l.. Hungerford, C. l.. Yost, Henry Daven-
| port. Henry williams, w. V. Davis, and
| W. III. Kramer.
| Total cases TO date. 266; deaths, 10; re-
| coyeries. 1862; under treatment, A.
] At Whistler 10 cases are under treat
| ment. There was one death there sun
| day-that of Mrs. Barbara Age.
| From Mount Vernon the death OF D.
B. Sproggins is announced.
| Four new cases are reported at FLO
| maton, Ala.
| The temperature has been steadily fall'
| ing all day, and tonight there Is teit th'
| first wintry air OF the season 1t Is gene
Il tl1nr tkfll a
frost before morning.
EPIDEMIC PRACTICALLY OVER.
| MONTGOMERY, ALA, November l.
The official bulletin of the BOARD
Health to-day chronicles only one new
case OF yellow fever tor the past twenty
| four bours-that of +. II. Yarbrough. 3z
| Heron street. and one 6eath--that or x
| ~ Weathers 500 south Court street. MI
| Weathers contracted his case az MS Wor'
| az a cotton man in the injected distric'
| The fact that there has been only on
| new case in the last twenty-four hoir
| shows the benefcent influence OF TN
| changed weather. II commenced rdii,i
| Yesterday, and rained nara last hlsns
| This morning II commenced eieal'l'e ~ ~
| and became colder. The tnermomete
| has heen under 60 all day. and coo
| wind has been blowing from the nortn
| uast The indications are that IL VII
| he ouite cold i'm the morning, and II ther
| 10 no wind there will be a Sood frost
| Everybody feels that the epioemlc
practically over. The chances are ina
there will be few more cases Wher'
| rtber members Of families have been eN
| posed. - NO deaths
THE only patient under treatment Mis
| roarson IS in a critical condition. VII
the chances against her recovery
MISSISSIPPI TOWNS.
JACKSON, MISS. November I'm
state Board of Health tonight lssueo :"
following official statement
one new case Of yellow-fever Is reporte
from Edwards and three new cases iroi
Mira Yuma There are no new cases
the other infected points.
From Durant there Is reported on
death. ,,,o,,n ,c1Nc
MEMPHIS. TENN, November I'm
tavar situation in this city and Viclnit
,s most encouraging tonight the oiiicu
ranort for the twenty-four hours endii
at 9 o'clock being two new cases anu -, ~,
| death. The weather continues iasoiapi
and the indications to-nignt susse
: | freezing weather tomorrow.
MISSISSIPPI COAST TOWNS.
RAY ST. LOUIS. MISS, November l.
c,v paw cases. Biloxi. Miss, 1--WE ne
. cases; one suspicious case; one oea'h'
PASCAGOULA.
MOBILE. ALA, November 1.-Pascs
,fss renorts three new cases.