The record-union., 1897-09-26
SPREAD OF
YELLOW fever,
Yesterday Was a Record Breaker
at New Orleans.
Eighteen New Cases Were Reported, But
Only Two Deaths.
Many Of the Patients in Critical
Conditiou-Eive New Cases and
One Death at Edwards, and the
Same Number at Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-In one
respect to-day was a record breaker.
There were more new cases reported
to the Board Of Health than on any pre-
vious day, and number of new foci
Of infection were established. The
death list, however, was not heavy.
Only two cases had proved fatal dur
ing the day Several cases tonight
were reported to be in critical condi-
ton and it is possible other deaths may
follow during the night.
At o'clock tonight the Board of
Health reported eighteen new cases and
the following deaths: Anna Schultz,
Is years, 422 Dryades street; Emile
Series, 1904 Constance street.
The Beauregard School is being got
into shape this morning for the recep-
ton of yellow fever patients. Threats
continue to be made by angry citizens,
but so large a force guarded the build
ing last night that there was no oppor-
tunity for any one to apply the torch.
Mayor Flower has received numerous
offers from citizens to do guard duty.
DR.. MontIuzin, who is to be prosecut-
ed by the Board Of Health for his fail
ure to report the Dreyfous case, which
terminated fatally, says that he notified
the board as soon as he had completed
his diagnosis. The law, however, pro-
vided that every case as to which the
least suspicion exists shall be reported,
and this law is to be brought into op-
GRAFTON in the prosecution of Drs. Holt
and Montluzin.
Commercial people have written to
Governor Foster, asking him to use his
good offices in securing a modification
of quarantine regulations. The Gov
ernor will act
DR.. Summers of st. Louis, who was
sent by the Tennessee Board Of Health
along the yellow fever district to study
the prevailing disease, left for home
last night. H said he did not see any
reason why he should spend more time
here, as he found the cases to be SINH
lar, and all of the same mild charac-
ter. He answered all kilograms re-
ceived by him, saying that there was
no danger here; that the disease was
too mild and that persons having bus
mess here might safely come.
FIVE NEW CASES AT EDWARDS.
J,
new cases of fever have been reported
since p. m, yesterday. DR.. Dunn,
with four nurses, arrived from Vicks-
burg at o'clock last night. DR.. Nc
Callum Is the only home doctor doing
duty DR. RaWliff is i'll with fever
and Denpoors wife is so seriously sick
as to require his entire attention.
There have been no new cases since
the morning report. Total for the day,
{; total to date, 1877. Deaths for the
day, /; total deaths to date, 8.
SITUATION AT MOBILE.
MOBILE (Ala.), Sept. 25.-Five new
cases. one death, during the past twen-
ty-four hours; two discharged and
eighteen under treatment. There have
been seven deaths since the outbreak
GENERAL WYMAN'S BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-In his
official bulletin in regard to the yellow
fever situation, issued to-day. Surgeon
General Wyman gives the latest devel-
opments as follows: New Orleans 10,
Mobile 3, Edwards 90 and Ocean
Springs / new case.
In a telegram to the Surgeon General,
Dr. Young reports from Memphis that
he has visited all points on the Illinois
Central road to Grenada, explaining
the inspection to the local authorities,
and that all are much pleased. He
said that in consequence of this expla-
nation the restrictions are relaxing. but
that some non-intercourse quarantines
are still maintained.