The record-union., 1897-10-13
Thirty-FiVe New Cases and Two Deaths Re-
ported Yesterday.
Many New Cases OF the Plague
Brought to Light at Mobile,
AIa.-Houston, Tex, Placed I'm
der Quarantine, Four Gases OF
the Fever Having Been Found
in the City.


situation grew no worse here to-day.
The official bulletin shows thirty-fve
news and the following deaths: Jo-
seph Collette and Allan Giles,
Among the new cases of last night
were Mrs Hunter c. Leake, wife Of
the General Agent OF the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad; Hartwfng Moss, a prom
inent insurance man, and J. p. Seeker,
a real estate broker Brother Philip
is among the cases in the Hotel Dieu.
The news of the fever in Houston did
not create much surprise here, but the
same regulations will be enforced
against that city as against Galveston.
however, as railroad traffic and ocean
trade has been suspended between the
Texas ports and New Orleans, it will
not be difficult to keep Houston and
Galveston people out of the city.
DR.. Guiteras is expected here to-mor-
row or next day, it being reported that
he is en- route on a revenue cutter.
What his mission is has not been
learned.
Charges are being made that certain
New Orleans merchants have violated
the quarantine regulations of other
States in shipping goods from here,
and the Boards of Trade and Health
are inquiring into the matter
MANY NEW CASES AT MOBILE.
MOBILE (Ala), Oct. 12.-There were
many new cases of yellow fever
brought to light in the past twenty
four hours. No deaths have occurred
in the past forty-eight hours. There
are three more cases reported on the
steamer Kate, lying at Magazine Point.
three miles above the city. A hospital
will be established there, and the ship
disinfected.
The fever is making greatest progress
along the center of the residence por-
ton Of the city in the Broad street and
Spring Hill avenue districts, but still
it is not at the ratio noted at the be-
ginning of the outbreak. while the viru-
lence of the disease has not notably
increased.
DISEASE OF A LIGHT TYPE.
GALVESTON (Tex.l. Oct. u. = The
Board of Health issued an address to-
day declaring the disease to be of
light type, and stating that eleven
cases have been reported, all told and
that these eleven have either recovered
or are convalescent.
The first mail since Saturday night
arrived to-night-three tons of it. The
lines are bringing freight into
Galveston, and being allowed to re-
turn their boxcars north, so the export
business is progressing. No freight is
yet allowed to go north Free COM
munication was established between
Houston and Galveston to-day.
DR.. Guiteras has not been seen here
since his return from Houston last
night. He went to the State quaran-
tine station at the entrance of the har-
Dor and spent the night.
1t was decided by the Board of
Health to-day to be unnecessary to
close the schools.
TRAVEL BLOCKADED.
AUSTIN CTex.), Oct. 1.-THE most
serious situation now confronting the
people of Texas is the almost complete
of travel, owing to the yell
low fever scare. Many trains on all
the principal lines have been abandoned
and local lines have stopped running
entirely Both divisions of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central and the South
ern Pacific are tied up most effectually
tonight, not a single wheel moving,
save in the extreme northern part of
the State.
Every small town in the State is rap
idly organizing shotgun quarantines, so
trains cannot stop except at the big
cities. The situation in the entire State
is highly panicky, and the feeling is
one of growing alarm and apprehen-
sion. By tomorrow night. unless the
situation is relieved, the great south
ern and central portion of the State
will be practically without any railroad
facilities, as all trains will be stopped.
HOUSTON QUARANTINED
HOUSTON (Tex.) Oct. 12.-The city
woke up this morning to find itself in
quarantine with the declaration of
State Health Officer Swearingen, based
on the statement of DR.. Guiteras that
four cases of yellow fever existed here.
The public schools were not opened,
and this created some alarm. Few
trains left, and were we'll filed. The
cases have been promptly isolated.