Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-16
MORE CASES TODAY.
A Total 10 Date OF 10 Cases Of Yll.
low Fever In NV Orleans.
NO DEATHS LIKELY TO OCCUR SOON
Every En- r; Being Made TO Stamp
Out the Disease
Quickly.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. l8-Ai
III o'clock today the board OF health
officially declared the suspicious case
OF fever on st. Andrews street, be.
tween Camp and Chestnut, yellow
fever. 1t las BEEN under observation
for several days. The patient Ia
butcher. This makes total OF 10
cssos to date.
A telegram from Biloxi says that an
Italian has died Ia the heart OF that
city apparently from yellow fever. An
autopsy Will be held and all the ply
slcians in Biloxi will be invited to de.
termiue the character of the sickness
OF which the man died.
INV ORLEANS, La, Sept. 49,
There has bseu NO msteriai change in
the silustion. Present Indications
point to no Immediate deaths. There
is no doubt in the minds of any OF the
local physicians that the nineteen
local cases reported are genuine yel-
~" IL i5 NV hOW
because 1t had not had time enough to
breed here, and II 1t ia stamped
cut now there is no reason to believe
that 1t will reappear next year.
Some inquiry has been made rs to
whether the present scare will have
the effect OF interferisg with the
winter race meeting. Officials Of the
club say they are going right ahead
with their preparations for the OPEN
Ing and tnRt the existence OF u lew
cases OF yellow fever here will not
change tie arrangements. They feel
tost there will DO absolutely no danger
OF fever existing wnen the date OF the
meeting arrives.
Local cottonmen are warmly co.
operating win the authorities In the
effort to stamp out the disease Ia the
hope that no cotton may be Ill.
verified from New Orleans Us q result OF
the quarantine reg uiations throughout
me country. As soon AZ these qnsrau-
tine barriers are raised II Ia hUped
that Intercourse with New Orleaus
Will become formal again. TIE health
authorities are preparing a careful
map OF the several Injected bOuses 10
New Orleans and copy of tins map
will ptobably be sent To the hospital
service at Washington fox it's ibformn-
tiou.
Several towns have adopted the pol.
Icy OF Lake Charles and Will fine anu
imprlsOn all persJns who in these
times OF excitement give circulation
to ubfounueu rumOfs with a view to
alarming The public mind. Several
fpt h Va 10 fs,n In IVA nv
Ing for tho prompt punishment OF the
peupie who may De successful in run
ming the quarantine, but wnoss trans.
gression ia subsequently made known.
Representatives OF the railroads and
the health auth critics, together with
members OF the board OF trade and
other oommeroial exchanges. are meet.
ing to take action with regard to NOV.
ing freight out OF Now Ofleane.
DR.. Olliphant of the board Of health
and Surgeon Carter Of the Marine
Hospital Bervics nave both expressed
the opinion that 1t 10 entirely iepsible
to disinfect mereha ndise as TO make its
reception at any town from New Or
leans entirely harmless.
An effort Ill be maze to induce tho
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi
boards Of health to modify their quar-
sntine regulations 80 rs to admit
feigbt. No blankets or wooden goods
VIII 10 attempted 10 be shipped, but 1t
lie proposed to move groceries and pro.
visions, mschiDery, hardware and
other articles which are not good
medium for the propagation Of yellow
lever germs.
The Picsyune this morning says
that DR.. Aroninari, u prominent
bsc.eriologist who took part In the
sutopsies at Ocean Springs, gathered
quantities OF blood there anu through
HE microscopic investigation since his
return had discovered the baoilli OF
yellow fever.
Five mrxieaus Hurt by lightning.
Cor ALEs. Mex. Sept. l6.-F,ve
MexIcaus were seriously Injured by q