The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-18
trained nurses were sent to Edwards
by special train.

trained nurses were sent to Edwards
by special train.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1.-THE
fever situation in New Orleans today
assumed a somewhat more serious
aspect than at any time since Sunday
when six of the ST. Claude cases were
declared to be yellow fever At 6
o'clock this evening the board of
health officially announced the ap-
pearance of eight new cases and one
death, that of Zena Brauner. At the
office of the board of health todays re-
ports were considered somewhat sur
prising and disappointing.
The situation had so materially I'M
proved last night that it was felt that
pretty much the worst had come, and
that conditions would improve. Yes
terday, however, was one of the hot
test days of the month, and as yellow
fever thrives in that character CT
weather. there seems to have been q
rapid development of germs. The ply
sicians still feel, however, that there
is much that is satisfactory III the sit
ualtion 1t is true, however, thlt the
new cases today represent the extreme
upper, the extreme lower and central
portions of the city, and there has been
no serious spread from original foci.
The opinion is still expressed that the
disease may be controlled and that
there is no imminent danger of an epi-
denic.
Secretary Patton, of the board, said
this evening: "The appearance of
eight cases today is not necessarily
alarming. said three evenings ago
that the prospects seemed to point to
the development here Of at least fifty
cases as a result of constant inter-
course we have been having with the
infected towns on the Gulf coast and
the fact that a promiscuous throng Of
some 700 or 800 people had fastened
into the city on the Monday evening
following the declaration of he Ocean
Springs sickness to be yellow fever.
We have had now twenty eight cases
and two deaths. The majority Of the
remaining cases are improving. 1t Is
still quite likely that there will appear
numerous cases in $ew Orleans, but
the situation is not distressing, and the
chances of a disastrous epidemic are
remote"
In the meantime there has been no
relaxation of efforts on the part
of the health authorities to con-
troll the disease. They realize that they
are graphing with dangerous
and insiduous foe and neither
time nor money is being spared in
fighting it, The force of inspectors
and police officers is being steadily in
creased and quarantine measures are
becoming more and more rigorous.
On the whole the weather conditions
today were advantageous. A heavy
rain storm this afternoon, lasting for
several hours, flooded the streets,
thoroughly flushed the cutters and tenn
pered the atmosphere, and while cool
er weather is somewhat dangerous for
the sick it is material aid in frustrat-
ing a spread of the disease. Tonight
the city is comparatively calm. People
continue to leave in small parties, but
there is nothing like the wild exodus
that depopulated Mobile, Jackson and
other cities.
The situation was somewhat quleter
today at Ocean Springs. Three cases,
however. were reported. The report OF
the board of health at Biloxi today was
that there are nineteen cases of actual
yellow fever under treatment, with
diagnosis reserved as to twelve cases.
There were seven new cases reported
in the twenty -four hours ending yes
terday. The doctors at Biloxi are
tempted no longer to class cases as
suspicious but to come out poldly ana
ssy that they are yellow fever.
The New Orleans board of health
announced tonight that many cases OF
yellow fever that have been hereto
fore reported are rapidly progressing
toward recovery.
n1irn Can't 1.-THE city