The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-24
SOUTHERN SCOURGE.

No Improvement at New OFlsAna-ons
Death In That Clty-s Situation at Other
PoIntI.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23--The local
fever situation did not show any I'M
provement to-day when results were
summed up. There were fewer cases
than were reported yesterday, but there
was one more death than in the previous
twenty-four hours, and az least four or
the patients were reported al O'Clock
10 be In a dangerous condition, so that
while there Is no reason TO JUSTIFY the
statement that there Is no danger or an
epidemic here, conditions are multiply
ing to prove what most at the doctors
here have said-that yellow fever exists.
The ninth new case reported to-day
was that OF Mrs. Lessemes, whose death
is mentioned. The woman had been sick
for several days, but she had apparently
no friends. or II she did, they were AFRAID
to go near her. 1t was only this morning
that a doctor was summoned and when
he went to the house he diagnosed tho
case as yellow fever. The woman dled
OF inattention as much as or the prevail
ing disease,
Al special meeting OF the city coun-
ell tonight II was decided to put at once
$25,OO0 at the disposal of the board OF
health. $4,000 more Is to be held IN re-
serve to be used In the event that the
situation shall become serious enough To
warrant the use of the additional sum
by the board.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept 2S-The official
report to-day is that so far there have
been thirty-elght cases pronounced yell
low fever three have died, sixteen have
been discharged and nineteen remain
under treatment. Two Of the cases were
reported to-day and ten were discharged
to-day, Up to noon there have been no
deaths since Saturday last, and oil the
sick but one or two are reported doing
we'll.
Another death was added to the list to-
night, being that of John ], Bourne, chief
clerk of the Louisville & Nashville shops,
who lived on Elmira street, between
Jefferson and Bayou streets. He was
taken sick September IA. The weather
is clear and cool during the day and quite
cold at night, the thermometer dropping
to so degrees.
EDWARDS, Miss, Sept. 23.-The total
number of cases reported to-day was
eighteen; total cases TO date, 100; total
deaths to-day none: total death to date,
4; conyaiescent, SS;now under treatment,
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 23.-The board
of health OF Atlanta announced to-day
that Carrie Fleming, fourteen-year-old
girl who refuGed from Mobile with her
father and mother and who Is stopping
at boarding house at No. 1l9 Auburn
avenue, IS suffering with yellow fever.
The patient, her father and mother and
other individuals from Mobile, who we're
in the house. have been placed under
quarantine. The board of health does
not consider that there is the least dan
ger OF any Albanian individuals not eX-
posed to the infected case of catching the
disease, nor is 1t surprised at the devei-
opment OF the case, having anticipated
that such sporadic cases would occur.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. Sept. 23.-
The town people are hopeful now that the
weather is much cooler. that the new
cases may prove OF a mild type and the
town soon be rid OF its sore visitation.
Two new cases reported here to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-The Beau
regard school building, which 1t was pro-
posed to use as fever hospital and
which a mob threatened TO burn down,
was destroyed by fire at l o'clock this
morning, although 1t was guarded by
police. 1t was formerly a fine residence,
occupying q square OF ground out on
Canal street, near the cemetery.
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