Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-01
ITS DREAD REIGN IN THE SOUTH
WILL SOON END.
CONDITIONS ARE NOW HOPEFUL
GRADUALLY DYING OUT At NEW
ORLEANS AND OTHER POINTS.
Government Quarantine officials BE.
lieve That the Worst lS PasHed
and That Frost Will XIII
the Germs of the
Disease.

New Orleans Oct. 3f.-This has been an
other encouraging day in the yellow fever
situation, but II Is feared that the heavy
rain which has fallen will have bad ef-
feet on the patients and will cause many
new cases to be developed tomorrow.
Cold weather Is expected to succeed the
rain. But one case was reported IN to 10
o'clock a. m, but BY o'clock p. M the
number had run up to twelve cases ana
four deaths, ard this record was grad
ually added to.
Peter Buffa. who Is included In the list
of to-day with the dead. died last night.
His case had not been previously reported.
Indicating neglect. Emile Bruning and w.
Z. Jones both died soon after being re-
ported.
Rev. Mr.. Robert r. Steele. pastor Of
Zamen's bethel has been sent to the Touro
intrmary. suffering with fever. He was
an active worker in relieving the needs
Of the sufferers and was taken Ill last
evening after visiting the Touro infirm-
AIRY.
The disease has spread in the Jewish
Widows and Orphans home. and two
cases have been reported from the Seventh
Street Orphan asylum. which has been
heretofore free from the disease. The joint
committee on sanitation and quarantine
met to-day for the purpose of considering
the Question of abolishing the house quar-
antine. There was lengthy discussion
and 1t was decided to maintain the quar-
antine. by vote of 3 to /: DR.. Formento
voted in the negative. Both sides will
hand in reports at the meeting of the board
OF health. which will be held tomorrow,
when it will he decided whether or not
the guard system will be continued. To-
days record of new cases and deaths was
as follows:
New cases-Jennie Smith, Miss Jennie
Wilson. Eddie Williams. Peter Buffa. John
Wagner. Miss Judith Korn. Max Schwartz
Trowley: W: E. Jones. M. A. Marion. Wulf
Kupitwitz. Louis Pardoue. Felix Pecorne,
Elsie Cubre. Lillian Drnkmann. G: Fairo.
Neal. John zeigler. Miss Pauline Pome-
rade. Mrs. s. J. Mcconnell. Loretta Amen,
Louisa 10 Frecha; Mary IDrol. Paul Nelson.
R. MaHuy M5s zerat Sarar
| Miss Kate Pearson. Miss Kate Killilea.
Rev. Mr.. Jesse F. Moore. Emile Bruning
-, Denths.Maggie scully: Emile Bruning.
w. f. Jones, Peter Buffa Manuel Com
| zales
Board of health report:
Cases OF yellow fever to-day 35: deaths
to-day. ,: total cases of yellow fever to
| date. 1.510: total deaths from yellow fever
TO date ls': total cases absolutely recov-
cred. !45: total cases under treatment. 5s2
Washington. Oct. H.-To-day's yellow fe.
yer reports to Surgeon General Wyman
show that the situation is better and the
outlook cutie ,lss more re-, encouraging than for some
| believe that the worst of the epidemic has
passed and that from now on. as frost
GRADUALLY s,;ai makes Its its appearance in the af-
| will diminish. To-days reports include the
| following:
deaths: outlook reported better"
deaths; four recoyeries."
| Biloxi. Miss, three new cases."
| Clinton. Miss, seven new cases."
| Edwards and Nitta Yuma, none."