The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-25

NEW ORLEANS, Sept A'--Emineht
doctors believe that the work of the
board Of health is productive of good
results and that the fever Is not spread
ing, but on the contrary is being Gonfln-
cd to local territory, Thus far there
have been few less than one hundred
cases, fifteen deaths. The death rate Is
in the, neighborhood of Is per cent 1t
was in 1873 sixteen per cent; so up to
the present time the disease is about as
vfruleas as Il was In the last great cpl
Gemlc New Orleans had one OF the
sensations OF the day was the announce
ment that the board of health had de-
clded to prosecute DR.. Monlusein for
having failed to report case of suspi-
clous fever. In one OF the morning pa
pers few days ago DIR. Monlusein was
quoted as saying that there was little
II any fever In New Orleans, and that
the prevailing sickness was Burmah, or
sun fever, which he described as con-
tagious or infectious and quite likely 10
be attended with about the mortality OF
yellow fever This morning DR.. Monlu-
scin reported 70 the board of health the
case OF Miss Dreyfus. who, he said, was
suffering With yellow fever. 1t was not
long before this report was received
that the board had to report the death
of Miss Dreyfus. An investigation
proved Miss Dreyfus had taken sick
about six days ago and that DR.. oMn-
luseln had failed even to report the case
as suspicious.
This was the record to-day: Deaths
Salvador Casinlr, 1923 Charles street;
Fred X. Gund, 535 Marais street; Miss
Dreyfus. old number sc Bourbon.
New Cases-Chlld In the Wood family,
Octavla, between st. Charles and Pitts.
Miss Mccall, 1874 Jackson; Miss Mamie
McNeely, 1919 81, Louis: Gertrude Kerr,
S3l Bourbon: John Ahfeld, S32 Howard;
Kate Murray, colored, 1923 Magislne;
Rosalio Boldln. .colored, 5i5 Washington;
Joseph Reuthers, SIG Robertson; Miss
Dreyfus, SO Bourbon.
or the new cases. that in the Wood
family was developed where two cases
already existed. The cases Of Miss Nc
Call Is on one OF the most prominent
avenues Of the city. No previous case
has appeared on the street. OF the
ninety odd cases In New OrleanS from
the beginning, but four have been
among the negro population. They are
still several serious cases among those
who are III, but the board OF health is
daily dIschargIng patients as cured.
Mayor Flower to-day ordered a force
OF police to guard the Bureauguard
school, which n mob attempted to burn
last night. Only portion of the build
ing was burned and II is stil possible to
use the structure as a hospital for the
treatment OF yellow fever patients.
It was shortly after midnight that the
mob appeared and applied the torch to
the school, and thereby carried into eX-
ecution threat that had been repeat
edly made during yesterday evening.
When the flremen arrived on the scene,
their hose was cut. but the department
worked pluctiy and with the assistance
OF a squad OF police, ultimately succeed
ed in extlnguishing the flames. The
burning OF the school created intense
Indignation here and the outrage was
bitterly denounced Every newspaper
IN the city, In editorials. has pledged IT.
self IA support the mayor in whatever
action he might take TO punish the Cuf-
prits and carry into effect the original
determination to establish fever hos
pltal In the school house. A committee
during the day called on Mayor Flower
90 protest against the use Of the build
Ing as n hospital. His honor 1ercelg
denounced the outrage OF last night. He
said that such occurrences would do
New Orleans more harm than all the
yellow fever epldemics combined. The
question Ind arisen whether there
should be law and good order here or
monarchy. So far as he was concerned
he proposed to exhaust every power at
his command 20 establish peace, and he
said that II II required all the force Of
the city and state he was determined
that Burcauguard school building
should he used as temporary hospital
4 mob might threaten, but the city
had decided on the location and all the
threats IN the world could not deter
him from his purpose to protect the SIS
ters OF charity and the surgeon who
would be sent TO the school to receive
hnl care for yellow fever patients. In
tho meantime he said that he had sum
moucd chief OF Police CASTOR TO the hall
and that he was determined that no ef-
fort or expense should be spared In
bringing the mon who had fired the
building last night. The situation here
II generally unchanged. Freight IS NOV
INK slowly and there ls practically no
passenger traffic, The theatres are stlll
open and amuscmcnts are not restrain
ed, But that New orleans IL losing hun
drcds Of thousands OF dollars bv fool
ish quarantine IL not to be doubted.
The ordering by the Southern Pacific
company of the steamer Elnortc from
New York to Galveston. means that all
eastern rrclghts dcatincd for the Pacific
coat win so through the Texas port
uaul tho quarantine embargo against
hls city M llftcd