The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-02

keep the water plugs open ana every Su'
ter IS filed with running water
A number OF case. some ten or nio'e'
were discharged to-day as cured
To-day Professor Metz disinfecteu tlo
various hospitals i'm which cases h"No ~
Cured and patients have been u's-
charged
excellent FOR new cases, but the uS"en -,
A bitter fight Is being made on 'nu
Board OF Health because IL Ia inslsuhs OH
quarantlning inmates OF house adJoihihs
houses whore cases have occurred.
\ numebr OF cases some ten or mort
formal protest that ir their names "lO
reported in connection with yguo" ieNv'
patients their practice would De ruin'u'
Nobody would send for them II ihey nave
had anything TO do with yellow leNer'
The official bulletin or the no"'u ''
Health says; ,.. -,,,,t,,, a
NJ Friday. October list, there were
casos of yellow fever to-day, 80; deaths
to-dov total eases OF yellow fever 20
do,o 25S. total deaths from yellow teNer
40 date 90. total cases absolutely re-
covered. 76; total cases under trea'neh"
49, ,-.. T.,
MOpITE. ALA, oct. 1.-The increase IN
tho number OF cases Of yellow fever mas
amounted 20 seven to-day one dealh'
Mrs. A. Hoffman. on Seventh street near
Jefferson was mentioned last msh|
The names OF those having new cases
are r. A. Kelly. ST. Manuel, near Ausua-
IA. Mrs Alice Gillian, corner Church anu
Conception: Alice Cohen, same place.
TAYLOR Bean. city Hospital: Hetoe.t
Tubbs, the same place; Robert fllo',
ll5 Church; Mrs Bonueau, Augusta near
Marine.
Discharged - Joseph Mangold, Frank
Davies. Total cases ST: deaths, Il; dis
charged 80: under treatment, y
Mrs. Gillian and Miss Cohen are sick
I'm the house where Taylor. ono OF the
first yellow fever victims died. The case
Of Miss Heiter, on Jack On street an
nounced Yesterday. Is traced 70 the same
place. Miss Cohen. who was an inmate
of the house having visited MISS Heiter
for several hours. just after Taylor dled'
The case yesterday on state street.
near Kennedy. IS that or hlth WIZ
was a guard I'm the infected district. lie
has carried the Infection to the north
west part OF the town where many OF
the poorer people dwell.
Thus are established two additional
focl Of infection. The Commercial CluD
has called n meeting Of citizens Tor To-
morrow 10 form a relief committee 10 as
sist peonle thrown out OF employment.
There is much being done for the poor,
the MAYOR leading I'm relieving the suf-
ferers who apply for aid, but there are
many persons who will not apply or who
are ignorant Of the help that IS avail
| able
A suspicious case Is reported tonight
I'm the heart Of tho city g. +. Steiner
keeper OF the Delicatessen Restaurant,
ltf.s.,s4.tft.f ufr I-
| phin.
DR.. Edwards. AT ST. Elmo. twenty
miles south OF Mobile. on the L. & y.
Railroad. reports four suspicious cases
which ne diagnosed as yellow fever. A
suspicious case Is reported at Grand
| Bay on the same line. Health officers
| have gone 10 investigate these.
Mobile Board OF Health has issued or
ders that no person shall move out OF
| the infected district into any other part
Of the city. IL is sought TO prevent eject
ment for non-payment Of rent.
OCEAN SPRINGS MISS. oct IA
| postal agent was taken or the train at
| FOntainebleau last night sick ana placed
| ln the camp hospital Mr.. Levy, from
Biloxi. IS sick at the same place. DR..
| kells. Of Scranton. was taken sick to-day,
and was brought down 10 the camp here
| this evening.
Two new cases of yellow fever are re-
ported az MoHcury to-day.
EDWARDS MISS, oct 1.-Dr. Dunn,
| Of the State Board Of Health, tonight
gave the Associated Press the following
statement:
Nineteen new cases have been reported
to-day. Of which eleven are white ana
| eight cOl0rcd as follows
White ora RoXtel Miss Norma Howell,
| Perry Ivy Miss Allie Coker Miss Fam
| ME Sl0cum Mrs Sid Pond. a. H. Haven
/ cot Mrs S ID Hewes Glen Iewes. Mrs.
! a. ~. Evans. Miss Farr
| COlOred- Mary Prosper, J. a. kirk
brough. While Marieksky. Nina Peterson
| Walter PitchfOrd. Jim Washington, ~.
I Burnside. John Hawkins.
| Deaths to-day. none, total deaths 10
| date. .: total number of cases 10 date
! PSI. cOnvalcscent and discharged, lol
! number now under treatment, III, mum
| Der vcrv sick. :. sick with black vonit. .
Dr. Purneu visited Champion Hill this
evening. and found "a nurse whe had been
| waiting on Or champion down with ycl.
| low fever This man claims 10 have had
! the fever ln 1875. The cases reported VIII
! black vomit to-day are Mayor j. i. Red
| field and sister Lillian. aud Estis Harris
rvho has had three attacks OF black yomit
ban a~o reported as resting easily
|