The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-19
THRILLING IMPROVEMENT
DEATH RATE IN NEW ORLEANS NOT YET
TEN PER CENT.
Thhty-Fiye Cases in All, and Five New Cases
and One Death Yesterday The
Disease Mild.

marked the close OF the DAY Work OF the
Board of Health. There was only one
death, as on yesterday, and there were
fewer new cases. AT six o'clock this
evening there were still two cases un-
der investigation. or the cases investi-
gated today, five were declared by the
Iexperts to be yellow fever and. as usual.
they were widely scattered. This is the
record:
Deaths-E. Harmon.
| New ,cases-Santa Cratic. Marie Du-
bois, Rafael Fourtoin, G. III. Gormon,
- Melchior.
| The fatal case. that of T.. Harmon. Il
mulatto, was reported in last nights dis
patches as one of the new cases and was
said to be a genuine type of the disease.
1t has not been found possible to trace
the origin. of his case, but it is not i'm
probable that he came in contact with
some sojourners at Ocean Springs or Ri
iloxi. Harmon died this afternoon. He
| lived in a nest of the negro population
and ever since his case was reported, the
neighborhood has been under the most
rigid surveillance.
The woman, Cratic, is an Italian, and
as soon as her case was pronounced steps
|
hospital, where arrangements had been
made to isolate her.
Rafael Fourtoin is also an Italian, liv-
ing in an apartment house in neigh
borhood in which the italian population
| is very large.
The Melchoir case is that of a boy in
the st. Claude street square. where the
FIRST six cases in New Orleans were re-
ported Other members Of his family have
been i'll with yellow fever.
| AS general rule the patients who
are suffering with yellow fever are re-
ported tonight to be improving. with the
exception of DR. Lowell There have thus
far been total of 35 cases here and the
death rate has not yet reached 10 per
cent, thus showing the mildness Of the
| type of fever now prevailing.
! Marion Dowden, a member Of the
Ouachita Guards. who are guarding the
city, was accidentally shot this morning
at Monroe, about $3.50 o'clock, by Henry
Mccormack, a fellow member. and it is
not thought that he can possibly recover.
IL NEW CASES AT MOBILE.
Washington, Sept 1S.-A message
| from DIR. Glennan to Surgeon General
| Wyman received tonight reports ii new
cases of yellow fever at Mobile, making
total to date of Is, with two deaths
Gov johnson has authorized the use of
Mount Vernon barracks.
Surgeon General Wyman also recely-
ed message from DR.. Young at Mem
phis saying that arrangements are be
! ing made to detain suspects a few miles
below the city and that boats are prohib-
| tied landing everywhere at present
Surgeon Sawtelle. in a message from
| Atlanta received tonight informs the
| Surgeon General that Atlanta has prac-
| tically become distributing point for re-
fugees from the infected districts. He
| thinks the climatic conditions are such
| there that the fever cannot gain foot
| hold, but says all necessary precautions
will be taken About $50 refugees tray-
elling north have been furnished with
health certificates. leaving about 800 still
| in the city.
SUGGESTS REFRIGERATOR CARS.
Whistler, Ala. Sept. 1S.--Dr. Sanders,
| State Health officer of Alabama, will
soon lay before the Governor a plan by
which the freight embargo caused by
yellow fever may be almost wholly re-
moved. The plan consists in using re-
frigeration cars for distributing freights
from infected localities. The freights are
to be placed in such cars and the latter
Theoretically sealed and then the tenn
perature within reduced to freezing or
below. A freezing temperature will de-
stroy yellow fever germs. By the time
| such freights reach their destination, it
is thought they will be harmless. Sal
phur fumes may also be used in such
cars to disinfect freights. the cars not to
be opened until they reach their destina-
tions. Substantially all goods that peo-
pie stand much in need of, could be ship
ped with impunity.
PRESIDENT ASKED FOR HELP
Washington, ID. G.. Sept. 1S-The
President received telegram to-day
from the Mayor of Brandon, Miss,
stating that number of yellow fever
refugees were there in sorry plight.
owing to lack of protection and inabili-
| ty to go away on account of numerous
guarantees closing all avenues to them
He asked for tents to shelter them, but
gave no particulars as TO the number
needed. The President and Secretary
Alger will comply with the rquest if ii
be found that the law permits.
REPORTS FROM SURGEONS.
| Washington, D. c., Sept. 1S-In tele-
| gram to Surgeon General Wyman, DIR.
White reports that the detention camp at
Fontainbeau will be so far completed
as to begin receiving refugees to-mor-
row. DIR. White states that all the yel-
low fever cases at Barclay are nearly
all well. DR.. Porter reports that there
is one case of fever in the Marine Hos
pital at Mobile, but the patient has been
thoroughly isolated.
LAND OFFICE CLOSED.
| Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1S-On ac-
count of the yellow fever epidemic the
President has issued an order Temporal
rily closing the Land Office at Jackson,
Miss.
BAD AT EDWARDS.
| Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. 1S.-The total
number Of cases at Edwards and vicinity
OF true yellow fever is AZ. The latest
| reports tonight makes the total new
cases Of the day ten.