The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-18
GROWING HOPEFUL.
Although the Situation in New Or
leans Is Serious.

Although the Situation in New Or
leans Is Serious.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 1.-THE fever
situation in New Orleans today as
summed a somewhat more serious aspect
than at any time since Sunday, when
six of the St. Claude cases were de-
elared to be yellow fever. At 6 o'clock
this evening the board Of health Off
ctally announced the appearance of
eight new cases and of these one death,
that of Zena Brauner At the office of
the board of health todays reports were
considered somewhat surprising and
disappointing.
Yesterday was about one of the hot
test days of the month, and as yellow
fever thriVes in that character of
weather. there seems to have been a
rapid development of germs. The new
cases today represent the extreme upper
the extreme lower and the central por-
ton of the city, but there has been no
serious spread from original foei and
I the hopeful opinion is still expressed
that the disease may still be controlled
and that there is no immediate dan
ger of an epidemic.
The Brauner case was brought to the
attention of the board early in the
week. Close attention had been given
| it. but while the symptoms justified
suspicion they we're not sufficiently ag-
SraYated to warrant an absolute dec
laration that the case was yellow fever.
The board of health authorities were,
therefore surprised this morning when
they received the news Of the woman's
death. At first it was decided to hold
an autopsy. but subsequently, after a
visit of the doctors to the residence,
the board became satisfied that the
case was one of yellow fever and so
officially declared it.
In the meantime there has been no
relaxation of the efforts on the part of
| the authorities to control the disease.
! They admit that they are grappIing
with q dangerous and insidious foe, and
neither time nor money is being spared
in fighting him. The force of inspec-
tors and police officers is being stead
| lily increased and quarantine measures
are becoming more. and more rigorous.
| On the whole the weather conditions
today were advantageous A heavy rain
storm this afternoon, lasting for sew
eral hours, flooded the streets, thor
oughly flushed the cutters and tenn
pered the atmosphere, and While cooler
weather is somewhat dangerous for the
sick. it is a material aid in ohviating
a spread of the disease. People con-
tinue to leave in small parties. but there
is nothing like the wild exodus that de-
populated Mobile, Jackson and other
cities.
The situation was somewhat quieter
today at Ocean Springs. Three cases,
however. were reported
The report of the board of health at
Biloxi today says that there are 10
cases of actual yellow fever under
treatment with diagnosis reserved as
to u cases There were seven new
cases reported in the "a hours ending
yesterday The doctors at Biloxi are
tempted to no longer class cases as sus-
picious. but to come out boldly and say
that they are yellow fever.
The New Orleans board of health an
nounced tonight that many of the older
cases of yellow fever that have been
heretofore reported are rapidly pro-
crossing toward recovery.