The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-23
Yellow Fever Brought to the
City From Mobile.
Recent Frost Expected to Pre-
vent Its Spread.
NEW CASES REPORTED.
Seven at Ocean Springs and One
at New Orleans.
Situation at Biloxi is Less Fa-
VOrabIe Than it Was


Louisville was today announced by
Health Officer White. The first case
was that of Frank DeRumsey, who died
at an infirmary in the city on August
16. Mr.. DeRumsey came here from
Ocean Springs, Miss. Soon after his
arrival he was taken sick. He was
Immediately removed to the infirmary
where he died in a few days: Every
precautiOn was taken and there was
no spread of the disease.
The second case was reported by Of
ficer White this afternoon. The pa
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
shops at Mobile. Mr.. McDougall ar
rived here from Mobile, September 8.
He was taken ill last Wednesday and
his illness showed peculiar symptoms.
Health Officer White was called in con-
sultation. The doctors watched the
case carefully but it was not until this
morning that they were able to dag
nosticate it as yellow fever. McDou-
gall was conveyed to the detention
hospital.
DR.. White said that the frost of the
past few nights would prevent anyone
in Louisville from contracting yellow
fever.
Ocean Springs, Miss, Sept. 23.-Mrs.
M. F. Wood is convalescent, Miss Lau-
ra Atkinson, who has been very sick
is improving; Mrs. H. Kerr and Mrs.
L. Clements are able to be out, and
six old cases are all doing we'll, with
fever situation today. Surgeon Eu-
gene Wasdin has been able to be out to-
day.
The marine hospital service has fur
nished a full meteorological outfit from
Washington for the use of Surgeon
Wasdin.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 23.-No new
cases had been reported to the board
of health up to 10 o'clock this morning.
Four of the sick are considered still to
be in a serious condition. The others
are all doing well and the sanitary Off
GERS and health authorities expect to
be able in few days to announce that
the fever which started first on ST.
Claude street, in this city. has been
in that square except in one house, are
nearly well.
The temperature this morning was
lower than for any day this week, and
last night was extremely cool. How
ever, scientists may differ as to the
effect of low temperatures on the
spread of yellow fever, the change here
has had the effect of increasing public
confidence and of strengthening faith
in the opinion of DR.. Touatre, that
there is absolutely no danger here of
an epidemic.
The city council will hold a special
session at noon today to consider the
arrangement made yesterday by which
the city's fiscal agents are to advance
$4,000 to the board of health to assist
it in carrying on it's fight against yell
low fever. Some objection has been
made by councilmen on the ground that
the money ought to be expended by the
city and that the state ought to make
provision for the work of the board of
health. Requests are being made to
the board of health to close the thea
terS. The board, however, has taken
no action in the premises.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
two deaths from yellow fever were re-
ported at the board of health. They
were Marie Dubos, a child living on ST.
Charles street, between Cherokee and
H1lory, who was taken sick on the 18th
and G. Secto of S11 Birch street. Both
of these deaths occurred in the extreme
upper portion of the city.
One new case was also reported this
morning. 1t is said that of Edgar Roy
at Miro and Esplanade streets. Sick
ness already existed in the premises
The total number of cases up to the
present has been so. There have been
ten deaths in ALL The death rate is a
trif1e over II per cent.
St. Louis, Sept 23.-A special to the
Republic from Cairo, says:
The situation here is Frightening eve
yellow fever. The two patients in the
Marine hospital are improving rapid
ly. The alleged case at East Cairo also
is getting well. The quarantine against
the marine hospital will be raised to-
morrow. News that towns are raising
their quarantine against this city has
been received here today. 1t is a Ques-
ton of only few days until all reStric-
things will again be running smooth |
ly.
Biloxi, Miss, Sept. 23.-The fever sit |
uatiOn here today is less favorable. The |
record shows one death and five new |
cases. The death was Michael Levy.
The new cases were DR.. J. NJ. Wright, !
J. w, Sweetman, druggist; Mrs. G. w. |
Sweetman, Ellis Hayes of Gulf Coast |
News, F. H. Benedict of the Review
Memphis, Tenn, Sept 23.-Dr. John !
GuiteraS, the government expert pass |
IerI 4ar0E7i los
route Cairo. He was on board the gov |
tug Minnetonka, used as a |
boat, for the dredging fleet |
His mission was to trace the origin of |
the two cases of fever at Cairo Early |
this morning at point near Gold Dust
the tug sank. The doctor and crew |
made their way to the shore in boats /
the physician proceeded to Memphis on |
another boat. He left for Cairo at |
D clock by rail.
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