Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-21
TODAY'S FEVER NEWS.
A Better Feeling in New Orleans and the
South.
COOLER WEATHER GENERALLY PREVAILS


view orleans, sept. Zl-lne local
fever situation was greatly improved
this morning by u materially lower
temperature. the thermometer at G
O'Clock being SO. The incubation of
yellow fever germs requires sustained
Fahrenheit temperature of 20 and II
the present cool continues. the condi-
tion promises steadily to grow bet
ter. While eighteen cases were re-
ported yesterday. at least nine were
properly to be accredited to Friday.
Saturday and Sunday and only one
case was anything but a mild type.
the exception being an unacclimated
stranger. There have been no new
cases reported this morning and no
ne VS..
Dr, Touatre. an eminent and expert
enced yellow fever physician and a
member of the board Of experts, says
that the records since 1858 show that
yellow fever has never been declared
epidemic In any year after Its appear
ance here inside of two or three
months. The history of the last cen
fury proves that all epidemlcs waned
with the first cold Of October, disap-
pearing almost entirely In November.
DIR. Touatre cites number of in
August, September and October only
to be quickly stamped out by the frost
before 1t had assumed the proportions
of an epidemic.
The principal topic of interest here
today is the letter of DIR. Holt. reply
ing to the criticism that he has not
promptly reported his nine cases to the
board of health. and his rather fierce
criticism Of the action Of the board OF
health In falling to quarantine Ocean
Springs early enough to have pre-
vented the arrival here of large num-
Der of people with their baggage from
the infected points on the coast caus-
ing the introduction of fever in this
city. The session Of the board OF health
this afternoon, when DIR. Holt will be
arraigned. together with two other
physicians who are alleged to have vlo-
lated the city and board of health
laws, promises to be among the most
spicy sessions ever held by that body.
The government put in effect this
morning It's baggage inspection at
trains and steamboats,.
MISSISSIPPI.
jackson, Miss, Sept 2I.-Dr. ]. +.
Hunter secretary of the state board
OF health, has arrived here from Vlcks-
burg, to confer with Passed Assistant
Surgeon General Giddings. to arrange
the details of the detention camp to
be established by DIR. Giddings two
miles south Of Edwards. a special
train has gone to that point carrying
the camp outfit. Surgeon Giddings will
await instructions from surgeon Cen
eral Wyman at Washington before
going to Edwards
DIR. w. q. Kigcr, a member of the
state board, viii reach here today from
Nicksburg and Messrs. Hunter and
kiger will carry on the work of the
state board from this point
The weather here today Is decidedly
cool and bracng.
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 2l-Thlrteen
new cases of yellow fever are reported
making total of rs here and around
In the country.
Col. Il. Robb died today of yellow
fever
Mobile, Ala. Sept 2l-(noon)-Two
new. cases of yellow fever; one patient
discharged; no deaths
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.
st. Louis, Sept. 2l-Wm. Trift. aged
30. employed on the government tug
boat Alpha from Cairo, ILL.,, was taken
to the Marine hospital here today as a
yellow fever suspect. The Alpha had
been employed In taking yellow fever
patients to Cairo, DIR. Max StarlSloff.
president of the st. Louis board of
health. examined the patient and de-
clared he did not think the case one of
yellow fever. but said he would take all
necessary precautions, and isolate the
patient. The cases on the Alpha We're
mild ones, the doctor adds, and even IL
this man is stricken there are no
grounds for apprehension.
The weather here today Is cool and
pleasant but getting slightly warmer.
DIR. Paul Paquln, secretary of the
state board of health. received infor-
nation today that two cases supposed
to be yellow fever had developed at a
point 100 miles below Cairo. II is by
no means certain that the patients
have yellow fever.
DIR. Paquin sent the following tele-
gram to Or. Walter Wyman, super
vising surgeon general OF the u. S.
marine hospital service:
what facilities has the marine
service to deal with yellow fever in st.
Louisr Do You recommend any action
by the state board of health OF Mis-
souri, to cooperate with your efforts ?
Do you think the present regulations
will prevent the further spread of yell
low feyor?"