The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-19
VICTIMS OF THE FEVER
SEVEN DEATHS AND THIRTY-SEVEN
NEW CASES AT NEW ORLEANS,
Making 100 Fatalities and S05 Cases
to Date-Yesterday's Reports Not
of a Favorable Nature.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 1S.-Before 7
o'clock this evening the one-hundred mark
or deaths during the present period of yell
low fever prevalence had been reached
When the Board of Health closed it's books
last night there had been ninety-three fatal
cases. Between asst night and nightfall to-
day seven deaths were reported. These one
hundred deaths have occurred among less
than nine hundred cases that have been re-
ported to the board since early in Septem-
Der, when the first case made its appear
ance in New Orleans. AS usual, however
to-dayS record has been Swelled by the ter
rible criminal neglect of the poorer classes.
The record to-day was by no means reas-
suring Early this evening the new cases
exceeded thirty and the deaths had reached
seven. The new cases, as on other days,
have bobbed up in all directions. The quar-
antine system is still in effect, but it does
not seem to restrain the spread of the infec-
ton, and the opinion seems to be borne out
that yellow fever is not at all contagious,
but atmospherically infectious. These were
the new cases and deaths to-day:
New Cases-Antonio Barrone, Henry ia
min, Emma Roche, Louis Maloers, Miss
Catherine Butterworth, - McGrath, jr.,
Miss Bertha Winth J. Corofalo DR.. j. S.
1angWorth, Mrs. Larsola, Mabel Schneidau,
Julius Koenigen, Robert Coulett Alfred
Magum Mary Salvant, Alice Rosenfeldt,
Morgan Janin, DR.. George Kreeger, Hugh
c. Cage, Alice Lewis, Grace, Cogreve, Flor
ence Lyons, August Cedar, Henry Ulrich,
Miss Rosa Cherrile, Mrs. Hattie Miller,
Master Kenneth Ray e. j. Flynn, Sydney
Bowling, Cecil Salvant, John G. Mcdonnell
harles Fowler, Theresa Scott, Irene
Earsse, Albert Hubener and Herman
Deaths-Fannie winters, Antonio Ba-
ronne, Paul Caruso, Miss Adelaide Roberts,
Two lives might have been saved if any
attempt had been made to give the patients
attention. Early this morning Coroner Lem
monnier found the dead body of Peppino
street. The body was lying on the floor, and
those in the place said that the man had
gone to bed and rolled out upon the floor
in stupor. 1t took DR.. Lemonnier about
two minutes to decide that the man had
died from genuine case of yellow fever,
and a subsequent autopsy confirmed the
doctors hasty diagnosis. The body was I'M
medately buried. Later on during the day
the coroner was called to view the body
of Antonio Barrone. The coroner at once
diagnosed the case as also one of yellow
fever. Both of these cases had been abso
lutely concealed from the authorities and
had died without a doctor being called in
to give relief. The first case of yellow fever
at Baton Rouge, the capital of the State.
was reported to-day. The case was that of
Willie Rives, who lives on the outskirts of
Two cases of yellow fever have been re-
ported at Franklin. La, by DR.. Smith,
president of the parish Board Of Health.
One of the patients is Miss Clara Craw
ford, who is critically i'll; the other is a
little Portuguese girl, who was living in
a house adjoining that in which Cairo died
a few days ago.
Several days ago there was a. suspicious
case of fever reported mile below Patter-
son, La. The premises were Immediately
put under guard. Last night the patient
died, and to-day autopsy was held by
Health officer Smith and DR.. Conn, of the
Marine Hospital Service They declared
that the death resulted from yellow fever.
The dead mans son first contracted the
disease and recovered. His little daughter
now has the fever.