The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-12
NUMEROUS NEW CASES
OF Yellow Fever in New Orieans-Eighty
Four New Cases and Eleven Deaths in
Two Days-Reports From Other Infected
Points

| New Orleans, October 9.-The fever
situation is practically unchanged and
new cases were numerous, coming from
all parts of the city, the foci being
widely distributed. THIS is the record
presented by the board of health to-
, night: Cases of yellow fever today 35,
deaths 6, cases to date 440, deaths to
date 5s, recovered 222, under treatment
262.
Edwards, Miss, October 9.-There
has been one death from yellow fever
that of Mrs. Burtwalton. and seven
teen new cases today; total TO date 400,
total deaths 20.
Mobile, Ala, October 9.-Five cases,
three deaths and two recoveries is the
yellow fever record for the twenty-four
hours at noon today. Total cases to
date ia, deaths Is, recoveries 62, re-
naming under treatment "a. There are
two cases at Magazine point.
Biloxi, Miss, October 9.-The board of
health's report is: yellow fever under
treatment SO, new cases 10, cases to date
291, deaths to date II.
Washington, October 9.-SurgeOn
General Wyman's bulletin covering the
yellow fever situation for yesterday
gives the following results: New Or
leans 49 new cases, deaths; Mobile
new cases, no deaths; Alec, Ala, l
case, no deaths; Biloxi, Miss, II cases,
! death: Ocean Springs, no cases and
no deaths; Scranton, IL cases and no
deaths; Edwards, 13 cases and deaths;
Nitta Yuma, one case and no deaths;
reports from Clinton and HenderSon'S
point delayed.
Austin, Texas, October Ex-Governor
Culberson tonight received telegram
from State Health Officer Swearing
en-, who is at Austin, stating that he is
just in receipt of a telegram from Act
ing Mayor Skinner, Of Galveston, stat
ing that United States Expert Guiteras
had diagnosed case Of yellow fever
there this afternoon. DR.. Swearingen
wired that he was going to Galveston
at once.
Galveston, Texas, October 9.-Dr. H.
A. West, a member of the Galveston
board of health and the nominal head
of the board during the sickness of the
city health physician, DR.. w. G. Fisher,
tonight made the following an
nouncement: "Dr. Guiteras has re-
ported to Surgeon General Wyman that
there are eight positive cases of yellow
fever in Galveston. We (the local ply
sicians of Galveston), held an informal
meeting Saturday night to discuss mat
ters. Some of the physicians do not
agree with DR.. Guiteras, and they
thought we should not submit to his
opinion; others agreed with him. Some
Of the physicians did not feel that the
| facts justified the opinion that the
| cases are yellow fever"
DR.. Guiteras would not give out his
report Saturday night. but through
Dr. West it was learned that DR.. Gui-
teras thought the disease would not
be widespread or of a virulent char
! acter.
DR. c. W. Trueheart who has been
| through several yellow fever epidemics,
| says: Il have examined two Of the
| cases which DR.. Guiteras considered
! suspicious, and 1 saw not the slightest
| trace of yellow fever. I have found no
| symptoms Of yellow fever in my prac-
tice, and I do not believe it exists in
| Galveston today"
| There is every indication that il the
| disease is yellow fever it is only of a
| very mild type and will be attended
with little or no mortality. There have
been no deaths here from dengue fever.