The record-union., 1897-09-29
PLAGUE stricken
SOUTHERN CITIES,
The Situation at New Orleans Does
Not Seem to Improve.
About the Same Number Of New Gases and
Deaths Reported Each Day.
The Slow Progress in Stamping
Out the Disease Puts Obstacles
Daily in the Way of the Busi-
ness Community, Which Is Suf-
fering Greatly From the Guar
antine Regulations.

antine Regulations.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-The yell
low fever situation here continues ex-
asperatingly the same. A daily aver
age of eighteen to twenty cases and
two deaths has kept up, but, while
there is no sign of an epidenical visi-
tation, the slow progress of the disease
puts obstacles daily in the way of the
fretful merchants, who are anxious to
again resume trade with the surround
ing country. The record to-day was
not unlike that of many other days, in
that it showed a death through sheer
neglect of the patient, and of twenty
one cases up to date having a fatal ter
minatiCn. The facts are incontrovert-
ible that at least one-half died through
neglect or lack Of attention.
Business is showing feeble signs of
revival, and the railroads are putting
forward superhuman efforts to secure
a modification of the quarantine regu-
lations.
In September, 1878, there were be
tween eighty and ninety people dying
of yellow fever daily. The daily aver
age since the beginning of the fever
here is hardly one.
To-day the following deaths were re-
ported: Louis Quisnet, 140S Dante
street; Miss Emma Fleetwood. 727
lowering.
There have been a total of 1T cases
to date, and twenty-one deaths. A num-
ber Of patients were discharged to-day.
DR.. Guiteras says he is inclined to
believe that the yellow fever was i'm
ported to New Orleans from the coast
towns before it was discovered at
Ocean Springs This, he thinks, ac-
counts for the numerous cases here.
He also says that the popular fallacy
that negroes are immune has been
thoroughly exploded. He thinks the
negroes help largely to spread the dis
ease. He says the death rate about
equals that of the Jacksonville epidemic
and exceeds that of the Brunswick epi-
demic, the latter having been per
cent
Four cases of yellow fever from the
Home for the Homeless were taken to
the Beauregard Yellow Fever Hospital
to-day. The home has been closed and
will be thoroughly sanitated. There was
no violence at all last night by the
people who have been making threats
against the Beauregard Hospital.
The School Board decided on an in
definite postpOnement of the opening of
the schools. Ten days notice will be
given, and those teachers who are out
of the city are not asked to return un-
til the fever has been stamped out. Ev-
cry private school in the city and most
of them in the State have postponed
their opening.
The authorities here apparently do
not believe that the discovery of a sus-
pfcious case in Houston, Tex, warrants
quarantine against the city, and will
await further advices.
TEN NEW CASES AT EDWARDS.
EDWARDS (Miss.), Sept. 2S.-Ten
new cases of yellow fever We're reported
to-day. All parties reported yesterday
as very sick are reported better
AS MANY AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, Sept. 2S.-Ten new cases in
the past twenty-four hours, one death,
four discharged.
RELIEF FOR EDWARDS.
JACKSON (Miss) Sept. 2S.-A meet
ing of citizens was held to-day for the
relief of Edwards, and a snug sum was
subscribed.
The cases of suspicious fever in a
family at Clinton having been reported,
DR.. Hunter to-day ordered Dr.. Dunn to
go from Edwards and report on them.
The town of Bolton refused to allow
DR.. Dunn to pass that place, and Mr..
vxrIn ics
ported, refused to allow DIR. Dunn to in
vestfeate the cases. A great exodus of
people is taking place at Clinton. The
State Board has no doubt that the
cases are yellow fever.
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
NATCHEZ (Miss.), Sept. 2S.-Captain
T. o. Baker, in command of the Match
az quarantine guards, is out in an earn
est appeal for volunteers, as the re-
sponses to the first calls have dwindled
until the Gordon of shotguns have con-
tracted to the extent of leaving out in
the cold some populous suburbs. The
fear of DR.. Aikman, City Health Officer,
IS the refugees might find some asylum
in these additions, with the possibility
of injecting the city.
st Sl5SPICl1OS OAGE Al f1O0S1Nt1N.
HOUSTON (Tex.), Sept 2S.-Regard-
ing the suspicious case of fever here,
the State Board of Health officers have
requested the Houston Board of Health
to issue the following bulletin this
evening:
case somewhat suspicious, but
guarded. l have no apprehen-
sion of the result. The Board of
Health is unanimous in declaring the
case nothing more than Inflammation
Of the kidneys"
FREIGHT QUARANTINE
VICTORIA CTex.), Sept. 2S.-Dr W.
8. Thornton has served notice on Cen
sral superintendent Forbes of the Vic
5oria branch of the Southern Pacific
Railway that all freight shipped from
Or via ST. Louis or any other part of
is forbidden to cross the Vic
Loria County line. DR.. Thornton verb
ally explained that this is intended to
forbid the handling of any freight from
any rcint east of Houston or Galveston
and cuts off New York as well as St
Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 2s.-The action Of
the county health authorities at Vic
oria, Tex, in instituting a strict quar-
antine against all shipments from St.
Louis Or any other point in Missouri is