The herald., 1897-10-02
Crop Out Ia Unexpected
Places
PHYSICIANS FAIL TO REPORT
FOR FEAR OF IHyunrNa THHIB
PRACTICE
Some Comfort r Drawn From the
Fact That the Death Fats
r Very Low
Associated Press Special wir&

NEW ORLEANS. La, Oct 1.-To-dny
was again somethingof record brealIef
in the matter of new cases. They
cropped up in al directions but up to six
o'clock the death rate was stin low. The
fever is rapidly spreading in many d.
rections. but the large majority Of cases
are proving to be Of q harmless type.
Ths.weather is warm and the conditions
excellent for new cases. But the death
rate has fallen considerably below that
Of 1878. Two deaths were reported. to-
day and 25 new cases The authorities
continue to keep the water works plugs
open and every gutter II dlled with run
ming water.
The fever here has, OF course. not bsen
declared epidemic. and for that reason
physicians are disinclined to report yell
low fever. A number Of doctors said
| tonight in formal protest. that Il their
names are reported In connection with
yellow fever cases their practice would
suffer. Nobody would send for them II
they have anything to do with yellow
fever cases.
At Edwards this morning only three
new cases were reported. There !s un-
disguised feeling against the Board OF
Health because 1t is quarantning people.
The trouble Is, however. that . number
OF local physicians are Withholding dag
noses OF cases, not believing that the
prevailing fever is "Yellow Jack, and
1ustifying their apparent Negligence BY
the fact that there are few deaths ana
the cases are not increasing.
AT MOBILE
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 1.-The increase
in the nnmber of cases continues low.
there being but seven Cases reported to-
day and one death, that Of Mrs. Hon.
man. The disease has appeared In the
northwestern part Of town where many
Of the poorer dwell. A man who was Z
/ guard in the first district infected CAR
ried the scourge to his home.
This has established two addltional
foci Of Infection The CommeRcial club
has called meeting OF citisenD for3toY
morrow to form q relief corps to assist
those thrown out of employment. There
Is much private charity at work. Mayor
Bush leading, having empowered the
chief Of police to relieve every sufferer
| that applies for aid. A suspicious case
is reported tonight in the heart Of the
city, J. F. Stiner, q keeper Of the deliS
catessen restaurant on st. Emanuel
street, near Dauphin.
DR.. Edwards, at st. Elmo, twenty
miles south Of Mobile, on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. reports four
suspicious cases which he diagnosed ~
yellow fever. A suspicious case II re-
ported at Grand Bay. on the same line.
Health officers have gone to investigate.
The Mobile board OF health has issued
orders that no person shall move out Of
the infected districts into another part
Of the city. 1t is sought to prevent evic-
tion for non-payment Of rent.
BURNING THE MAILS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-PostmaSter
Flourney of Ruston. La, has tele-
graphed the postofRce department that
the town council there has commanded
him to burn all local newspapers and
mail received from the yellow fever dis
trict. Their orders are based on the
failure of the great bulk Of such mat
ter to show any trace Of fumigation. the
wrappers not being perforated. Az.
sistant Postmaster-General Heath telr
egraphed him today that II newspaper
mail Is refused he may destroy 1t with
out expense to the department, under
the authority Of section 55S Of the postal
laws, waving the thirty days clause.
WAS NOT YELLOW JACK
DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 1.-The ohicial
declaration of Health Officer Swearing
en- that the suspicious case at Houston
was not yellow fever has almost immedi-
ately been followed by the raising Of
| the stringent quarantine measures
which have been in force in many coun-
ties and at all the towns below Corsi-
cana. By tonight train service will have
beer resumed.
EFFECT ON TRAFFIC
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. LIN conse-
quence of the yellow fever quarao tine In
the southern states, the Southern Pa
cific company has decided to close itY
!. Gulf route to all freight traffic.
Arrangements have been perfected by
the Southern Pacific with the Texas
and Pacific whereby connection may hs
had with New Orleans and other points
in the southern part Of Louisiana.
Through freight for the east will also
be turned over to the Texas and Pacific
at Ell Paso. This arrangement. while
only temporary, will continue until the
abatement Of the yellow FEVER epidemic.
Another fever scare is seen in the decis-
ion Of the company not to run its "lim-'
tied" to New Orleans this winter. It
will run to Chicago instead.
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