The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-27
NOW HOPING FOR FROST.
SEVEN NEW CASES IN MEMPHIS,
But EPIDEMIC is NOT FEARED.
The Total Number of Cases In New Or
leans Has Been 1869, With 40 Deaths.
Surgeon Carter Ordered south

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amount Of suffering here now.
At a meeting OF the citizens held to-day
over eleven hundred dollars was sub
scribed and paid in in few minutes.
Any Montgomerians abroad wishing to
contribute can do 50. and it will be thank
fully received. but Montgomery does not
intend that any idea shall go to the
world that she IS appealing to the public
for assistance. She can and will take
care of her people.
The official report OF the yellow fever
| from Selma to-day says there are no cases
and there mas been but one death. only
one person is seriously sick and two of the
five cases will be discharged tomorrow.
There was a slight frost this morning.
| MERIDIAN. MISS. oct. 26-Dr. H. S.
| Gulley. state Health officer, is In receipt
| OF telegram officially announcing yellow
! fever az New Albany Miss. The dispatch
] adds that the town has been almost de-
! populated.
MOBILE. Ala. oct. 26.-Three new
cases Of yellow fever were announced to-
dav the smallest number since the first
! week OF the appearance Of the fever. The
names are: Alice White William +.
Fincher. 4. ~ Smith. No deaths have
occurred in Mobile proper in the past
/ nincty-six hours.
rotal cases to date. 2l9; deaths, q, re-
coveries ~: under treatment 81.
| NEW ORLEANS. oct. 26.-Past the half
! century mark the number OF cases hdu
gone to-day by nightfalL Inc deaths ny
] that time had not been so numerous pul
| rho now cases were developed from
| various sections Of the CITY: intIe Is 40
longer any attempt TO establish iOcl' cases
! opnearcd where there has never been
fever before. and the doctors say simply
! tbat the germs are flying around. ana
| that the cases are not TO De restricted Dy
| municipal or geographic bouhuailes. ne
new cases began 10 appear very carry To-
Last nights record exceeding in deaths
| that of any other day ana almost equai-
ing i'm number Of new cases the RECORD
OF any previous day. was very nao, ss'
! things this evening were not ehcourasllls'
! This is tO-days records .-,.. Al. T.,
! tan Newman Miss Adeline Rothhnret.
| Miss Marie Langlon, May herselueI'
! Alnhonse Burcher. John Francisco. Posa
/ Roth Anna Pell. Ruby Pell Theo. PeH'
| Nav Thatcher. John Mccarthy, -
| Planchet Anna Hart. William Hart, MISS
| Clara Dinkel. John Ramos jacob Frey'
| / r. Moody. Helen OMera, Alfred pan
! segor Rev Father Blenk. Rev Father
| Dc,onsv SaIlie Fleetwood. Jose Shamraux.
Agronvisky. Galone White, Lille
| ITmbprger. Florence Meyers, sister NJ. An
| toby Flick: Samuel Cakes - Mlllel'
Mary Pendergast, Henry FANS FRANK
| Herbert. Bonniocchi. Louise PedalahGse.
! Fred Marie. John Uge0nv. Albert Rarilas
| John Barilas. - Thomas. Blanchard
| l(iern. Clement Stewart
| Doatbe--John Cook. James Bolger, Rosa
Ruth. John Ramos Jose Dravet.
| Mrs Wilmuth Walter Allen. Mrs. Al
phonse Perrot Phnip Nivin James sex
/ ton. J. w Jirette. Melli, Kate Campoei'
! W r. FABIAN. William II. Cam: 80.
Oniciai report of the Board OF Health:
! C1ges of fever to-day. 80. deaths to-day d
| total cases Of yellow fever 10 date, M
! total deaths from yellow fever 70 da az.
| ifl. total cases absolutely recovered, b5f'
! total cases under treatment. ~.
LANDED PASSENGERS.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. oct. 26.-Sur-
geon Carter of the Marine Hospital SER
vice has been ordered TO Montgomery by
the Surgeon-General t. confer with the
local authorities i'm ievising restrictive
measures to prevent the spread of yellow
fever in that city and is there for that
| purpose to-day.
SuIgoop- General Wyman has made en-
! Quiry of the Weather Bureau as 10 dates
| by which frosts may be expected at the
| various places infected by yellow fever
and il expected that the average date for
| the first appearance of frost at Mobile Is
! November I'D; at Montgomery, Novem-
| Der. y: and at Galveston, December IS
The earliest date which frost has been
known at Mobile is November 3D. at
Montgomery, November 9Th, and Calves
| ton. November Sth.
PENSACOLA. FLA, oct. 26.-The
schooner S. T. Egerton. Captain Axelson.
of this port. arrived here on the 10Th IN
slant from Balize with a cargo Of cocoa
nuts ana four passengers. She was
| sent into quarantine for the regular de-
| tention before being allowed TO land or
| come to the city. but the next day she
| sailed fer Mobile which is now an infect
ed port.
The health officers here have learned
| that the vessel anchored west g the
mouth Of Herdido Bay and landed the
| four passengers in Baldwin county, Ala
| The vessel proceeded. but the passengers
were seer by the sanitary guards on the
coast and captured.
IN MONTGOMERY.
! MONTGOMERY. ALA. oct. 26.-The
OFFICIAL report of the Board OF Health to-
| day gives ten new cases and one death.
New cases Harry Hood. Robt Faulks,
! (coloredD: 4. L. Stable Kirkland Stable.
II. A. OSteen. John Phillips, (colored);
! u. b. Mcclellan, Harry Winter, Wanny
| Gnchrist, W. E. Rosscr.
| Deaths-Mrs. j. \. Suggs
Cases previously reported, GO; reported
to-day 10. total. 20.
Deaths previously reported. 4; reported
to-day. /: total s. Every case so far re-
ported. can be traced TO the original case
in the hrst ward
TWO TOWNS QUARANTlNED.
LITTI Il ROCK. ARK. oct. 26.-The
Little Rock Health Board to-day quar-
| antined against Bald Knob and Whine.
| ARK.
At Whine. there are two cases OF sus-
! picious fever. the patients being children
of refugee, a railroad man from Mem
| Dhs.
The local physician advised the state
Board that the cases possess the symp-
toms of yellow fever but as he Is not an
expert. he awaits investigation.
All towns are taking quarantine meas
ures against Whine.
SEVEN NEW CASES IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. TENN, oct 2-Io-day
yellow fever record in this city Is seven
new cases and no deaths.
To-day's patients are Mrs. ;. Segutt'
Miss ida Logar, Albert Logar, e. j.
Hatch. w. r. Howard, Mrs w r. How
ard. w J. Hillhouse,
All of The new cases are with a single
exception in the southern part OF the
city where the original case was dscov-
cred. More than thousand people have
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