Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
|i5ila OF THE FEVER
,r sEIzEs MORE VIC
~ IN THE SOUTH

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.. .,.'' for III, , nss.s'''' OF
orleans, Sept. so.-At o o'clock 's
~ :. y" ,be record in the book IN the
,' 8 health Office showed WED a total Total Of Of
= . .es and one death. inns Is
rt''a,, o.eoh Gisfasy, an Italian, No.
rrsh.r' street, tosa Dell, Ros.lie Bacu.,
~ 1 uni, Norah Hyles. Lena Ora
cow" . two cases are in the extreme
= u ",.;on Of the city-one in the
r .'..r;ct. one is in the st. Claude
p, .'s. where the original six cases
- '. and one is in the Will
house, where two cases already s1'
three cases under investiga-
l'a ID the health authorities tonight
=. situation with some compia'
.,o,t of DR.. Metz, the city chem
:. !. y. condition Of the Italian quar-
..vsd the board to prompt accept
" i II. efficiency Of the marine hos
4, :. refuge. DR.. Metz found as
!, :. 90 people huddled together in
Italian quarter, living in squalor and
w.. cr,fiato was taken from this
49,, and the board realized that un-
.amething was done the block in
.;,s the woman lived was likely to be-
. plague spot. It was therefore
.a.d to guard and fumigate the entire
[o,re and to remove as soon as pos
I. most Of the families to the old ma
hosuital. The 100 squatters who
n occupy the latter building, will be
E,,o quarters in one of the new school
b,,es in the vicinity. and the marine
losuit,l buildings will be permanently
al a. 4 refuge until after the fever is
hnped out, for the families of the Ital-
N o,arter and those of the INDECENT
Ii throughout the city.
New Hospital for Patients.
House Surgeon Bloom had a conference
|iA President Oliphant relative to estab-
|shuq place to which INDECENT yellow
liver patients might be removed. There
Ne usually seven or eight hundred pa
i.at in the charity hospital, and it is
kasidered highly dangerous to receive
|slow fever patients in that institution.
a Is said that the hospital is ready to go
D any expense to provide a supplement
nv hospital. The board submitted an
dr Of the free use of the old smallpox
etention camp, which is entirely discon-
lsted from the smallpox hospital, and
seems likely that the offer will be &C.
opted, and all yellow fever patients, who
OF various reasons can not be treated.
'il be sent to DR.. Boards place.
There are now two patients suffering
nth yellow fever in the charity hospital
nd their presence, although they occupy
plated apartments, is deemed serious
lenaee to other patients.
Sanitary Measures.
Aa largely attended meeting of bank.
rs, business men, ministers and repre-.
lnatiyes Of the labor organizations, it
as decided to ask the board of health
consider the advisability of adopting
Ext Tuesday as a general cleaning day
Camp Of Refuge.
jackson, Miss, Sept. 20. DIR. H. s
lddings Of the marine hospital service
rlyed here on his way to Edwards tc
'taOlish camp Of refuge. He has with
I'M SOO tents and mattresses.
h. J. +. Hunter, secretary of the state
ard OF health, is expected from Vicks
nrg to confer with DIR. Giddings with Q
ew Of establishing a base of supplies
ID taking stringent measures to STAMP
1t the yellow scourge.
Al Edwards and Biloxi.
'leksourg, Miss, Sept. 2O.-The fever
EDWARDS shows but slight increase
"a no deaths have occurred. DR.. Pur
y reported four new cases today, a.
'!ows; Mrs. DR.. Radcliffe, Frank Angel
nm IVY and Jesse Sharp (colored).
Naaiection has commenced and bed
ls = being burned when it can not b,
" Dunn, now at Ocean Springs, ha'
ue'eu 10 EDWARDS.
=. Glddings is expected here, as ar
y tents Tor refugee camps.
..e 'sate board tried to prevent Fathe
a = OF this city, who has neve
!. vac lever. from going to Edwards
!. = stated it was his duty, and tn
q gave way.
, .ae authorities have q report from
VA showing 80 cases to date. beside
:. ~''ous cases now on hand. n,
l'hs are reported.
uree Camps Of Detention.
"'ne'on' Sept. 2O.-Complete ad
!" received by Surgeon General Wv
: VI The marine hospital service from