The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-15
NEW CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.
JACKSON EXCITEMENT HIGH.
AN EXODUS ON FROr1 MOBILE.
ATLANTA OFFERS THE ONLY REFUGE.
Situation in the Louisiana Metropolis Serious, But
No Signs of Giving Way to Terror Are APP
parent-Reports From Biloxi
and Edwards.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-at night
fall the books of the board of health
showed there had been reported to the
board for investigation tWenty-six
cases which the attending physicians
considered suspicious. Of these, thir-
teen cases had been found suffering
with harmless fever, five cases were
regarded as suspicious, but not neces-
sary to be further investigated before
a definite report could be made Cd
them; there were no reports as to four
cases, and four cases had been pro-
nounced genuine yellow fever, though
one of the latter was classed as mild
in type.
The most serious of the four yellow
fever cases is located in the neighbor-
hood of the French market. The local
ity is far from a cleanly one, is popu-
lated by a poorer class of people, many
of whom are foreigners, and might be
considered dangerous ground. For that
reason especial pains were taken by the
board of health to quarantine the in
fected district. Officers from the police
force were detailed to take charge OF
the neighborhood; a restaurant, a bak-
cry and a shop next door to the prem
ises in which the sickness was found
were closed UP, and Ct large quantity
of disinfectants was sent to the scene
to be used.
Of course the report Of new cases
| daily is creating alarm in some quar-
terS, but thus far the disease has shown
but little malignancy, as witness the
record Of one death out OF fourteen
cases, and none of the practicing ply
sicians are yet on record as expressing
a fear of an epidemic
President Olliphant, of the board of
health said tonight: 81 repeat tonight
what have said heretofore. Of course
it is an unpleasant task to have to re-
port the appearance OF new cases, but
the moment has not yet come when we
should throw up our hands and admit
that the fever is in a fair way to con-
quer the city. 1t win not be surprising
and we should not be disappointed if
other cases appear daily for some time.
how many 1 am not prepared to say"
1T is, of course, to be expected that
that would be the case from the ex-
tended intercourse that has existed be-
tween New Orleans and the infected
| places on the Gulf coast before the
character of the fever at Ocean
| Springs was finally established. SO
| Tar, however, as the fever in New Or
leans is concerned, you may say that
| we are convinced that the disease is
not spreading beyond the limits of the
! places which we are Quarantining I
mean, for instance, that it has not ex-
| tended beyond one side of the square
| of st. Claude, in which it was original
ly found. This prevention of a spread
goes to prove the efficiency of our san
| 1tary methods and quarantine regula-
tions. Not one of the cases in New
| Orleans originated here. Each one of
| them may be traced back to Ocean
Springs or points on the coast. For
these reasons l feel that 1 may say
the situation has not become alarming
and you may tell the people of the
country that we are still feeling hope
full of our ability to control whatever
cases may appear in New Orleans"
The rigid attention given to the sus-
picious cases obtains in the treatment
| OF those which are declared to be yell
| low fever. Guards are stationed about
the premises, the streets are kept
clear, pedestrians are warned and
liberal use is made of disinfectants. for
the authorities have come to realize
that the situation while not alarming.
| is certainly serious, and that only watch
fulness and vigilance will master the
scourge.
One of the features developed during
the day is that people of mature age
have been attacked. Heretofore the
disease has been confined principally
to children of tender age and boys and
girls not get grown. Two of the new
cases show that older people have been
! attacked.
A conference was held this afternoon
at the St Charles hotel. Members Of
the board of health, representatives of
the parish medical society and city Of
ficials, including Mayor Flower, were
| present. The situation was discussed
in all its phases and for two hours be-
hind closed doors and a resolution was
made to spare neither effort nor money
| in controlling the disease.
Under instructions from superinten-
dent of the railway mail service, the
postoffice authorities today fumigated
al! outgoing mail in order that letters