The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-27
NEARLY SIXTY NEW CASES
WELCOME FROST is EXPECTED
IN A FEW WEEKS.
YELLOW FEVER CONTINUES TO SPREAD
The Citizens of Montgomery Deny That There
is a Great Amount of Suffering There
They Have Raised S1,i00 and viii
Take Care of the Sufferers.

Idhe Od1e OF tIle SuHereTSt
New Orleans, La, Oct. 26.-Past the
half-century mark, the number Of cases
had gone today by night-fall. The deaths
at that time had not been so numerous,
but they had reached five. The new
cases were developed from various Sec
tions of the city. There is no longer any
attempt to establish foci. Cases appear
where there has never been fever be
fore, and the doctors say simply that the
germs are flying around and that cases
are not to be restricted by municipal or
geographical boundaries. The new cases
began to appear very early today. Last
nights record exceeding in deaths that
of any other day and almost equalling in
number of new cases the record of any
previous day, was very bad, yet things
this evening were not encouraging
Official report Of the Board of Health;
Gases of yellow fever today, SO; deaths
today, z; total cases of yellow fever to
date, 1869; total deaths from yellow fe.
yer to date, 145; total cases absolutely
recovered, 637; total cases under treat
|ment, 4S7.
MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. .26.-The Of
fetal report of the Board of Health to-
day gives ten new cases and one death.
Cases previously reported, 60; reported
to-day, 10; total, 20. Deaths previously
reported, 4; reported to-day, /: total, s.
Every case so far reported can be
traced to the original case in the first
ward.
The official report on yellow fever
from Selma, for today says there are no
new cases, and there has been but one
death. Only one person is seriously sick
and two OF the five cases viii be dis
charged tomorrow. There was a light
frost this morning.
MEMPHIS.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 6.-Today's vel
low fever record in this city is seven
new cases and no deaths.
All of the new cases, with a single
exception, are in the southern part of
the city, where the original case was dis
covered.
More than a thousand people have left
the city within the last twenty-four
hours. DR. Thornton, president Of the
Board of Health in an interview to-
night said that he does not anticipate
for serious alarm. A cold wave is pre-
dicted within thirty-six hours, and the
health officer believes that the disease
has reached its wort stage so far as
Memphis is concerned
IMPROVEMENT AT MOBILE
Mobile, Ala, Oct 26.-Three new
cases of yellow fever were announced
today, the smallest number since the first
week of the appearance of the fever. No
deaths have occurred in Mobile proper
in the past ninety-six hours. Total cases
to date 219; deaths 2S; recoveries 1877
under treatment "a.
NEW ALBANY.
Meridian, Miss, Oct. 26.-Dr. II. q.
Gulley, State Health Officer, is in re-
ceipt Of a telegram officially announcing
yellow fever at New Albany, Miss. The
dispatch adds that the town has been
almost depopulated.
BILOXI.
Biloxi, Miss, Oct. 26.-The Board of
Health reports yellow fever cases under
treatment, 81; new cases, Ia; total yell
low fever cases TO date, 541 total deaths
to date, 21.
COIeaN 1ON - hEROhI.
Scranton, Miss, Oct 26.-New cases.
IL; deaths, 3, as follows: Charles Geboe.
formerly of Charlevoix, Mich; William
Bartholomew, William Mckay.
McHenry, Miss, Oct. 26.-One new
case, Wesley Ossman. One death, Mr..
Mardee.
Bay st. Louis, Miss, Oct. 26.-Ten
new cases.
Opelousas, La, Oct. 26.-There is con.
siderable fever in Opelousas, but a Diff
ference of opinion exists among physi-
clans as to the nature of it.
FROST SCHEDULED.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 26.-Surgeon
Carter of the Marine Hospital service
has been ordened to Montgomery by the
Surgeon General to confer with the lo-
cal authorities in devising restrictive
measures to prevent the spread of yellow
fever in that city, and is there for that
purpose today. Surgeon General Wyman
has made inquiry OF the chief of the
weather bureau Of the dates at which
frost may be expected at various places
infected by yellow fever and Is In
formed that the average date of the first
appearance of frost at Mobile is No
vember %, at Montgomery November
IL, and at Galveston December IS. The
earliest date which frost has been known
at Mobile is November 2, at Montgomery
November i, and Galveston Novem-
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