The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-05
W. G. Flower.
Mayor OF New Orleans.

New Orleans, La. October 4.--For twcn-
ty-four hours closing at nightfan there
had not been a single death recorded In
tho office OF tho board of health. fester.
day there had been thirty-one new cases
and at o'clock tonight twenty-five re-
ported since last night Yesterday there
were nearly 200 premises under aurveii-.
lance and In some Of the houses there wero
four or Ave cases, yet not single cue
had proved fatal in twenty-four hours.
The result was that TONIGHT the death rate
had fallea t;.iing excess over 10ih per
cent and the prospects for an early stamp
ing out OF the disease had been consider
ably frightened. The recent Increased
number Of cases reported daily 10 duo 20
several facts. Physicians In charge OF
hospitals are allowed to report cases With
out having experts to view them. Fhysi.
clans who have had in the last three weeks
yellow fever cases In their practice arc
given to understand that their diagnosis
Will BIO accepted without question. The re-
| port OF any EXPERT In whose practice a
case has developed Is accepted, In Other
words. there Ii no longer detailed con-
sidcration OF suspicious oases. Only where
doctor has never heretofore seen case
of actual yellow fever are the services Of
experts called into question. The cxperts
are all eminent physicians with large pruc-
tice and tho health authorities have de-
cided not to encroach too far UPON tie
time and practice OF these men or science.
The further fact that frank admission ID
made that yellow fever exists has forced
the majority OF physicians to report inn
mediatcly all cascs whether their tvpa be
mild or severe In consequence cases IRE
being reported rapidly, but there Is no In.
dication that sickness will assume al cni-
dcmic form. All fear OF that has disap.
peared and the people who have their
families at other points are making ar
rangements TO bring them back. The rec-
ord o6 the day was as follows.
New cases: j. Il. Leidenheimcr. 1888
Clio; j, Sphiel. 1868 Rampant. Charles
Stoddafd. 1920 Second. Salvatore Mars.
27l5 Chippewa; Sarah Coleman tcolored,.
32lS 81. Charles avenue. Miss Fannis
Waiss. 32l8 st. Charles avenue charies
Heitkamp 1927 Decatur; Adele Hcitkanr
1897 Decatur; Glen Colly, 1l0s Cadlx,
voight. $40 Exchange alley; 49, Myncher
boy 147s Magazine: Ligna Fornar!s: HAM
part. between Phillip and Ursul.ne; r..
X Barnett. 519 Sixth; Sarah Marshall.
Protestant Episcopal home; Lille De PERT
Protestant Episcopal home John Marie
Coste. Charity hosnital; Mas Florence
Benton. Convent OF Mercy. 1908 st. Andrew
street. Mrs. Insborg Petersen. Calhoun.
corner Pitt; Donald Mitchell, 1889 tspla-
made: Sister Barbara. 1891 Morass; Maude
Meyer, Dryades, between Euterpe and
Terpsichore.
Mrs. Brown. 81. Andrew ana Magnolia:
Miss Maggie Winchester, i3s Charities,
Cases appeared today In At least three
asylums where sickness had not heieto-
fore existed. One case was reported IN
the Convent Of Mercy, which II located
within q radius Of about 300 fest IL which
| deaths have occurred from the fever.
The patient was isolated and she will
be treated within che walls Of the institu-
tion,
Two cases appeared In the hns rrotsst-
ant Episcopal home on Jackson ayenue
and Chippewa Tho home IL situated upon
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