The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-25
NEW ORLEANS'S FEVER MOB
BURNS PART OF 4 sCHooLHoUsE
TAKEN FOR A HOSPITAL.

Hose or the Fire EnGines Take
Charge or the building aud II VIII Bo Used
as y acknowledgements situation linz
proyInE-The New Cases OF the Fever.
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 24.-Last night,
after tho mob had been driven of, DIR.
Bloom of the Charity Hospital and the Sis
tiers Of Charity opened n yellow fever hospital
In the Beaurogard public school on Canal street,
and.the police were put In charge Of the Building
under orders from the Mayor and the Board Of
Health. Some members of the mob. however,
returned at an early hour this morning before
Daylight and threw a burning fvc-gnllUn can
of gasoline inside the kindergarten building In
the rear OF the school. The building was soon
in flames. When tho fro engines came tho
mob cut the hose and prevented the engines
from playing on tho'fiamcs. The kindergarten,
p%ortcr's lodge, and the building were destroyed
but tho main school building was damaged only
slightly.
As soon as the action Of the mob was known
the Chief of Police was ordered to hold his en-.
tire force in readiness to protect the building.
and the Mayor announced that no would call
out the, militia IL necessary, His purpose to
been strengthened by the action of the mob.
Ho said that II any, concessions were made to
trampiod Under foot, and New orleans would bo
In a R,anhls nc condition. The sehGol according;
police, and. II the mob attacks the building
again IT win meet with q warm reception;
in his determination to suppress. this outbreak
like the present is fully recognized. The
Mayor has ordered tho police to arrest those
who were engaged in the attack on the school.
There are rumors that another attempt will be
made to burn the school.
There Is u etrong prejudice here against the
Italians, growing out Of the refusal OF the ital-
inns to report yellow fever eases: Half the
the Italians who died to-day OF the fever had
no medical attendance.
The quarantine situation improves. and
TiSkS6srs. MSf ssridi"nss s r rSyeyei .'p Snd Other
towns in central Mississippi and north Louisi.
ana, where all railroad traffic was shut down
a few days ago. The Mississippi Board OF
all original packages from New Orleans arc
concerned, and will admit them to Mississippi
II fumigated.. The Alabama Board Of Health
sion OF fumisated and dilsinfected freight from
New Orleans and will almost certainly modify
tho present quarantine and admit such freight
under The regulations OF the United States Ma
New Orleans had two new cases to-day. These
mako the total cases 9S. Edwards had 80 new
cases. making a total. of 100. Mobile had two
new eases, with q total Of 80. Among the dead
at Mobile was Father Murray, Catholic priest.
Among those taken sick at Biloxi to-day is tho
Mayor of the town, II; 7. Howard, son OF Charles
I. Howard Of New Orleans and New York.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 2I.-The appearance
of yellow fever in Atlanta caused the State Of
Alabama to-day to institute n most rigid guar
Hntine against that city. No one from Atlanta
gers on incoming southern railway trains were
put off by quarantine officers at the state line
this morning and are now at Tsllapoosa. Ga.
The same regulations will apply TO freight
traffic.