The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
.'YeIlOw Jack" Rapidly Spreading
Throughout the city. but the Death
Rate Not Yet Alarming.
NO CLASSES NOW EXEMPT
RICH AND POOR ALIKE STRICKEN
WITH THE DREAD DISEASE.
Nineteen New Cases Yesterday at Ed-
wards, Twenty-Eight at Biloxi
and Seven at Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 1-To-day was
again something of a record breaker in the
matter of new cases. They cropped up in
all directions, but up to clock the death
record was still low The fever is rapidly
spreading in many directions, but the large
majority of cases are proving TO be of a
harmless type The weather is warm and
the conditions excellent for new cases. But
the death percentage has fallen considera-
bly, below the record of 1875
Deaths
ANTONIO SINACOA, $40 st. Philip
PAUL PHILLIPS. 1926 Charles street.
HENRY A. BOURRIAQUE, 1225 st. Roch
avenue. announced after close of official re-
New cases.
MRS. BRENNAN, 2113 Brainerd street.
ANTONIO SINACOA, $40 St. Philip
REV. BEVERLY WARNER. ai5 Chest
MISS AMANDA GINNIN. 2l22 Bayou
EMMA BROWN. $40 Miro street.
w. p. TATE, Fourth street, near Chippe-
JOHN MATHEs. 2O2s Cont street.
DAISY IONGLEY, 1929 Fourth street.
n, MRS. NAY DAHLsrRoM 115 South
MADELINE ToMMALI. 1926 Charles
street
DAN cAGAN. 1151 Dublin street.
street
EDWARD ]. MALL.ET. esoe Hurst street.
JAMES II. FLEETWOOD, 727 Lower
LORETTA RILEY, 1923 Constance street.
WILL JOOR, 6G63 Laurel street
EVA JOOR 6063 Laurel street.
BESSIE DICKINSON, 1885 Jackson street.
nue..
JOHN ]. BRITTON 2lOs Barrone street.
ALBERT BALDWIN WOODS, 1882 Esu-
terpe street.
MARTIN REGAN. 322 Howard avenue.
EDGAR PERRILLOUx, S531 Elm street.
MRS. ADAM MARK, st. Ann and Bour-
bon streets.
WALKER KEEGAN.
IDA KEEGAN, 1906 Magazine street
DIR. w. II. MAGRUDER. 624 Louisiana
avenue.
- NEELEY, colored Marine Hospital.
-- CARSON, Marine Hospital.
The most important new case is Dr. Bev-
erly Warner, the pastor of the rich Trinity
Church. His case is mild one. Rich ana
poor have alike been stricken to-day and
the reports to the Board of Health seem
to show that the best drained and kept
streets are presenting cases as nurnerously
as those which are minus of sanitation. The
authorities continue to keep the water
works plugs open, and every gutter is filed
With running water A number of cases.
some ten or more, were discharged to-day
as cured. Among them is Mrs. A. T. VIM
nerly. To-day Prof Metz disinfected the
various houses in which sickness has oc-
CURED and where the patients have been
discharged.
A bitter fight is being made on the Board
or Health because ii is insisting in quar-
antining inmates of houses in which yellow
teYer exists and those houses which imme-
ulately adJoin. DR.. Gwteras expressed the
opinion that it is possible to confine the
injection within the room where the patient
may be lying; this has strengthened the
nShL or the public against quarantine uea-
SureS. In spite of the storm of protests
however, many eminent physicians and pro-
fessional men are urging the board to con-
houses. The crisis is either here now or
close at hand and 1t is not considered wise
no matter what may be the public indigna-
ton, to Jeopardize the health of the whole
community by allowing people in infected
houses or living next door to them TO go
at random. The fever here has, of course.
not been declared epidemic and for that
reason physicians are disinclined to report
yellow fever. A number of doctors said
tonight, in formal protest, that If their
low fever cases, their practice will be
ruined. Nobody would send for them IL
they have had anything to do with yellow
The official bulletin of the Board OF
Health says: During the twenty-four hours
ending !. p. M, Friday Oct 1, there were:
cases of yellow fever to date. 25s: total
deaths from yellow fever to date 30: total
cases absolutely recovered, IS; total cases
under treatment, 152.
story of Refugees at Hagerstown.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Oct Flour ref
ugees from New Orleans arrived at this
place few days ago. They are Frank
lie Seure, Isaac Lontz and their wives. Mr..
LIE Seure AYERS that the stupidity of the
physicians alone is responsible for the