Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-27
YELLOW JACK HAS PRACTICALLY
TAKEN THE TOWN.
20 NEW CASES YESTERDAY.
ONLY DRUGGIST AND ASSOCIATED
PRESS MAN STRICKEN.
No Deaths In New Orleans Yesterday,
but There Were Seventeen New
Cases Board Considering
Question of Qunrnn-
timing Galveston.

Edwards. Miss. Sept. 26.-There has been
one death from yellow fever here to-day
that of Mr.. S. S. Noblin; new cases to-day,
%; total cases to date, l56; total deaths l.,
date, /. A few more strides and the fever
will have stricken the entire town of Ed
wards. Mr.. Ethel Crister, the only drug
glst, was taken sick this morning and
Dr. Hunter, of the state board, has been
wired for another druggist. immune from
the disease.
Among those taken with the disease to-
day was C. r. Barber. representative of
the Associated Press and one of the
wealthiest men in Edwards. Some days
ago Mr.. Barber advised the Jackson office
of the Associated Press that he feared he
was taking the disease, but that it was
Eis intention to send the news as long as
possible. Mr.. Fred Johnson, an immune
operator from Tallulah, La, has been sent
to take the place of Mr.. Barber, and he
went on duty to-day.
New Orleans. Sept. 26.-During the
twenty-seven hours ending at Q p. m. there
were: Cases of yellow fever. II; deaths.
none; total cases to date. 13S; total deaths
from yellow fever to date. II.
The board of health received advice Of a
case OF yellow fever at Tallulah, La.
The board will hold a special meeting to-
morrow to consider the question of quaran-
timing Galveston.
To-day was the quietest of the week in
New Orleans and the fever situation, in
spite of the appearance of a rather large
number of new cases. may be said to have
shown much improvement. The authorities
received reports during the evening from
nearly every patient that is now under
treatment and these were all to the effect
that the cases are doing well and that no
patient is in any immediate danger of dis
solution. Some forty cases were reported
Tonight as being rapidly on the mend. and
number Of them will be discharged during
the week. One of the most dangerous cases
that have appeared was discharged to-day.
1t was that on Madison street. in the neigh
borhood of the French market, where the
conditions were considered to be such as
to warrant fear that the disease would
spread. Unusual precautions. however,
sy hs 1G
tons of the neighborhood, and the fever in
that vicinity seems to have been stamped
out completely.
The new cases are as usual, scattered.
The most prominent among them are Mr..
McHardy. a wealthy insurance man, and
Jams, a well known newspaper man. There
are now four cases in the Williams resi-
dence, but they are all reported to be doing
new cases. Professor Metz has a large
number of formaldehyde generators now
at work. To-day he burned in the street
the bed clothing and other articles in the
house where the man serres died on Com
stance street. the clothing first having been
subjected to formaldehyde disinfection.
Some loss is being suffered by the poorer
classes whose effects have been burned.
Professor Metz said tonight that he was
hopeful of getting the city to make an ap-
distress. Professor Metz has placed these
generators at the railroad depots and bag
gage is being promptly and thoroughly dis
infected before II Is put on trains. The
local charity organizations are taking steps
to relieve all cases of destitution that are
presented. The board Of health supplies
clans, and the charity organizations will
try to provide food for the poorer classes.
Mobile. Ala. Sept. S-The returns at the
board Of health office for the twenty-four
hours ending at noon showed five new
cases and no deaths, with two patients dis
charged. This leaves twenty-one under
treatment. So favorable report was not
looked for by many, for the weather has
turned warm again and the increase in the
number of the cases the last two days
seemed a prelude to serious turn of the
outbreak. There Is. however, no actual
change for the worse.
| Biloxi. Miss, Sept. 26.-The board of health
report: Total cases of yellow fever to date,
81; new cases, 10; now under treatment, 56;
total yellow fever deaths to date, 4.