, 1897-09-27
Fifteen Cases Reported in New Orieans.
But No Observation-Disclosures Claim
TnIt the Situation Shows Much In
provemen;-Very Few People Now
Leit in Edwards.

rapidly on the mend and a number OF
them will be discharged during the
week. One OF the most dangerous cases
that have appeared was discharged 10
day. Ii was that on Madison street, in
he neighborhood of the French market
where the conditions were considered tc
be such as to warrant fear that the dis,
ease would spread. Usual precautions
however, were taken by the authorities
to quarantine the case and improve The
sanitary conditions Of the n~eighborhood
and the fever in that vicinity seems &c
have been stamped OUT compile ely. Al
the Oakland park detention camp all he
refugees who have beer given quarters
were declared to be we'll. no sickness
having YET appeared in the camp.
Today's record OF new cases.
Z. Toma.
G. G. McI1ardy.
A.. Goldman.
Lou LAWYER.
Michael Dwyer.
James Gray.
Percy and Susie Madison.
Bronson.
Andrew and Miss PizzJ and a servant
Arthur ]. Blake.
Emma Sclosscher.
Mrs. w. H. Williams.
The new cases are as usual scattered
The most prominent among them are
Mr.. NcHardy. a wealthy insurance man.
and Mrs. Williams. wife Of Gen. ". II,
Williams. a w~ell-known newspaper man.
There are now four cases in the VIII,
Jams residence. but they are all reported
TO he doing well. E. TOma is the broth,
err OF the man who died OF yellow fever
last week and lived in the same premis,
es. A number OF children are among
the new cases.
Prot. Metz has a large number OF for.
~maldehyde generators now at work. To-
day he burned in the street the bed
clothing and other articles in the house
where the man Series died on Constance
street. the clothing first having been
subjected to :ormaldehyde distinction.
Some loss is being suffered by the poor
er classes whose effects have been burn
ed. Prot. Metz said tonight tina he was
hopeful Of getting the city to make an
appropriation TO cover just such cases
OF distress. Prof. Metz has placed these
generators at the railroad depots and
baggage is being promptly and thor
oughly disinfected before it is put on
trains. The local charity organizations
are taking steps to relieve all cases 0,
restitution that are presented. The
board Of health supplies medicines and
the charity hospital physicians and the
charity organizations will try and pro-
vide food for the poorer classes.
Mrs. A. McCubage died this morning
in Ocean Springs OF yellow fever. She
had been sick for several days and her
case had already been reported.
There have been no new cases a,
Ocean Springs. Reports from the de-
tention camp say that about ten refugees
from New Orleans have arrived there
and IS from Biloxi. There is no sick.
ness in the camp save one case of sciatic
rheumatism. The patients in the hospi,
tai, a mile away from the camp. are re,
covering.
NEW CASES IN MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 26.-The returns a.
the "a hours ending at noon showed
five new cases and no deaths, with two
patients discharged. This leaves 81 un.
der treatment. So favorable a repor
was not looked for by many. for the
weather has turned warm again and the
increase in the number OF cases the las
two days seemed a prelude to a serion.
turn OF the outbreak. There is. how
ever. no actual change for the worse
the case IN Lafayette street, near tht
old shell road being but a r%eappearanc,
OF the disease in one OF the foci where
K seemed to be stamped u This cas-,
Is that OF Brother S%improinan Of the
Catholic school and orphan asylum. Thu
isolation OF the sick man is complete
the seminary being detached from thu
school proper.
The other cases are:
Mrs. John Christie. corner Of CoDcep.
ton and Savannah streets.
Alexander Sellers. Bayou street, he
tween Elmira and Texas.
Mrs. Matthews. 912 Church street.
Mrs. Alma Chrish, Savannah street
near Dearborn.