The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-23
FEVER STILL RAGING
But All the New Cases Appear to be
Very Mild.


Very Mild.
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 22-Dr. Gui-
teras has been in Montgomery to-day ex-
amining cases and comforting with doc
tors. He agrees with the diagnosis of
local physicians and says the disease
is undoubtedly yellow fever, but of II
very mild type. He says he can see no
cause for alarm or panic as the season
is too far gone for fever to do any harm
here.
The following are the new cases report
ed to-day: Hugh McCutheon, Mrs
Biggs, Eddie Biggs, VIM. Mcqueen,
Win Mcdaniel, T. II. Hardaway, r. O.
Parker. d. S. Bray, Miss Mollie Null
cahy, child of J. Pendergreast.
The cases are widely scattered and are
not confined to any class of people. There
have been no deaths reported to-day.
The following dispatch has been receiv-
ed from Selma by the Advertiser: THE
committee of Public Health for Dallas
county consider the symptoms of II. l..
Chapin as sufficiently suspicious of yell
low fever to ask Dr. Sanders, State
health officer, and DIR. Guiteras to come
to Selma for investiga ton.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 22.-The State
Board of Health tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The board has been advised of the ex-
istence of case of suspicious fever at
Memphis and in consequence has pro-
mulgated an order quarantining against
that city.
One new case is reported from Cayuga;
under treatment 10.
Bay st. Louis has one new case.
Clifton has eleven cases under treat
ment.
At Edwards there are four new cases:
total to date 4S7; deaths 26; discharged
346; convalescent 4S; under treatment
81; in the country deaths 4, all whites;
total cases 55.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 22.-To-night
lat Z o'clock, the yellow fever cases had
nearly reached so and there had been
five deaths, of which one was that OF
distinguished citizen, Rev. DIR. Purser,
Of the Valence street Baptist church. DR..
Purser was from Mississippi, and was
a gallant soldier during the war Five
or six years ago he came to New Orleans
and became the pastor of leading up
town church. His brother is also q
minister here and second brother Is
theological student.
Three cases developed to-day In the
Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys,
and 1t seems now as if every institution
OF this character in this city will be
affected to some extent before the fever
is stamped out. Eight or more have
already reported cases. The list of new
cases has been swelled by three in the
home Of State Senator Gage. Mr. Gage
was taken sick few days ago. His
wife, who nursed him, was stricken to-
day as was also a servant. Several
cases appear in houses that were pre-
viously infected. There have been ru-
mors of frost in the outlying country.
Captain Kerkam, of the the weather
bureau, says, however, that the tempera-
ture in Louisiana has been entirely too
high for frost, and that none can be cx-
pected until November.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct 22-President
of the Board of Health, to-day, officially
declared that case of yellow fever ex-
lists in Memphis This case is that of
b. II. McFerrin, reported last night as
conspicuous. He is a yard conductor
and was taken sick Sunday. DIR. Thorn
ton has had the case under observation
for three days, and tonight he pro-
nounees it yellow fever
There is no excitement among the peo-
pie OF Memphis and few if any are leav-
ing the city, the passenger agents of
all the roads entering the city are report
ing business to-day below normal. The
leading physicians of Memphis declare
that there is no danger of the plague
spreading.
SOLDIERS QUARANTINED.
Charleston, S. c., Oct. 22.-Battery
O., First Artillery u. S. A, Captain
Ii. w. Hubbell, commanding, Is now
quartered ON Sulhvan's Island. The
soldiers arrived at quarantine here late
last night, but did not come up to the
city until this morning The steamer
Planter on which the men were brought
here from st. Augustine ran down to
the island at 8 o'clock this morning,
tents were pitched and the men went In.
to camp until suitable barracks are COM
pleted. There are sixty one men and
four officers in the garrison.
LATER-3 O'CLOCK. A. M.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 22.-There Is
no fever excitement here. Gov. John
ston and some of the State officers will
continue to transact their business In
Birmingham until the epidemic is past
at Montgomery. The people are not
leaving here. Trains from Montgomery
on the L. and N, are not permitted TO
stop in the city limits, but that is upon
one road only.
COTTON STATEMENT.