Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-19
APPEARS IN BATON ROUGE, La, AND
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
BAD RECORD IN NEW ORLEANS.
THIRTY-SEyEN CASES AND SEVEN
DEATHS THERE YESTERDAY.
Death List Has Reached the Century
Mark and the Outlook Is by No
Means Reassuring-NearIy
Nine Hundred New Or
leans Cases.

Washington, Oct. 1s--The yellow fever
situation to-day as reported to Surgeon
General Wyman was not favorable. the
disease having made its appearance at
Baton Rouge. La. where there is one case.
and at Montgomery, Ala. both of whiCI
places heretofore have been free from the
disease.
From Montgomery DIR. Wyman's informa-
ton was that fever had been reported by
State Health Officer Sanders. though the
number of cases was not stated. Dis
patches from other places show new cases
and deaths follows:
Mobile, Ala, cases, 1 death; Scranton,
u cases; Pascagoula. Miss. . cases. Ed
wards. cases and deaths: Cayuga, Miss.
cases, L death.
Montgomery. Ala, Oct 1s-The board of
realth tonight issued this bulletin: The
beard of health of Montgomery county.
with the concurrence of the state health
officers, report the existence of two cases
of yellow fever in the city of Mont SOmery
Mr.. Pat White and Thomas Graydon-
There We're u few suspicious cases under
observation"
No trains have left Montgomery north
or east since the decision by the board
of health. Quite a number of citizens Will
leave in the morning. but no one expects
anything like a panic. The feeling is no
more intense now that decision has been
reached than when the people were in sus-
pense. cold rain is falling tonight and
the thermometer has dropped 20 degrees
within the last twenty-four hours.
New Orleans. La, Oct 1S.-Before o'clock
this evening the 100 mark of deaths during
the present period of yellow fever preva-
lence had been reached. When the board
OF health closed its books last night there
haG been ninety-three fatal cases. Be
tween last night AID nightfall to-day. seven
deaths were reported. This century of
Ceaths has occurred as among less than 90)
cases that have been reported to the board
since early in September, when the first
case made its appearance in New Orleans
The record to-day was by no means re-
assuring. Early this evening the new
cases exceeded thirty and the deaths had
number of deaths on single day has been
nine. The cases. as on other days have
bobbed up in all directions. The quarantine
system Is still in effect, but it does not
seem to restrain the spread of the infec-
ton. and the opinion seems to be borne. out
that yellow fever is not at all contagious
but atmospherically infectious.
The following is the official report of the
6oa board or health Cases Of yellow fever to-
dat date, sS3: deaths; 100; recovered. 4A3; un-
Mobile, Ala. oct. 1s:-six cases and one
past twenty-four hours. Total cases 10
date. 20; deaths. %; recoveries. 1O6; under
tra treatment. aa,a 40; The warm weather has had
cases, although the deaths remain very
few.
Patterson, La. Oct. 1S.-Several days ago
there was suspicious case of fever re-
ported a mile below the city. The premises
were immediately put under guard Last
night the patient died and to-day an au-
topsy was held by Health officer Smith
and DR.. Conn. of the marine hospital
service. They declared that the death re-
suited from yellow fever. The dead mans
son first contracted the disease and re-
covered. His little daughter now has the
fever.
Franklin, La, Oct. 1s.-Two cases of yell
low fever have been reported here by Dr.
Smith, president of the parish board of
health. One of the patients is Miss Clara
Crawford. who is critically i'll, and the
ether Is a little Portuguese girl who was
living In house adjoining that in which
Cairo died few days ago.