The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-01
SITUATION IMPROVING
A Total Of 0sIy Sixty-flvs Cssss
and Five Deaths
BELIEVED That THE WORST IS OVEN.
Federal Officials Encouraged 4 tte
Days Report. ss
COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED
To succeed the Present Rain, whtah
In General ThrouwhOut tho
Fever District.
Yesterdays record:
Record to date;
LOUISIANA.
Cold weather May Have Had Ef-
feet ON the Patients,

Cold weather May HIVE \ Had If-
feet ON the Patients,
Now Orleans. October 3l,rhis has been
another encouraging day In the fever sit
uat!on. but II Is feared the heavy rain
which has fallen wal have bad offcct
on the patients. Cold weather 10 expected
to succeed the rain. But one case had
beeu reported up 10 ! O'Clock. but by
O'Clock tho cases had run to twelve ana
four deaths, and this record WAS grad
| ualiy added to.
Peter Buffa, who Is included IN today's
list OF dead. dtod last night. HIS caso
has been not previously reported, indi-
eating neglect Emil Drumming and W. T..
Jones botn dicd soon after beng reported.
Rev. Robert steele, pastor OF Sesinen's
| Bethel, has been sent 10 tho Touro infirsn-
AIRY. suffering with fever. lie was al ac-
! tive worker among the Sufferers The uis-
| ease has spread in the jewish quarters
| anu Orphans Home, and two cases have
| beer reported from the orphan agSlum.
which has boon heretofore frce itosn the
| disease,
The joint committee on sanitation ana
quarantine met NJ noon today for tho
| nnrI,hr OF considering the question CT
ahoilshIng home quarantine. There was
| a lengthy discussion ANA 1t WAS iccide1
TO maintain Tho Quarantine. Horn sides
Win hand In reports ut the meeting Of ms
| hoard or health. which Mil be hald to-
n oriow. when 1t VIII be decided whether
| the guard system will Ice cout.nrci.
Now Cases-,Iennio Smith, Seventh
| street Orphan asylum: M.sa Jennie Will
SON. liz Carondelet; Edpc Williams, same
address. Peter Ruffa, 62S kerlerec JOHN
Wagner, Seventh Street Orphan asylum.
| Mass judith. Kern, sent TO Tomro spfirm-
airy from Jewish Widowb' ana orphans
| Tome. MAX Sehwnrtsmnntal, ient to
| Touro infhmary: Rev Robert Steele same
| =. Jones. prniur. between Columbus and
kerleree. N, a. Marion. 5's ltclioan; Wolf
| lillr,twitHt. taken To Topro lnfiimary.
l.ouis Pnfdoue. 1entily lead; Felix Pep
| corne, Magazine and Austeflit2, elsie
| Ob,or. 1891 GrlvIer: Lillian Diankmhnp,
Calhoun, near Pitt; q. Fniro, lil7 French
| men; Joseph Solocho, Hotel Dieu. John
Vaughan. cent TO isolation hospital;
Thomas Neal, Kent 70 isolation hospital.
| John Zoigler, 92l VaIence, MISC PalMs ne
pomcrade, 1iii ST. Marys, Mrs. s. J, Nc
Gohneil yJli Constance, Loretta Amen.
lss5, Roussean Louisa Firche. Poydras
Destitute Boys ilome Underwood Har-
rls. 14ie Henry Clay; Mrs. a. j. Carter,
CLIO between st. Charles and Caronde-
let; Al McNnlty. Touro innrmary. Anna
Madrant lN Peters; Mrs. Kate Pearson,
GD9 Jackson; Miss Katie killoa 1916 Sixth:
Rev. Jesse +. MooTe. iig Pelican avenue.
Emile Bfuning, 1865 Berlin.
Deahts- Maggie Scuily io5 Pacific: Emil
Iiurnpng. biG Berlin, w, 10. jones. Prior,
between Columbus and 1Serldrec; Peter
iluna, 92s llenerec; Manuel Gonzales, iso.
lation hospital.
New Orleans, La, October 81 Especially
Frost expected here In the morning.