The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-06
( AXES A BAD TURN AGAIN
NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY HAS A MAX
MUM OF NEW CASES.
But Or. 0lIiphant Thinks That the Stricter
Enforcement of the Law Has Increased
Number of Reports.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 5.--After two
days of Improvement and of promise,
| the fever situation on the face of the
| record took somewhat of turn to-
day. For 40 hours there had been no
deaths, and yesterday the number of
cases had shown material failing off from
| the day before. Early this morning,
however, the reports of new cases began
to come in to the Board of Health office
with considerable rapidity and by one
| o'clock there had been 10 cases reported
and o'clock tonight all previous records
of this season had been broken, so far
as new cases were concerned. In few
hours three deaths had also been report
ed to the board. The physicians were
| not at loss to explain the increase IN
cases. They took the view that it might
! be expected that numerous cases would
still continue many to be reported.
DIR. Olliphant said tonight:
1.-THE stern enforcement of the law re-
| quiring all the physicians to report
promptly both suspicious and actual cases
of yellow fever has had a material eff
| feet in increasing the number of eases.
"As a rule, the numerical increase OF
cases is due to the fact that we have
so organized our forces that the corps
of the. Board of Health is now so large
and the activity of the public in ferret
| ting out new cases so great, that few il
any new cases are escaping attention and
prompt report.
"An epidemic is absolutely out OF the
question"
"New Orleans is to-day by no means
l l. H. l,on g.. Il
years. The prevailing fever has caused
in several weeks less than forty deaths"
Two of the deaths to-day were some
what of a surprise. Little was known
of the case of Cecil Spies. She had not
been reported as patient likely to sue
cumb to the disease Baptiste Solomon
, died rather suddenly. An examination
after death proved conclusively that the
man had been victim of the prevailing
sickness. Miss Scannelrs case was re-
ported some days ago.
Dispatches received this evening an
nounce that there are two cases of yell
low fever on Dr. j. III. Saunders plan
tation near Patterson, La, and an addi-
tional suspicious case. All are treaceable
to Ocean Springs.
MOBILE HAS GOOD HOPE.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. 5.-"We have not
given up the fight yet" said Health Of
fcer GOode to-day, when the noon report
was published.
THE reports shows that there is good
ground to hope the efforts to restrain
and extinguish the disease will be re-
warded with success"
Total cases to date 95; deaths Is; dis
charged 80; remaining under treatmen
81.
ON A BRITISH STEAMSHIP.
Norfolk, Va, Oct. 5.-The British
steamship Honiton, from Progresso to
Boston, put in the capes this morning at
1915 o'clock, with quarantine flag
flying and her ensign at. half mast. She
had as convoy the pilot boat Relief
The steamer has fever aboard, OF which
her chief engineer has died. The ma
ture of the disease is not known at this
hour. She is now at the outer quaran-
tine station.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 5.-The State
Board of Health tonight issued the fol-
lowing statements: -
CDR. J. g. Hall. county health officer
at Nitta Yuma, reported one case to-
day, Mary Blum. The cases reported
heretofore are doing well, except Miss
Thompson and Mr.. Smith. The news
from Clinton is to the effect that all
patients there are well, except Mr.. Miller
who is doing nicely"
The following official report was re.
ceived from Edwards at p. M:
"The general outlook as regards the /,
sick is more hopeful, there being only six
yiy safx
There has been reported nine new cases,
FIVE whites and four colored; one death,
that OF /. G. Kimberley. Rev. Father
Pendergast is doing as well as could be !,
expected" n