The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-25
PROGRESSES SLOWLY.
New Cnses OF yellow Fever Appear
Daily. Hut Deaths Are Few.

at Raleigh, >. C.; Florence, >. e.; Bowl
ing Green, KY; Montgomery, Ala;
jackson. Miss; Jacksonville, Fla; Lit
tie Rock, Ark; ST. Louis. Mo-; Nash
vile, Tenn; indianapolis, Ind;
Springfield, ILL.,; Columbus, o.; New
Orleans, La; Austin, Tex. and Atlanta,
Ga. Ii shows a total of cases up 10 Sep
TENDER 20 as follows: At New Orleans,
81; Mobile. 10; Cairo, 4; Burkley, Miss,
10; Biloxi. Miss, %; Edwards, Miss,
is; Ocean Springs. Miss, IL; at other
points, 10; total 100.
New Orleans, Sept. 22.-There were
nine cases OF yellow fever reported TO
the board OF health Tuesday afternoon
at six o'clock when the days work OF
the physicians ended. There were,
however, no deaths recorded, and the
doctors all agreed that the situation
was steadily improving. The fever at
present, instead OF developing into a
malignant type, is as mild, IL IL is not
milder, than when IL first appeared
here, as witness, 81 eases in two days
without a single death. The inspectors
Of the board OF health reported that
most of the cases that had come under
their observation were progressing
most fayorably. There are only two
cases which give the attending physi-
clans any reason for alarm.
Up to the present time there has been
little dread of the fever. Sporadic cases
are appearing about town, but the board
OF health, thus far, has been enabled
successfully TO quarantine each case
that has appeared. Confidence locally
is steadily increasing. There never was
large measure of apprehension in New
Orleans, but the city seems now 10 have
settled down TO the belief that there
Is absolutely no danger of an epidemic,
and that within a very brief space OF
time, even before frost, the physicians
will have succeeded in completely
stamping out the sickness.
In an interview Dr. Touatre, one OF the
experts of the board OF health and
physician of long and successful expe-
rionce in yellow fever epidemics, demon
strates quite clearly by reference TO
statistics of the past that il is not with
i'm the bounds of possibilities that a yell
low fever epidemic should occur during
the present season. DIR. Touatre con
cludes 10y saying that with the measures
for the isolation Of patients which the
board of health demands, the city runs
no risk of an epidemic. In connection
with the above il may he OF interest 10
state that DR.. Touatre has gone through
eight epidemics, has had the yellow
fever himself and has treated upwards
Of 2.400 cases OF that mnlady.
The total cases of yellow fever TO date
in this city are CO; total deaths, G.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 22.-Tucsday was
another day Of favorable report. There
was only one new case reported. One
case was discharged, leaving under
treatment 2s, all of whom are progress
ing favorably. There have been but
three deaths, and none since Saturday.
The old physicians shake their heads
and declare that there is the most
curious manifestation Of yellow fever
seen in the south. So many OF the re-
ported cases have failed TO further de-
yelop their yellow fever characteristics
that not a few old doctors seem dis
posed to doubt the correctness of the
diagnosis Traffic is picking mp daily,
despite the rigid quarantine main
tanned. The Mobile g. Birmingham road
on Tuesday got through train with
local and through cotton and some
through freight for the first time since
the 18th.
st. Louis. Sept. 22.--Thls city had a
yellow fever scare Tuesday, but there
seems TO have been but little fouuda-
ton for il, according 20 Health Commits
sioner Starkloff, who made an examna
ton OF the suspected case, and declared
that ID showed not single symptom OF
the dread disease that is raging in the
south. Two hundred clerks, with their
families, employed in the general Off
ces Of the Mobile a Ohio Railroad com-
pany, at Mobile, Ala, arrived here Tues
day night. temporary headquarters OF
the road having been established in this
city untilafter the yellow fever has died
out ia the south. DR.. Starkloff was
asked what would be the effect OF SO
many people from the midst Of the
feyer.stricken district coming into this
city. lie said he had no fear that they
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there could only be sporadic cases. and
these would be quickly reported to the
health department and promptly $50
lated. The doctor declared that il was
too cold here for a spread ~ the dis
ease.
Cairo, H., Sept. 22.-Thcre il no
change in tho situation here. The yell
low fever patients In the Marine hos
pitalare convalcscing. and will he out in
q few days, There are no new eases.
and there Is scarcely any sickness OF any
kind. The case on the dredge boat Gam
ma at East Cairo is isolated. and Il re-
ported doing nicely. The weather IL
favorable for the patients. There was
n light frost here Monday night, which
will do much to Kill the yellow fever
here In case any exists.
Dr. Hunter Acquitted.
Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 22.-The jury
I'm the cases OF DR.. Godfrey Hunter, eX-