The San Francisco call., 1897-09-27
Fever Situation Said to
Show Much Improve
ment.
Fifteen New Cases Recorded,
but No Deaths Since
Friday.
Bed-Clothing and Q her Articles of
Infected Houses Burned in
the Streets.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Sept. 26-To-day
was the quietest of the week III New
Orleans, ana the fever situation, in spite
OF the appearance of rather large num-
Der of new cases, may be said to have
shown much i'm provement. Fifteen cases
were recorded on the books of the Board
of Health, but there were no deaths and
there have been no deaths since Friday.
The authorities received reports during
the evening from nearly every patient
that is under treatment, and they we're ALI
to the effect that the cases are doing WELL
and that no patient is in any i'm media te
danger OF dissolution. Some forty cases
were reported tonight as being rapidly on
the mend and number of them Will be
discharged during the week.
Oae of the most dangerous cases that
has appeared was discharged to-day. 1t
was that on Madison street, in the neigh
borhood OF the French Market, where the
conditions were considered TO be such as
to warrant fear that the disease would
spread. Unusual precautions, however,
were taken by the authorities to quaran-
tine the case and i'm prove the sanitary
conditions OF the eighborhood. and the
fever in that vicinity seems to have been
stamped out completely.
At Oakland Park detention camp all the
refugees who have been given quarters
were declared to be well, no sickness haY-
ing vet appeared in the camp.
To-day's record of new cases is as fol-
lows:
E Toma, G. G. MeHardy A. Goldman, Lou
Lawier, Michael Dwyer. James Gray Percy
and Susie Matson, Bronson. Andrew and
Miss Pizzo and a servant, Arthur Blake,
Emma ochlosscher, Mrs. W. H. Williams.
The new cases are as usual scattered
The most promiuen: among them are Mr..
McH ardy. wealthy insurance man, and
Mrs. Williams, wife OF General w. II.
Williams, wefl-known newspaper man.
There are now four cases in the Williams
residence, but they are all reported to be
doing well. f. Toma is the brother of the
man who died OF yellow fever last week
and lives in the same premises. num-
Der of children are among the new cases.
Professor Metz to-day burned in the
street the Dedclothing and other articles
in the house in which the man Series
died on Constance street, the clothing
first having been subjected TO formalde-
hyde disInfection. Soma loss is being suf-
fered by the poorer classes whose effects
have been burned
Professor Metz said tonight that he was
hopeful of getting the city 10 make an ap-
preparation to cover Just such cases of d is
tress Professor Metz has placed these
generators at the railroad dapots, and
baggage is being promptly and thor
orohly disinfected before 1t is put on
rains.
&c local charity organizations are TAX
ing steps 10 relieve all cases Of destitution
that are presented. The Board of II Health
supplies medicines and the charity hospi-
tai phys1cans, and the charity organiza-
tions will try to provide food for the
poorer classes.
Mrs A. McCubbage died this morning
in Ocean Springs of yellow fever. She
had been sick several days and her case
had already been reported.
There have been no new cases a Ocean
Springs. Reports from the detention
camp say that about ten refugees from
New Orleans have arrived there and eish-
teen from Biloxi. There is no sickness in
the camp save one case of ysciatic rheuma-
tism. The patients III the hospital, mile
away from the camp. are recovering.
The Board of Health OF the State otfici-
ally announces the status of affairs in New
Orleans, as regards the yellow fever. TO be
as follows:
During the twenty-four hours ending Sun
day, September 26 at P. NJ, there were: Cases
of yellow fever, II; deaths, none; total cases
TO date 1873; total deaths from yellow lever 10
date, IT. Hereafter il is proposed to announce
the number OF premises rele ased from quaran-
tine, also the number OF patients Discouraged
as we'll. :. K. OL1PHANT, NJ. D.,
Louisiana State Board oil Health.
WALTER {. FLOWER,
Mayor of New Orleans
The Board of Health has received ad-
vice of case of yellow fever at 1allulah.
La. The board will hold meeting to-
morrow to consider the question of quar-
Hzl-