The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15
THE FEVER SITUATION
-Four New Cases Arc Reported at
New Orleans.
NONE or THE OTHER SICK HAVE DIED
Which Is Regarded as an Especially
Good Poiut.
NEW CASES AT OCEAN SPRINGS
Fifteen Fever Stricken Patients Arc
at Biloxi. Also.
TWO MORE CASES FOUND IN MOBILE.
Announcement Caused an Exodus.
Railroad Did u Rushing Dusi-
,EW CASES AT OCEAN SPRINGS
Fifteen Fever Stricken Patients Are
at Biloxi. Also.
TWO MORE CASES FOUND IN MOBILE.
Announcement Caused an Exodus.
Railroad Did u Rushing Busi-
ness Getting Them Away.

New Orleans September A.--At night
fall the books OF the board OF health showed
the following recapitulation OF the days
developments In the yellow fever situa-
tion. There had been reported TO the board
for investigation twcuty-six cases which
the attending physicians considered sus-
picious. or these thirteen cases had been
found suffering with a harmless fever.
| five cases were regarded as suspicious hut
necessary to he further investigated before
! a definite report could be made upon them.
There were no reports as to four cases,
| and four cases had been pronounced gen
| uine yellow, though one Of the latter was
classed as a mild type
or the four cases of yellow fever one Is
on tho same square on st. Claude street
on which the first six casea OF yellow fe-
yer occurred, one on Madison street In the
vicinity OF the famous French market. and
the two others were on Dante street near
Jeanette, in Carrollton, in the upper por-
ton of the city. One OF the suspicious
cases is in Soniat close TO witch one case
was reported last night. The locality of
one case is far from clean and among n
poor class OF people many CT whom are
foreigners and is considered dangerous
| grourd. For that reason especial pains
were taken by the board of health to quar-
antine the infected houses. Officers from
the police force were detailed 10 take
charge OF the nelghborhooh, a restaurant.
bakery and a Stop next door TO the
promises in which the sickness was found
we're closed up and a large quantity OF
dislnfectant was sent to the scene TO be
used.
or course the report OF new Eases daily
is creating alarm in some quarters but
thus far the disease has shown but little
| maligDity as witness the record Of one
death out Of fourteen cases, and none of
the praoticIng physicians are yet on record
as expressing a fear OF an epidemic.
President olliphant said tonight to the
Associated Press correspondent; IL re-
peat tonight what have TO you hereto
fore OF course 1t is an unpleasant task
to have TO report the appearance OF new
cases. but the moment has not yet come
when we should throw up our hands and
admit that the fever is In a fair way 10
conquer the city. Public anxiety Is, OF
course, reasonable. but there is no cause
for general alarm. It will not be sur
prisIng. and we shall not be disappointed.
II other cases appear laily for some time.
How many an, not prepared to say. That
is. OF course. to be expected from the ex-
tended intercourse that has existed be-
tween New Orleans and the infected places
on the gulf, and the hardness OF the an
nouncement OF yellow fever at Ocean
Springs. so far as the yellow fever in
New Orleans is concerned. you may ray
that we are convinced that the disease Is
not spreading beyond the limits OF the
place which we are quarantining. ! mean
for instance, that It has not extended be-
You'd one side OF the square on st. Claude
street In which 1t was originally found
This prevention OF spreading goes to prove
the efficiency of cur sanitary methods and
quarantine regulations. Not one Of the
cases in New Orleans originated here; each
one OF them may be traced back to Ocean
Springs or points on the coast For these
reasons | feel | may say that the situa-
ton has not become alarming, and you
may tell the people Of the country that we
arc still feeling hopeful of our ability to
control whatever cases may appear in New
Orleans.
The same rigid attention is being given
| to the suspicious cases az obtains In the
treatment OF those which are declared to
be yellow fever. Guards are stationed
about the premises. the streets are kept
clear, pedestrians are warned and liberal
use is made OF disinfectants. for the au-
thorities have come to realize that the
situation, while not alarming. is certainly
serious and that only watchfulness and
vigilance will master the scourge.
One Of the features developed during the
J day is that people OF maturer age have
been attacked. Heretofore the disease has
been confined principally to children Of
tender age and boys and girls not yet
grown TO manhood and womanhood. Two
OF the late cases show that older people
have been attacked. But. as DR.. Olliphant
makes plain in his interview, none except
one OF the cases Indicates spread Of the
disease. The exception is the appearance
of a new case on St. Claude street. where.
however. there have been no fewer than
six cases.
A meeting was held at the st. Charles
hotel this evening. DR.. olliphant and other
members Of the board OF health. repre-
sentsiives Of the Parish Medical society