Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-18
WORSE IN NEW ORLEANS
Tho Fever Situation Aggravated by Hot
Weather.
AN APPEAL FOR AID FROM BILOXI.



spred a somewhat more serious as
,,,ct than at any time since Sunday,
,yben six of the st. Claude cases were
declared to be yellow fever AT
o,c,ool, this evening the board of
be,lth officially announced the APP
,oorance Of eight new cases, and OF
hose. one death. that of zena Brauner.
Az the office of the board of health
,oday's reports were considered some-'
what surprising and disappointing.
Yesterday was about one of the hot
test days of the month, and as yellow
Soyer thrives in that character OF
u.ather. there seems to have been
ro,id DEVELOPMENT of germs. The new
rn-ss today represent the extreme up-
nor. the extreme lower ana the central
norton Of the city, but there has been
40 serious spread from original foci,
ana the hopeful opinion is TIL eN-
messed that the disease may sti!! he
controlled and that there is no imme-
dlate danger of an epidemic.
The Brauner case was brought to the
attention of the board early in the
week. Close attention has been given
II. but while the symptoms justified
suspicion they were not sufficiently
aggravated to warrant an absolute
declaration that the case was yellow
fever. The board of health authuri-
tirs were, therefore, surprised this
morning when they received the news
of the womun's death. Al first 1t was
DECIDED to hold an autopsy but suisse
qurntly after Il visit of the doctors to
the residence. the board became salts
fled that the case was one of yellow
fever and so officially declared 1t.
In the meantime there has been no
rclnNation of the efforts on the Tart
OF the authorities to control the dis
ease. They admit that they are Crap
pling with dangerous and inst Nuus
foe and neither time nor money IL be-
ing spared in lighting him. The forces
OF inspectors and police officers Is be-
ing steadily increased, and quarantine
measures are becoming more and mere
vigorous.
on the whole the weather conditions
today were advantageous. A heavy
rainstorm this afternoon, lasting for
several hours flooded the streets thor
oughy flushed the cutters and tenn
pered the atmosphere, and while cooler
weather is somewhat dangerous for
the sick, 1t Is n material aid In obViat-
ing a spread of the disease. People
continue to leave In small parties. but
there is nothing like the wild exodus
that depopulated Mobile, jackson and
other cities.
The situation was somewhat quieter
today at Ocean Springs. Three cases.
however. We're reported.
The report of the board of health at
Biloxi today says that there are nine
teen cases of actual yellow fever UNI
der treatment. with diagnosis reserved
as to twelve cases. There We're seven
new cases reported in the twenty-four
hours ending yesterday. The doctors
at Biloxi are tempted to no longer
class cases as suspicious. but to come
out boldly and say that they are yell
low fever.
The New Orleans board of health
announced tonight that many of the
older cases of yellow fever that have
been heretofore reported are rapidly
progressing toward recovery.
CALL FOR AID.
Biloxi Miss. Sept. 1.-THE city
council today adopted resolutions call
Ing on the public for aid, stating that
all the factories and other Industries
have closed down, thus throwing all
the laboring people out of employment:
that nearly all the sick are of that
class and unable to purchase medl-
clucs and other things necessary in
such urgency. Therefore an appeal Is
made to the public for subscriptions to
be used for the purchase of medicines,
etc, for the sick who are unable to
care for themselves. The appeal is
signed by Harry Y. Howard, mayor,
and the members of the council
SUSPECTED CASES IN ILLINOIS.
81 LOUIS sept. IA speclhl TO tne
Republic from Cairo, ILL.,, says: Two
men We're taken suddenly IN today at
Point Pleasant and brought to this
city and placed in the marine hospital.
The physicians have not declared
them to be suffering from yellow
fever but they are being treated as
suspects.
VARIOUS PLACES.
jackson, Miss. Sept. IA quieter
"a NNsh
are left In town feel that the fever
Will not reach II. a meeting of citizens
was held today and ARRANGEMENTS We're
made for a special train of twelve
coaches to be used In case OF an
emergency, and a signal was agreed
upon To give an alarm.
Information has been received at the
governors office that there was one
Death from yellow fever at Augusta.
u is feared that II new foci viii be
started by this case in the southeast
eIn portion of the state,
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 1.-THE sltua-
Won here looks brighter this morning.
me total number Of yellow fever cases
oihclally reported was nine today. Sew
ernl cases of sickness We're reported,
but none are yet passed upon by the
physicians. Two new cases reported
are Mrs. C. ID Knox and N. ID. How
ell Jr
Cincinnati, o., Sept. IA Mansfield
go NItNiul 10 llt lliutE~olGT says
Ll12le Bowen, white woman, died In
ths depot here this morning. She was
tokeu from the train last night. and
her death is said to be the result OF
yellow fever
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 17.-Today's re-
port shows no increase in the ratio Of
eases and but one additional death,
mat Of j. j. Taylor, briclSlayer who
came here from West Virginia four
weeks ago. He had been in a bad con-
ulupn physically ever since his ar
nNal There are three suspicious cases
anu Others are spoken Of tonight, but
'hey have not been reported
ocean Springs, Miss, Sept. 1.-THE
sluolon is not encouraging tonight.
AT. Nrantford who was reported by
SURGEON Murray yesterday, is In a very
eHucl condition. Several of the dengue
patents have taken turn for the
worse, although none Of them are con-
hNrred as critically III, Total num-
Der now sick, %.
LETTER FROM BRYAN
nc Urges that Npxy York Ag-