The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-02

Gdwards Reports Few New Cases.
New Orleans Health Board II
Meeting with Opposition.
Waterways record:

New Orleans, October 1.-The board Ct
health OF this State announces the stats
Of affairs In this city as regards yellow
fever to be as follows:
During the twenty four hours ending 81
0 p. m, Friday, October l. there were:
Cases OF yellow fever today. 80: death3
today. o; total cases to date, 25S; total
deaths from yellow fever TO date. 30; total
cases absolutely recovered. 20; total cases
under treatment, 1863.
S. n. oliiphant, M. D.,
President Board OF Health. State Of Louia-
lana.
Walter G. Flower,
Mayor of New Orleans.
New Orleans. October To-day was
again a record breaker In the matter OF
new cases. They cropped out in all dlrec-
lions. but up TO 8 clock the death record
was still low. The fever is ranidlv spread-
ing In many directions. but the large ma
1ority OF cases are proved TO be a harmless
type. The infectious fever is. however.
shown In the fact that thore are again to-
day numerous instances Of new casea In
houses where sickness has already existed,
Tho weather is warm and tho conditions
| excellent for new cases, But tho death
percentage has fallen considerably below
| the record Of 1879 The care is not now
sbelng taken IN diagnosing cases and 1t ~
quito probable that many Of the new cssoz
| that are reported as yellow fever are tho
| result Of hurried examinations hy phsst-
| clans.
| Dcaths--.Antonio slnacoa, $40 st. Philip:
| Paul st. Philip. 1906 Charles.
| Note.-After the cloee OF the official res
| port death was announced OF Henry NJ.
| Bourraquc 1926 st. Roach avenue.
New cases--airs Drcenan. 2iis Brainerd
street; Antonio Sinacoa. $40 ST. rbillps;
| Rev. Beverly Warner, 2i1i Chestnut: Miss
| Amanda Genin, 2ll2 Bayou road Emma
| Brown. 80 Miro: 7. Tate. Fourth. near
| Chippewa. John Mathes. 2l9 Cont. Daisy
| Lopgley. 2i9 Fourth Mrs. May Dahlstrom.
| lli5 South Howard, Madeline Ton,mali.
| 1925 Charles; Dan Dancanaga, 1911 Dublin:
| Lizzie Salvador, 2017 Chippewa. Edw. J.
| Mallct, 63o8 Hurst; James IL. Fleetwood,
III Lower Line; Gerta Riley. 1928 con-
/
Bessie Dickinson. l435 jackson: Milo Fer
guson. 1900 Henry Clay avenue; John J.
Dritton, 2i03 Barone; Albert Baldwin. 132
| Euter street; Martin Rcgan, 3222 Howard
| Avenue Edgar Perrillou. elm street: Mrs.
Adam Mark, Siam and Bourbon.
Walter ard Ida Kecgan. 1907 Magazine
street; Rider w. Magruder. i424 Louisiana
avenue; Nicely, colored, Marine hos-
| pital. Carson. Marine hospital.
More cases were reported before o'clock
than any time since the fever has invaded
the city. There were fifteen at that hour.
one death only having occurred. Another
was reported during the afternoon. 10th
OF these deaths were located Town town
IN neighborhoods where illness was alftacv
prevalent as has been the case for several
days One OF the fatal cases was IN Ital-
ian. Charities street, which is the cone
tnuation OF Camp beyond Canal. y
peculiarly TO be marked "a street where
fatal cases occur
The new cases today are reported from
J all sections Of the city. The most promi-
nent among them is DR.. Warner. the pass
tor Of the rich Trinity church. Bishop Ses-
sums. head Of the Episcopal church heres.
: said tonight that he believed that Dr.
warmers case was q mild one. ana ~
would be out OF DANCER In few DAVIS
, | Four OF the cases today are Of people live
Ing In houses where the disease has pre-.
vailed. They have suffered from the NJ