Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-20
NOT MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT.
More Than Usual Number of Yellow
Fever Fatalities.

NEW ORLEANS October 1a-There
was not much encouragement in the local
situation to-day. The deaths did not run
up to an unusual mark, but there were
more than the usual number Of fatalities.
AS early as o'clock this evening the
total number of cases for the day was
near the number of the record-breaking
day recently. There were at that hour
forty-three cases. There have never
heretofore been more than forty-nine.
Cases are being reported from all sections
Of the city. There have been in the city
up TO the present time nearly 800 cases.
OF these more than hundred have died.
The record is bad enough as 1t stands.
but it is quite possible that many cases
are being hidden.
This is the record to-day:
New cases-Barnes. Ruby Phelps. Albert
Hitler, - Hitler. - Hitler, Miss Ruth
Kelly, Lauretta Williams, Miss Dora Bur-
CESS, Miss Willie Burgess, Miss Fannie
Burgess, Nellie Roddy Marie Sailors, G.
NJ. Buckingham, DR.. C. j. Miller, Antonio
Ramers, Miss Catharine Coppman, IgnaZa
Buransato, Mrs. Monk Snackenburg
Mamie Riley Wright Raphael Lamar
tial, Della Moses, Walter Durand, Man
cuZo Mandola, William Ross, Churinehio
Nicholi. Mrs. Duprey, Mrs. Emma Ross,
Josie Hiatt Adolph Hiatt. L. Reggie.
Annie Kilig, Thomas J. Johnson, Miss
Morgan, Amelia Wolfeson, David G.. Bald
win, Hanna Bailey, Charles Standbridge,
VIII Hall. VIII Lakins, Lillian Murray,
Mary Lacase III. Hughes, Mrs. Marion
Smith, Kate Maloney. Oswald DeBlanc,
Dennis Leblanc, Oscar Magee, George
Mcconnell, J. F. Mcdonald, Mrs. Dupree,
hnl oil fnlA
Deaths-Elma Stockhalen, Anita Vickor,
Ignaza Buransato Antonio Ramos.
Two of to-days deaths were among
cases that were reported but a few min
utes before the fatalities became known.
The weather is warm and sutry.
Among the new cases Is that of DR..
Miller, prominent young physician.
SIXTH WEEK OF FEVER.
MOBILE. ALA. October d9.-The sixth |
week of the fever begins with five new
cases, no deaths. and eleven recoveries.
The new cases are as follows: Raymon |
Villaneva, j. f. Holberg. Norman Forest, |
Nellie Sullivan, and j. j. Bromley.
The temperature has steadily fallen all /
day, and tonight the weather Is chilly. |
and fires are a comfort The sky has
been overcast for forty-elght hours. and
there has been slight rain.
F'LOMATON DEPoPULATED.
The little town of Flomaton is depopu-
ated. There were about seven hundred
inhabitants. thirty of whom have taken
some form Of fever The exodus is so
complete that only the nurses and the
iick are left.
YUMA-EDWARDs.
JACKSON, MISS, October l9.-The
state Board of Health. ia it's official state
nent tonight reports one case at Clin-
on, that of a son of DR.. Miller.
The report from Militia Yuma is that
here are no new cases there to-day. All
he sick are doing well.
At Edwards. four new cases of yellow
ever are reported All the patients are
citing along very well.
THREE CASES AT MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY. ALA. October -
he Board OF Health reported at p. NJ.
V. w. Wryasdick. w. s. Street, and p.
fcAdam as having yellow-feyer. The two
rst-named had been reported as sus-
icious cases few days ago, so thsH
lcAdams is the only new case.