Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-09-24
SPECTER OF THE FEVER
YELLOW JACK SEXES MORE VIC
TINS IN THE SOUTH.
New Hospital Apart From other
Ruildfnxs for the Reception of
Cases of Plague.

New Orleans, Sept. 20.-At & o'clock
last night the record in the book IN the
board of health Office showed total OF
ak new cases and one death. This is
the record:
Death-Joseph Gisfasy, an Italian, No.
226 Urquhart street.
New Cases-John Dell, Rosalie Bacus,
Irene Terrill. Norah Hyles, Lena Ora
ham (colored).
The first two cases are in the extreme
upper portion of the eity-one III the
Fourth district; one is in the st. Claude
street house where the original six cases
were reported, and one is in the VIII
liams house, where two cases already ex-
list.
There are three cases under investiga-
ton, and the health authorities tonight
view the situation with some compla-
cency.
The report of DR.. Metz, the city chem
list. on the condition of the Italian quar-
ter moved the board to prompt accept
anee of the efficiency of the marine hos
pital as a refuge. DR.. Metz found as
many as GO people huddled together in
the Italian quarter, living in squalor and
filth.
Miss Graffiato was taken from this
quarter, and the board realized that I'M
til something was done the block in
which the woman lived was likely to be-
come plague spot. 1t was therefore
decided to guard and fumigate the entire
square and to remove as soon as pos
sible most of the families to the old ma
rine hospital. The 100 squatters who
now occupy the latter building, will be
given quarters in one of the new school
houses in the vicinity, and the marine
hospital buildings will be permanently
used as refuge until after the fever is
stamped out, for the families OF the ltal-
ian quarter and those OF the INDECENT
sick throughout the city.
New Hospital for Patients.
House Surgeon Bloom had conference
with President Oliphant relative to estab-
fishing place to which INDECENT yellow
fever patients might be removed. There
are usually seven or eight hundred pa
tients in the charity hospital, and it is
considered highly dangerous to receive
yellow fever patients in that institution.
1t is said that the hospital is ready to go
to any expense to provide supplement
tary hospital. The board submitted an
offer of the free use of the old smallpox
detention camp, which is entirely discon-
nected from the smallpox hospital, and
it seems likely that the offer will be &C
cepted, and all yellow fever patients, who
for various reasons can not be treated,
will be sent to DR.. Boards place.
There are now two patients suffering
with yellow fever in the charity hospital
and their presence, although they occupy
isolated apartments, is deemed serious
menace to other patients.
Sanitary Measures.
At largely attended meeting of bank
ers, business men, ministers and repre-
sentatives OF the labor organizations, it
was decided to ask the board of health
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting
next Tuesday as a general cleaning day.
Camp OF Refuge.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 20. = DIR. II. s.
Giddings of the marine hospital service
arrived here on his way to Edwards to
establish camp of refuge. He has with
him 800 tents and mattresses.
DIR. j.. f. Hunter, secretary of the state
board of health, is expected from Vicks-
burg to confer with DIR. Giddings with a
view of establishing a base of supplies
and taking stringent measures to stamp
out the yellow scourge.
At Edwards and Biloxi.
Vicksburg, Miss, Sept. 20-The fever
at Edwards shows but slight increase,
and no deaths have occurred. DIR. Pur-
nell reported four new cases today, as
follows: Mrs. DIR. Radcliffe, Frank Angel,
John Ivy and Jesse Sharp (colorei).
Distinction has commenced and bed
ding is being burned when it can not be
disinfected.
DR.. Dunn, now at Ocean Springs, has
been ordered to Edwards.
Dr. Giddings is expected here, as are
also tents for refugee camps.
The state board tried to prevent Father
Pendergast of this city, who has never
had the fever. from going to Edwards,
but he stated it was his duty, and the
authorities gave way.
The authorities have report from
Biloxi showing SO cases to date, besides
six serious cases now on hand. No
deaths are reported.
Three Camps of Detention.
Washington, Sept. 20-Complete ad-
vices received by Surgeon General Wy
man of the marine hospital service from
some of his officers of the measures
adopted to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. 1t is expected that soon three de.
tention camps will b in operation-that
at Fontainbleau, Miss; Edwards, Jack
sno, Miss, and another at Noun Vernon
barracks, Ala. DIR. Wyman thinks that
the system of inspection is now pretty
thoroughly organized.
Surgeon White at Camp Fontainbleau,