Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-22
FEVER IS EXTENDING.
New Orleans hppropriatcs $751; 10 En-
ploy Help.
NEW YORK HAS TWO MILD CASES,


New Orleans. Sept. 22.-Two new
cases of yellow fever are reported by
the board OF health today. The city
has decided to give $4,000 to the board
OF health.
A bulletin from Biloxi, Miss, reports
the death of Michael Levy. aged Il,
carly this morning Of yellow fever.
The camp Of detention was opened
this morning at Oakland Park and a
large number of Italian men, women
and children win be removed thither
and given accommodations until the
fever Is stamped out. The spell of cool
weather and the mldness OF the cases
OF the past two days is especially pro-
nnunced.
Mayor Foster convened meeting OF
the finance committee today and they
Will try to make arrangements to ad .
vance part or all OF the $4,000 which
me board of health required TO enable
II 10 pay the large force of panitary
ana other help that Is required in hand
ing the situation here. There does
not seem to be at present much hope
That Governor Fogter will advance any
money because he would have to vic.
late the written law in giving the
board additional money.
DR. Lowell son OF Colonel Starr Low
ell of Mississippi who has been IN for
more than a week, died this morning,
He Is said to have contracted the dis
ease from his attendance upon
patients.
Miss Eliza Bethnussbaum, aged Il.
also died this morning, making eight
deaths in all so far.
THE FEVER AT NEW YORK.
New York, Sept p The Columbian
line steamer Finance. Captain Daily,
arrived this morning from Colon with
eighteen cabin and five second cabin
passengers. There were two cases Of
sickness during the voyage. on Sep
TENDER 18th Patrick Heating, fire
man, was taken i'll and removed to
the ships hospital and John Endc-
man, student from san jose de Gu
tamAla, aged 20, was taken sick.
Edeman was isolated from the rest
of the passengers, ana on arrival at
Quarantine the health officers had
both patients removed to Swinpburu
island hospital They are suffering
from yellow fever in mild form
The steamer will be detained until
noon for a thorough disinfcCtlon and
the passengers viii all he transferred
to Hoffman Island for observation.
NOW TEXAS HAS IT.
Austin, Texas, Sept. 22.-Gov. Gull
berson received a telegram from State
Health ol1lcti SWehllnEen To-Day an
nouncng n genuine case Of yellow
fever at Beaumont. The patient, n
small boy, died this morning.
Many people think that the mail
service is bringing the fever into the
state and Gov. Culberson will be asked
to entirely cut of all train service of
any kind between Louisiana and Tex
as. Some seem to think that he will
do so, thus effeCtually blocking all in
tercourse between these two states.
Beaumont win from now on be close
~ surrounded by a rigid quarantine.
SPREADING RAPIDLY IN MISSES
SIPPI.
Edwards. Miss, Sept 22.-Elght
new cases of yellow fever are reported.
Total Ia date, so. one death today
makes total to date 9.
The disease is rapidly spreading, and
while II is regarded as a mild type,
yet It ia feared it will become more
malignant owing to the cool weather.
We have more than a hundred fam
HES inside our line unaffected. with
total Of about 500 souls, and indica-
lions are that nothing but killing
frnsts can allay the disease.
DR.. Purnell has applied to the How
ard association Of Vicksburg for more
help, doctors and nurses. The sisters
Of mercy, five in number from Vicks-
burg. with Father Prendergast. are
doing noble work. Rev. Mr.. Galloway
and Rev. Mr.. Colmery are both re-
ported convalescent