Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-30
ME-. JennIe Afford. lsN sd. Charlea;


Mrs. Jennie Afford. lsH st. Charles;
Patrick s. Hands. 1881 Octavia street.
New Cases-Burns. Philip, near Chippe-
wa street; David Mitchell, 2s2 Esplanade:
Miss MaUde Streyck, s2 Jackson; Ravenel
Smith. 2sl6 st. Charles: Alex. BErrage,
2l09 Meipomene; Gertrude Carter color
ed, 1875 Joseph; Francis Hackney. Poyd-
ras Asylum William Mclaughlin, SZS
Chippewa: Miss =. Pettus Victoria street
between Charles and Pittud; George
HynzOn, Naimont and South Rampant
streets; Miss Olive Hewitt. f74S Jackson
street. Miss Melannie Hewitt 17iS Jack
son: Miss Ellen Freret 1871 Second; Miss
Augusta Dickinson, 14S5 Jackson; Miss
Minerva Dickinson, 1893 Jackson; Mrs.
James Gray. 52s Esplanade; John Lotion,
Charity Hospital; James German. Charity
Hospital: Bertrand Dazet $50 st. Thomas
street: three cases in Sisters Of Chris
tian Charity Convent; A. NJ. Hickney. de-
tention camp; y. VI. HOLSTER. detention
camp; Edward Englebrecht, iSO3 south
Front street.
Among the new cases reported to-day Is
that Of Ravenel Smith. a member Of n
weli-to-do family. Five cases appeared
on Jackson avenue, one Of the fashionable
streets Of the city. Late this evening
three cases were reported by DR.. Seper-
end in the Sisters Of Christian Charity
Convent, and earlier in the day one APP
peared in the Poydras Asylum. There are
three or four charitable institutions that
have had 70 report cases In the last two
or three days.
SENSATIONAL CASE.
The most sensational case reported to-
day was that OF Mrs. Jennie Afford, who
was stricken with the fever yesterday.
Edward A Reppard, her son-in-law.
greatly terrorized, Immediately packed his
grip. and fed north leaving his wife to
attend her mother in a strange city. Mrs.
Afford died ihis morning. and was buried
in two hours. Her daughter is prostrated.
VICTORIA AND BEAUMONT
HOUSTON, TEX.. September 29.-The
two physicians who were sent TO Victoria
last night to investigate a suspicious
case OF fever returned to-day and will
report 10 the State Health office tonight.
calling it case Of common denguo fever.
Towns adjacent TO Victoria have re-
moved the quarantine.
DR. Swearingen went to Beaumont this
evening and IL IS said the quarantine
against that point will be raised. as no
fever cases with any suspicious symptoms
have appeared there
The International and Great Northern
and the Missouri Kansas and Texas rail-
roads have suspended trains into and out
OF this city entirely. and the other roads
have cut service 10 a minimum.
PRONOUNCED YELLOW-FEVER.
MHENRY. MISS, September 29.-Dr.
HARRISON and others have pronounced the
suspicious cases here TO be yellowfever.
The patients are c. A. Hughey and
Charles Thamar. both weli-known cti-
zens.
QUARANTINE MAY BE RAISED.
HOUSTON. TEX, September 29-Dr
Swearingen on his return from Beaumont
tonight, issued the following procama-
tion:
ITO the people Of Texas: The quaran-
tine against Houston can be raised now
with perfect safety. If a single case de-
velops the people will be Immediately in
formed. II. NJ SWEARINGEN,
state Health officer"
STATUS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, September 29.-The
Board of Health OF the State Of Louisiana
officially announces the status Of affairs
In New Orleans as regards yellow-fever
to be as follows:
During the twenty-four hours ending
September 29th. az p. NJ. there were:
Cases Of yellow-feyer to-day. 25; deaths
to-day. 4.
Total cases OF yellow-fever to date 2Of;
total deaths from yellow-fever to date. p.
Outside of the above, Pierre Poublano.
a F'renchman died at the Isolation Hos
pital tonight.
The Citizens Sanitary Committee met
tonight and received reports from all
wards, showing that the city is in a
perfect sanitary condition.
THE SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
LAFAYETTE. LA, September 29.-The
effort to-day of the businessmen and
health authorities Of New Orleans 10
effect a modification Of the quarantine
restrictions Of the various parishes OF
this State, by a conference Of parish and
town officials along the Southern and
Texas Pacific roads, was not successful.
The train carrying those who were TO
take part in the conference. and who
were passed through Lafayette was
stopped at Rayne by a mob armed with
shOtguns, who refused to let II go
through. The reception was too warm 10
even permit Of a parley, and the officials
of the train and the physicians decided
to abandon their object.
Had not the people Of Rayne prevented
the party from passing through, IL
would have been interfered with else
where The officials Of Lake Charles
telegraphed here that the train would
not be permitted to pass.