The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03

THE FEVER SITUATION
Government Expert Ssys ths 3D.
dcmic Is Of Average Severity
PEOPLE THINK II IS BAD ENOUGH.
Twenty.ciaht Cases 10 New Orleans
aud Pour Deaths.
WEEKLY REPORTS SADDENING.
The Louisiana Governor Wants =
Conference Of Health Officials.
Double Mall Fumi@ations.
WEEKLY REPORTS sADDENlSG.
Yesterdays record;
New casee. Doaths.
utnc,ni Fexer nullctin


Washington, October 2.-Following Is
tho official bulletin OF Surgeon General
wyman Of the Marine hospital service
today:
The following cases Of yellow fever
were officially reported as occurring on the
LIST Instant
Now Orleans. 30 cases. deaths; Mobile,
Z cases. DEATH Biloxi, 2s cases. no deaths,
Edwards 10 cases. death; McHenrys
Miss. cases. no deaths: Ocean Springs.
no cases, no deaths; Scranton report de-
laycd
Assistant Surgeon Robbins OF the marine
hospital service, stationed at Vicksburg.
has been granted permission to oircr HE
service to the town OF Clinton. The re-
quest for the assignment was made by Or.
Robbins upon the strength OF a report that
there Is fever at that place and no physl-
clan there.
New Orleans October g. Numerous
cases Of fever appeared here today as was
to be expected The weather Is warm
and the foci OF infection have Increased.
Tho mallgnacy of the disease. however.
has not been emphasized, There have
been deaths today, but the majority OF
cases are of an iiinocuous type, and there
have been many discharges OF patients
who have for some days been under the
care OF doctors Among the discharges
was Mr.. II. r. Reynolds, one OF the best
known OF southern railway men who Is
| connected with tho Illinois Central. Mr..
| Reynolds was down for several days MIR.
| Roddy of the same road is doing WE'LL and
| bis case Ia not considered serious The
now cases are widely scattered No Sec
ton OF the city escapes the injection. for
thousands OF people who came to New
| Orleans with rush after the fever had APP
| peared in Ocean Springs and Biloxi. spread
1t all over town. This is the record to-
| day:
Sylvan Laporte Philip near Chippewa;
| q. r. Ipitonia. 1916 Magazine, between st.
| andrew and ST. Mary; Major q. J. Hamil-
| ton. 1909 Eighth. corner Chestnut; A. j..
| Tamoir, 532 Madras; Mrs. George Goetz-
| man 1926 LaPeyerouz; Samuel Young, Hotel
| D!eu: Bella German. 2I22 Bayou Road; Ro-
nai HUFF, Poydras Asylum; Gertrude NJ.
| Mallett, 6306 Rust; Matte Malictt, same
| address; Walter Weber. 755 Hanson Ida
| Auz. 1926 Seventh w. II. Wood, 1913 FIX
| position boulevard, Dan Sullivan, Sl9
| Bourey street, Algiers; u. Is. MCKINNEY,
| 1859 Constance Mrs l.. 4. Fcllett, 1910
| st. Charlca Eima Follett. same address;
Eyylin Keegan, 1907 Magazine. j. Ledrus
23lI st. Philip; Charles HudnaiI, 1910 Gas
quet; - Clifford, 11b South Franklin.
Deaths: Mrs. Mary Bouers. 6Sl3 st.
Philip; Henry Bouraique. 1926 st. Roche I:
| Mrs Engcl, 1906 Tchoupitouias; a. M.
| Bcauregard, hospital
One OF the four deaths today, that Of the
| man Bouaique, was included IN last nights
unofficial report to the Associated Press.
Another patient died this morning 1t
Eeauregard hospital. He was Mr. Hickey.
| and was one OF those taken to the hospital
for homeless men. Miss Bouers' death IL
rather attributed to the fact that her fam
| lily neglected 10 call n physician until tho
| case was about hopeless. There are five
| cases in the block in which she died.
| Shortly after her death large crowd
| gathered about the cottage In which she
| had lived There were arms In the party.
| and the report became current that neigh
| hors were going to assist the relatives OF
| the girl In their determination not to per-
| NIT the health authorities to carry the body
| from the house In a rough pine box and a
| furniture van. The board OF health finally
| agreed to permit the body to be carried
| In hearse. There was one attendant at
the funeral, brother of the deceased. who
| had not been in the house since his sister
| had been STRICKEN down. Among the new
| cases today is that OF Major E. J. Ham
| ilton, well known man, who II slated a.
the successor Of Chief OF Police Caster.
Major Hamilton's case Is not considered
serious one. Another care developed IN
| the poydras Asylum. where there are now
| at least half dozen sick people. The new
| est case Is that OF Sister. The other
i saa.s. asa Of children The hoard Of health