The San Francisco call., 1897-10-14

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Oct. 13.-This
was the record-smasher in the mum ber of
deaths in single day from yellow fever
since the sickness was first reported in
New Orleans. IL is difficult to find the
cause, except in the facI that concealment,
neglect and rebellion against the author.
ity OF the Board of Health have made it
d tficult for the doctors to give proper at
ten ton to cases. At O'Clock this even
ing there had been nine fatalities reported
during the twenty-four hours. Heretofore
the highest number of deaths in any one
day has been six.
AT the Board of Health meeting to-day
there was some discussion among the
gathered physicians as to whether the
disease had assumed suddenly a more
virulent form, or whether an aggregation
OF circumstances had sent up the list of
deaths. Prominent doctors say they do
not believe the disease has become more
malignant in type. They believe that the
fact that on some days there has been
four or fve deaths, on succeed ing days no
deaths, and then four or five again, goes
to prove that the fever has been as ecceu-
trio before as it is now.
Among the deaths reported are some of
the better class OF people. Edward G. Raw,
aged 16. lived with his mother, VINO kept
a fashionable boardin g-house on Peytonia
street. Another death was that of An
tonic Corvaio, the agent of steamship
line running between this port and Pa
lermo. He was a Eative of Italy, and
since the fever appeared has been active
among his coun Irymen. He died this
morning. Two deaths occurred today in
the Touro infirmary. The cases had not
originated in the institution, but had been
removed ihither from other places in the
80 A Il l. IL.
isolation hospital. One OF the deaths in
to-day's record occurred about 10 o clock
last night, after the close of yesterd sy s
bulletin. The reports were made at d if
ferent hours to-day.
Among the new cases the most promi-
nent IS that of Hunter G. Leake, general
agent here Of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. Mrs. Lsake was stricken two days
ago, ami her husband must have taken
the disease from close attendance upcn
her. DR.. Sprueli is also among the cases
reported. Three cases in the list deveI-
oped at the Charity III spital, one coming
from Algiers aud the other two from the
lower section of the city. All three were
moved TO tho isolation hospital.
To-days official report shows thirty-two
new cases and tue following deaths: Sal
vator Fortans, Antonio Coryajo, Edward
e. Ray. Giovanni Circa. Isadore Scheu-
rock, Charles Saner, A. laBuzza. Henry E.
Wells, Joseph Saltta.
A very large number of recoveries were
reported to the Board OF Health to-day,
and some of them were people who bad
been Ill but few days.
The Board of Health tonight received
a letter from Health Officer johnson OF
Plaquemine parish saying that d. Tabony
had died of yellow fever. Two others OF
the same family, DR.. Johnson says, were
taken down with the fever, but they are
now both convalescent. DR.. johnson has
been unable to trace the origin of the
disea e. Plaquemine parish is located be-
low New Orleans and extends to the Gulf
and there is much interest taken in the
development of case of fever in the
parish from the fact that within its limits
the Sicilian immigrants were unloaded
last week.