New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-27
NO DEATHS IN NEW-ORLEANS.
THE YELLOW FEVER SITUATION SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT
A LARGE NUMBER CT NEW CASES SCATTERED
THROUGH THE CrTY-BURNING AND DIS

y
THROUGH THE cIrY-BURNING AND DIS
INFECTION BY PROFESSOR METZ
New-Orlean. Sept. %-To-day was the quieiest
OF the week In NewOrleans. and the fever situation
in spite OF the appearance o, rather large num-
Der OF new may be said to have shown mucn
Improvement Fifteen cases recorded by the
Board OF Health, but there were no deaths. There
have been deaths since Friday The authorities
received reports during the evening from nearly
every patient now under treatment, and these were
all TO the effect that the are doing well and
that patient IS In any immediate danger. some
forty cases were reported tonight being rapidly
on the mend. and number OF them will be dis
charged during the week.
One OF the most dangerous cases that have ap-
peared discharged to-day Ii was that on
Madison-st., In the nelghborhood OF the French
Market where the conditions were considered to
be such az TO warrant fear that the disease would
spread. Unusual precautions however. were taken
by the authorities to quarantine the case and I'M
prove the sanitary conditions OF the ne.ghborhood.
and the fever in that vicinity seems 70 have been
stamped out completely
At the Oakland Park detention camp all the ref
ugees who have been in quarters were declared
20 be we'll no sickness having yet appeared In the
CAM.
The new cases are. as usual. scattered. The most
prominent among them are Mr.. McHardy,
wealthy insurance man. and Mrs. Williams. wire
Of General W r. Williams well-known news
paper man There are now four cases in the Will
Jams house but they all reported TO be doing
we'll F. Toma OF No. 205 St. Andrew-st.. one
Of the new patients is the lrother OF the man who
died OF yellow fever last week. and lives in the
same premises number Of children are among
the cases.
Professor Metz has large number Of formalde-
hyde generators row At work To-day he burned
in the street tho bedclOthing and other articles IN
the house where the man Series died in Constance
st. the clothing first having been subjected 70
fOrmaldesvde disinfection. Some discomfort and
loss being suffered by the poorer classes or
people whose effects have 70 be burned. hut Pro-
fessor Metz said tonight that he was hopeful or
such cases Of distress. Professor Metz has placed
these generators ut the railroad stations, and bag,
gaze il being promptly and thoroughly disinfected
before being put on trans g., .oL,ro s.oos
% relieve all cases OF restitution that are pre-
sented. The Board Of Health supplies medicines
and he Charity Hospital physicians ana the Char-
ity organization will try 70 provide FOOD Tor the
Mrs A. McCubbage died this morning in Ocean
Springs OF yellow fever. She had been sick for
several days, and her case had already been re-
ported = = ,
There have been no new cases at Ocean Springs.
Reports from the detention camp say that about
ton refugees from New-Oreans have arrived there,
in Tho camp save one case OF scatc rheumatism.
The patients in the hospital mile away from the
clr1D recovering
The state Roarl Of Health officially declares the
rover 10 be follows: During the twenty-seven
hours ending Sunday. September g. NJ p. m. there
were cases 81 yellow fever. IL deaths, none total
N ses 70 date 1873 total deaths from yellow fever
the number OF promises released from quarantne
also the number 4 patients discharged az well