The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
FIRE A HOSPITAL.
Frightened Hob in the City of
New Orleans
Sets Fire to the Beauregard
School Building.
THE BOARD OFHEALTH
Had Arranged for 1.-THE Recep-
tiOn of Fever Patients.
When Firemen Attempted to
Save the Structure
THEIR HOSE WAS CUT.
Mob is Finally Beaten Back by
the Police
And the Building is Saved From
Entire Destruction.
When Firemen Attempted to
Save the Structure
THEIR HOSE WAS CUT.
Mob is Finally Beaten Back by
the Police
And the Building is Saved From
Entire Destruction.
Fear Prevails That 1t Will be
Fired Again Tonight

New Orleans, Sept. 24.-Eficient work
by the fire department in face of the at
tacl1s of a mob enabled the department
this morning to save the main portion
CT the Beauregard school building Only
the annexes of the structure were re-
duced to ashes. The alarm was sound
ed at II: 80 a. m.
After the mass meeting of citizens
held last night, a riOtOuS crowd gather
ed around the building and openly
threatened that at the first opportunity
they wOu- fire it. Throughout yeSter-
day evening Sister Agnes and num-
ber of sisters of charity together with
help from the hospital had been putting
the building in order for the reception
of yellow fever patients. The school
board, in the meantime, had removed
from the building every desk and other
article of furniture and the hospital
people had moved into the building cots
and other necessary adJunctS for the
treatment of yellow fever patients.
At nightfull Surgeon Bloom, of the
hospital. the sisters, and others had
been warned that they had best leave
the building. They dld so, heaaea oy
$ ster Agnes and threaded their way
through a dense crowd of panic-Strick-
en- citizens. Then a small force of po-
ce We're ordered to the scene. But the
mob bent on jncendiariSm, were sharp
-er than the guards and while the police
We're busily engaged in attempting to
Quen the riOtous crowd in front of the
building, two incendiaries with a hve
gallon can of oil, proceeded to the rear
and quickly had the building in flames
An alarm was turned in but the first
neighboring engine had scarcely arriV-
ed when it's hose was cut. When other
engines arrived, their hose was also de-
Stroyed by the mob. Chief Caster and
CAPTAIN JOurnee, finally arrived in
patrol wagon with a big squad of Off
GERS which beat the mob back. Then
the firemen went actively to work and
succeeded in preventing the absolute
destruction of the building.
1t is fair to say that the action of the
mob is roundly denounced on all sides
this morning. The school is a handsome
building, entirely isolated and situated
an the center of large square. There
was no danger of infection from it and
the people in the neighborhOOd are un-
duly alarmed. Unless however, a COM
pany of soldiers is ordered out to pro-
tect the building, it is not improbable
that a second attempt will be made to
destroy it ton ght.
There is only one new case reported
this morning. 1t is a man living on
Bourbon street and he is reported to be
in a dangerous condition. DR.. MOnluzin
is the attending ThvSicfan and reported
the case to the board. 1t was DR.. Mon
luzin who said the other DAY that the
prevailing sickness was Burmah fever.
Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 24.-The board of
health of Atlanta announced that Car
RE Fleming, a II year old girl,a refugee
from Mobile with her father and moth
er, who is stopping at boarding house
at No. 119 Auburn avenue, is suffering
W tn yellow fever.
The board issued a statement in
which they say: The case seems to
he very mild and the Indications point
to recovery
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 24.-John Nc
DOugal, the young machinist from Mo-
bile, Ala, who has been sick with yell
low fever, died at the detention hospi-
tai Mr.. McDougars parents live in
Toronto, Canada.
Mobile. Ala, Sept. 24.-The official re-
port is that so far there have been SO
cases pronounced yellow fever, three
have died, 16 have been discharged and
10 remain under treatment. There have
been no deaths since Saturday last. and
all the sick but one or two are reported
doing well.