The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
the YELLOW FEVER.
New Cases and Deaths I'm the Stricken
Communities.

Communities.
MOBILE, ALA, Oct. S-There were six
new cases Of yellow fever to-day, as fol-
lows:
]. A. Wright, L. p Wagner, Lily and
Lizzie Lane. Mrs. John A. Hughes. Lizzie
Fonde. total cases 10 date, lO9; deaths, II;
recovered CO. remaining under treatment.
90.
There were two new localities OF infec-
ton found to-day.
EDWARDS. MISS, Oct. s.-There have
been four deaths from yellow fever to-
day. as follows: j. l.. Slocumb, Sr., W. IL.
Fuller. Sr.. Mrs Henry Brown (coloreD,
5. B. Birdsong.
The following new cases are reported
to-day: Randolph Nelson, =. {. Bankston'
II. T.. Martins child: Burt Walton Miss
Ada Fisher. Eight colored.
Deaths to-day. 4; deaths TO date. 10;
cases to-day 10: total cases 10 date. 3S,;
now under treatment. l65: convalescent,l I'D;
discharged. So; one ease black vomit.
WEST UNION. W VA. oct S-An cpl
domic Of fever six miles south of here is
causing CONSERVATION among the inhab-
tants PHYSICIANS dlffer I'm their opinions
as to tho Kind Of fever, some claiming II
As typhoid. while two Of the most prom-
nent physicians I'm the State assert Il Is
a mild type Of yellow fever. Thirty-one
deaths have occurred I'm the past eighteen
days
The citizens Of this town are demanding
that the Board of Health quarantine
against II. Action will be taken at once.
NEW ORLEANS. oct S-ro-day was
a record breaker here. As early as
o'clock. as many cases had been reported
as on Wednesday. when the fever had
for the time high-water mark-i6 cases
At the same hours there had Deen some
fever deaths reported with couple or
patients i'm very critical condition. The
deaths are among those who have had
little or no attention and at least three
of the fatalatles are among the Italian
population.
The worst case OF the day. however,
was that of Elijah Parks. living on Gus
tom House street. Parks Is Grand
Army Of the Republic man, and native
Of Grcenvillc n. Y. iifty-six years Old
with a wife and two children. He mad
been i'm falling health for a year Last
night he died and his death notice ap-
pearcd I'm the morning paper. Friends
attended to the preparation OF the corpse
for burial and a wake was held last
night.
An EXPERT was at once sent to the
scene. His experienced eve enabled him
Immediately 10 Diagnose the case aS yell
low ever This afternoon the couriers
of the Board Of Health have been hunt
ing up those who attended the wake or
had anything 10 do with the dressing or
the body. I'm order that they might be
removed to the detention camp IL IS
10 he assumed that this case VIII sun
further spread the infection.
The following is the record OF cases and
deaths for to-day:
New Cases-F. C.. Hadoauz. Miss Agnes
McGlnty, Mr. Wells, Captain Frank
Walker. Mrs. Hattie Carughi Wright
Smith Mary II. Jurghens, Mrs. II. c.
Buckner. Miss Alice Buckner. u. =.
Hobbs. otto Henry. Clarence Alain, Miss
Camille Renyson. Kate Leitch. Antonio
Irpro. Eliza Parks. Miss Longesfield. Hen
~ r. wells. Allen Dill. George III. Stark,
Mrs. ]. W. Fellow. Miss Amy Ugland,
Miss Ethel Kersheed. Ethel Mayors,
Adolph Ferrenbach. Lottie Y. While Liz
zie Hobbs. Henry Eisler. Louise Streit,
Paul STREET ]. Strum. Charles Lake
becker. Miss Paterson, Frank Cox, c.
Stafford. d. Weinberg }. Connolly, q.
Ferio. Melville Streck Sarah Smith,
Robert Run. Mrs Maroddls. DR. Howard
OHphant. Laura Holt. Daniel J. Murphy
Mrs. Carstaphen-
Deaths-Mrs Spannoi. Thomas Bel,
Elijah Parks. Antonio Cipro G. Ferio.
Or. Howard Oliphant is a brother OF
President Olphant, Of the Board Of
Health. and had been actively engaged
I'm visiting sicl, cases. A number Of new
foci is disclosed i'm the new cas.s to-day.
At Clinton there is one new case. No
deaths AT Nita Yuma: one new case.
MOBILE. ALA. oct. s.-J. Wright one
~ tho new cases named to-day. died
Eleven new cases are reported az Scran-
ION Miss. One of the sick at the place
is p. X. Myers chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee.