The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
HALF THE
DEATHS DUE
To NEGLECT
+ allure to Report Causes
the Spread of the
Disease.
DISEASE AND DEATHS
INCREASE.
From Thirty to Forty New
Cases the Daily Average
at New Orleans.
FROST NEEDED TO CHECK
THE PLAGUE.
lEeu-Def ned Yellow Jack Causes
a Quarantine Against Some
Texas Points.
From Thirty to Forty New
Cases the Daily Average
at New Orleans.
FROST NEEDED TO CHECK
THE PLAGUE.
&Sll-Def ned Yellow Jack Causes
Quarantine Against Some
Texas Points.
Special Dispatch 10 THE CALL

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct 1I-From
the returns there is little hope in the yell
low fever situation. The Board of Health
IS daily demonstrating that with a fair
show il is possible for modern science to
restrict and stamp ont the disease, but the
people who must suffer from strict APP
ri cation OF scientific methods rebel, the
result being that the pathway of the board
is beset with difficulty. Ii there were
strict com p,iance with the health laws, if
prompt report were made of cases, the
fever germs would be quickly wiped out.
But it begins to look now as if from thirty
10 forty new cases and from four 10 six
deaths would be daily reporte until JACK
Frost puts IN an appearance.
To-Day, as on nearly every day since
the fever first appeared here about so per
cent Of The fatalities was traced 10 neglect
and disposition to hide cases until it was
too late to save life. The case of Robert
Hite WAS reported to- lay. He had been
i'll some time. People in the vicinity
where lie lived knew that he was ILL., but
no report was made to the authori ties,
and the announcement of the Hite case
was almost contemporaneous with his
death.
OF Health tonight shows lbirty-seyen
new cases and the following deaths:
Henry Borman, J. A. Ledudrut, - Gin
chi, Robert Hite.
The most important feature of the news
rs 10 new cases was that four people
were found to have been stricken at the
Jewish Home. a weIi-known local charity
restitution. The officials of Tourln In
Urinary agreed 10 receive the cases and
they were a once taken to that hospital
which IS largely supported by the Hebrew
population, although noh-sectarian.
Two cases were also reported to have
developed at the Hotel Dieu, another
private hospital. Both OF these hospitals
have heretofore had cases and the physI-
ci0ns in c4arle have been successful in
treating them and in combining the dis
ease. Another case apI cared in AIgiers.
. on the opposite side of the river. a
majority of The new cases to-day pre-
scented new ioci of infection.
a the Board OF Health Office there is
bitter criticism OF Galveston and the
Texas health officers for their failure to
send line regarding the situation in that
city. When suspicious cases were re-
ported here the Louisiana board at once
telegraphed the TACT to all The leading
health boards of the country and there
was general quarantine against this city.
Galveston VAS one of the first cities to
raise the bars. Dr. Guiteras on Saturday
pronounced several cases of yellow fever
as existing in Galveston, but not a line
has reached DR.. Ouiphant relative to
those from the Texas health officials. The
only information which DIR. Oiliphant has
received was from Surgeon General wy
man.
A party of about fifty Italians reached
the city this morning, coming, it is SAID,
from New York. Orders were given by
n Hsal heir Loc
ting themselves in the city limits, and the
health officers were instructed to have
them sent 10 one of the camps of deten-
ton.
At Biloxi to-day there were twelve new
cases, at Edwards five cases and two
deaths, at Clinton no new cases, at NItta
Yuma no new cases; one cath al Mobile,
five new cases; one new case in the coun-
Wy seven miles west of the city, and at
Scranton nine new cAses. no deaths