The record-union., 1897-09-18
The Situation at New Orleans Much
More Serious.
Eight New Cases and One Death We're Re-
Yesterday.
The Weather Very Hot and of a
Character in Which Yellow Fc-
yer Thrives-Hea1th Authorities
Admit That They Are Crap
ping With Dangerous Foe.

| NEW ORLEANS Sept. 1.-THE fever
| situation in New Orleans to-day as
Sumed a somewhat more serious aspect
than at any time since Sunday, when six
of the St. Claude cases were declared to
| be yellow fever. AT 6 o'clock this even
ing the Board of Health officially an
nounced the appearance of eight new
! cases and of these one death, that of
/ Zena Brauner. At the Office of the Board
of Health to-day reports were con-
sidered somewhat surprising and dis
appointing.
! Yesterday was about one of the hot
/ tSt days of the month and as yellow
! fever thrives in that character of wea-
Their, there seems to have been a rapid
development of germs. The new cases
to-day represent the extreme upper, the
extreme lower and the central portion
of the city.
! There has been no relaxation of the
| efforts on the part of the authorities to
control the disease. They admit that
they are graphing with dangerous and
I insiduous foe and neither time nor money
is being spared in fighting it. The force
of inspectors and police officers is being
steadily increased and quarantine meas
ures are becoming more and more rigor-
| Gus.
The situation was somewhat quieter
| at Ocean Springs. Three cases, how
ever, We're reported.
The report of the Board of Health at
Biloxi to-day says that there are nine
| teen cases of actual yellow fever under
treatment with diagnosis reserved as to
| twelve cases. There We're seven new
ending yesterday. The doctors at Biloxi
are tempted to no longer class cases as
suspicious but to come out boldly and
say that they are yellow fever.
The New Orleans Board of Health an
nounced tonight that many of the older
cases of yellow fever that have been
heretofore reported are rapidly pro-
crossing toward recovery.
! A number of private schools and JEFF
ferson College have closed. The public
schools are not scheduled to open until
October, but the opening will be post
poned if fever still prevails here at the
end of the next two weeks.
| Business houses here to-day are en-
gagged in notifying their customers in
| the country of the steps that have been
| taken here to fumigate all merchandise
and render it proof against germs. DR..
| Carries of the Marine HOSPITAL Service
| and President Oliohant and Professor
Metz have arranged a series of classes
| of articles of merchandise etc. which
| can be transported from New Orleans
without danger, in accordance with the
regulations of the State and Interstate
| quarantine, which are essentially the
same as those required of a similar ar
| ticle of merchandise before entry into
the United States from places infected
| with yellow fever such as Cuba and
| Brazil. Certificates are to accompany
all goods shipped and are to be subject
| to the inspection of Government health
Officials.
1t is anticipated that the effect Of this
| action will be to remove most of the
harmful restrictions which the smaller
towns have imposed on freight going
out of the Crescent City. The regula-
| tions prepared by the authorities are
| inclosed in the circular letters which are
being sent out.
A POSSIBLE CASE.
KANSAS CITY CIo.), Sept. 1.-THE
case at the City Hospital which was
last night given out as a possible case
of yellow fever has not been fully dag
nosed. DR.. f. D. Stanlev one of the
| physicians in consultation. said:
! THE real nature of the disease will
not be known for two or three days
| yet until the case has developed fur
Their. In my opinion it is not a case of
/ yellow fever, although we are at a loss
! to know exactly what it is at this time.
| None of the physicians desired to place
| themselves on record. If the patient
| comes from where he says he does,
| there is, of course, some chance of the
| disease proving to be yellow fever.
| However, there need be no fear of the
disease spreading while the present
| cold weather prevails.
The patient is Claude Anderson, a Z
year-old negro boy, who came here
from Mississippi, having left that
State, according to his story, in com
pany with an unknown white man six
days ago. The white mans where
abouts are unknown. Anderson has
| been placed in an isolated ward of the
| hospital. While letting the case run it's
course so that a proper diagnosis may
| be made the hospital physicians ex-
press no fear of a disastrous outcome.
| The temperature here this morning is
| As, with prospects of at least several
| days of cool weather ahead.
EDWARDS CNfiss.). Sept. 1.-THE sit
uation here looks brighter this morning.
| Total number of yellow fever cases Of
| ficially reported, nineteen, but none yet
passed upon by the physicians. Two
new cases reported are Mrs. C. r. Knox
and D. Y. Howell Jr
RUNAWAY.