Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-29
TEXAS FRIGHTENED.
TOWNS QUARANTINE IN A HURRY
AGAINST HOUSTON.
EEW ORLEANS SITUATION UNCHANGED
The Daily Average of New Cases
and Deaths Kept Up-Ten New
Cases at Mobiie-Edwards in
Despair.
Despair.

NEW ORLEANS. LA. September Is
The yellow-fever situation IS exactly the
same. The daily average OF eighteen 10
twenty cases and two deaths has kept
up but while there is no sign Of an
epidemical visitation, the slow progress
Of the disease puts obstacles daily in
the way Of the merchant public, who are
anxious 20 again resume trade with the
surrounding country. The record to-
days. in that it showed a death through
sheer neglect Of the patient. Twenty
one cases up to date have resulted ia
tally. The facts are incontrovertib.e
that at least half died through neglect.
The railway people are putting forth
superhuman efforts to obtain a modifca-
ton Of the quarantine regulations In
the mean time the Crescent City finds
itself incapable Of handling a pound Of
freight to Texas. The result Of this Is
the throwing out of employment OF
thousands Of people here. The railroads.
the manufactures. the big wholesale and
retail stores have all dispensed with the
services OF many OF their employees un-
I'll business again picks up. Now that
the force Of the senseless severity of the
quarantine is shown, the hotels have
done away with extra help, and with
many regular hands, also. and every
man, woman, and child is living with
rigid economy The condition OF affairs
is due entirely to the strict quarantine
that has been established in the coun-
try, when there is no possible chance Of
an epidemic here.
NO CHANCE FOR EPIDEMIC.
1t is possible that a number of refugees
have left town. but there are still here
not less than $4,000 people. and even those
who were frightened away awhile ago
have come to realize that there is no pos
sible chance for an epidemic In Sep
tember, 1875 there were between seventy
and ninety people dying Of ye!low-fever
daily. To-day the daily average since the
beginning of the fever here is hardly one.
This was the record to-day:
Deaths-Louis Quisnell, 1iOS Dante
street; Miss Emma Fleetwood. 727 Lower
Line street.
New cases-Mrs. b. Cricket, 1914 Cam
bronze street; Jessie II. Wilkinson. l9-p
Jackson avenue: Sarah Lea, 1910 Dublin
avenue; j. w. Brunwck, 10 Miro street;
Miss Fannie Hewitt. 1913 Jackson street;
Louis Quisnell, 1908 Dante street; Mrs. j.
NJ. Fleetwood, 727 Lower Line street;
Sister Mariela. St Vincent's Infant Asy-
lum. Race and Magazine streets; Mrs. \.
r. Wimberly, 1913 Prytania street; ---
DRESSER, 1l21 north Galvez street; Eli
Mcconnell. detention camp; Eleanor
Reams Philip street, between Chippewa
MI. md
two children. 2233 Baronne street; Mr..
and Mrs =. Fruhia, Cystinia street.
These figures We're taken from the
books at $50 o'clock tonight. There have
been a total of III cases to date and
twelve deaths. A number Of patients were
to-day.
EFFECT OF HOT WEATHER.
MOBILE. ALA, September 2S-The
noon report of the Board OF Health to-
day showed the effect Of the excessively
hot weather OF the past six days upon
the populace. The new cases recorded
for the past forty-eight hours number
ten. all of the patients having been taken
Ill from the oath to the 9th. They are as
follows: j. B. Eastburn. I'll Savannah
street: Willie White corner New Jersey
and Marine streets; Frank Pear. 75S Sa-
vannah street; Mrs. Daniel Petty Cedar |
street between Monroe and Eslava |
streets: George S. Toutz Warren. corner |
Charleston street; Charles Losing. AL |
bert a. and Carrie Healey, Augusta, |
near Charles street Lizzie 1'eet. Sl2 Sa- |
street; Thomas Wainwright, |
Franklin near Canal street
The one death announced was that OF |
Mrs Alma Kersh. Savannah street. re-
ported last night.
The boards summary is CT cases, Q |
deaths, 30 recoveries and % under treat
ment The ratio of deaths TO cases is II. |
Brother Sym9hOrian died at 2 o'clock |
his afternoon at the Industrial Garden |
and Boys School on Lafayette street.
The work of combating the disease goes
ON increasingly. The whole Of the fever
infected district has been cleaned and dis
infected. The yards sinks, and drains,
streets. and cutters, and the districts
adjacent are now receiving like care.
The exodus so called. has apparently |
ONE to a standstill. But four passengers
eft Mobile on the Mobile and Ohio road,
md not more than half a dozen on the
Louisville and Nashville this morning.
MARINE HOSPITAL REPORTS.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., September 2s.-
Acting-A -Assistant-SurgeOn Porter, at Mo-
,ile. reports that the second case of yell
ow-fever admitted to the United States
Iarine Hospital last night is in no way
onnected with the first case. The neces-
airy precautions against spread of the
isease have been taken.
-Assistant-Surgeon Glennan re-
orts ten new cases and one death from
ever in Mobile.
Word has been received by Dr. Wyman
hat mails are now received in Lafayette
arish This parish refused for a time 10
How trains TO pass through it for fear
f infection.
QUARANTINE GUARDS WANTED.
NATCHEZ. MISS, September 2S-Cap-
ain Il. Baker, in command OF the
,atchez guards, is out this morning in
n earnest appeal for volunteers. as The
esponse TO the first call has dwindled
ntil the Gordon has contracted so that
has become necessary 10 leave out some
opulous suburbs.
SITUATION WORSE DAILY.
EDWARDS MISS. September 2S-Dr.
,unn, the state Board Of Health Presi-
ent. gave the Associated Press the fol-
)wing tonight:
There has been one death to-day from
elbow fever, that of T. w. HOWE. The
blowing are new cases:
''Whites-Sidney Pond, Jr., Mrs. Tom
skew. Miss osborn, W. III. Harris, j. NJ.
auch. Mrs. j. NJ Tatum, Hattie Col
iery. Horring Colmery, l.. c. Winthrop,
Iiss Marie Boxtel. Mrs GalcOran, Miss
oung, Robert Montgomery. W. III. Har-
S. Jr.. Mrs. Il. NJ Goode, and ]. f.
essions
homas. Matte Marckey, Anna Coleman,
nd Alonzo Bailey.
Total cases to-day, 21; total cases to
ate. 1S9 in town and s in the county;
lmber seriously i'll. 6; number GONZALES
mt. 90 Total deaths 10 date. s.
"'rhe yellow-fever situation seems 10
ow worse daily. Five Of the six mem
oned as seriously III have had repeated
tacks Of black Vomit. The fever is fast
owing down the white male population.
nd at the present rate a few immunes
nd doctors will soon have complete con-
oil of the town.
QUARANTINE AGAINST HOUSTON.
SAN ANTONIO. TEN. September 2S.-
he county to-day quarantined against