The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-18
GLOOM GATHERS IN ORLEANS.
YELLOW JACK THRIVES UNDER
THE BURNING SUN.

r,rbteen Cases Reported In the
crescent City-The Board of Health
StiIi Speak Confidently of the Situ-
otion and AIIay the Fears of the
PeopIe-New Cases Reported From
other Infected Citics-TVvO Deaths
:, NobiIe - The Bulletin of the
United states Marine Service.
New orleans, Sept. 1.-THE fever sit
nation in New Orleans to-day assumed a
more serious aspect than at any time
aimee Sunday, when six of the St. Claude
c,ses were declared to be yellow fever.
At o'clock this evening the board of
health of the city announced the appear
orce Of eight new cases and of these, one
death. that of Una Brauner.
At The Office of the board of health to-
dgv's reports were considered somewhat
surnrising and Disappointing. The sltua-
ton had so materially improved last night
that it was felt that pretty much the
worst had come, and conditions would
imnrove. Yesterday was one of the hot
TEST days of the month, and as yellow
fever thrives in that character of wealth
or there seems to have been a rapid de-
velonment of germs. The physicians still
feel however, that there is much that is
satisfactory in the situation. 1t is true
that the new cases to-day represent the
extreme upper, the extreme lower, and
the center portions of the city, but there
has been no serious spread from the orig
inal forcii and the hopeful opinion is
still expressed that the disease may be
controlled, and that there is no imminent
danger of an epidemic.
The secretary of the board said this
evening: THE appearance of eight cases
to-day is not necessarily alarming. / said
three evenings ago that the prospects
seemed to point to the development here
of at least fifty cases, as a result of CON
stant intercourse we have been having
with the infected towns on the Gulf coast,
and the fact that a promiscuous throng
Of some 100 or 500 people had FASTENED in
to the city on the Monday evening follow
ing the declaration of the Ocean Springs
sickness to be yellow fever. We have had
now twenty-eight cases and two deaths
The majority of the remaining cases are
improving II is still quite likely that
there will appear numerous cases in New
Orleans, but the situation is not distress
ing and the chances of a disastrous cpl
demIc are remote"
The Brauner case was first brought to
the attention of the board early in the
week. Close attention had been given it,
but While the symptoms Justified suspi-
cion, they were not sufficiently aggravated
to warrant an absolute declaration that
the case was yellow fever.
The board of health authorities were,
therefore, surprised this morning when
they received the news of the woman's
death. At first it was de-
cded to hold an autopsy, but subsequently
after visit of the doctors to the resi-
dence, the board became satisfied that the
case was one of yellow fever and so Off
cially declared ii.
in the meantime there has been no re-
taxation of the efforts on the part of the
authorities to control the disease. The
force of inspectors and police officers is
being steadily increased and quarantine
measures are becoming more and more
rigorous On the whole, the weather con-
dltions to-day were advantageous. A heavy
rain storm this afternoon, lasting several
hours, flooded the streets thoroughly
nushed the cutters and tempered the at
mosphere and while cooler weather is
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material aid in frustrating a spread of the
disease
Tonight the city is comparatively calm
People continue to leave in small parties,
but there is nothing like the wild exodus
mat depopulated Mobile, Jackson and
other places.
Inc situation was somewhat quieter to-
uoy at Ocean Springs. Three cases, how
ever, were reported.
Inc report of the board of health at BIZ
oM to-day says that there are nineteen
eases OF actual yellow fever under treat
nleuI with diagnosis reserved as to twelve
elseS There were seven new cases report
.u IN the twenty-four hours ending yes
leraay The doctors at Biloxi are tempt
eu now no longer to class cases as suspi-
Tous' out to come out boldly and say that
UTy are yellow fever
, iue New Orleans board of health an
ouucea tonight that many OF the older
t9ses tof OF yellow fever that haye been here
ward recovery.