The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-27
Yellow Jack Breaking Out in Unin-
fected Districts, and the Alarm
Said to BE Increasing.
SAD SITUATION At EDWARDS
CASES NOW NUMBER 176 OUT OF A
TOTAL POPULATION OF 500.
The AffiictiOn Described as One of the
Mild Forms and the Percentage
of Deaths Small.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-To-day was
the quietest of the week in New Orleans.
and the fever situation, in spite of the ap-
pearance of a rather large number of new
cases, may be said to have shown much inn
provement. Seventeen cases were reported on
the books of the health board. but there
was no death, and there have been no
deaths since Friday. The authorities re-
ceived reports during the evening from
every patient that is now under treatment
and these were all to the effect that the
cases are doing well and that no patient is
in any immediate danger of death. Some
forty cases were reported tonight as be-
ing rapidly on the mend, and a number of
them will be discharged during the week
One Of the most dangerous cases that has
appeared was discharged to-day. 1t was
that on Madison street in the neighborhood
of .he French market, where the conditions
were considered to be such as to warrant
fear that the disease would spread. Unu-
sual precautions, however. were taken by
the authorities to quarantine the case and
improve the sanitary conditions of the
neighborhood and the fever in that vicin-
ity seems to have been stamped out COM
pletely. At the Oakland Park detention
camp all the refugees who have been given
quarters were declared to be well, no sick
ness having yet appeared in the camp. To-
days record:
+. TONIA, 1906 st. Andrew street.
G.. G. M HARDY, Pine and Maple streets.
A. GOLDMAN, 2227 Baronne street.
LOU LAWLER, 908 Second street.
MICHAEL DWYER, 621 First street.
JAMES GRAY 52S Esplanades.
PERCY and SUSIE MAITSON, 2411 Con-
0.----- - BRONSON, 1925 IRENE street
ANDREW and MISS PIZZO and a SERV
ANT, at 1901 Poydras street
ARTHUR ]. BLAKE, 2013 Camp street.
EMMA SCHLOSSCHER, Baronne and
Poydras streets
street.
The new cases are, as usual, scattered.
The most prominent among them are Mr..
McHardy, a wealthy insurance man, and
Mrs Williams, wife of w. H. Williams.
well-known newspaper man. There are now
four cases in the Williams residence, but
they are all reported to be doing well. 4.
Toma is the brother of the man who died
Of yellow fever last week and lives In the
same premises A number of children are
among the new cases.
Professor Metz has a large number of
formaldehyde generators now at work. To-
day he burned in the street the bed clothing
and other articles. in the house Where the
man Series died, on Constance street the
maldehyde disinfection. Some discomfort
and loss is being suffered by the poorer
classes whose effects have to be burned,
but Professor Metz said tonight that he
was hopeful of getting the city TO make an
appropriation to cover just such cases OF
distress. Professor Metz has placed these
generators at the railroad depots and bag
gage is being promptly and thoroughly dis
infected before it is put on trains The
local charity organization is taking steps
to relieve all cases of destitution that are
presented. The Board of Health supplies
medicines and the Charity Hospital physl-
clans and the Charity Organization Will try
to provide food for the poorer classes.
Mrs A. McCubbage died this morning in
Ocean Springs of yellow fever. She had
been sick for several days and her case had
already been reported. There have been
no new cases at Ocean Springs. Report
ten refugees from New Orleans have arrived
there and eighteen from Biloxi. There is no
sickness in the camp, save one case OF SCI
attic rheumatism. The patients in the hos
pital, a mile away from the camp, are re-
covering.
The Board of Health Of the State of
Louisiana officially announces the status or
affairs in New Orleans as regards yellow
fever to be as follows: During the tWen-
ty-seven hours ending Sunday Sept. 26, at
8 D. m. there were: Cases of yellow fever,
II; deaths, none; total cases to date, l3S;
total deaths from yellow fever to date, IL.
Hereafter it is proposed to announce the
number of premises released from quaran-
tine also the number of patients discharged
as well. S. r. OLLlPHANT, M. D
president Louisiana Board of Health.
walter c. FLOWER,
Mayor of New Orleans"
The Board of Health received advice of
a case Of fever at Tallulah, Ala. The board
consider the question of quarantining Gal