The record-union., 1897-09-28
The Situation at New Orleans Stead
lily Improving.
Cutie a Number of New Cases Yesterday,
but Only Two Deaths.
Dr. John Guiteras, the Marine Hos
pitaI Expert, Who Has Arrived
at the Southern Metropolis,
Does Not Believe There Is
Particle of Reason for Wide
spread Alarm.

spread Alarm.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Warm
weather in the past two or three days
has had the effect Of increasing to some
extent the number of new cases Of the
prevailing type of yellow fever, but it
has equally had the effect Of sending
down the death rate. There were %
cases on Saturday, II yesterday and up
to 6:30 O'Clock to-day 21 cases. But
there was only two deaths on Saturday,
none on Sunday and to-day. Present
experience, therefore, proves that warm
weather adds to the number of cases,
but reduces the mortality, while colder
weather diminishes the number Of cases
and enlarges the death rate.
Physicians and authorities tonight
generally agree that the situation is
steadily improving. They believe the
chances are growing more remote every
day of an epidemic, and that there IS
little likelihood that the disease will as
sumo, before cod weather, a much more
VluIent form than It present.
Professor Metz who is at the head of
the work of sanitation, and who super
intends the fumigation of all houses, said
TO the Associated Press repOs -er to-
night: "Some little figuring that have
done disclOses that there have been up
to o'clock tonight exactly 10S cases.
OF these 19 have died and [ am able to
state this evening that 38 have actually
been discharged as entirely recovered.
Therefore there remains only 101 cases,
and while I would not like to undertake
a statement of the number of those on
the way to recovery, the death rate
among them under present conditions
viii be small The death rate tonight is
barely above l. per cent
The deaths to-day were Fred Bachus
and J H. Cherry.
OF the cases reported this evening, six
were found in the home for homeless
men. a charitable institution. Three
cases were also reported collectively to-
day from Bayou road, in the Gennin
family. These cases. however, are con-
sidered mild
Of the two deaths the Cherry case was
reported several days ago. and the pa
tient had received very careful treat
ment, but this case was considered a
bad one Bachus was taken sick four
y
they did not attach much Importance to
his illness, only calling in a doctor a few
hours before his death. when they saw
the patient rapidly sinking
Dr. John Guiteras, the Marine Hos
pital expert, arrived here to-day. He
does not care to see any of the patients
in New Orleans who are suffering with
yellow fever. He believes that the Board
e
fective means known to science to stamp
out the disease; believes that the sick
ness is in good control, and expresses
the belief that it is of mild type. He
does not believe that there is a particle
of reason for widespread alarm He
has not yet made known his intentions
as to when he viii proceed to Texas,
where it is his intention to examine into
the fever prevailing at Galveston and
other points. The doctor came from
Vicksburg and was very much faugued.
The Southern Pacific is making ar
rangements for a special train to leave
here on Wednesday, DR.. Carter of the
Marine Hospital service and President
Oliphant viii be aboard It is expected
that DR.. Swearingen of Texas will join
the party.
The train will stop at various points
on the Southern and Texas Pacific
roads between here and Shreveport
and gather up health officers in the
parishes and towns for a conference TO
decide upon a united line of action in
the matter of quarantine against in
fected points and the handling of prop
erly disinfected and vOuched for mer-
chandise from New Orleans.
There is some anxiety in the sugar
district among planters as to obtaining
labor to work in the fields and in the
sugar houses. Most of the labor thus
employed is from New Orleans, and the
rigidity of the quarantine has made it
Well night impossible for planters to get
the help they require.
Terre Bonne has set an example,
however. that may be followed by
other parishes. 1t provides for deten-
ton of labor at the quarantine camp al
the river From the detention camp
the labor Will subsequently be permit
ted to enter Terre Bonne.
No attempt was made last night to
destroy the Beauregard School. which
Is TO be used as a yellow fever hos
pital. and the authorities expect to
move q number of patients to the in
stitution to-day. The Mayor will prop
erly guard the building at night.
SITUATION AT MOBILE.
MOBILE CAla.). Sept. 27.-The report
for Monday has greatly raised the spir-
its Of the people here. They accept it
as indicating that the efforts to sur
round the disease and stamp it out was
a success
Three new cases were reported at
noon for the previous twenty-four
hours. The only death reported was
that Of Florence Barlow, aged % years.
Ehe lived on Eimira street near Lips
comb She was engaged to be mar
ried next month and during her sick
ness her fancee was NOT permitted to
see her nor attend the funeral the reg
ulations being SO strict that none out
side the physicians. clergy and under
takers may approach fever cases.
A summary of the situation follows:
Total cases to noon to date. 81: total
deaths. s: discharged, %. remaining
under treatment. 20
The report sent out Sal s<y night
that there was fever at Blandon