Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-27
Ten Reported at New Orleans and
Seven at Edwards.
GRAVE SITUATION At LATTER PLACE
People Are Praying for the Frost
to Come.
NO FEVER AT NATCuEZ

NEW ORLEANS, September 27.-Total
cases OF yellow fever up to 1 o'clock to-
day, ten; deaths. two. DR.. Guiteras, the
noted yellow fever expert, engaged by the
Marine Hospital authorities, arrived here
On special train shortly after 3 o'clock
this morning and INN ediately went to the
st. Charles Hotel, where he retired. He
says he has come to New Orleans simply
to await orders. The doctor came from
Vfcksburg and was very much fatigued.
Arrangements for Special Train.
The Southern Pacific is making arrange
ments for special train to leave here on
Wednesday. DR.. Carter of the Marine
Hospital service and President Oliphant
will be aboard. 1t 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 be-
tween here and Shreveport and gather up
health officers in the different parishes
ana towns for conference to decide upcn
a united line of action in the matter of
quarant.nes against infected points and
the handling of property disinfectcd and
vouched for merchandise from New Or
leans
There Is some anxiety in the sugar dis
trict among planters to obtaining labor
to work in the fields and in the sugar
houses Most of the labor thus employed
rs from New Orleans, and the rigidty of
the quarantine regulation has made it we'll
nlgh impossible for planters to get the help
they require.
that may be followed by other parishes IT
provides for detention of labor at the quar-
antfne camp at the mouth of the river for
a limited period. From the detention camp
the labor will subsequently be permitted to
enter Terrebonne.
fEan npuNfa
No attempt was made last night to de-
stroy the Beauregard school, which is to
be used as a yellow fever hospital, and the
authorities expect to move a number of
patients to the institution today The
mayor will properly guard the building at
night. though in spite of threats it is not
thought that the building will again be at
tackled.
Twenty-One Cases at Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala, September 27.-The re-
turns at the board of health office yester-
day for the twenty-four hours ending at
noon showed five new cases and no deaths,
with two patients discharged. This leaves
twenty-one under treatment.
so favorable report was not looked for
by many, for the weather has turned warm
again, and the increase in the number of
cases the previous two days seemed pre-
Iude to serious turn of the outbreak.
Ihere Is, however, no actual change for the
worse the case on Lafayette street near
the old Shell road being but a rpappear-
ance OF the disease in one of the foci
where 1t had seemed to be stamped out.
ms case Is that of Brother Symphoran of
the Catholic School, an orphan asylum ON
that street. There has been no case in the
school before, but several cases in the
vicinity The isolation of the sick man is
complete, the infirmary being detached
from the school proper.
Ihe other cases are Mrs. John Christie,
Alexander Sillers, Mrs. Matthews and Mrs.
Alma kriSch.
The deaths so far show a ratio of II nor
cent.
Another death was reported last night
MISS Florence Barlow, aged twenty-four.
residing at Elmira I'd West Wilkinson
street. She was reported Saturday
New Cases mt Edwards
EDWARDS. Miss, September 27-New
cases of yellow fever since o'clock last
night as are follows:
Whites-J. w. Ratliff, ST.; John l.. Red
heid, r. II. Smith, Miss Josie Crisler.
Colored-Lula Mckay, Minnie Sherrod
Willie Galloway
Mr.. Redfield, the mayor was taken this
morning. There are five serious cases Mrs.
Or. Pool among them. The situation here
is grave indeed, and deaths may be ex-
pected at any time until the much prayed
for frost. The weather remains unfavor-
able, with chilly nights and warm days.
A special train from Vicksburg will arrive
at l. noon with nurses and provisions.
No Fever at Natchex.
NATCHEZ, Miss, September 27-The
steamer Liberty succeeded in shipping a
crew here today and left for Bayou Sara
this morning.
The New Orleans passenger who was put
off the City of Camden below Harrisburg.
La, with fever some days ago, is reported
hntV
camp, together with his father and mother.
who went to his assistance when he was
put ashore.
There is no suspicion of yellow fever in
mains unchanged. The scattering cases of
fever reported yesterday about this country
may result in stricter regulations If that is
possible.
Summary of the Situation,
The summary of yellow fever cases for
yesterday, prepared by the surgeon gen.
eIal of the marine hospital service, gives
the following results: New Orleans, II
cases, one death; Scranton, one case and
one death; Ocean Springs, one case and one
death; Edwards. "A new cases; Mobile,
five new cases; Biloxi. ten new cases.
Or. Garter wires from New Orleans that
the report of the appearance of fever at
Gramercy has been investigated and been
1ound to be unWarranted.
Dr. Sa"telle reports from Atlanta that
there are no suspicious cases in the city.
and that two suspects in camp prove not
to be affected with fever
Dr. Giennan at Mobile reports that there
were hve new cases there, but no deaths.
The urgent need of inspectors of freight
disinfection at Montgomery and Thomas
ton is urged by Surgeon Glennan. and he
requests authority to appoint three. He
adds that If the New Orleans baggage is
labeled disinfected, like that of Mobile. II
Will not be detained near Atlanta.
Surgeon Kalloch at Cairo, Ill. reports
that the temperature of all the cases on
the government dredge boat Alpha were
normal. Those cases in the Marine Hospi-
tai will be discharged, and that in St.
Mary's Hospital has already been dis
charged as well.
DIR. Guiteras. the expert reports that
there is no yellow fever at Tallulah and
Delhi., La, where he was sent to invests
gate certain suspicious cases of sickness
There is a case of yellow fever at Calf
fornia, the wife of a physician, and the
infection is traced to Edwards, Miss. The
case Is a mild one. and the patient will be
well in few days. The settlement is
small and scattered, and there probably
will be no serious results.