The record-union., 1897-10-12

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 11.-FTom the
returns there is little hope in the yell
low fever situation. The Board OF
Health is daily demonstrating that
with n fair show it is possible for mod
ern science to restrict and stamp out
the disease But the people who justly
suffer from a strict application of sci
entiic methods rebel, the result being
that the pathway of the board is beset
with difficulties. If there was strict
compliance with the health laws, If
prompt report was made of cases, the
fever germs would be quickly wiped
out But it begins to look now as II
from thirty to forty new cases and from
four to six deaths would be daily re-
ported until frost puts in an appear
ance
To-day, as on nearly every day since
the fever first appeared here, about 90
per cent. of the fatalities were traced
to neglect and a disposition to hide
cases until it was too late to do any
thing to save life. The case of Robert
Hite was reported to-day. He had
been i'll some time. People in the Vi
entity of where he lived knew that he
was ILL., but no report was made TO the
authorities. and the announcement of
the Hfte case was almost contempor-
aneous with his death.
The official bulletin issued by the
Board Of Health tonight shows 81
new cases and the following deaths:
Henry Borman, ]. A. Ledudrut, - -
Ginchi, Robert Hite.
The most important feature of the
news IS to the new cases was the four
people who were found to have been
stricken at the Jewish Home, we'll
known local charitable institution The
officials of Touro Infirmary agreed to
receive the cases. and they were at
once taken to that hospital, which is
largely supported by the Hebrew popu-
lation, although non-sectarian.
Two cases We're also reported to have
developed at the Hotel Dfeu another
private hospital. Both of these hos
pitais have heretofore had cases, and
the physicians in charge have been
successful in treating them and in con-
tining the disease.
Another case has appeared in AL
giers, on the opposite side of the river.
A majority of the new cases to-day pre-
scented new foci of infection.
NEW CASES AT GALVESTON.
GALVESTON (Tex.), Oct. 11.-Dr. G.
w Truehart, a member of the Advis-
DRY Board of Health, this morning re-
port al to the Health Office that he had
found case of Well defined, but very
mild yellow fever. The case is that of
Lorenzo Solar ship chandler. DR.. True
hart says that State Health officer
Swearingen saw the case with him.
and confired the diagnosis. Other mem
bers of the board have not yet re-
ported on it.
Dr.. Edward this morning reported
two cases in his practice, which he
pronounces yellow fever, those of
George N. Morgan, a bookkeeper, and
Henry Stawkinsky, a plasterer. DR..
Truehart examined these cases, and has
pronounced them suspicious. Morgan
was very i'll this morning, but the doc
tor pronounced him better this even
ing. Strawinsky is convalescent.
The original cases are getting along
nicely, and there has been no fatalities.
The infected houses are under quaran-
tine guard, and the city is being thor
oughly disinfeeted No passenger
trains are being run in or out of Gal
weston. Preparations have been made
for fumigating the mails and sending
them out of the city to trains, and the
postal authorities have been wired for
combination The Galveston. Houston
and Henderson, the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas and the International and
Great Northern railroads have made
arran gements to have their cars sent
north after being fumigated Their
lines are still bringing freight to Gal
weston, and ships Will be provided with
cargoes. Cotton receipts to-day were
about normal.
Or. Guiteras went to Houston to-day,
but returned to Galveston tonight.
DOORS OPEN TO REFUGEES.
SAN ANTONIO CTex.), Oct. 1.-THE
City Council to-day passed a resolu-
ton throwing open the doors of San
Antonio to yellow fever refugees from
Galveston and other coast cities, and
invited citizens of those cities TO come
here during the prevalence of yellow
fever at their homes. This resolution
is based on the fact that during the
past fifty years no yellow fever has de-
veloped here, notwithstanding the fact
that refugees have come here from in