The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-30
FEVER SPREADS.
1t Is Getting Away From the
Health Boards.
Increase in Number of Cases
and Deaths.
IN THE GULF CITIES
Doctors Are Kept So Busy With
Patients
That They No Longer Have
Time to Make Reports.
IN THE GULF CITIES

New Orleans, La, Sept 3O.-Today
has been record breaker in the num-
Der of new cases of yellow fever re-
ported, while the deaths euualed in
number those of any day since the yell
low fever was first discovered in the
city.
mere are various reasons given for
the spread of the disease, but the prin-
clpaI ones are twO-the weather turned
warm again. and owing to the much
WIDER field to cover, the board of
health has had some difficulty in get
ing every house as closely guarded az
was possible when the cases were fewer
IN number and the trained officials of
the board were stationed about the
quarantined houses.
The fact that the death rate has been
small and that the chances of an cpl
demic have been constantly growing
less, have made the general public
somewhat careless, and there has been
increasing friction between the uuaran-
tined people and the authorities I'm
prlsoned inmates of houses have been
going over back fences and sneaking
out of side doors in order not to be con-
Hned, and the result has been that more
germs have been scattered and rapidly
developed in these warm days In no
other season have the authorities been
more strict in quarantining houses and
iSOlating inmates who might be around
the sick, and the result has been that
every possible effort is being made by
certain elements of the community to
get the better of the board The in
creased number of cases here has caus-
ed no general alarm because the in
crease of deaths has not been in pro-
portion.
The death rate is a trihe under u
per cent, whereas, five or six days ago
1t was shown to be above 10. The con-
clusion, therefore, is natural that there
disease.
The authorities here still believe that
Tor some time longer the new cases
will occasionally exceed the number
on the books today, but they are sin
gular1y one in the opinion that the dis
ease cannot attain the proportions of
an epidemic.
The following deaths were reported
today:
Giacomo Russo, 625 St. Phillip street
Emile Tammors, 1906 St Andrew.
Mrs Jennie Afford. 1904 Charles.
Park c. Hands, 1887 Octavia street.
Among the "a new cases reported to-
day is Ravenel Smith, a member of a
we'll to do family. Five cases appeared
on jackson avenue, one of the fashion
able streets of the city. Most of the
patients reported as ill today are of
the better class.
Late last evening three cases were
reported by DR.. Sheppard in the Sis
tiers of Christian Charity convent, and
earlier in the day one had appeared in
the PoydraS asylum, so that there are
four or five charitable institutions that
nave ndQ TO report cases IN the past
three four days.
The saddest and most sensational
case reported today was the one of
Mrs Jennie Afford, who was stricken
with the fever yesterday.
Edward A. Rupert, her son-in-law,
greatly terroriZed, Immediately packed
his grip and fled north, leaving his wife
to attend her mother in strange city.
Mrs. Afford died this morning and was
buried in two hours, and her daughter
is absolutely Frustrated.
Edwards Miss, Sept. 30.-Twenty-
four new cases of yellow fever were
reported here today, making the total
number of cases to date 236; number of
cases under treatment 109; number con-
valescent and discharged 119; number
Dr. Watts of the Brownsville reports
two new cases at that place. A child
named Taylor died of the fever there
today.
The Edwards doctors are busy, hay
ing hardly time to give in their daily
reports. There are several Edwards
people desperately sick.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 30.-YeSterday's
rather big report of ten new cases was
offset today by a small report of four.
at noon, was Brother Symphorian, at
the Industrial Gardens, reported last
night.
The total cases to date number IS;
deaths 10; convaleScent and recovered
"a; under treatments "a.
There is much restitution in the fam
lilies of the poorer classes of the infect
ed district. The families in which sick
ness has appeared are practically shut
off from the world and their food sup
away club is ministering to their ne
cessities with great energy and is sue
cessfuI in relieving much of the dis
tress.