The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-23


five recoVerics. no deaths.
| Dr. Guiteras reports from Memphis that
he has Inspected the government dredges
az Point Pleasant and no traces OF yellow
fever were found.
A dispatch received from Montgomery
says that city has no UNNECESSARY restrlc-
tons against The mails. This was I'm
reply 90 an inquiry on the subject by Dr.
Wyman.
NEWSBOYS DEATH.
HOUSTON. TEX. Sept 2-The death
OF Lovejoy Boyat Baumont this morn
inc. has caused much CONSERVATION mere.
The town is already quarantined. The
little victim was newsDOy and handled
New Orleans papers.
A number Of health officers met IN this
city FOR a conference. The following tel
egram was received.
Orange. Tex. Sept p.
I'm Mississippi and Louisiana, science
has made a gallant struggle to suppress
| yellow fever and has signally failed
| have tried 10 fnaugurate "A quarantine Of
| ike kind I'm Texas. ana / believe / have
the Lest line of defence ever made against
an epidemic. put 4 think q 700 viii fal,
! and therefore have declared absolute
| quarantine and intend 10 so instruct my
| quarantine INSPECTORS.
"(Signed r.. ~ SWEAElNGEN."
After this was read the conference re-
solved 90 await the coming of Or. Swear
! ngcn. who viii arrive tonight, and just
| what will Doe done 900 Texas Will be decided
! upon tomorrow.
FUMlGATION OF MAILS
| NlCkSbl no. MISS. sept. - The
| State Board of Health wired the follow
! ing message TO Superintendent Terrell.
OF the Railway Mail Service. Atlanta.
/ this afternoon in reply 20 bis message
| concerning mail from infected points.
! Mail is properly flmigatcd at AN i'm
| fected points except 40 Edwards. and
/ will Doe received al 40 points in the state
| of Mississippi. An exception was made
/ at EuWdrus iu order 90 have amy mall
| service at all i'm that line.
(signedJ "J. o.. HUNTER. NJ. D.,
wv. u. KlGER.'
a. the rcQucs, b., .., ...uia.dna State
| Board, the Mississippi board Will send
| Dr. Frank Males, It yellow fever expert.
TO investigate suspicious cases az Cali
| fornia. Tuuuaha and New Deiphla. lie
| goes by special train.
! Last msut Two guards near Nicksburg
! halted three men coming in. who 40 once
! fired on the guards. The latter returned
| the fire when scream from one of the
assaiiants WAS heard. The identity of
the attacking party is not known.
Headquarters OF the state Board OF
Health were established az Jackson to-
day. Dr. Kiger went over this afternoon
but Will return.
NUMBER or CASES.
WASHlNl iON, Sept IA message
| from Dr. Murrdy. in charge of the yellow
| fever work al Ocean Springs, I'm telegram
TO the Strgeon-Gcneral of the Marine
| Hospital Service. says that be has just
visited Biloxi and that up to and includ-
/ ing the 10Th. there had been forty-two
cases at that place and two deaths.
There were also several undecided cases
| there. He also reported one doubtful case
at ocean Springs. and one certain case
| In a schooner sent from Biloxi TO the
! gulf quarantine
He says he will arrange for the pro-
| lection of the fleet Or. Murray also
| stated that the camp at ocean Springs
has "a great number of immunes who de-
sire 10 go 90 New Orleans and that Or.
| Wasdin. who was attacked by the fever
/ "a week or ten days ago. has recovered,
! and soon will be- ready for duty again.
DR. Geddings. wiring from Jackson,
| Miss. says:
I'VE to-day believe the fever I'm this
state is confined to Edwards and the Gulf
| coast"
He says there were twelve new cases
at Edwards yesterday, ten being amons
the whites and two among the coiored
| people. There have been GS cases in Ed
wards and vicinity 90 date.
Or Kalloch reports from Cairo that
| AN the cases there are doing well, and
that the steamer Alpha. from which the
! patients were taken. is being disinfected
INCREASE ~ MOBILE.
| MOBILE. Ala. Sept. There was a
! slight increase IN the number OF new
! cases of yellow fever during the twenty
! four hours ending at noon to-day. but
! this was offset by the announcement
that there were no deaths 10 report that
! five of the patients were discharged and
! thar am the patients We're doing well.
| There have been no deaths here since sat
! uriav last and the total number OF
deaths is three.
! The total number of cases is thirty
four. The new cases are four IN num-
Der. namely: Father Daniel Murray of
| ST. Ninccnts parish. john II. Matthews,
! church street near Marine, John Shea.
! Charles street near Selma. Paul Violet.
| child. corner of Franklin and Augusta
| streets. All these arc boo the injected dis
! tr.ct.
Theer has been no spread of the disease
| TO the cases In other parts of the city
! The discharged are willie Sharpin. Reu-
| ben Rcncher. Fred. $. Cox proprietor OF
! the Evening News. Mrs WoOten Miss
! Altman. The absence of vlrulent symp-
! toms is regarded by the physicians as
! most extraordinary.
| Father Murray. whose illness was an
nounced to-day came here from Mont
gomcry ten days ago. lie celebrated
| mass and preached az ST. Nincents last
! SUNDAY and took the fever this evening.
! He is reported as doing well Tonight.
ADDRESS OF THE BOARD.
| Tho .,,,tt-s ot the president of the
! board Of health to-day is as follows;
! eft will bo seen that four new cases
! have been reported this day as having
| occurred. one on the 18TH instant one ON
! tho 18th. and two on the 2Oth. No deaths
! have occurred Five cases previously re-
| ported are cOnvalcsceut and discharged,
| leaving "a total under treatment at this
| date of g. being one less than reported
under treatment yesterday. The new
| cases are not reported as presenting any
| malignant symptoms. All without eXcep-
| ton were reported as doing well with
! fair prospect of speedy convalescence.
! The "Can't-Get-AWay Club of Mobile
! is doing a good work I'm the way of nurs-
| ing the sick and relieving distress This
noble organization has performed great
deeds In the past here and In neighborlng
cities. The amount OF distress In the
! city is not yet large but IL is growing.
very many families having had their
means OF sustenance taken away by The
general stoppaee OF business.
IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. September zZ-Ine
official record in the Board OF Health
ot,3,.. to-uinhf al a. O'Clock showed total