Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-12
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| W. Trueheart. member Of the Advisory
| Committee Of the Board of Health, this
morning reported to the health authori-
ties that he had found a case of we'll
defined but very mild yellow-fever. The
| case Is that Of LoronZo ZOrndo, ship
chandler. GO years of age.
| DR.. Trueheart says that the health Of
fcers confirmed the diagnosis.
| DR.. Edward Randall. this morning re-
| ported two cases. which he pronounced
! ellow-feyer-George d. Morgan, a book
keeper at $40 Post-Ofice street, and Henry
| Stawlinsky, a plasterer, 1851 Broadway.
! Dir. Trueheart examined these cases, and
| pronounced them suspicious. Morgan
| who was very in this morning was pro-
nounced better this evening. Stawlinsky
| is convalescing. The infected houses are
under quarantine guard. and the city is
thoroughly disinfected.
No passenger trains are being run in or
out of Galveston. Preparations have been
made for fumigating the mails and send
ing them out of the city TO the trains,
and the postal authorities have been
wired for confirmation. The Galveston,
Houston. and Henderson. the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas and the international
and Great Northern railroads made ar
engagements this evening to have their
cars sent North, after being fumigated.
Their lines are still bringing freight to
Galveston. and ships will be provided
with cargoes. The cotton receipts to-
day were about normal
DOORS OPEN TO REFUGEES.
SAN ANTONIO. TEN. October 1.-THE
City Council to-day passed a resolution
throwing open the doors Of San Antonio
to refugees from Galveston and other
places The resolution Is based ON me
fact that no yellow-fever has developed
here Notwithstanding the fact that many
refugees have come here from many
points and died with the fever.
FOUR CASES IN HOUSTON.
GALVESTON, TEX, October n-Dr.
Guiteras declares there are four cases
Of yellow-fever i'm Houston. DR.. Swearin-
gen. the State Health officer, has issued
a proclamation. saving there are a few
mild cases in Galveston and Houston.
ONLY FIVE NEW CASES.
MOBILE. ALA, October 1.-THE very
light report of to-day at noon has again
raised the spirits of the people The
record showed but five new cases and |
no deaths Two of the cases are in |
houses where the fever has visited be- |
fore The new cases are: Lucy J.. Buck |
ley Matilda Smith. Mabel Bidgood Mrs |
A. l.. Mcdonald. and Emma Discher
Total cases to date, 1876; deaths, 20; re-
covered. G.; under treatment. 49,
Buefelds, Nicaragua, has established |
a nine-day quarantine against Mobile.
NITTA YUMA AND EDWARDS.
JACKSON. MISS. october 1.-THE
State Board OF Health tonight issued
the following official report: Reports
from Ntta Yuma announce the death Of
Mrs Smith, one Of the yeilowfeyer pa
tents. Six cases under treatment; three
DR.. Dabney sends the following report
from Clinton: miss Miller Is the only
case under treatment She is resting
we'll"
The following is Dr. Dunns report
from Edwards: "For lack of material
The list Of new cases is getting small
and with but few exceptions the old
Eases are doing well. There have been
reported five new cases-one white and
our colored. one has black vomit TWO
of Mrs. X. s. Withers.
Rob Roy plantation, five miles south
vest Of here. and Mrs. Robert Farr.
who resides eight miles north of this
,lace. The clouds Of yesterday culm-
late6 I'm rain, the precipitation be-
ng 092"