Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-20
NOT ANY IMPROVEMENT
Yellow Fever Cases Multiply Somewhat in
the South.
MANY REFUGEES FLEE NoRTHwARD'


New orleans, Sept. 20.-Dr. Joseph
rIolt. cx-presidcnt of the board of
health. has reported nine cases of yell
law fever in his practice. He says
,bev were all stricken violently, but
were much relieved by prompt medi-
cal attendance.
announced in New Orleans this morn
Inc making rs reported today
lin to $3.50 am. there was Il quiet
feeling in the office of the local board
of health. No deaths had been re-
ported and there We're no new cases.
although several are under investiga-
tinn A considerable fail was noted
in the temperature this morning and
though the cooler weather is not en-
tirely hopeful to the sick, 1t encourag-
rs the physicians to believe the fever
will spread less rapidly.
An the patients heard from except
one or two were doing well this morn
The Illinois Central discontinued
two trains ON the Valley road and two
on It's main lines Quarantine regula
tons have caused their withdrawal.
Very few trains are running ON any
of the roads and there is consequent
Fiowness IN the delivery of the mails.
Many towns continue TO refuse to re-
ceivc New orleans papers, fearing in
lection.
The charity hospital has offered to
send free physicians and medicines
to the INDECENT who are attacked with
fever The authorities do not care to
receive yellow fever patients in the
Charity hospital.
REFUGEES COMING NORTH.
St. Louis,AIo., Sept. 2O.--Two special
trims which left Mobile. Ala, Today
are expected to reach here Tuesday
morning. ON these trains are the
clerks and other employees in the gem
eral offices OF the Mobile & Ohio rail-
road at Mobile, with their wives and
families. The employees number about
a hundred, and their families with
other visitors make u total of one
thousand persona who will remain here
until the frost kills the yellow fever
germs in the South Temporary head
quarters Of the road have been opened
up here by Acting President Il. l..
Russell and General suditur R.V Tay-
iur, who have been in this city several
days.
Refugees continue to pour in ON
every train. those yesterday and today
being crowded. a dozen men in the
respectable walks Of life in Mobile
came in on the trucks today over the
Mobile * Ohio. They weret too
poor to get out of town in any other
why
Springfield, H., Sept. 20.--Dr Egan,
secretary Of the Illinois state board of
health, In charge of yellow fever in
speotion at Cairo. H.. wired today from
Cairo, establishing general quarantine
against Louisiana, Alabama and Mis-
sissppi, both passengers and trainmen
being prohibited from leaving Cairo en-
route north.
DR. EEan says that danger exists
at Cairo from the further develop
mont OF the disease. owing to the large
number of refugees already arrived
there
Jackson. Miss. Sept. 2O.-The Ala |
hama and Vlcksburg railway, being /
unable to run trains today. laid off |
all their employees at this point ex- |
cspt the agent and telegraph opera |
tor
The weather turned much colder .
last night and medical men agree that .
thoro is no danger of spread OF the
disease here.
Only the two cases have been found .
and both were OF very mild type.