The herald., 1897-10-11
Yellow Jack Continues to
Claim Victims
NO IMPROVEMENT REPORTED
IN ANY DISTRICT WHERE THE
SCOURGE EXISTS
The Scare at Galveston Has Some
what Abated, but the Disease
Is Surely There
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1o-The fever
situation grew no better today. Early
in the evening there was promise that
yesterdays record would be eQualed IL
it was not exceeded. New cases appear
ed in various portions of the city, many
Of them having been reported in houses
where there was already infection.
There were several deaths and in one
instance the fatality occurred not long
after the report Of the case was brought
to the attention of the board. Three
persons were reported sick in one fam
lily this morning. During the day one
of them died. The second death among
the cases in Algiers was reported today,
Miss Caselar, who was reported sick
with the fever several days ago. In the
other fatal case in Algiers the patient
was removed to the isolation hospital
and died there. Two Of the deaths to-
Gay were in Carrollton. which. relative
to population, has furnished more fatal
cases than any locality in the city.
Cases today, 81; deaths. 5; total cases
to date, SIT; total deaths to date, 81; to-
tai cases absolutely recovered, 240: to-
tai cases under treatment, 276
Among the new cases is that of Mrs.
Sampson. Her husband, DR.. Sampson.
and their son were taken i'll two or
three days ago and the infection has
spread in the premises. Another ply
scian is on the list Of cases reported To-
day. DR.. Otto Leech, but he is not re-
ported to have serious attack. DR..
Barnett and DR.. Howard Oliphant are
both reported to be progressing favora-
bly, toward recovery. Among the new
cases is that Of A. w. Read, second en-
gineer Of the steamship Valleda. He
was taken sick on the vessel and re-
moved to the Turo infirmary. The
steamer has been disinfected and extra
precautions taken to prevent spread
of the fever among the crew.
Miss Carrie Hecker, who died today,
was only reported i'll yesterday. To-
night her mother was announced to have
yellow fever. This is the record Of new
cases and deaths today:
Deaths: Armand Gauditz, Carrie W.
Hecker, Miss Annie Caselar, John Nc
Ernie, Call.
New cases: Marie Gasciene, DR.. Otto
Leech, Mr.. Perry's child, Miss Leonine,
Billings, A.W. Read, Miss Corinne Apps,
Miss Richard Call, Miss Bertha Call, Ci-
cero Rosalie, Mrs j. S. Sampson, Olive
Bohle, NV. Cohen, Henry w. Schwarm,
Julius Schniedau, Harris SchMedau,
Claude Harris, A. N. Victor, Mrs Leroy,
Miss Mary Call, Miss Belle Brown, Miss
Juanita Casey, w. B. Casey, Joe Multi,
E. p. Otis, John Morem, E. c. Rain,
Davis NJ. Haspel. John F. Foster, ]. W.
Emmett, Frank Lott, Mrs. A. Benja-
min, Master Fred C. Benjamin, Frank
Killeale and Mrs. j. p. Hecker.
AT GALVESTON
GALVESTON, Oct. 10-Before meet
ing Of the Galveston board Of health to-
day Dr. Guiteras made the following
statement:
"I have reported to Surgeon General
Wyman and communicated to Health
Officer Fisher, County Physician War
field and Acting Mayor Skinner that
there are five cases of yellow fever here
and three cases that have recovered
from the disease.
'"There is no doubt in my mind as to
the correctness Of my diagnosis I have
been very careful and have made no
statement as to any case without close
personal examination. Cases are scat
tered and seem to have no connection.
They appear to have developed in quite
confusing way and are mixed with
dengue fever. There is one at Seeley hos
pital. have reported two at St. Mary's
infirmary. but find that in one at the
infirmary I was mistaken. I misunder-
stood the statement Of the attending
physician as to the presence of albumen
in the urine. Finding there is no albu-
men, 1 alter my diagnosis as to that
case. The other case in the infirmary
is distinctly yellow fever"
According to this statement there are
four cases of yellow fever, as the case in
which DR.. Guiteras was mistaken was
one Of the five mentioned in the above
statement.
A type Of dengue fever has existed at
Galveston for the past sixty days; there
have been 5000 cases Of dengue and not
a single DEATH
A meeting Of citizens of Galveston has
been called for Monday morning for
the purpose of asking DR.. Wyman to
keep DR.. Guiteras until he has had time
TO report fully on all suspicious cases.
Galveston was somewhat excited Satur-
day night but today the city was quiet.
The Santa Fe is the only road open:
all other roads were cut off last night
before anyone could get out of town.
The Santa Fe took out seventy-f1ve per-
sons last night and 11S departed on to-
days train. Forty people have left by
boat for bay shore points. This consti-
tutes the total hegira from here.
The citizens claim If these four cases
are yellow fever then thousands of cit
izens have it, as they have had similar
sickness.
DEATHS AT MOBILE
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 10-Seven cases
of yellow fever, two deaths in the city
and one at Magazine point, three miles