Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-14
NEW ORLEANS YELLOW JACK REC
ORD BROKEN AGAIN.
DIFFICULT TO FIND THE CAUSE.
IS THE DISEASE INCREASING IN
VIRULENCE.
No New Cases Mt Houston or Calves
ton and II Gradual Resumption
of Business Has Set In-LO-
cal Physicinns Still
Skepticul.

record smasher in the number of deaths
in single day from yellow fever since
the sickness was first reported in New Or
leans. 1t is difficult to find the cause. cx-
cept In the fact that concealment, neglect
ard rebellion against the authority of the
beard of health have made it difficult for
the physicians to give proper attention to
cases. At o'clock this evening there had
been nine fatalities reported during the
twenty-four hours. Heretofore the high
est number of deaths in any one day has
been six.
At the board of health tonight there
was some discussion among the gathered
physicians as to whether the disease had
assumed suddenly a more virulent form, or
whether aggregation of circumstances
bad sent up the list of deaths. Prominent
doctors say they do not believe the disease
has become more malignant in type. They
believe that the fact that on some days
there has been four or five Deaths on sue
ceeding days no deaths. and then four or
five again, goes to prove that the fever has
been as eccentric before as 1t is now.
Among. the deaths reported some are of
the better class of people. Edward c. Ray
aged 16. lived with his mother, who kept a
fashionable boarding house on Peytonia
street. Another death was that of Anto-
MO Corvajo, the agent of steamship line
| running between this port and Palermo. He
was native of Italy, and since the fever
appeared had been active among his coun-
trymen. On the 10th of the month DIR. For
| menti was called in to see him. He had then
been sick for three days. He died this
morning. Two deaths occurred to-day in
the Touro infirmary. The cases had not
originated in the institution, but had been
removed thither from other places in the
city. A death was also reported in the 1so-
| lation hospital.
The board of health officially reports:
Cases of yellow fever to-day, 81: deaths to-
day, 9; total cases of yellow fever to date
6S5; total deaths from yellow fever to date.
| II: total cases absolutely recovered, sos; to-
| tai cases under treatment, 303.
Mobile, Ala. Oct. 13.-Seven new cases
| in the city proper and six brought into
| the city from Magazine Point. three miles
| out, make up the record of to-day. Eight
| recoveries are reported: no deaths for the
past seventy-two hours. Total cases to
date. l42: deaths. 20: recoveries. so; remain
| ing under treatment, AZ.
| Houston. Tex, Oct 13.-There were no
| further developments in the fever Stua-
| tion here to-day. There We're no new cases
The city council met to-day and passed
| resolutions giving the board of health au-
| thorty to visit and decide on all suspi-
| cious cases. This was done because n ply
sician who has three alleged cases on hand
refused permission to other physicians to
visit the cases. The International K Great
| Northern ran through train north this
| morning and there We're many people
aboard. The Missouri Kansas & Texas
viii run # viii oo ts train 9u
| stop here, as quarantine has been re-estab-
lished on that place. p
Galveston, Tex. Oct. 1S.-No new cases
We're reported as suspicious to-day, and
| there We're no deaths from yellow fever.
All the cases reported as suspicious are dis
1 m Gnh htr hn n1.Sn ont
| The city council met to-day and passed a
resolution calling upon Surgeon General
Myman to have Dr. G1teras ut return or to
| towns in Texas. and to watch the progress
| of the disease here and elsewhere.
The city council to-day adopted reso-
luton refusing to accept DIR. Guiteras' di-
agnosis.
| DR.. Guteras left to-day for ST. Louis on
| a through train. He said he must hurry
| back to his lectures. He promised to COM
| plete his written report on the cases here
while on the train and send it to the board
| of health.
There has been no death in the city dur
| ing the past twenty-four hours.
Freight Is coming in, but none going
| The .Internationars through train to ST.
| Louis left at noon, carrying DIR. Guiteras
| and only seventeen passengers. Guiteras
| says he has been ordered TO return. Skep-
| tical doctors still assert that the disease
| is not yellow fever.
| Cleveland. o., Oct. 13.-Henry c.. Rouse,
| president of the Missouri Kansas G. Texas
| railway, who returned last week from a
| trip through the Southwest. is seriously
| i'll with fever at his home on Euclid
| avenue No one is allowed to see him,
| and DR.. Z. F.. Gushing. the family ply
sician. declines to give his opinion regard
| ing the nature of the ailment. Mr.. Rouse's
| business representative here declares that
| the malady is not yellow fever, but re-
| sembles typhoid
A special telegram from Dallas, Tex.
| says:
IF Henry C. Rouse was exposed to yel-
low fever while in Texas it must have
| been in San Antonio. Austin or some small
er town. He did not visit Houston or Gal
|