The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
SIXTY new CASES
THE RECORD BREAKING REPORT
FROM NEW ORLEANS
The Death List Numbered SIx-The Wealth
er Calculated to Produce Fatalities-Five
New Cases and One Death Reported From
Montgomery Four Thousand People
= Leave That City in Two Days-Harsh
Quarantine Laws

= Leave That City in Two Days-Harsh
Quarantine Laws
Montgomery. Ala. October 20.-The
official bulletin issued by the board of
health today at l o'clock names only
five cases of yellow fever for the past
twe evfour hours and one death. The
death IS that of Pat White, reported
yesterday, but who was sick for ten
days. A post mortem was held upon
his body this afternoon under the su-
pervision of State Health Officer Saun-
ders and it is given out unofficially to-
night that it was clear that yellow
fever was the cause of the death.
There is no panic here now. The ner-
vOus people have all left. Probabl
1000 persons went away Sunday and
Monday by trains and private convey
ance. A special provided on the Louis
Wills and Nashville road last night did
not carry 100 people, showing that the
panic is over
There was a petition filed with May
or Glisby today from a large number
OF leading citizens asking that an ex-
pert OF national reputation be brought
here to determine the character of the
fever. Very many people doubt wheth-
er the prevailing sickness is yellow
fever, and among them are a number
of physicians, some of whom have been
through yellow fever epidenics. The
board of health concurred with the
mayor in granting the petition, and
Surgeon General Wyman was asked
for an expert
citizens committee, of which ex-
Governor Jones is chairman, today sent
a scorching protest to Governor John
StOn at Birmingham, against the state
quarantine regulations, which do not
permit refugees from here to stop at
any point in the borders of the state,
even where it is safe and local author
1t1es are willing to receive them. The
committee called on the governor to
recOnvene the state board of health
and have the regulations rescinded.
An Associated Press telegram from
birmingham tonight announced that
the state government has been tenn
porarily removed to Birmingham; that
the governor and all the state officers
have located there.
This is a distortion of the facts. The
state government is located here by
the constitution and cannot be chang
ed. except by a vote of the people.
There Is no provision for temporary
removal. Furthermore, all the state Of
fees are not located at Birmingham
Secretary of State Jackson, Auditor
White. Treasurer Ellis and the gov
ernor's private secretary, Carry, are
here. They could not get to Birming-
ham if they desired because Of state
quarantine regulations issued by the
governor himself.
Jackson, Miss, 2O-The state board
of health tonight issued the following
statement: "a.
"Dr. Metcalf reports from Nitta Yu-
ma that there are no new cases there;
all the sick are doing well"
DR.. Purnell sends the following from
Edwards: New cases in town today,
one white and three colored."
DR.. Watts reports three cases in
whites and one colored. ALI the sick
are doing we'll and none are critically
ill.,
DR.. Dabney reports from Clinton:
1.-TWO cases under treatment DR.. Mil
ler and Robert Miller, formerly re-
ported
The report from Cayuga is to the
effect that there are five new cases
in that neighborhood, two white and
three cOlOred.
New Orleans, October 2O.-All previ-
Gus records as to the number of new
cases were broken today. Early in
the evening sixty new cases had geen
entered in the book of the board At
the same time there had been six
deaths. These had all occurred during
the early morning hours. The weather
today has been unlike that of the en-
tire week. 1t has been cool and sui
try during the nights and early morn
ing, especially calculated to produce
fatalities. Of the deaths today two or
three were the result Of poor treat
ment.
The most important death of the day
was that Of Ira T. Britton. Mr.. Brit
ton was the manager of the General
Electric Company here. He came here
about a year ago from Columbus,
Ohio.
Pascal Maggestrano, who said he
was from Kansas City, walked into the
charity hospital last night and said he
was ill. A rapid diagnosis showed
that the man was suffering from yellow
fever. He was quickly taken to the iso-
lation hospital, but had not been there
many hours before he breathed his
last.
Among the new cases today is a son
of Judge Monroe, of the civil district
court
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