The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-25
YELLOW FEVER RECORD
FALLING OFF IN NEW CASES AND
DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Memphis Announces Four New Cases,
but Does Not Fear the Epidemic
The Roll in Other Cities.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24-The usual
variation was shown in the yellow fever
situation to-day. Yesterday there were
forty-nine new cases and seven deaths. At
O'Clock this evening the new cases had
only reached twenty-four and the deaths
three. Five of the new cases were reportd
in a. bunch in Carrollton after dark The
deaths occurred during the morning before
o'clock. They were not of prominent peo-
pie Victoria Bender's case had evidently
been neglected. The first report of it the
Board of Health received was on yesterday.
Her death occurred within twenty-four
hours. Several people have been down with
the fever in the Juandot family, whose
cases were reported within the past few
days. The first death among them occurred
this morning. Euphrasie Lafargur, who
died to-day, was reported on Oct 20. Among
the new cases is that of Thomas r. Rich
ardson, at 1858 Prytania street Mr.. Rich
ardson is a member of the Board of Police
Commissioners and has from time to time
been prominently identified with the cotton
press business.
Two cases have existed for some time in
the house of Commissioner Chapman. A
third commissioner, Peter Pescud, is out of
the city. The board was to meet on next
Wednesday to act on the resignation of
Chief Caster and elect his successor, but it
begins to look now as if the board will not
take action on that evening Another new
case of some prominence is that of Mrs.
A. r. Chopin, wife of DR.. Chopin. A
colored domestic in the same house is also
in bed with the fever. Major Hamilton, a
well-known insurance man, who had been
nominated by Mayor Flower to be chief of
a critical condition, but later had improved
somewhat. Major Hamilton won his spurs
in the Confederate army and is a we'll
known man in New Orleans. He is about
fifty-fve year sold. Up to this evening the
Board of Health had not received informa-
ton that the steamer bringing some one
thousand SiciIian immigrants had arrived in
the river. The ship will be detained at
quarantine, and after her release the i'm
migrants will be landed on the coast,
as most of them are coming to work on
the sugar plantations.
Reports were received at the Board of
Health to-day of three cases of scarlet
fever They will be tagged and the prem
Uses guarded as in cases of yellow fever,
scarlet fever being considered an infectious
disease.
New Cases-W. C. Lewis, - Larasifi,
Alma Morris, Sarah Moore, Alphonse M.
Burchez; M Ella Jones' Fred C0ntreI L. Pet
Labrano, j. Medley Lulu Smith, William
H. Camel, Thomas Piccone, Miss Ernestine
Brest. Thomas r. Richardson. Pierre Boyer,
Leopold Plucus, Jacob Manguno, David
Humphreys, Francis Junker and Mrs. A r.
Chopin, Jeannette Duggan, Ethel viii
Hawkins, Mrs. Elliott and Edward M.
Boyer.
official report of the Board of Health:
Cases OF yellow fever to-day, 81; deaths,
8; total cases to date, 1,154: total deaths to
date. 127; total recovered $50; under treat
ment. 447
Deaths-Victoria Bender, Miss Juandot
and Euphrasie Lafargur