Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-25
PHYSICIANS AT NEW ORLEANS SAY
IT Isy'T SPREADING.
ATTACK ON DElUREGARD SCHOOL.
Only n Part of the building Burned
1t is still Possible to Use IL
ms n Hospltal-It VIII Be So
Used.

been a few less than one hundred cases,
and fifteen deaths. The death rate is in
the neighborhood of 10 per cent. 1t was,
in 1873. 16 per cent, so that up TO the
present time the disease is about as
virulent as it was in the last great
endemic that visited New Orleans
one of the sensations Of the day was
the announcement that the Board of
Health had decided to prosecute DR..
MonIuzin for having failed to report a
case of suspicious fever. In one Of the
morning papers, few days ago. Dr.
Monluzin was quoted as saying that there
was little, IL any, fever in New Orleans,
and that the prevailing sickness was Bur
nah, or sun fever, which he described
as contagious or infectious, and quite
likely to be attended with about the
mortality of yellow-fever. This morn
ing, DR.. Monluzin reported to the Board
OF Health the case OF Miss Dreyfous,
who, he said, was suffering with yellow
fever. IT was not long before the report
was received that the board had 10
report the death OF Miss Dreyfous. An
investigation proved that Miss Drey-
fous was taken sick about six days ago,
and that Dr. MonluZln had failed to even
report the case as suspicious.
THE DAYS RECORD.
This was the record to-day:
Deaths-Salyador Casimir, 1923 St.
Charles street; Frederick Gund. $50
Marais street; Miss Dreyfous, S6 Bourbon
street
New Cases Child in the Wood family
Octavia street, between Charles and
Pitts streets; Miss Mccall, ll5 Jackson
street; Miss Mamie McNeeley, 1919 St.
Louis street; Gertrude Kerr, Sl Bour-
bon street; John APPEL, S2 Howard
street; Kate Murray (coloredD, l52S
Magazine street; Rosalia Balding (col-
ore0. 5l5 Washington street. Joseph
Reuther, SIG Robert street.
OF the new cases, that in the Wood
family was developed where two cases
already existed. The case Of Miss Nc
Call is on one of the most important
avenues Of the city. or the rinety-odd
cases in New Orleans from the begin
ming, but four have been among the ne
gro population. There are still several
serious cases among those who are i'll,
but the Board of Health is daily dis
charging patients as cured.
BURNING OF SCHOOL~HOUSE
Mayor Flower to-day ordered a force
of policemen to guard the Beauregard
School which a mob attempted to burn
last night. Only a portion Of the build
ing was burned, and It is still possible
to use the structure as a hospital for
the treatment Of yellow-feyer patients.
1t was shortly after midnight that the
mob applied the torch 10 the school. and
thereby carried into execution threat
that had been repeatedly made during
Yesterday evening. When the hremen
arrived on the scene their hose was cut,
but the department worked pluckily, and
with the assistance of a squad of police
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
The burning of the school created in
tense indignation here, and the outrage
WAS bitterly denounced. Every news
paper in the city, in ringing editorials
has pledged itself TO support the Mayor
in whatever action he might take TO
punish the culprits. and carry into ef-
feet the original determination TO estab-
Iish the yellow-fever hospital in the
Beauregard school-house.
committee to-day called on Mayor
Flower TO protest against the use OF the
building as a hospital. His Honor fierce
ly denounced the outrage Of last night.
lie said that such occurrences would do
yellow-fever epidemics combined. The
question had arisen whether there should
be law and good order here or anarchy.
He proposed to exhaust every power at
his command to establish peace. and he
said that IL II required all the forces of
the city and State he was determined
that the Beauregard school building
should be used as a temporary hospital
A mob might threaten. but the city had
decided on the location. and all the
threats in the world could nol deter him
from his purpose 10 protect the Sisters
of Charity and the surgeon who would
be sent TO the school 20 receive and care
for yellow-feyer patients.
In the mean time. he said, he had sum-
moned Chief-of-Police CASTOR to the hall,
and no effort or expense would be spared
in bringing TO justice the men who had
fired the building last night. The Mayor
has the support Of we'll nigh the entire
community.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
The situation is generally unchanged.
Freight is moving slowly. and there is
practically no passenger traffic. The
theatres are still open, and amusements
are not restrained. But that New Or
leans Is losing hundreds of thousands Of
dollars by quarantine Is not 10 be doubted.
The ordering by the Southern Pacific
Company Of the steamer Ell Norte from
New York to Galveston means that all
eastern frsights destined for the Pacific
coast will go through the Texas port un-
Ill the quarantine embargo against this
city is raised.
THREE DEATHS AT MOBILE.
MOBILE. ALA. September 2f.-There
have been three deaths and three new
cases since the report handed out yes
terdav at o'clock. Three patients were
discharged The deaths were those OF
John G. Bourne. reported last night; Rev
Daniel Murray OF St Nincents parish;
Estes Mcdonald. OF Savannah aged II
years. a new case. In addition, Frank
Stewart. found yesterday afternoon dying
in negro cook-shOp on water street,
near Church street He had been on
spree for the past ten days, ana was not
supposed last night TO nave the iever.
When he died, however, ne turned yel-
low, and thus came under the oenhilloh
OF yellow-feyer deaths.
Father Murray was - years OF age ana
a native of Middletown. County CORK.
Ireland. After studying az the jesuit
School az Limerick he finished In theology
al the American College in Rome. lie
arrived I'm Mobile i'm 1888. From here he
was transferred 10 Birmingham, Ala,
and Bessemer, Ala, and in January last
he was transferred TO Montgomery, Ala
Hearing tndt an dcSiStdil was I''p1N
hero. he offered 10 come, and reached
Mobile September Sth. The fever broke
out a few days after his arrival. He
preached at ST. Vincents last Sunday,
telling the congregation 10 be prepared
for the final summons. That afternoon
he was attacked with his fatal illness.
The bulletin to-day says forty-one cases
six deaths, nineteen discharges. and SIX
teen under treatment.
THE SICK DOING WELL.
With one or two exceptions the SICK
are doing well.
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