The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26
YELLOW FEVER RECORD
LITTLE ABATEMENT IN TIE IN
FECTED DISTRICTS
Several Cases Officially Announced. at Sci
ma The Fever There for n Month or
More-The People stampeding Forty
New Cases and seven Deaths at New Or
Ieans-Thirtcen New Gases ut MOntgom.
ery-No New Cases at Memphis

Montgomery, Ala, October 23--The
official report of the board Of health at
o'clock today is as follows: Cases
previously reported "A, cases today 13 in
town and one four miles in the country,
deaths previously reported 2; today none.
Since the report of the board John w.
Deming, alderman and agent of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad, has died.
His case only reported today. The
large number of cases reported can be
accounted for by the visit of DR..
Guiteras. Before that, doctors were di-
vided in opinion to yellow fever being
in the city, but they have no hesitancy
in declaring the cases.
Mobile, Ala, October 23.-The new cases
here of yellow fever today are six in
number, with no deaths. Total cases to
date POI, deaths 26, recoveries $50, under
treatment 35
New Orleans, October 23.-Today's fever
record was much worse than anticipated.
There were approximately forty cases at
o'clock and at that time the days
no abatement of the fever, and at the
same time there is no apparent dis
position en- the part of the plague to
grow any worse Cool mornings and
nights, with hot days, simply are keep
ing at an average mark both the deaths
and the number of new cases. Two of
the deaths of the day were recorded
before l Oclosck this mornig.
The highest number of fatalities hereto
fore in a single day has been nine, and
it looked this evening as if today would
run a pretty close race with the worst
day of the past.
Memphis, Tenn, October 23.-There is
only one case of yellow fever in Memphis
according to the report of the board of
health tonight. The patient is Conduc-
| tor McFarren, and he is reported as con
valesceing. There is little or no excite
ment here and business is going on as
usual.
Jackson Miss, October 23.-The state
board Of health tonight issued the fol-
lowing official statement: The reports
from the yellow fever infected districts
no deaths. Clinton, new cases
| Cayuga. 1 new case. McHenry 20 cases
! on hand, no deaths. Nitta Yuma, new
| Three negroes and one white man have
| the disease near Raymonds'. Edwards
| reports new cases today. The state
! board having been advised of the exist
| night quarantined the state of Missis-
| sippi against the state of Alabama.
! Montgomery, Ala. October PA spe-
! cial to The Advertiser from selms1 Ala
says: Dr. Guiteras arrived here today,
I; and a result of his investigation.
| seven cases of sickness were declared
| of H. L. Chaplin, and he is not expected
| to live through the night. The fever is
| now believed to have been in the town
! for a month or six weeks. Some weeks
ago several young women who had
! visited Mobile were sent to a camp of de-
! tention several miles from town. While
! there two had what was diagnosed as
! SLOW fever" They were detained thirty
| days. Mr.. Chaplin moved one of these
! patients, and her effects into town
| twelve days ago, and now he has the
/; fever. There is general stampede
J from the town, and special trains will
F; leave for Rome and Atlanta, Ga, in the
| morning.
| Health Officer Sanders has investigated
! suspicious case at Auburn, Ala, and
| decides that it is not yellow fever