The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-16

tuted by the board, and the rigid quaran-
tine enforced, have gone long way
toward restricting the disease to the st.
Claude square. in which the cases
originated, and I take hope from this
fact that we shall still be able to confine
the fever within its present limits. The
situation is certainly no worse now than
It was four or five days ago for the
disease being yellow fever then must be
| now.
with respect to the Miro and Espla-
made streets case, we are applying the
| same methods Of sanitation and quaran-
| tine ~ in the ST. Claude street cases,
| these methods were attended with excel
| lent results. no new eases having APP
| poarcd in either ncighbOrhood
| I'VE have now had total of eight
| eases and one death the origin Of all Of
| which may be traced to the infected
towns on the Mississippi coast. They
may all be classed as importations.
'''I see no occasion for a panic in New
Orleans. The general health of the city
is good and it is rapidly being put in fine
sanitary condition. There is no present
apprehension of IN epidemic, and | have
reason to hope that we shall continue to
be masters of the situation"
A number Of additional suspicious
cases were again reported to the board
clans were at once dispatched to investl-
gate. Their reports have been uniformly
that the suspicious were groundless.
The force of physicians attached to the
board of health has been largely in
creased. and the board is in communica-
ton with every section, of the. city.
Acting Mayor Britain and the mem
bers of the conference committee met the
board of health today and discussed the
nunutinn nf sanitation II wnS rpDOrtpl
that arrangements had been made with
the water works company and with large
plants on the river front to furnish an
ample supply of water. Many of the
cutters were being flushed today, and it
was said that practically every one in
the city would have running water in It
tomorrow. A heavy rain storm visited
New Orleans this morning and assisted
in cleaning the streets. Commissioner
of Public Works McGary said he would
add materially to his force tomorrow and
that in few days the city would be in
n cleaner condition than it had been for
years. Assurances were given that the
money required would be forthcoming to
do all the work contemplated.
President Olliphant. soon after he got
the report of the experts today. wired
Governor Foster. who had requested to
be kept fully informed rs to the situa- |
ton and who is cooperating with the |
board DIR. Olliphant also notified the |
railroad companies and others who had |
II special interest in the situation. The |
news was generally spread through |
Louisiana and the southern states. and |
it Is probable that most of the towns |
that have not quarantined New Orleans !,
will now refuse to have any communica-
ton with this city. The situation In |
this respect. however. will not be much |
aggravated for the Crescent city has al |
ready been bottled up for several days.
DIR. Olliphant said this afternoon that
the dispatches were being prepared to be
sent to the various boards of health of |
the country, officially acquainting them
with the situation. Acting Mayor Brit
tain has been on duty throughout the
day. He fears some business injury of !
n temporary nature will result from the
announcement of the existence of the
seven cases. but he does not think that
the harm will he permanent or that any
thing has happened to justify an exodus
from the city.
81 have been through several epidem-
les and have. therefore. had some ex-
perience." said Mr.. Britain. Speaking
advisedly. do not see any reason why
our people ought to become frightened
or why they should care to leave town.
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of several cases of yellow fever simply
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