The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-18
YELLOW FEVER
increase In the Death Rate at New Or
lsans--'Ths Agitation Against QuHTan-
tine Negotiations.


Increase in the Death Rate At New Or
lsans--'The Agitation Against QuRTan-
tine Negotiations.
NEW ORLEANS, oct. H.-While the
new cases did not run up here as rap
idly to-day, The deaths were somewhat
numerous, having reached Ave as early
as o'clock this evening. One OF tha
fatal cases. however, presented the same
old story OF neglect and concealment'
Dominica NicolIs case appears to-day
under both heads, new cases and deaths
He had been III some time, but no report
OF his sickness was made 10 the board
OF health and no doctor called In until
II was too late TO do anything for the
man. lie was an Italian, more of whom
have succumbed TO the present fever
In proportion than all the other nation
alities put together
William Rockfeld, who died to-day,
was the boOkkeeper of the Metropolitan
Bank. He came here few years ago
has wife and six children in Germany.
and was in good circumstances. He waS
taken sick Monday.
The agitation against the quarantine
regulations OF the board OF health Is en-
cOuraglng violations of the regulations
There Is very considerable sentiment
against continuing the quarantine sys'
tenn. and the result IL that the board OF
health, having reduced the number or
It's guards, inmates OF houses are SIP
ping out into the street whenever they
have mind to, II Is no longer consid-
cred possible without the large expendi-
ture of money to maintain cOrdons
around infected houses strong enough
to prevent egress and ingress, Whether
or not the fact that people are coming
out of and going into infected houses
has had the effect of spreading the fe-
Yer is disputed question among the
authorities, but the belief is growing
that the board will not seek much longer
10 maintain the quarantine system by
which II has hoped to keep downgthe
fever
The official report OF the board of
health Is as follows: Cases of yellow fe-
yer to-day "a; deaths 8; total cases 10
date S2S; deaths 80; recovered 40S; un-
der treatment 1876.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 17-The state
board of health in its official statement
Tonight chronicles one new case OF yell
low fever at Cayuga. Al Clinton there
are three new cases. At Edwards one
man died this morning. Three new cases
are reported there to-day. There are
six persons seriously Ill, two OF whom
will probably die within the next twen-
ty-four hours.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. f.-It having
been currently reported here for some
time that the fever was prevailing at
Bay st. Louis, Dr. oliphant, of the
Louisiana state board OF health, yes
terday communicated with Drs, Harol-
son and Cant, OF the Mississippi state
board at Biloxi, requesting them 20 in
vestigate the cases at the Bay This
evening DR.. Ollphant received a mes
sage from DFs. Harolson and Cant dat
ed at Biloxi saying:
Have just returned from Bay ~
Louis, visited the cases, seven yellow
fever, one suspicious, Surgeon II. d.
Murray, OF the marine hospital service,
who accompanied US. concurred In the
diagnosis In each case"
MOBILE, Ala, oct. 17,-There were
five new cases OF yellow fever reported
to-day. There were four recoveries and
no deaths. Total cases to date. 1G4;
deaths, 81; discharged 1ol; under treat
ment, AZ.
MoNTG oMERY, Ala, oct 1L-As far
as can be nscertained there have been
fourteen cases which have been acted on
by the board OF health under the suspl-
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