The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-18
NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans. La. October 17-While
the new cases did not run up rapidly here
totay, The deaths were somewhat numer-
GUS comparatively speaking, having reach
Ell i've as early as o'clock this evening
one OF the fatal cases, however. presented
the same old story OF neglect and conceal
ment.
Domenico Micelis' case appears today I'M
der both heads. new cases and deaths. He
had been taken i'll some time ago at AL
Basin street, whore there had previously
peen case and where death had re-
suited No report Of Micelis' sickness
was made to the board and no doctor called
in until 1t was too late to do anything for
the man. He was an Italian. more of whom
have succumbed to the present fever in
proportion to cases than all of the other
nationalities put together
The Gould case was reported four days
ago and the patient was removed to Hotel
Dieu, dying there this morning.
James Burns case was reported on the
9th and he died this morning.
The case of Mathie Levy was of some
days standing.
William Bockfield. VINO Is among the
deaths today, was the bookkeeper OF the
Metropolitan Bank He came here a few
years ago, has wife and six children in
Germany and was in good circums ances.
He was taken sick on Monday and died
before noon today.
In Difference to the protest that has been
made against the irdscrimnate taking in
OF patients at Touro infrmary, the man
agemcnt CT that institution has dcciaci
that in future the hospital will receive only
those who have been first visited by the
physicians o. the institution and their re.
moval recommended. The obJect, It is
understood is to prevent too large an in
fux Of patients into the institution.
The agitation against the quarantine reg
ulatons OF the board of health is encour-
aging violations of the regulations. There
is very considerable sentiment against
continuing the quarantine system and The
result is that, the board of health having
reduced the number of Its guards, inmates
OF houses are slipping out into the street
whenever they have mind 10. 1t is not
considered possible without the expenditure
of large sums of money to maintain COR
dons 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 is having
the effect OF spreading the fever is dis
puted question among the authorities, but
the belief is growing that the board will
net seek much longer to maintain the quar-
antine system, but it is hoped to keep
down the fever
The board of health continues to reduce
expenses, II is looping of clerks and cut
ting down guards, and If the governor does
not soon respond with the money which he
has been asked for the board will get to
bedrock shortly and dispense with most
of its extra help. Secretary Patton OF the
board said this evening that he had been
in communication with tie governor but
THAT nothing definite had been learned as 10
whether or not the money would be forth
coming. The board has been counting on
paying off its employees during tho begin
ming OF this week.
The work OF sanitation is kept up and
the pumps OF tbs old auxiliary sanitary as
sociation are now in fill working order and
the cutters daily. The city 10 in fairly
clean condition.
Here is the list OF new cases and deaths
today: New Cases-Schneider. Carondelet,
near Sixth: -. Gounolor, Madison. between
Charities and Decatur; Guy Maloney. 1888
Howard avenue; Lizzie Jones, colored,
Isolation hospital; Domenico Micelis. AL
South Basin: w. G. Malothe. 6 South liar
yey; Miss Agnes Shields, Hotel Dieu; Miss
May Madison 1926 Henry Clay avenue:
-. -, 81 Third street Frand. Frank
Schonman 2o49 Annunc'a!ion; Lorrena
scanlon. 140 White -. - Parnstow, 1922
Charities. Michael wiernans. Soo7 Aununc-
lation: -. Winter, 2609 Tchouptoulas
Jules Ebert. l706 Frenchman: p. Francis
Eiberl. 1906 Frenchman Nc Knight, Laurel
street; Mrs. Duggs Chartres. near State;