The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26

Frost Probable before NoSemOcr - 49,
ports From Infected Points In Aaissis-
ippi.
Mobile Ala. October 22.-Tcn new cases
were reported today. Ave OF whom wero
taken from the Italian bark LiomuA
There were two deaths. Total cases to
date lg1. deaths -. rccoveries i23. unSlcx
treatment &C.
Memphis, Tenn. October 22-Presi3eua
Thornton Of the board OF health tontgAxk
officially declared that "A case OF yellow
fever exists i'm Memphis This case -
that Of b. II. Ferrin. reported last nigt4
suspicious. He Is a yard conduct0r
and was taken sick Sunday DR.. Thorn
ton has had the case under observatioo
for three days, and tonight he pro-
nounces ii yellow fever
There is no excitement among the peC-
pie of Memphis. and few II any. are lea~-
ing the city. the passenger agents OF AIN
the roads entering the city reporttuk
business today below normal. The lead
ing physicians Of Memphis declare thxA
there is no danger Of the plague spread
ing.
o'clock, the yellow fever cases hn1
nearly reached Atty. and there had be~a
five deaths of which one was that OF -
distinguished citizen. Rev. DIR. Purser. U1
the Valence Street Baptist church Ux-
Purser was from Mississippi, and WAS -
gallant soldier during the war. Five or
six years ago he came to- New Orleans
and became the pastor OF "A leading -
town church. His brother is also a min
ister here and a second brother AZ u
theological student
Three cases developed today In the axy-
lum for destitute orphans. and 1t secxD
now that If every institution OF THU
character I'm the city will be infected tn
| some extent before the disease is stamp
ed out. Eight or more have already xe-
ported cases. The list Of new cases hxa
been swelled by three N the home 01
state Senator Gage. ar. Gage wns
who nursed him was ricken today Ka
were also a servant. Several cases np
pear in houses that were previously fn-
fected. There have been rumorS OF frusx1
| in the outlying country. Captain ksr-
| kan, of the weather br-eau. says. hoxr-
| ever, that the temporal ire In Louisiana
| has been entirely too h. IN for frost, ana
| that none need be eA"ected until No
| vember.
Jackson Miss. Octo' er 22.-The state
| board Of health tonigtt issued the fol-
| lowing statement: The state board has
| been advised OF case Of suspicious
| fever at Memphis, ana in consequences
| has promulgated an order OF quarantinss
! against that city. One ..ew case is re-
| ported from Cayuga, under treatment
| fifteen. Bay st. Louis has one new cass
| Clinton has eleven cases under treat
| ment At Edwards there are four new
| cases; total to date i61. deaths rs. dis
| charged 346. convalescent is. under treat
| ment 81: In the country deaths, T. all
| whites, total cases So
| Montgomery, Ala, October 2-Dr
| Guiteras has been In Montgomery today
| examining cases and comforting with the.
| doctors. He agrees with the diagnoses
| OF local physicians and says the disease
| is undoubtedly yellow fever, but OF a
very mild type. He says he can see no
| cause FOR alarm or panic. the season
| Is too far gone for fever to do any harm
| mere. There were ten new cases today
| The cases are widely scattered and arss
| not confined TO any class OF people. Thera
| have been no deaths reported today.
| The following dispatch has been re-
| ceived from Selma by The Advertiser :
| The committee Of public health for DaI-
las county consider the symptoms of H.
| Chapin as sufficiently supicious OF yellow
| fever to ask DR. Sanders state heaIfh
officer. and DR.. Guiteras to come In
| Selma for investigation.