The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
.TH|RIY-HGHT NEW CASES
THE SITUATION AT NEW ORLEANS
SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE.
THREE DEATHS.
FAVORABLE REPORT FROM MOBILE
Only Three New Cases and No Deaths
in Forty-Eight Hours-Edwards
Reports Ten, with Two
Cases of Black Vomit.

New Orleans. Oct. 12.-The fever
situation grew no worse here today, but
at the same time there is no rift yet
showing through the clouds, and the
promise is not bright for an immediate
re-opening of the avenues of industry.
Three or four cases of fever were re-
ported to the board of health last night
just after the official bulletin was issued
and were included in the report today,
so that early this evening yesterdays
record was close to being equalled. Day
light had hardly come this morning be-
fore two deaths had been announced, but
no other fatalities had gone down ON the
books when night fell. The cases today
are, as usual, widely scattered and
have increased somewhat the total num-
Der of eases under treatment, but at the
same time there have been Il large num-
Der of cases DISCHARGED today and the
death percentage haSsuifered II fall
The official bulletin issued by the board
Of health tonight was as follows:
Gases of yellow fever today, 49, deaths
today, ): total cases of yellow fever to
date, G54; cases absolutely recovered,
21l; total cases under treatment, 300.
Today's record
Deaths-Jos. Collette. 1853 Constance
street. Allen Giles, Touli iniirmary; j.
Srom. 2523 Claiborne street.
New Cases-AIartin Kinney Jr.. 2515
Laurel street; j. X. Grant, same address;
Mrs. Hunter G. Leake. 2263 Brainard
street; Mrs. Williams, G160 ITALIA street;
James CATER, 2122 Rosseau street:
Reuben Ward, 1115 ST. Mary street;
Charles s. Fay, 1903 IIampson, street;
John Armstrong, 2902 Richard street;
Charles Harvey, 2141 Philip street; Miss
Anne Thatcher, Magazine street, near
Fourcher: Selma Buchel. 2214 Philip
street: Mrs. V. Schaffenberg. 800 How
ard street; Mr.. and Mrs. i. l.. Cheval,y,
6O3S Magazine street; James Freret.
1904 Carondelet; Miss Lucy Carroll,
Orange street, between Camp and Maya
zine; James r. Anderson. 625 st:
st. Charles street; NJ. Nable, 1927
Leonidas street; Mrs. Joshua Pierce. s32
Howard avenue: John Thomas. mnrine
hospital: Buchel Baches. 2214 Philip
street; Charles Fay. 1903 Hampson
street; James Huebner 1880 Sixth
street; Emma Elizabeth Huebner, same
address; A. Guarneo, 53O Dauphine
street; A. Labrezza BOZ, S12 ph, BarraeEs
Hazel Petit, 1176 Constance street;
Lucy White, isolation hospital; Harry
Farmer. 2G35 Custom House street;
Henry Thomas. 1925 Felicity street;
Kate Hoffman. State and Hurst streets:
- Holt. $500 Constance street; ThOs.
Hume. Hotel Dieu: Miss Kate II. Rodd.
Fortieth and Chestnut street; Frank
McGinn, Carrollton hospital.
There has been for some time gen
era impression that the fever was con-
fined solely to the houses of the poor.
but it has likewise found its way into
the houses of the rich. and there We're
handsome mansions today on Jackson
avenue and other fine residence thorough
fares from which the ugly red and yc.-
low flags hung.
OF the new cases included in the bnl-
letin tonight those of Mrs. Hunter G.
Leake. wife of the general agent of the
Illinois Central road: of James X. An
dersOn, prominent supply agent. repre-
senting an eastern house, and of Mrs.
Eakin. wife of the superintendent of
the Standard Oil company, are said to
he somewhat mild type. These are
the mroet prominent cases reported to-
day. They were brought promptly TO
the attention of the board and are re-
ceiving expert attention.
Mayor Flower today received tele-
grams from large number of members
of tho legislature. saying that they
would gladly support bill reimbursing
the lender of an amount not exceeding
$4,000 to enable the board of health to
stamp out The disease. The requisite
majority of The members in the two
houses has now hoen secured to support
such bill. End Governor Foster is eX
Ipectcd 20 act shortly md provide the
mon"v nftor consultation as to the bnet
method to bc adopted in It's expenditure
SO 40 20 attain thorough results.
4 ronort was circulated that thee
wero fvo eu"rcicue cnsos At Raw st.
TouS. Dr Won Cohron of that town.
howcvo" to'eprnnhcd nr 0lliphant to-
dnv that tho cases wore not at all GUS
vicious n"d thnt there was no yellow
fever =. .he bay.