The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27

New Orleans, La, Sept. 26.-Today
was the quietest of the week in New
Orleans and the fever situation in
spite OF the appearance of rather
large number of new cases may be said
to have shown much improvement.
Fifteen cases were recorded on the
books of the board of health, but there
were no deaths and there have been
no deaths since Friday. The authori-
ties received reports during the even
ing from nearly every patient that is
now under treatment, and these were
al TO the effect that the cases are do
ing well and that no patient is in any
immediate danger of dissolution, Some
Al cases we're reported tonight as be-
ing rapidly on the mend and a num-
Der of them will be discharged during
the week One of the most dangerous
cases that have appeared was dis
charged today. 1t was that on Madi-
son street, in the neighboThood of the
French market where the. conditions
were considered to be such as to war
rant the fear that the disease would
spread. Unusual precautions, how
ever. were taken by the authorities to
quarantine the case and improve the
sanitary conditions of the neighborhood
and the fever in that vicinity seems
TO have been ssamped out completely.
At Oakland park detention camp all
the refugees who have been given
quarters were declared TO be well, no
sickness having yet appeared in the
camp.
CASES ARE SCATTERED.
The new cases are, as usual, scat
tered. The most prominent among
them are Mr.. NJ. c. Hardy. wealthy
insurance man and Mrs. Williams,
wife of General W H Williams, a well
known newspaper man. There are now
four cases IN the Williams residence,
but they are all reported to be doing
we'll z. Tona is the brother of the
man who died of yellow fever last week
and lives in the same premises. A
number Of children are among the new
cases. Professor Metz has q large
number of formaldehyde generators
now at work. Today he burned in the
street the bed clothing and other
articles in the house of Series, died on
Constance street. the clothing being
subjected TO forgnaldeFlyde disinfection
Some loss is being suffered by the
poorer classes whose effects have been
burned Professor Metz said tonight
that he was hopeful of getting the city
10 make an appropriation to cover Just
such cases of distress. Professor Metz
has placed these generators at the rail-
road depots and baggage is being
promptly and thoroughly disinfected
before it is put on trains. The local
charity organizations are taking steps
to relieve all cases of restitution that
are presented. The board Of health
supplies medicines and the charity hos
pital physicians and the charity
organizations will try to provide food
for the poorer classes.
Mrs. A. McCubbage died this morn
ing in Ocean Springs Of yellow fever
She had been sick several days and
her case had already been reported.
There have been no new cases at Ocean
Springs. Reports from the detention
camp say that about ten refugees from
New Orleans have arrived there and Is
from Biloxi. There is no sickness in
the camp. save one case Of sciatic
rheumatism. The patients in the hos
pital q mile away from the camp are
recovering.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT
The board of health of the state Of
ficially announces the status of affairs in
New Orleans as regards yellow fever.
During, the "A hours ending Sunday, Sept
u. at y p.1n., there Were
Cases Of yellow fever, II; deaths. none.
Total cases to dale, l3S; total deaths
from yellow fever to date. II.
Hereafter IT IS proposed to announce the
number Of premises released from quar-
antIne, also the number of patients dis
charged as we'll
The board of health has received ad-
vices of a case Of yellow fever at Tai
The. board will hold Special meeting
tomorrow to consider the question of
quarantining Galveston.