The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-17
FLEEING FROM JACK
MOBILE PANIC STRICKEN AND
BUSINESS PARALYZED.

Case Clearly Shown-Edwards, Miss
Has Seventeen Undoubted Cases an
Thirty-Five suspects-New Orleans I
Feeling Pretty Cheerful With Only On
Authentic Case-Kansas City Makes
Claim to a Possible Case.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 16.-This has beel
a black day for Mobile. One new cas-
was announced at the noon meeting o
Ahe board Of health, and two suspicion
cases were reported. This afternoon IN
srst patient, Antoine Hagan, at the cit!
hospital, died. and an autopsy was
once held, resulting in the declaration
that he had undoubtedly died OF yellow
fever. This is the fiTsc death recorded
here. The city begins to show the effect:
of the moving away Of all who coulc
EASILY meet the expense Of moving, and
now those who are not financially able
are making heroic exertionS to get the
means with which TO travel. Today:
developments have given even the ole
etagers a desire 10 put distance be-
tween them and the Infection. The
wholesale merchants are doing no bust
ness, and only keeping open in order
that the country merchants ma ynot De
entirely deprived Of support.
EDWARDS FULL OF IT.
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 16.-At o'clock
khis evening there are seventeen cases
of yellow fever, and thirty-fve other
eases of similar symptoms, but not yet
dec,ared yellow fever. Both the Presby-
terian and Methodist ministers. Revs.
Colme and J. G. Galloway, were taken
Oil yesterday.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 16.-A letter re-
ceived from Nittayuma, Miss, says
thai Malcom Cameron, son Of Hon. John
r. Cameron of Canton, died at Nitta-
yuma yesterday. He had attended Mr..
Champion, who died of yellow fever at
Edwards.
ONLY ONE IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, La, Sept. ia brighter
outlook for New Orleans is evident TO-
night. so far as the fever situation is
concerned. The reports to the board
were Of a most encouraging nature. In
stead Of twenty cases requiring investi-
cation there were only ten to be looked
into today. and of these only three were
pronounced suspicious and one declared
yellow fever. The latter case Is sltuat-
Ell in a thickly populated negro district,
and special pans are being taken by the
board 10 quarantine and sanitate the
celgnborhood The doctors have been
unable to determine the origin OF the
other suspicious cases reported today.
Tonight ii was given out az the board
of health that the case in the negro dis
trict is the most serious at present ex-
listing.
President Olliphant of the board OF
health, and President Britain, of the
council, said tonight that the chances OF
crushing out the disease had infinitely
Improved.
A fatal case Of genuine yellow fever de-
veloped in the very heart of Biloxi today.
There have been altogether twenty-five
cases of yellow fever in Biloxi. with only
one death, that of today.
At Ocean Springs, no new cases have
been reported.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 16.-What Is
possibly a case of yellow fever has de-
veloped here in the city hospital. Claude
Anderson negro boy years old, was
taken to the hospital yesterday from a
negro lodging house on East Twelfth
street, in the central part of the city.
The boy come here from Mississippi with
an unknown white man, having left that
state but six days ago. The lad was suf-
fering from fever, and his condition seem
ed so suspicious that a consultation of
was called al late hour last
night AT 1880 this morning the CONSUL
tation ended. DR.. Boeber. the house ply
Stefan, who was one Of the four physi-
clans in consultation, said:
II would not place myself on record as
to whether it is or is not yellow fever
II is a condition that is not met with up
here. There are a few symptoms Of vel
low fever. There is no black vomit. and
the boys skin is not jaundiced or yell
low"
The other physicians are equally I'M
certain.
THE DAY AT JACKSON, MISS.
Jackson. Miss. Sept. 16.-No more peo-
pie left the city today for two reasons
there were very few here. and none of
these could get out on account of the
rigid quarantine thrown around the
town. Business was dead. The town
having got rid Of its eXcitable persons,
10 the number OF several thousand. the
chances Of hose remaining were cores
pondingly increased should trouble oc-
cur. and the people were therefore feel
ing easier.
Hon. J. l.. Redfield. mayor Of Ed
wards, teiegraphed the Associated Press
at 10 a. m. as follows:
There are eight cases OF yellow fever
in town, three in country. No deaths.
All patients doing Well"
At l o'clock this afternoon Mayor
Wharton issued proclamation, saying:
I'VE are still free from any sickness
or suspicious fevers. We have strength
ened very materially our quarantine
and VII continue 10 do so as
long as danger is threatened. We have
the utmost confidence that We Will keep
the yellow fever out Of our city"
The state board had il from Dr. Pur-
nell a Edwards today that three new
cases Of fever, which ne had not let seen
were reported Captain Montg
ana Mrs. Anna Henry have black voniit
this morning. There IS great need for
nurses which the board viii endeavor 10
supply.
al IN 10
ed supplies from Edwards and some OF
the Edwards people wanted 70 leave for
Their plantations. The board Instructed
him 10 jail any who violated the rules
OF the rigid quarantine. Edwards was
strongly guarded as were the Austin
and Champion places. the only Country