The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-12
FEVER QUITS THE SLUMS.
LEAVING THE WORST PARTS OF NEW
ORLEANH EOR TIE DEST.

mere Cases ON tho Fine Avenues than IN tho
negro ounrter-An sorts OF ouarnntines-
Biloxi Open to All Towns. Infected or Un-
,nrected-Ths List or Deaths and New Cases.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. ia nest OF yellow
fever has been discovered on Rosseau street
through the death OF young Mary Call. phy'
stefan was not called to attend her. Besides tho
dead girl two other cases OF fcvor were iouhu IN
the house.
Kate Ieitch's death to-day was due 70 neglect
the doctor not having been called until the case
was homeless, because the father objected to
having his house duarantined. A majority OF
the deaths have been caused by neglect, duo to
the objection to tagging and quarantine among
the poorer classes.
New Orleans has finally uuarantinod Calves
ton because OF tho yellow fever there. Biloxi
meantime has abolished all guarantees against
infected places on the ground that they arc all
on a par. Ocean Springs, where the fever
atartcd but is now burned out, is talking OF quar-
antininR everything.
The yellow fever. as of old. is showing Its abb
solute disregard OF cleanliness. The disease
has now fastened itself on tho best drained,
cleanest, and finest residence streets of the city,
and 10 leaving the slums. 1t began in a poor
section Of the city, but has been crushed out
there. Now there are moro yellow fever flags
on st. Charles and jackson avenues, the finest
streets in the city. we'll paved. well drained,
with handsomely built houses and plenty Of
yard room, than in the negro quarter. OF the
Town, and tho poorly drained regions back Of
the town are wholly free from the disease. This
popularity, which was noticed in previous
epidemics, and for which no explanation has
been given. is becoming more marked every day.
A party of fifty Italians arrived here to-day
from New York to work on the sugar planta-
lions. They settled in one OF the yellow fever
centres. but will be removed tomorrow to the
detention camp. kept there ten days, and then
be sent to the plantations. The Chateau YQuen.
the Italian immigrant ship, has landed its ,Ital-
received work Immediately on the neighboring
sugar plantations. Many estates are short OF
The Pensacola Board Of Trade complains that
New Orleans merchants are violating the quar-
antine laws by sending prohibited goods under
false titles. coffee being marked white beans,'
&c. The Board of Trade has undertaken to in
vestigate the matter and oil offenders will be
prosecuted. There is a bitter war over the
quarantine in Baton Rouge. The Board OF
Health has allowed work on the levees in that
parish and permits the levee camp to receive
supplies from New Orleans. This course is de,
nounced as a " damnable outrage and disgrace
the Baton Rouge Fencibles. who have been act
ing as quarantine guards. have resigned.
deaths are the yellow fever figures for to day.
Total number OF cases, 1875; number under
treatment, 80. The weather is expected to check
the disease. as 1t is growing cooler.
Here ia the fever record up to date:
New Orleans-New cases. 80; total cases. 6l6i
deaths to-day. 4; total deaths, 65,
deaths today. 2; total deaths. "a. ' "
Biloxi-New cases. IL; total cases. s15: total
deaths, IA.
Scranton-New cases, 8; total cases, 128; total
~Nittayuma-ono death to-day; total deaths, 2
The report for to-day is the most favorable
has been checked at several points by the cooler
weather.