Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-28

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ment, but his case was considered bad
one. Bacchus was taken sick four days
ago. His people are poor. and ihey did
not attach much importance To his H.
ness. only calling In a doctor about four
hours before his death, when they saw
the patient rapidly sinking.
DIR. GUITERAS ARRIVES.
Dr. John Guiteras. the Marine Hospital
expert. arrived here to-day. He believes
that the Board OF Health has taken the
most effective methods known 10 stamp
out the disease. He doesn't believe that
there Is particle OF reason lor wide
spread alarm.
NO ANTI-GALVESTON QUARANTINE.
NEW ORLEANS, La. September H.
At meeting of the Board Of Health
this evening it was decided not TO quar-
antine against Galveston Action on the
matter has been deferred until Drs. Oil
phant and Swearngen. the latter Of the
Texas Board. shall have had confe-
renee, which has been arranged to take
place next Wednesday.
REVIVAL OF SPIRITS.
MOBILE. ALA, September 1.-THE re-
port for Monday has greatly revived the
spirits Of the people here. They accept u
as indicating that the energetic efforts
TO surround the disease and stamp 1t out
are meeting with success.
The new cases, az reported at noon, Tor
the previous tWenty-four hours. are: Pa
trick sullivan, S4 Augusta street; A. }.
Chisholm, Bayou street between Selma
and Savannah; EDWARD Shea, George
street near Selma. The only death report
cd was that Of Florence Barlow, aged
23 She lived on Eimira street near Lips
comb. but peculiarly sad feature ls lhe
fact that she was engaged 10 De IhdIIleu
next month, and during her Illness ana
even after her death her fance was hVt
permitted to see her, nor attend her fune-
raj. the regulations being so strict thal
none outside Of the physicians, clergy
and undertakers may approach IeVeI
| cases.
A summary Of the situation follows:
| Fifty-four cases 10 noon; total deaths, D.
! discharged, %; remaining under treat
| ment. 20.
REPORT OF FEVER DENIED.
The report sent out Saturday thar there
| was fever reported at BlandOn SpIlI -
| and Womack HiH, ia ChoctaW couhl' %
| Ala. is denied. on unimpeacnaDie "u-
Dr, r o. Summers leaves here tonight.
/ lie still regards the fever as OAlIoii"
! BILE and the efforts of the iocai htais',
! authorities as properly directed 70 to.i,l ~. ~
/ It. lie regards the situation as ldI liO'''
Tho Doctor has turned his efforts prin-
/ cipally to securing the resumption OF IalI-
| way traffic which at one time was cOli- coz.
/ pletcly suspended by reason OF the pan,C
/ lie has succeeded I'm raising the quoT",' ,ri,'
/ tine. as far AZ Middle and eastern tSn, ,
/ uossee are concerned. He regards lnal
! state as absolutely in no danger eVen
| should persons sick from the FEVER eht'i
Miss Alma Kirche. Savannah street near
/ Dearborn died to-night. 49,, ,,u+,.
Traffic Is reslming mere WIN lap'ul'y
| The revised quarantine reguiatlons pei
nit the shipment Of many KINDS OF BooIs
/ and there is large amount OF col'oi
| coming in.
NEW CASES AT EDWARDS.
EDWARDS. September 21-The follow
ing cases of yellOw-fever are reporter to'
S{iybites-J. II. Ratciffe. ST. J.. r. Rat
clffe Ir X. smith Mrs. Josephine CtysS
Ter !. T. Graves, Mrs. Donovan anu D. -
Colored-Lulu Mckay Willie Sherrou
win Galloway and Mary Bray. In,
| Navor ! If. Ratcline was taken doNI
with the fever this morning. ~,
late reports from DR.. Champion ~
! Champion Hin, are anything DuD , 81,
! couraging Many of the SICK III .oM 81
so seriously in as 20 cause sIe'I "''N'V -
! to their relatives and 1Ileh1s' .., b,,
'yTbe changes in the tempc'ature-hg
| days and cool nights-work great ha'u
ship on the sick. ,.,,r
WILD RUMORS ABOUT MOBILE,
! LOUISVILLE. KY, Septemper Z..-ltu -. li,,
r,,ors having gained wide currency to-u"'
| 10 tbe effect that 500 yellOW-ieVcI cdaV
cvist ot Mobile. and that the city wa
beiug deserted by thousands the Naso 80
ciatcd Press correspondent lneIe W..
wired for true statement VI 'i'O
trf.- ,.,,fr fo1lgNVg
.arbe facts regarding the reported exc
dus are that about 4c0 people oui VI
population Of 10000 have LETT town uuilns .i..,
the past two weeks. very ~ ~ oa',,d 90 o,
leaving. Very many people VINO couiu ~ -
| have not been stamgeded. ana are nel'
now All stores and Industrial estabhsh
nents i'm town are open. The reports ar
sensational i'm the extreme. as W Cho, " ;,
being 500 sick. that is untrue. Ihere Ht'
vero, few sick people, this season peih'
a rcmarkablv healthy one. The nuihpel
| Of vellow-feVer cases as repoiteu ny ~,
HsSoCiafed press is absolutely correct
! The system now in vogue uoeS HoV "4'''
! Of cOnceaiment on thiS scote'
FONTAINEBLEAU CAMP.
UrAsIrrNGTON. September 27.-To
nights advices 10 III NSi'''i'
''t9 One hundred and thirty-six person
were admitted 10 the FontaineOlea
| Nfiss) camp Of detention to-day IN
seven were discharged Inc he"i'n VI 'i
camp to-day is excellent .....,,,,eb
DR. Wyman took steps for the estaDliSn e,idn n
mont OF a supplementary Inspection
Nfieeissippi-river steamboats, at Nlchs
burg Miss. .,.r,r,c,,
MOBILE AND GRAMERCf.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., September -, -,
c,,reson GIennan telegraphs from Mopii
this afternoon as follows .o,.or,oe
Three new cases officially iepoi'e'
pr. carter wired from New Orleah
hat the report of fever at Gramefcy ha
been Investigated by DR. Copdah'
ALL MAILS FUMnGATED.
,-,e,,TN,c.TON. ID. c.. Stepember ~
rostmaster-General Gary to-day aulhoi
igea the announcement that all @ nlr
i@oting New Orleans in any direction al
,horoughly fumigated, under directon
prepared by Surgeon General General Wymfn, SS5 iasue
,no ~ second Assistant Postmaster
Ge,erel ~ era There is no danger, he added
,,eiio,y-feyer transmission through u
New orleans mails.