The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-08
PROSPECTS FRIGHTENING
NO FEAR OF YELLOW FEVER
EPIDEMIC AT NEW ORLEANS

Parties Proposing to Return to the City.
No Deaths From the Fever I'm Two Days.
No New Cases ut Ocean Springs for Six
Dsys-Seven Cases 1t Mobile Yesterday.
The Disease Appears ut Nitta Youins.
Mississippi
New Orleans, October 4-For twenty
four hours, closing at nightfall, there
had not been a single death recorded
in the office of the board OF health
Yesterday there had been 81 new cases
reported and at Z o'clock tonight %
new cases were reported since 8 o'clock
last night. Yesterday there were nearly
200 premises under surveillance, In
which yellow fever had been declared
to exist. and in some Of the houses
there were four or five cases, yet not a
single one had proved fatal in twenty
four hours. The result was Ia to-
night the death rate had fallen to a
trifing excess over 10k per cent. and
the prospects for an early stamping out
of the disease had been considerably
frightened. There is no indication that
the sickness will assume an epidemic
form. All fear of that has disappeared
and people who have their families at
other points are beginning to make ar
rangements to bring them back. One
case was reported in the convent of
mercy. Two cases appeared in the
Protestant Episcopal home, on Jackson
avenue and Chippewau. Sister Barba-
ia, from Mariast hospital, was among
those stricken. Many patients were
discharged today as recovered. Among
them was Ed. Doddy, of the Illinois
Central road, who had been sick but a
week.
AT a special meeting Of the board of
health this afternoon it was decided
that the ship bringing Sicilian immi-
grants shall be detained at quarantine
at the mouth of the river until further
orders and a notice to this effect was
sent to Collector Wilkinson.
Six days have passed since Ocean
Springs has a a case of yellow fever.
Ocean Springs was the first to m
tract the disease and will probably be
the first to get rid Of it.
Jackson, Miss :, October 4.-The fol-
lowing report was received from DR..
Dunn, at Edwards, Miss, at 6 o'clock
p. M: The situation here is fairly
good, considering the circumstances.
There have been reported Is new cases,
z whites and II colored, 10 cases seri-
Ously ill; 2 with black vomit; 2 deaths.
Rev. Father Prendergast is doing nice
ly. HI deaths are Mrs. w. G.. Redfield,
Sr., and an infant son of P. p. Mont
gOmery."
Another effort was made today to
get DR.. Dunn to Clinton, but the people
and authorities there refused to receive
him because he comes from an infected
district.
Vicksburg, Miss, October 4-Dr. Met
calf, of Natchez, has gone to AXE
charge of the cases of yellow fever at
Militia YOuma. A message from DR.. c..
H. Blum stated that the local physi-
clan declined to treat the disease; that
Miss Thompson, one of the sick in his
house, was sinking and that Operator
Smith, the depot agent, was sick Int
there are two suspicious cases. The
state board of health ordered DR.. Met
calf to the scene. Five nurses were sent
to Edwards today. Excitement here is
over and the town is free from suspi-
ciousc cases.
Mobile, Ala, October 4.-Seven new
cases n one death were reported to-
day. The record is: Total SO, deaths IA,
discharged 81 remaining under treat
ment %. Thirty-two persons went
from here to the detention camp at
Mount Vernon this morning. Twenty
more will go there tomorrow.
Washington, October AIN view of
the development of yellow fever at Nit
ia Youma, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Young, in charge of the train inspec-
tion service at Memphis for all reads
entering Tennessee from the south, has
arranged for the running of rains on
the Yazoo n Mississippi Valley rail-
road, owe the Riverside branch, thus
avoiding Militia Youma and at the same
time keeping up railway communica-
ton with Vicksburg.
McHenry, Miss, October 4.-There
were three new cases here today. The
town presents a deserted appearance.
Last night an unsuccessful attempt
was made by an unknown party TO as
sassinate w. c.. Wise, who is under ar
rest for violation Of the quarantine reg
ulatiOns.
Biloxi, Miss, October 4.-The day
closes without any deaths. The new
cases include George Wilkes and his
son of The Herald: Miss Carrie Burton
and DR.. J. r. Tackett. The report of
the board of health is as follows: yell
low fever under treatment 100, suspi-
rinY1c oococ G ofha~ nocou r rouy ooooc