The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-23
OUT OF A TOTAL OF THIRTY-FIyE
CASES THE DEATH RATE IS
LESS THAN TEN PER CENT.
FOlND FEVER'S DANGEROUS FLIGHT
'hecked by Rigid Quarantine in
Texas-Mobile's Bad Record Yes
terday-JacksOn Partially Luz
cid Again-News from Ed
wards and Other Places.

New Orleans, Sept. 1S.-A trining m
proVement in the fever situation marked
the close of today's work of the board of
health. There was only one death, as on
yesterday, and there were fewer new cases,
as at o'clock this evening there were
still two cases under investigation by tie
experts, and the returns therefrom will he
included in the daily bulletin when it is
issued late tonight. OF the cases investi-
gated today FIVE were declared by the ex-
perts to be yellow fever, and as usual they
were widely scattered. This is the record:
New cases, Santa Graffato, 531 Hospital
street; Marie Dubois, st. Charles avenue,
between Cherokee and Hillary; Rafael
Bourton, 1926 st. Charles; G. H.. Cor
mon. 2608 ST. Andrews: - Melchoir,
st. Claude street
Death-E. Harmon, Tulane avenue.
The fatal case, that of Il. Harmon. was
reported in last nights dispatches as one
of the new cases and was said to be
genuine type of the disease. Harmon was
Il bright mulattO and had been employed
at the Cotton Exchange. 1t has not been
found impossible to trace the origin of
his case, but it is not improbable that lie
came in contact with some of the summer
sojourners at Ocean Springs or Biloxi.
Harmon died this afternoon. He lived in
a nest of the negro population, and ever
since his case was reported the neighbor-
hood has been under the most rigid sur
veillance. Harmon was buried this ev-
ening as is usual, and the bedding, clothes
and other articles in the room he occupied
were consigned to the flames, while eN-
traordinary sanitary precautions were
taken to prevent the disease from spread
ing in the quarter iii which he lived. The
woman, Graffalo, is an Italian and as soon
as her case was pronounced steps were
taken to have her removed to the hospital,
where arrangements had been made to iso-
late her. The charity wagon and atten-
dants were all thoroughly disinfected after
the removal had been made. Rafael
Bourtion is also an Italian, living in an
apartnent house in a neighborhood i'll
which the Italian population is very large.
The Italian colony in New Orleans is an
especially large one, and members OF IL
hubble together in densely populated ne!gh,
borhoods and in houses poorly ventilated
and calculated to incubate fever germs.
The authorities have for several days
feared an outbreak of fever among these
people and special efforts have been Gl-
rected toward the sanitation OF the heign.
borhood in which they lived. When 1t
wns announced two cases had broken out
among the colony, the board of health put
itself AT once in communication with the
Italian consul with a view to making ar
rononments with him for the care OF mem
hers of his race. The Melchior case is lhat
Of a HOY on the st. Claude street square
whore the first six cases in New orleans
",nra Other members of his family have
heon III with yellow fever and there was
M surprise this evening when 1t was learn
cd that he had succumbed to the disease
Asa general rule the patients VINO are
suffering with yellow. fever are reporteu
tonight to be improving with tne eAcep.
tion of Dr. Lowell whose conditlon Is iot'
considered satisfactory. lnere nave h ben'
thus far total of thirty-hve cases neI m
and tho death rate has not yet reached ~
per cent, as showing tne niiiu''' "p
fever now prevailing. ... M Nor
Carrying ont the instructions, Dr. Nor
man Of t6e marine hospital service, To-Day
sent a letter to the captains OF the various
stnamhoats that land at this wharf 10
nromntly notify him the hour OF tnelr az
par The hospital service mas INST.
tmted here n rigid system of insspection oi
III n,ssenrprs who travel on MISSISSIPPI
a., crafts, and of the crews OF these
sto, mers and three physicians nave ptI,n
Sota;Iod for this service. Many ;o1 tlie
osntains. however, have been vloia,ihs Inv, ,nn
law relative to reporting the no I " .h,t
thev leave, and the result mas pvvn Win
Tho boats have been Getting uM n,,,, " vow
R tsca tes DR.. Norman says that the law
will be strictly enforced against ohehains
captains. , ho.o t,dav that Sur
~ ~ onn , Wymnn had appointed Hon.
sc'- " Dablgrcn. collector of customs for
T. L. vi distyic t Of Pearl River, Miss, to he
general pn disbursing officer for the ~, unlien
States marine hospital service at ton NAN
beau. ard it is understood that MI VII, Dnm ,,o
rren, who is now in WashingtGn' h;s b bo
south at once, He VIII MAKE ond "'T nav ,e all
quarters at Ocean Spf fnr nv ' the e govern