Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-09-25
THE YELLOW PLAGUE.

Ieins-TOtai of Six New Cases and One
Deatii-The Health Authorities Still View
the Situation with Compiacency- People
In the Italian Quarters Living In squalor
and Filth.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l9.-The local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At six o'clock
tonight the record book in the board
Of health Office showed q total OF six
new cases and one death. The official
bulletin TO be issued tonight, how
ever, will show two deaths, that OF the
woman Santa Graffato, whs died in the
hospital last night, not having been
included in the official bulletin, al
though reported in the press dis
patches.
The first two cases are in the ex.
treme upper portion Of the city; one is
in the fourth district, one is in the st.
Claude-street house where the original
six cases were reported and one is in
the Williams house, where two cases
already existed. There are three
cases under investigation and the
health authorities tonight still view
the situation with some complacency.
They do not anticipate an epidemic as
at its meeting last night the board de-
cided to abandon its nightly sessions
and created DR.. Oliphant master of
the campaign against the disease with
leave to solicit advice from local physi-
clans and the municipal authorities.
The afternoon and night bulletins will
| be continued.
The report Of DR.. Metz the city
chemist, on the condition OF the Italian
quarter moved, moved the board to
prompt acceptance yesterday OF the
offer Of the city of the marine hospital
as refuge.
DR.. Metz found as many as 80 people
huddled together in the Italian quar-
ter living in squalor and filth. In one
Of the rooms goat was found sleeping
nightly with the family that owned it..
The woman Gratfato was taken from
this quarter and the board realized
that unless something was done at
once the block in which the woman
had lived was likely soon to become a
p.ague-spot. 1t was, therefore, de-
cided TO thoroughly disinfect and fumi-
as soon as possible most of the families
to the old marine hospital. The hun
dred squatters who now occupy the
latter building will be given quarters
in one ot the new school houses in the
vicinity, and the marine hospital build
ings will be permanently used as q
refuge until the fever is stamped ou,
for the families of the Italian quarter.
and those of the INDECENT sick through
out the city.
lluust Surgeon Bloom had confer
ence with President Oliphant to-day
relative 10 establishing Il place tt
which inligent yellow fever patient'
might be removed. There are usually
r0J sJJ patients in the charity hospi
tai, AMI it is considered highly dan
gerous TO receive yellow fever patient:
in that institution. DR.. Bloom sale
that the hospital would provide sup
Elementary hospital.
At this conference DR.. Bloom sub
nitted free use of the old small poS
detention camp which is entirely dis
connected from the small pox hospita
and it seems likely that the offer vii
be accepted and all yellow feve
patients who cannot be treated a
home will be treated at Dr. Beard
place.
There are now two yellow fevei
patients in the charity hospital anC
their presence although they occup!
isolated apartments is deemed serious
menace to other patients.
At a largely attended meeting o
bankers, business men, ministers an'
representatives of laboring organiza
tions, it was resolved to ask the boar,
to consider the advisability of adopting
next Tuesday as a general cleanin.
day. Acting Mayor Brittin and Presi
dent Oliphant yesterday replied to th'
suggestion strongly deprecating il
, They held that it would be inadvisabl
and inexpedient to determine upon
fixed day for cleaning purposes, as sue
movement would cause an accumula
ton Of filth and trash which could no
be removed at once, and the stirrin
up of miasma would further endange
the health Of the city instead Of i'll
. provingit.
1t was suggested, therefore, tina
A, =, 4 ,,,h Of oft
, proceed without delay to the cleanin
of his own premises, to the disinfeC
tion of his water closets alleys, yard
etc, and the destruction of all decay
ing matter by fire.
The detention camp at Fontainblel
was yesterday declared to have beel
practically completed and to be read.
for guests.
There were no new cases reported
J Ocean Springs up to noon, but thu
weather was heavy aud sultry and on'
of the patients was not expected t.
live. She is Miss Laura Atkins.
Charles Zeigler, son of prominen
New Orleans people, was among thos
stricken yesterday at Ocean Springs
but his condition is not yet considered
serious. When the fever had been de
clared epidemic and yellow he CLOSED
himself up in his home aud did no
come forth except to go TO the deten
tion camp as soon as it was ready
Isolation. however, did not prevent the
germs from entering his home.
At Other Points.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-Two mild case:
of yellow fever are reported at Cairo
Ill. They are isolated
Reports from Mobile, Ala, are tha
II new cases came to light yesterday
Total cases to date in Mobile, 30
deaths, 3.
Greeks Dissatisfied with Peace Conditions
ATHENS, Sept 2O.-The conditions G
the peace signed Saturday between tn