Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-24
Twelve New Cases Reported at
Edwards Today.
THREE DEATHS IN new ORLEANS
Father Daniel Murray Dies Of Fever
at Mobile.


cases of yellow fever since pm. last
right are:
White-Miss Ule Geode, Leroy Ratlff,
Miss Marie Lewis, A ]. Lewis, sr., Miss
Willie Ross, Mrs. S. E. Birdsong, r. w.
Elliott, Mrs. r. w. Elliott, E. K. Noblin.
Colored-A. ]. Jones, Mary Jones, Nancy
Smith
Tota reported today, II; total reported
to date, 112.
Frank Rossman had black vomit all
night and is in a dangerous condition. All
others reported seriously i'll yesterday are
doing well.
No cases reported discharged today.
Cases under treatment have increased to
76, with but four physicians. Their en-
ergies are sorely taxed. More doctors are
reeded. The people here. as rule, are
averse to appealing to the outside world
for assistance, except fer nurses and doc
tors, but the disease is spreading rapidly
and many of the poorer class are included
in the Est, wlo are unable to bear any
part of their burden, and there is deny
ing the fact that the city will in the near
future have to accept the help that has
generously been offered from various
points.
Three Deaths at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La. September "a
Three deaths have occurred from yellow
fever today up to 1 o'clock pm, as fol-
lows: Salvador Casinir. Fred. Gund and
Miss Dreyfus. One new case of fever Was
reported this morning. 1t is of a man
living on Bourbon street, and ne is re-
ported to be in dangerous condition. DIR.
Monluzin is the attending physician and
reported the case to the board.
1t was Dr. Monluzin that said the other
day that the prevailing sickness was Bur-
nah fever.
Father Murray Dies in Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala, September 24.-Rev
Father Daniel Murray, the fifth victim of
the yellow fever here, died this morning
a o'clock. He was native of County
Cork, aged thirty, and had been in this
country four years. Located near Bir-
mingham, Ala, and had been located at
Montgomery He had intended to take a
vacation this fall but hearing that Father
McQuillan was absent here, offered his
services and arrived on September g. He
was taken sick September 20 and had in
tense fever from the start. He became
delirous yesterday, and died as stated
above.
Was Not Fever nt beaumont.
BEAUMONT, Texas, September 24.-The
fever situation is somewhat improved. OF
the fifteen inmates of the Lovejoy House
every one is in the best of health. There
is no sickness in town that could be con-
sidered suspicious. The general opinion
no yellow fever here, nor has there been
Over fifty families have left here since
Wednesday.
California Watching the Fever.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. September "a
The California state board Of health is in
daily te!egraphic communication with DR..
Oliphant, chairman of the Louisiana state
board of health, and is kept constantly ad-
vised of the condition of affairs in New
Orleans and of the canger Of the fever eX-
tending. The board has decided that If
the disease continues TO spread they will
inspect every train coming from New Or
leans. and II they found passengers af-
ficted will quarantine the train and put
the passengers in the hospital for deten-
ton.
No Fever at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga, September PA dis
patch to the Journal from Augusta says:
There is absolutely no foundation in the
rumOr that yellow fever exists in this city
BnrEes for the Hospital Service
Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, has tele-
graphed instructions to Lieut.. NJ. NJ. Pat
rick, the engineer officer at Memphis,
Tenn, to transfer two targcs used in the
Improvement of the Mississippi river to
Assistant Surgeon Young of the marine
hospital service for in the quarantine
service in that vicinity. The request for
these barges was made by Surgeon General
y
and Gen. Wilson issued his instructions
Immediately. Three hours later he received
word from Lieut.. Patrick that the instruc-
tions had been executed and the transfer
made. The transaction was conducted with
neatness and dispatch. The barges will be
used by the marine hospital officers in con-
nection with their efforts to prevent the
introduction and spread of the yellow fever
in the vicinity of Memphis.
Collector of Customs Wilkinson, at New
Orleans, has been appointed dishursing
officer of the funds being expended by the
marine hospital in the fight it is making
on the yellow fever in the south Mr. Will
kinson will he bonded in the sum of $4,000.
The marine hospital is going to consid-
cradle expense.
Surgeon General Wyman sent out today
the following bulletin regarding the yellow
fever situation:
WASHINGTON, September a, 1897.
The following cases of yellow fever
were officially reported as occurring on the
23d instant: New Orleans. 8; Mobile. 2;
Ocean Springs. 6; Scranton, 6; Edwards,
%; Atlanta, l; Louisville. KY. /. Repor,s
from Biloxi and Barkley delayed
The cases occurring at Atlanta and
Louisville were these Of refugees.
Surgeon Murray has telegraphed from
Ocean Springs, Miss, as follows:
II visited Ship Island at DR.. Haralsons
request to arrange for protection of fleet;
had conference with Passed Assistant Sur
geon Smith, pilots, stevedores and masters
on open barge, and prepared rules with
HARRISON, watch we will print. Assistant
two men and boat needed, Smith to have
command. Haralscn can loan boat So
important that went to Biloxi; 21st, Hne
death; I'D. new cases, five; deatiI~ ono.
which l saw and decided Total cases, in
cludiEg 22d. fifty-five, errors corrected No
reports from Scranton. Four new cases
here"
Surgeon Glennan reported two new cases
and no deaths at Mobile.
At Cairo the quarantine around the hos
pital ward in which the fever patients
were confined was raised. The patients are
doing well. There are no new cases.
Word came from Fernandina, Fla. that
the report of yellow fever there was ut
terly without foundation. =. .srer
Dr. Guiteras, the expert, has left Cairo
for Delhi and Tallulah, In northern I,of,is
lana. to investigate suspicious cases Of
fever there. -
Emma BOOth-Tuckcr in Denver
DENVER. Colo. Sept. A.-Consul Emma