The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
A Result of the Warmer
Weather at New
Orleans.
Heat, However, Has the Effect
of Reducing the List of
Deaths.
Professor Metz, Directing the Work
of Sanitation, Makes an En-
couraging Report.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. q. -
Warmer weather in the past two or three
days has had the effect of increasing 10
some extent the number Of new cases OF
the PREVAILING type OF yellow fever, but II
has equally had the effect of sending down
the death rate. There were twsnty-three
cases on Saturday, seventeen yesterday
and up to half past o'clock to-day
twenty-one cases. But there were only
two deaths on Saturday, none on Sunday
and two to-day. Present experience, there
fore, proves that warm weather adds to
the mum Der of cases but reduces the NOR
tality, while cooler weather diminis hes
the numbe of cases and enlarges the
death rate.
Physicians and auth critics tonight
generally agree that the situation is sstead-
lily improving. They teiieve the chances
are growing more remote every day OF an
epidemic and that there is little likelihood
that the disease will assume before cold
weather a more vjrulent form than at
present.
Professor Metz, who is at the head OF
the work of sanitation, and who superin-
tends the fun CATION OF all houses, said
to an Associated Press reporter tonight:
Some little figuring that l have do e
discloses that there have been up to $3.50
tonight exactly 158 cases. OF these nine
teen have died, and l am able to state
this evening that thirty. eight have actu-
ally been discharged as entirely recovered.
There, therefore, remain only 1Ol cases,
and while | would not like to undertake 8
statement of the numb OF those prac-
tically on the way TO recovery, the death
rate among them with present conditions
will be small. The death rate tonight is
barely above IL per cent"
The deaths to-day were: Fred Bachus,
1888 Felicity street; J. II. Cherry, 1120
Fourth street.
OF the cases reported this evening six
were found in the Home for Homeless
Men, a charitable institution. Three
cases were also reported collectively to-
day from Bayou road, in the Gennin
family. These cases, however, are con-
sidered mild.
OF the two deaths the Cherry case was
reported several days ago, and the patient
had received very careful treatment; but
his case was considered a bad one. HIS
people are poor and they did not attach
much Importance TO his illness, only call
ing in a doctor a few hours before his
death. when they saw the patient was
RAPIDLY sinking.
Dr. John GuIteras, the Marine Hospital
expert, arrived here to-day. He does not
care TO see any OF the patients in New Or
leans who are suffering with yellow fever.
He believes that the Board of Health here
has taken the most effective means known
to science to stalnD out the disease; be-
lieves that the sickness is in good control
and expresses the belief that it is of a
mild type. He does not believe that there
is a particle of reason for a widespread
alarm.
At the meeting of the Board OF Health
this afternoon it was decided not to quar-
sntine against Galveston. Action on the
matter has been deferred until Drs. Oil
phant and Swearingen, the latter of the
Texas Board. have had conference,
which had been arranged to take place
next Wednesday.