The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-24

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept 23.-Thc
Beauregard school building, which it
was proposed to use as fever hospi-
tai, and which a mob threatened TO
burn down, was destroyed by fire at 1
o'clock this morning, although it was
guarded by police. 1t was formerly q
fine residence, occupying square of
ground out on Canal street, near the
cemetery
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 29.-The
local fever situation did not show any
Improvement today when the results
were summed up. There were fewer
cases than were reported yesterday,
but there was one more death than i'll
the previous tWenty-four hours, and
at least four of the patients were re-
ported at o'clock to be in a dangerous
condition. So that, while there is no
danger of an epidemic here, condi-
ttons are multiplying to prove what
most Of the eminent doctors have said
that yellow fever exists. At the close
Of the last twenty-four hours the rec
ord stood:
Deaths-Marie Dubois, three years.
st. Charles, between Cherokee and
Hillary; S. Secreto, 818 Birch, Carroll
ton; Mrs. Carparo Lessemes, 524 st.
Phillip
New Cases-Edgar Rooy, Miro and
Esplanade streets; J. H Cherry, 1929
Fourth street; - Lewis (colored), 1913
Josephine street; Anna Schultz, 422
Dryade street; Patrick Mccain, 1851
ConstantinopIe; - Schilling, 252S Ros-
seau street; Dominick Tarranto, Be1-
and st. Claude.
The ninth new case reported today
was that of Mrs. Lessemes, whose
death is mentioned. The woman had
been sick for several days, but she had
apparently no friends, or if she did
they were afraid to go near her. 1t
was only this morning that doctor
was summoned, and when he went to
the house he diagnosed the case as
yellow fever. The woman died of in
attention as much as Of the prevailing
disease.
Marie Dubois, who died this morning,
was child living in Carrollton, where
the disease has been especially preYa-
lent. She was taken on the 18th, and
her case was Immediately diagnosed
as yellow fever. The other death was
Secreto. He was an, italian, and, as
in other cases Of Italians afflicted c.
physician was only called in when
there was no hope Of saving his life.
Tonight four cases at least are re-
ported to be in an extremely danger
Gus condition. The other cases, how
ever, were reported as presenting fa-
vorable signs, and there was marked
~, he OaIo ID
neighborhood. At a special meeting
of the city council it was decided to
at once put $25,000 at the disposal of
the board of health $4,000 more is
to be held in reserve. to be used in the
event that the situation shall become
serious enough to warrant the use of
the additional sum by the board.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept 23-The official
report today is that so far there have
been thirty-eight pronounced cases of
yellow fever, three have died, sixteen
have been discharged, and nineteen re-
main under treatment. Two of the
cases were reported today, and ten
were discharged. Up to noon there
had been no deaths since Satur
day last, and all but one or two are
reported doing we'll The two cases to-
day are Mrs. Julia Jarvis, Elmira
street, between Broad and Marine, and
Henry P. Tulling, George street, near
Selma There were at the close of last
week four serious centers of infection,
namely, the neighborhood of Christ
church; the neighborhood of Washing
ton square; the neighborhood of the
Marine hospital and city hospital, and
in the extreme northwestern part of
the town. Since that time there have
been no further developments in any
of these localities save in the second
named, and in that locality the spread
of the fever had been remarkably slow.
so slow that hope is now entertained
that it will be stamped out altogether.
Another death was added to the list
tonight. being that of John ]. Bourn,