The record-union., 1897-09-24
YELLOW FEVER
IN The SOUTH,
No Improvement in the Situation at
New Orleans.
-Four Deaths Yesterday, and Several Pa
tlentS Dangerously III.
Nine New Gases of the Fever at
Edwards, Mississippi, but the
Sick Are All Reported Doing
Fairly Well-Another Death
Occurs at Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-The To-
cal fever situation did not show any
Improvement to-day when results were
summed up. There We're fewer cases
than were reported on yesterday, but
there was one more death than in the
previous twentyfour hours, and at
least four of the patients We're report
ed at o'clock to be in a danger
Gus condition, SO that while there is no
reason to Justify the statement that
there is danger Of an epidemic here.
con iitions are multiplying to prove
what most of the eminent physicians
here nave Said-that yellow fever ex-
lists. Nine new cases We're reported
during the day, and three deaths To-
night four cases at least We're reported
to be in an extremely dangerous con-
ditiOn. The other cases, however, were
reported as presenting favorable signs,
and there was a marked Improvement
in the st. Claude neighborhood.
Another death occurred tonight,
making four to-day. Three We're Ital-
ians. The neighborhoods in which the
poor Sicilians live are thickly settled
and very dirty, and the Board of
Health has recognized the necessity of
removing and isOlating these people so
as 20 take away so much food for in
fection. The camp of detention was
established at Oakland Park, but the
Italians refused to go there, deeming it
a plot to do them harm, even fearing
poisonous food Leading citizens of
their own race went among them and
argued that their going to the place
was one of self-preservation, and some
fifty were taken out.
ANOTHER DEATH AT MOBILE
MOBILE (Ala), Sept. 23.-The Off
cial report to-day is that so far there
have been thirty eight cases of pro-
nounced yellok fever, three have died,
sixteen have been discharged and nine
teen remain under treatment. Two
new cases We're reported to-day, and
ten were discharged to-day. Up to
noon there had been no deaths since
Saturday last and all the sick but one
or two were reported doing we'll.
Tonight another death was added to
the list. being that of John J. Bourne,
Chief Clerk of the Louisville and Nash
Vile shops He was taken sick Sep
tember 14th. The Surgeon General has
ordered all mail from Mobile fumigated.
heretofore OIlly lIlc IIc1Al AlO1Il oOoN1A
ern districts that have quarantined
against Mobile have been fumigated.
SITUATION AT EDWARDS.
EDWARDS CMiss), Sept. 23-Nine
new cases of yellow fever are reported
since s .. m last night. So far as heard
from all are doing fairly we'll. The
situation looks more cheerful. There
are now ninety cases of yellow fever.
The number of new cases up to noon
today is IS; total to date, 100; conva-
lescent, SO; deaths to date, 3; under
treatment, u.
A CASE AT ATLANTA.
ATLANTA (Ga), Sept. %. = The
Board Of Health of Atlanta announced
that Carrie Felming, a fourteen-year-
old girl. a refugee from Mobile, with
her father and mother, and who is
stopping at a boardinghous at 119
Auburn avenue, is suffering with yell
low fever.
The Board of Health met tonight
and issued a statement in which they
sav: 1.-The case seems to be very
mild. and the indications point to re-
covery. The patient, her father and
mother and other individuals from Mo-
bile. who were in the house have been
placed under strict quarantine. The
Board of Health does not consider that
there is the least danger of any At
Ianta individuals not exposed in in
fected cities catching the disease, nor
is it surprised at the development of the
case, having anticipated that such
sporadic cases would occur"
SITUATION SUMMARIZED
sAn
General Wyman to-day sent to the
various State Boards of Health the
following bulletin summarizing the yell
low fever situation: The following
cases were officially reported as occur
ring on the 22d: New Orleans, u;
Mobile. 4; Edwards, Miss, 13; Beau
mon. Tex, l. Reports from Ocean
Springs, Biloxi and Scranton. Miss.
DELAYED. Suspected case at st. Louis
reported as malaria No case in city.
Suspected dredge boats at Mount
Pleasant. Mo-. declared free from in
fection by Acting Assistant Surgeon
John Guiteras.'
DR.. Sawtelle has been directed by
the Surgeon General to fumigate all
baggage from infected points at point
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