The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-15
THR FEVfR SITUATION.
No Decrease in Number Of Cases But Fow~
er Dea.hs Reported.


NEW ORLEANS. LA, oct lit was
the same old story here to-day. The yei.
low fever situation showed 10 decline in
the number Of its cases reported. The
death column was about normal. What
was said I'm this report last night. was
borne out by to-days figures. There has
been no increase in the malgnity OF the
disease. Yesterdays record OF nine deaths
was exceptional IL was Z o'clock tonight
before q third as many deaths were re-
ported for to-day as had been i'm the pre-
vious twenty-fOur hours. The existing
conditions are not favorable Tor the quick
stamping out Of the disease. The weather
Is warm and sultry. and unusual for the
season and If IT keeps up there VIII be
little Improvement for the time being.
This was the record of the day:
New cascs-Mrs Fry. Felicien Ross,
John Carlo. a. Rogers. c. Finley, VIII
liam l.. Reid, Charles White. +. Patrick
Joseph Bell, Angelo Bell, Mrs. Sarah Cor
dova. Robert Gordon jesse Atkinson,
Lawrence Atkinson, Mrs. f. Hilton How
el. Robert Dixie. Mrs. Hattie Nash,
Robert Lewis, ~. Frantz, Miss VI. NJ
R0ches. EgglestOn. Joseph +. OnOn,
Moran OnOn. Mrs j. +. Mccormick. ---
lillths - - DEC hNA WI NJ - - lAOA
land. MIS-. Polaezk. Felix Polaezk. An
thona Polaezk Mrs. w. w Jane f. b.
Railway. +. f. Railway V A. ScTfen-
berg, Francis S. Nackenburg. Miss Edith
Olive Dick. c. *. Dole. Lucas Bellisto,
Helen Huebner. Willg Annisboroush,
William II. Murphy.
Deaths-Henry Frantz, Allen Dille'
Henry Haas. John Carlo.
SCRANTON. MISS. oct. H-Ten new
cases of yellow fever were reported to-
day and one death that Of A. G.. Ray.
GALVESTON, TEN, oct. H.-There
were no suspicious cases reported to-day
ard there have been no deaths from
dengue or yellow fever. All or the
eleych cases reported as yellow fever
have been discharged or are convalescing.
HOUSTON, TEN, oct. M-Houston
raised her quarantine against Galveston
for the second time to-day. II Is PROB
able that i'm a few days all Texas viii
raise their quarantine against the place
and business will be resumed.
BILOXI. MISS, oct. "A. - Charlie
Schultz died of yellow fever to-day
Among the new cases are Captain Stil-
phen and his wife, Judge Il. II. Champln'
g. Ham and son and TWO IN the IaHliiy
Of w. X VI. Dukate.
The reports from the sick are general
ly encouraging.
MONTGOMERY. ALA. October IA
The Poard OF Health to-day issued the
following.
.Tre Board NJ Health desires 10 be
entirely honest with the people OF Mont
q merry. Careful analysis OF The symp-
TOMS of the few cases rcpQrted as suS-
u1cious shows there IS not case that IS
at an typical Of yellow fever, and not
single case lis seriously sick. Al soon as
/, case occurs that shows n clear i'm
nrees OF the disease we shall tell oui
neonIc We have been assisted in our
conferences on this matter by large
number Of our most eminent physicians,
who have tho confidence Of the COM
munity.
MOBILE. ALA, October li.-Five new
ca.os and one death that Of Michael
Gentry. was announced to-day.
New Cases-Frcd Backshear, Eulaia
Blackshear, Fannie W. Blackshear, Robert
NJ carter. John II. Lockett
Total cases 10 date. lil: deaths, p; re-
ooveries 66. under treatment. 20. The
Board of Health has received notice that
there are eight cases OF yellow fever at
Flomation Junction Ala, seventy miles
north of Mobile on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad.
There are ten cases at Wagar. Ala.
on the Mobile and Birmingham railroad.
and one death there.
FRANKLIN. La. oct li-N. caro-. an
Italian tailor died to-day ~ yellow fever.
His residence was in the heart Of the
town. and the authorities have not been
able 10 discover the origin Of the infec-
ton.