The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-11
A BIG INCREASE
IN FEVER CASES I
,rhirty-two New Ones Were Re
ported There On Yes
terday.
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BRITISH vlcE-coN '|'';l.l[ DEAD
Frederick Bonar McCotnbs The
Conditions in New
Orleans.
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(By Associated Press.)l

PENSACOLA. FILA, October 1o.-The
fever summary tonight shows big In
crease In tho number Of new cases, as
follows at
New cases. 80: total, so7; deaths, 8; total
40; under treatment, 149; discharged 49,
Tho large increase In tho number OF
now cases was expected, owing to the
very Indictment weather and the previous
spread OF tho disease to all sections Of
tho city. Tho number to-day Is much
larger than any date sinoe the outbreak
Of tho fever a largo number OF sus-
p.cious cases were reported.
One Of the deaths to-day was tho Brit-
jsh VICE CONSUL Frederick Bonar, who
was taken i'll during the latter portion
OF last week. lie had been here for five
years. coming from Bhest, Franco where
hc was vlce-consul.i His family Is promi-
nent, his fnther being III tho consular
service In Paris. while his brother Is con-
sul-general in Japan.
At a meeting OF The City Council to-
day appropriations were made for the
employment of moro physicians to assist
In stopping the rapid spread Of tho dis
ease. 4
New Orleans.
NEW OltLUtAlSfo, SOClOUeI u Iie 4olLt-
cial record to P. M. Tuesday was as
follows:
New cases. 1s total. $3.50; deaths 4
total, AS: new foci, 9; under treatment,
ISL; discharged. 1884.
Three Of eighteen new cases are above
Canal Street, but only one Of them rep.
rsents n now focus, that one being far
up on Prytania Street. There were only
two admissions to the emergency hospl-E
tai to-day, and one Of them turned out
to be tertian malaria !; two patients wero
discharged, and there were no deaths
there. All Of the four deaths were down.
town. and two or them were Italians.
Tie family from Rosetta Miss who
were admitted to the hospital OF deten-t
ton. are still In good health, and tho nv-
erage period for the development of In
fectlon has passed. They will remain
there until Thursday.
Surgeon White went to Covington and
Abita Springs to look into tho situation
there, and says that there is nothing
alarming III It. Another case was re-
ported from there by the health officer,
who says he traced 1t directly to New
Orleans.
For the first time In a week new
point Of infection was reported from tho
State. Two cases were reported from
New Iberia. which up to now has appar-
emily been free from Infection.
Viclsburg.
| VICKsBURG, MISS, October 1O.-For
the twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. NJ.
to day four new yellow fever cases were
| reported. the lowest number Of any SINH
lar period for three weeks, (
| There were no deaths.
After a trial extending over tho greater
portion of four days, DR.. d. A. Quin was
to-day acquitted OF tho charge Of having
failed to report an alleged case OF yellow
|fever.
An affidavit charging DR., Joseph Wall
dnuer. representative of.the State Board
OF Health, with violation of the city quar-
Iantine regulations, was issued to-day. The
charge Is based on tho removal by DIR.
Waldauer Of a yellow fever patient from
Hamburg to Vicksburg. # #
Natchez.
| NATCHDZ, MISS. October 1O.--Six
cases Of yellow fever wero reported to-
day. Five Of the patients are negroes
| The white patient Is Fred Stanton, Jr.,
OF Arlington Heights, thickly populated
residence section OF the city on the east
side. Summary:
New cases, Q; new foci. 4; total cases
| to date. 1853; total deaths. Z; cases under
| treatment, 81: cases discharged, Z.