The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-11
AGAINST YELLOW FEVER
MEASURES or PRBCAUTION TO
PREYENT SPREADING.
Pensacola, Where Two Cases Have Been
Discovered, lie to Be Isolated-Federal
and State Authorities Act Promptly.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., August lO.-Sur-
geon-General Wyman, OF the Marine Hos
pital Service. has been advised Of two
cases OF yellow fever at Pensacola, Fla.
He has teiegraphed Dr. William w. Bur-
CESS. president OF the Pensacola board
Of health, to wire full information re-
specting the origin of these cases. how
long the patients haya been III. whether
he has any suspects g;ider observation
and what had been done to prevent the
spread Of the disease.
The Surgeon-General has also told DR..
Burgess that he Will be supplied upon
application with money. IL necessary, to
aid in the work Of stamping out the
plague.
In addition, Surgeon Carter, Of the
Marine Hospital Service. whose ener-
getic efforts extermlnated yellow fever,
when IL appeared on the vessel which
arrived at Brunswick. Ca, recently, has
been detailed TO proceed Immediately to
Pensacola and assume charge of the
Bureaus interests there.
NASHINGTON, ID. c., August 10.-Im-
mediate end forciblc steps have been
taken by the Government TO stamp out
ly on the advices received from Pensacola
that yellow fever had appeared there,
the Secretary Of tn Navy. to whom the
matter is OF the utmost Importance be-
cause Of the navy-yard at Pensacola,
called q conference of officers Interested
at his Office this morning 10 devise means
for preventing the spread Of the disease.
Those present besides Secretary Herbert
were the Secretary of War, who has
two companies OF troops at Fort Baran-
cas-, about a mile from Pensacola, Sur
geon-General Wyman. OF the Marine Hos
pital Service. who has charge Of the dis
bursement OF the quarantine fund; Sur
geon-General Tyron, Of the navy; sur
gcOn-Generai Sternberg, Of the army;
Senator Pasco and Representative Nal
lOry, OF Florida; W. ID. Chipley. the
mayor Of Pensacola, who Is on his way
TO his home from New York. and Surgeon
Carter, OF the Marine Hospital Service.
Surgeon-General Wyman agreed 10 take
steps at once to cooperate with the Fed
eral and State authorities, and he imme-
diately ordered Surgeon Carter. who was
present. and Passed Assistant Surgeon
Magruder now at New Orleans, to pro-
ceed to Pensacola. They will reach there
tomorrow. Surgeon Murray. at Key
West. was directed by telegraph TO hold
himself in readiness for service.
Secretary Herbert telegraphed TO the
cOmmandant of the navy-yard at Pensa-
cola. ordering that steps be taken 10 pre-
vent all communication between the naval
reservation. on which the nayy-yard Is
situated and the city Of Pensacola.
There are two villages on the reserya-
tion contiguous to the yard. Warrenton
and Woolsey. These villages grew mp
from settlements OF persons formerly em-
ployed as laborers In the yard. and they
are outside the jurisdiction OF the State
OF Florida and subject 10 that OF the
United States Occasional epidemics OF
yellow fever have occurred In these VII
lagos, and the scourge nearly always ex-
tended to the employees of the navy yard.
The purpose Of the Secretary Of the Navy
is, If possible. 20 protect the reservation
from infection.
The Gordon around the island which
Secretary Herbert has ordered will be
turned over 10 SurgeOn-General Wyman,
and will be continued only so long as IL
appears TO be absolutely necessary. Sec
retary Lamont has telegraphed the COM
mandant Of Fort Barancas TO take every
precaution to prevent infection at the
fort. Most Of the soldiers at the fort are
Indians In speaking OF the conference
Secretary Herbert said:
1T is hoped that the steps contem-
plated viii be effective to prevent the
spread Of the fever. The public may rest
content with the assurance that every rea-
sonable precaution is being taken by the
authorities. There is nothing very alarm
ing I'm the situation, and the conference
was called only that there might be COM
piete and thorough cooperation
Ii was understood that the TWO COM
panies OF United States troops at Fort
Barancas, near Pensacola, Fla, VIII be
removed TO some other post on account
of yellow fever in that vicinity Surgeon
General Wyman this afternoon received
the following telegram from Pensacola,
Fla:
Without any suspicious cases being pre-
yiously reported, two deaths from yei-
low fever were announced yesterday at
IL 4. NJ, one an adult and the other a
child. An autopsy was had at 2 i. NJ
and the physicians reported that IN thelr
opinion death resulted from yellow feVer
Both cases were In the northern portion
OF the city, one mile from the water front
and separated about fYe blocks. X Is
impossible TO trace the source OF the
fever. There are no other cases IN the
city; not even Of a suspicious nature.
The houses are Isolated and guarded.
will wire further information, II any
(Signed) II. w. HARGlS, NJ. D.,
President Board Of Health
This is the first case Of yellow fever on
shore since the Florida epidemic IN 1855
NEW ORLEANS, August O.-Presldeht
Oliphant called a special meeting OF the
board OF health this morning to act on
the report OF yellow fever at Pensacola.
After a full discussion Of the subject the
board decided not to actually quarantine
Pensacola, but to detain passengers com
ing from that city. There was rush OUT
OF Pensacola last night, and this morning
lfs persons were taken off the Louisville
and Nashville train at the RiSolets, VINO
were escaping from that city. They VIII
be detained five days, and that VIII be
the length OF detention OF all passengers
from Pensacola who do not have cerun-
Gates of health.
These armed with certificates OF health
will be detained two days. Inspectors
will be sent out to-day TO watch the
trains. The authorities here do not be-
lieye that there Is any danger OF the
fever reaching this city. as rigid preven-
tive measures viii be taken. ~ the
same system OF detention the fever was
kept out Of New orleans several years
ago. when il prevailed with considerable
virulence at Biloxi on the gulf coast.