New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-11
TO STAMP OUT YELLOW FEVER.
ACTIVE MEASURES TAKEN TO PREVENT IT'S
SPREAD FROM PENSACOLA.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOSE NO TIME-P\RTIAL
QUARANTINE ALREADY ESTABLISHED
ny OTHER SOUTHERN


BY OTHER SOUTHERN CITIES.
Washington. Aug. 1O.-Surgeon- General wymnn 70
dsv received the following telegram from Pensacola
Fla:
.wubout any suspicious cases being previously re-
nor,ed two deaths from yellow fever were an
nounced yesterday n. IL a. m. on an aou' "'u
the other a child ~ An autopsy "sS he'" "
and the hysicans reported that III ther op'".o,
death resulted from yellow fever, Both cases "e''
In the northern ror'.on OF the city one "'e ""''
the water front. and yepaTatcd aDont NE '!ocNs'
II Is impossible 20 trace The sorrr" ~ Tie I've
There are no other cases IN the city, not oven 4"
suspicious ngture. The houses are i>O'''" anu
guarded I will wire further lniornat""' II any
The telegram vas signed ly il w narel'' PR
den, Of the Board Of Health This Is the hfSl case
OF yellow fever on shore since the florida epidemic
In 1888.
Immediate and forciblc steps have been taken ny
the Government to stamp out the fever. The sec
retary OF the Navy, 10 whom the matter Is oi '"e
utmost importance. because OF the Navy lar" "'
Pensacola called conference OF oliceis NJ Ms o"
10 devise means for preventing the spr''u VI VI"
disease Those present besides secretary liper. "ec
the Secretary of War. who has two companies oi
troops nj Fort Barancas, abOut mile from Pensaco"'
surgeon General Wyman, Of the Marine Hospital ser
vice who charge of the disbursement OF 'he quar-
antine finds: Surgeon General Tiyon, OF the Navy
surgeon Sternberg Of the Army senator fasco
and Representative Mallory, m flor1uh 'o"h'' w.
n Cbipley the Mayor OF Pensacola, who Is on HIS
wav 10 that city from New York. and surgeon
Carter Of the Marine Hospital Service. surgeon
Ganorol Wyman agreed TO take steps at once 10 co
on.rate with the Federal and state authorities, ana ne
immediately ordered surgeon Carter who was present.
and Passed Assistant surgeon Magruder now at New
Orleans TO go 10 Pensacola. They will reach thefe
~ morrow surgeon Murray, at Key Wcs1. was
attracted by telegraph TO hold himself In readiness lor
oryco secretary Herbert tclegraph'd TO the com
opdant of the Navy Yard ut Pensacola ordering that
,ons bs taken 10 prevent all communication between
tho naval reservation on which 'hc Navy raru u
situated and the city OF Pensacola
In speakng of the conference Secretary Herbert
said
.u is hoped that the steps contemplated VIII be
r.ct,vo ,o preyent the spread OF the fever TIE
, may rest content with the assurance that every
.t,o nrecontion IS being taken by the authorities
1bere i, nothing very alarming IN the Situauoh an"
80, aontroroe was called only that there might be
I'm onu ,,n,c and thorough cooperation Vt. e...
II iy under,t God that the company Oh 'Ieu o'us
tronns at Barrienos will b" reno'eu 'o So"'o o'"''
port on account Of the Te1'| IoLast night Governor
sioi'' s'und procamatlon establishing Quarantine
ooainst the state OF Florida on account oi ,iJ 'p'
Of two deaths from yellow & i'yI Iih Montrom con
pnon1VJ9' annrehension exists here that the maady
may spread Trains from the ~ eonln ~nin Sr pon.a
watched last night. and no no passengers 'o"
coH W. MeTg nrans Aug. IO-Thc Board OF Health mas
aoa nn, actually to quarantine Pensacola but 10
detain passengers from ,hat o DS were among those
he h " tho Rigoets and they had TO 60 back TO
caugn az us MI, The fever at Pensacola viii probably
h"ye hpay The effect Of breaking up the league