The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-12
T0PREVENT CONTAGION.
A MYSTERIOUS CASE OF TTPHUS
FEVER FOUND IN NEW YORK.
An Expert Sent to Investigate the Yellow
Fever Cases-Pensacola People Deny
the Existence Of the scourge.

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had developed into typhus fever. There
is no longer any doubt about the nature
| Of the disease. What Is now puzzllng
DR.. Doty is how, when and where the
man caught the disease. Watson was
employed as a laborer at the Manhattan
Beach Hotel before he got sick. He went
there July 18th from Pennsylvania. and
was taken sick day before yesterday.
NEW YORK, August 11.-Heath officer
| Jenkins bulletin tonight says: There are
now ten cholera patients in Swinburne
Island Hospital. one Of whom Is conva-
| lescing Five Of them were taken 10 the
hospital from Hoffman Island this even
| ing. In three Of the ten cases the dag
nosis Of cholera has been bioogically con-
| firmed.
ROME, August 1.-THE Government
has ordered that a physician and san
itary corps accompany every train run
ming between Naples and Rome. All the
| hotels at Rome have been cleansed and
otherwise put in good condition to guard
against the invasion Of cholera.
signor Carloni director OF posts and
| telegraphs, who was sent 10 Naples
| few days ago on business, was attacked
with cholera a few hours after his ar
NAPLES. August 11.-Ten new cases
Of cholera and ten death are reported
in this city between noon yesterday and
noon to-day. The death list includes
some fatal cases previously reported.
The Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August n.-Sur-
geon-General Wyman Of the Marine Hos
pital Service. has complied with the
| request of the Committee on Pubic
| safety of Pensacola to send his best yell
low fever expert to examine the cases
and has ordered DR. r. VI. Murray from
| the quarantine station at Dry Tortusls
| near Key West, to Pensacola. This oihcer
| stands high in the service, has had eX-
perience with yellow fever and Is fully
qualified 80 pass upon the cases brought
| to- his attention.
DR. Wymau has received a dispatch
from Or. Porter announcing his arrival
at Pensacola. The latest advices he mas
received from that city came late last
night from Dr. Hargls and stated that
there were no cases Of yellow fever In
that city.
CULLMAN, FLA, August n-Four
passenger coaches. nearly filed with refu-
gees from the yellow fever scare at Pen
sacola Fla, passed through here yester-
day over the Louisville and Nashville
railroad bound North. Cullman's rigid
quarantine prevented any stop here.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, August 1.-THE
local health officials have received no
adyices from Pensacola this morning and
are now hopeful that no further cases VIII
develop. Until, however, the disease is
known to have been completely STAMPED
out a rigid system Of inspection will con-
tinue. The forty-eight passengers who
Iafa rI..r -
TO come TO the city on Sunday morning
President Olphant expresses the opln-
ion on behalf Of the board that there is
no occasion for alarm.
NASHVILLE, TENN, August IA
special train of four CO ,hes cOnta ming
about two hundred refugees from Pensa-
cola and other Florida points. arrived I'm
the city last night Some Of the passen-
gers stopped off here. but a majority Of
them went further North. The exodus
was due TO the rumors Of yellow fever
In Pensacola.
Some Of the refugees attempted 10
leave the train at several Alabama points.
but were prevented from doing so by
quarantine regulations. No effort was
made TO prevent their arrival. which was
not even known TO the health office
WASHINGTON, D. c.. August ll.-sur-
geon-General Wyman Of the limited
States Marine Hospital service is taking
prompt and vigorous steps I'm the matter
Of the yellow fever outbreak at Pens,-
cola. Fla. At present his action is con-
fined 20 cooperation with the State board
Of health TO prevent the spread Of the
disease, and 10 a rigid survey Of the
situation by officers OF the Marine Hos
pitai service. In the case Of n State like
Florida. possessing a regularly organized
and active board OF health. the govern
ment does not assert paramount author
ity until the contagion seems TO be be-
yond the efforts of the local authorities
TO suppress and when the safety of
neighboring States renders interposition
necessary upon the part OF the govern
ment
When first notified by DR.. r. D. Har-
gis' president Of the Pensacola board Of
health, of the presence Of yellow fever
In Florida. Dir. Wyman Immediately tele-
graphed that the Marine Hospital ser
vice would cooperate with the local and
State authorities in every way.
Dr. Wyman then ordered three Marine
Hospital surgeons 10 proceed 10 the scene
with all haste Surgeon Maerudcr at
New Orleans. was the nearest at hand
and he reached Pensacola this morning
Surgeon Murray, at Key West. having
arrived from the Dry Tortugas. left i'm
mediately. and will be I'm Pensacola to-
day. Surgeon II. r. Carter. who had
just returned to Washington yesterday
from the establishment Of a national
quarantine at Brunswick. Ca. where
yellow fever had landed was ordered 10
Pensacola. and left last night
Or. J. Y. Porter, the State health Off
Ger Of Florida, is now in Pensacola and
is in charge OF matters. The yellow
fever suspects VIII be isolated and
the neighborhood disinfected. The local
policy. in fact, for the present will be
isolation and depopulation. for recon-
mendatons will be made that all those
who are able to leave the city of Pen
sacola should do so. In the meantime the
government surgeons are TO keep close
watch upon the situation and notify
headquarters OF all developments. This
Is the extent Of the action of the bureau
as far as Pensacola is concerned.
No new cases had appeared in Pensa-
cola up TO last night, but Dr. Wyman
said this morning that this fact should
not be taken 10 mean that all danger
is past Yellow fever epidemlcs are
always preceded by just such doubt and
uncertainty as at present exists. and
the authorities are not deluded into
feeling OF security by such temporary
lull
Surgeon w. VI. III. Hutton. who was |
in charge OF the famous Camp Perry
during the great epidemic In 1888, has |
volunteered his services. and has been |
ordered 20 Washington from Detroit 20 |
hold himself in readiness for duty II |
necessary.