The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-17

Mobile. Ala. Sept. 1.........
New Orleans La, Sept. So.
New Orleans. La, Sept r..
New Orleans. la sept d.. ~
New orleans. La Sept. li... .
Barlllcy Miss. Sept h..
Barkley Miss. Sept. l4......
Edwards. Miss. Sept. b.. u
Ocean Springs. Miss, Sept. 8.
ocean Springs. Miss. Sept. l3
PascagOula. Miss, Sept TO-. ]
Pascagoula Miss. Sept IT,. l
pcrkinston, Miss. Sept. TO-. !
A SYNOPSIS.
The synopsis covers the outbreak from
T. inception, with al The bureau orders,
reports from surgeons and boards OF
health ETC.. concerning the status OF the
fever no various points Tho bulletin says.
"a brief synopsis of the occurrence of
yellow fever lu the South is given as fol
lows.
"Peglnniug with the report OF Passed
Assistant Surgeon Wasdin. N September
3d. stating that the situation at Ocean
Springs needed investigation, and bis de-
tail to proceed 90 that place and make an
Investigation iu connection with members
OF the Mobile Board of Health. and his
subsequent report of September Gth state
ing that am autopsy made hy himself, con-
trlrod ris l.acroeie of yellow frNcr
"The representatives Of the state boards
concurrng. precautions were Immediately
taken hy Tho Bureau directing Passed
Assistant-Surceon Wasdin 20 arrange for
n Gordon. employ necessary help. and
turn matters over 90 Surgeon Murray on
his arrival. and 20 notify the railroad
agents until Gordon should Doe establish
cd 90 sell tickets only 10 points north OF
Nashville or points in mountainous dis-
tricts. and 10 keep record N an persons
leaving with points of their destination.
notifying the local authorities
After detailing the assignment n sur-
geons 90 various points the synopsis pro-
ceods
At OCEAN SPRINGS.
"rhc total number of cases at ocean
Springs on September sth was . in a sick
list of 40 persons and one case resulting
in death was reported from New Orleans
whose Illness. 10 Is stated. commenced at
Ocean Springs. Train inspection at the
Alabama line was established ON the 9th.
ON the same day yellow fever was report
ed at Scranton Miss and several sus-
pic.ous cases in one locality in New orr
leans were examined by experts from Tho
Louisiana state Board of Health. train
Inspection ON the Louisiana line having
been in8uguratcd several days previously
hv tho Louisiana Board. on fnr 1ntl o
new cases of sickness wcro reported 10y
three physicians az Ocean Springs.
"The susuicious case at Scranton was
examined by Dr. Guitcrae and reported to
abe yellow fever. ON the 10Th Surgeon
Carter reported case at poTkInstOn,
Miss. contracted at Ocean Springs"
The report then refers TO the twelve
suspicious cases reported ON ST. Claude
street New Orleans. no positive dag
nosis OF yellow fever was made, nine Of
tho cases recovered. three doing Wcll.
Tho situation ar Mobile. Biloxi and Ed-
wards Is referred 90 and the many official
dispatches showing the various cases are
reproduced. These have already been
published. The bulletin VIII also contain
tho fun Investigation of the first yellow
fever autopsy.
The bureau received few dispatches dur
ing Office hours to-day The Surgeon
General i'm reply 10 an inquiry I'm regard 10
the rumCrod cases at Augusta. wired that
CITY and received reply saying:
utterly false; without shadow or
foundation. Wire me al infected places"
SIGNED hv President Forester.
Surgeon BockWith at Delaware Break
water quarantine station was ordered 10
ship detention camp outfits TO BiloM
IN MISSISSIPPI
surgcon-Gcneral Wyman, of the Harine
Hospital Service. has received telegram
from prs Hunter and klgcr Of the
Mississippi State Board Of Health, CIV
ng Information as Co the status of yellow
fcvcr ln that section. They say there la
mo- sickness 40 pelahachic. and there IS
nl necessity Co send Dr. Guitcr1s there.
DO had been previously reported that there
wccr suspicious cases at Pelahachle and
that DR. Guitcras presence might DE
needed. They also state that a Gordon
hl- been placed around Edwards and
that cases in the country are being guard
cl Dr. Purnol being i'm charge They
add.
.\vo would De pleased TO have you CO.
operate with us. Send tents ana estah-
lish refuge camp We think they arc
Dr. Wyman replied that the tents had
already been rendered to Dr. Purnell
ATLANTA SHUT OUT.
CHARLESTON, s. O., Sept. l6.-The
BOARD of Health of this city to-day de-
oAred "a rigid quarantine against Atian ~
Tha ordor was issued at noon and pas-
scnc,rs and freight from Atlanta WIZ
hcncef0rth hc subject 90 the same slilc'
rules governing those from New orleans
Mobile and other fever stricken places.
FLORIDNs REGULATIONS.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Sept. 15.-By
,,irfu. of q proclamation issued hy tho
state Health officer to-day, Florida is
now guarded against any persons from tue
infected yellow fever district. -,,.
The PROCLAMATION sets forth as IolloWt
.sVhereas. the state Board OF Health
considers AZ necessary for the prevention
of Infection entering the state from IN
fectcd places in the state OF LOUISIANA
Alabama and Mississippi u Is hereby or
dored that no persons or baggage from in-
fected portions OF the above named states
sheu De permitted 90 enter the state OF
Florida and further, that all persons en-
tcring the states must be proE.ded WIN
proper certificates showing that they
have not been in contact with or exposed
10 any Quarantinahle disease.
"Inspectors viii be placed a. the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railway az 81
Nfarv's river savannah. Florida and
Western railroad at ST. Mary river, and
ot Georgia Southern and Florida Plant
system Crossings az Jasper
Inspectors have been placed az the
points named. and an trains Will be met
and the necessary certhcates required on
an passengers. other functional points not
mentioned in the proclamation nave pre-
vOuslv hCcn covered.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, sept l6-Mont-
r-onerv has uuarantined all points IN the
State Of Mississippi
THE REASON.
ATLANTA. GA. Sept i6.-several
Southern cities. including Charleston,
Chattanooga and Montgomery have quar-
antined against Atlanta. Tn some quar-
ters the reason for this act OF precaution
on the part Of those cities may not be
understood
The quarantine against Atlanta Is not
established because the authorities of the
ouaraufinlug cities fear that there is yell
low fever in Atlanta or because they be-
licve the climatic conditions Of this city
are such as would be likely 10 endanger
the health OF the city by receiving
STRAIGHT from infected sources. those flee
The fact is that the cities quaranunlna
against Atlanta do so fearing that the