Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
NEW CASE OF FEVER
There Are Now Nineteen Cases at
New Orleans.
ANOTHER DEATH At BILOXI
Surgeons Will Hold an Autopsy on
the Case Today
JACKSON ALMOST DESERTED

NEW ORLEANS. September 16.-At IL
O'Clock today the board of health officially
declared the suspicious case of fever on ST.
Andrew street between Camp and Chestnut
| yellow fever. Ii has been under obserI a.
ton fer several days. The patient is a
butcher This makes n total OF nineteen
| cases 10 date.
A telegram from Biloxi says that an
Italian has died in the heart of that city.
| apparently of yellow fever An autopsy
will be held. and all the physicians now in
Biloxi VIII be invited TO be present to de-
termine the character of the sickness from
which tie man died
There H. no doubt in the minds NJ apv of
the LEGAL Physicians that the eighteen local
cases reported are genuine yellow fever. IL
Is not malignant now, because IL has NOT
had uile enough to breea here, and il IL is
stamped out now, there is no reason TO be-
lieve that ii Will reappear next year.
Will Not Affect the Races.
Some inquiry has been made as TO whath
er the present scare will have the effect Of
Interfering with the winter race meeting.
onicials or the club say they are gong
right ahead with their preparations for ihe
opening, and that the existence of a few
cases of yellow fever here viii not change
the- rrange ments. They feel that tn rf.
VIII se absolutely no danger of fever exist
Ing when the date Of the meeting ar-ri ,,s
Local cotton men are warmly coop psrat-
ing with the authorities in the esfcrt TO
stamp out the disease. in the hope thar 10
cotton may he diverted from New ORLEANS
as result OF the quarantine regulations
tilfoushoul the country. As soon as these
quarantine barriers are raised II Is hoo.d
tlat trade intercourse with New Orlr ms
Wih become normal again. The board of
htaIth authorities are preparing a careful
map or the several infected horses in Np,v
Orleans and n
amy be sent to the hospital service ar
washington for It's information
SeFera! OF the towns have adopted the
rollcy OF Lake Ch2r.cs and will fina aud
inprison all persons who in thee fi1,ae of
eHcl; IncHt give circulation t. tInfo1nlaa
rGtil3rs with a VieG 10 alarming the r,it,,lic
,I.iH- Se.tral towns have adopted locaI
laws pioNi'iinS fer the prompt punishment
Of people " no may be successful i'm running
the quarantine. but whose transgre.;ss is
sHDsequehtly made known. Representa-
thoriiies, together with members Of the
hoard OF trade and other commercial aN-
changes. are meeting this forenoon TO take
action with regard 10 moving freight out
of New Orleans.
nisinfectfon of Merchandise.
DR.. oiiphant of the board of health and
surgeon Garter of the marine hospital SER
vice hav" both expressed the opinion that II
is entirely feasible so to disnfect nerchar-
from New Orleans entirely harmless An
effort will be made TO induce Louisiana.
Alabama and Mississippi town boards OF
health TO modify their quarantine regt,la-
lions so rs 10 admit freight. No blankets
Gotten or Toolea goods VIII be ate mnfed
TO be shipped, Tut il is proposed IL possible
to move groceries ana provisions. nechin-
cry, hardware and other articles which are
not good mediums fer the propagation Of
yellow fever germs.
The P3ceyune says this morning that DR.
Arch.nard, a prominent lacteficlogist who
took part IL the autopsiss at Ocean S-rinSs
gathered quantities of blood there and
through his microscopic Investigations siace
his return has discovered the baciih of yell
low fever.
Jackson Almost Deserted.
JACKSON. Miss, September l6.-No
more people are leaving the city. for two
reascns-;fere are very few left here, and
none of these can get out on account OF
the rigid quarantine thrown around the
town. Business is dead. The town hav-
ing gotten rid OF those excitable persons
90 the number Of several thousandD tha
chances of those remaining are corresponds
inply increased should trouble occur. and
the people are, therefore, feeling easier.
]. L. ReGfield, mayor of Edwards. tele-
Fraphed the Associated Press at 10 am.
follows:
There are eight cases of yellow fever
in town, thee in country. No deaths. All