Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-25
THE FEVER PEST.
Strong Efforts Being Made to
Stamp 1t Out
Increase of Deaths mt New Orleans
Scared Residents Leaving Mo-
bile-The Plague Appears
nt Cairo. Ill.

New Orleans, Sept. 20.-The condition
relative to the yellow fever scare
throughout the south is gradually be-
coming more complicated, chiefly ow-
ing to the fact that there had been no
fatalities save the one which marked
the introduction of the fever two
weeks ago. Since then, however, there
occurred a death Friday, two Saturday
and one Sunday-five in all-with the
totaN number of 40 actual cases up to
six p. IN. Sunday. All over the city the
work of cleaning and disinfecting is
going on. Meetings are being held daily
by all classes of the population and
the business men are putting in the
time collectively and individually push
ing this branch of the fight against
the fever. Hundreds of barrels of lime
are being used in the drains and gut
ters and each infected locality is being
fumigated and sanitated thoroughly
under the organized direction of the
board of health
Hundreds of citizens are volunteering
for personal work along this line and
are being pressed into service by the
board. Gasoline burners on large
scale are being used to consume all
matter on sidewalks and drains in the
infected sections, and, in fact, never
has there been in the history of the
country more complete methods of san
itation pursued, and it is almost mat
ter of impossibility for the fever to
spread in the infected localities. If
hard work can accomplish anything it
is safe to say the fever will not reach
proportions calculated to seriously
threaten the public safety. Business
is at a standstill, with the exception Of
export shipments of grain and west
ern produce, which are progressing
without interruption and heavily.
The board of health has ordered that
meetings, whether social, fraternal or
otherwise, be avoided or postponed as
much as possible, and enjoining the
public to use filtered, distilled or boiled
water. No steps have yet been taken
to close the theaters, which are nightly
thronged with people, but if the fever
should spread it is anticipated that the
management of the playhouses will be
asked to suspend temporarily.
The fever at Edwards shows but
slight increase and no deaths have oc
CURED. DIR. Purnell reported four new
cases Sunday. Disinfection has com
menced and bedding is being burned
when it cannot be disinfected. DR.
Dunn, now ut Ocean Springs, has beer
ordered to Edwards. The state boarC
tried to prevent Father Prendergast, O
Vicksburg, who has never had the fe
YER, from going to Edwards, but he con
sidered it his duty and the board CAV
way.
The board has a report from Biloxi
showing 36 cases to date, besides 81,
suspects and 81 cases of yellow feve
now on hand. No deaths reported.
Vicksburg is thoroughly guarded ant
entirely healthy. 1t is estimated tha
perhaps ten per cent. of the poPula
tion has left town.
Mobile, Ala, Sept 2o.-The officia
bulletin for the last "a hours ending a
noon Sunday shows IL new cases. On
death occurred. Total cases to date
49, total deaths, 3. The bad feature i
that the fever is confined to no particu
lar part of the city, but seems to b
general. 1t is estimated that nearl
10000 people have left the city With
the past week and the exodus has no
yet subsidized.
The government has taken charge G
quarantine and will erect 900 tents a
Mount Vernon for the refugees. Th
city has done everything in its powe
to stay the dreadful malady scatterin
lime and carbolic acid broadcas
throughout the city, but without al
parent effect.
Factories have shut down, building
in course of erection are deserted an
the city presents an appearance tn;
will not soon be forgotten.
Scranton, Miss, 40 miles south
here, has appealed for help, and in a
probability Mobile will have TO do lik
wise within the next few days. III
last train on the Mobile & Ohio road le
here Saturday evening, and now bl
one train leaves daily, that to Louisvil
and Nashville, but this train is not a
lowed to stop in Alabama. A panic h;
seized the people and altogether tt
outlook is serious.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 2O.-A speci
to the Commercial-Appea from Cair
ILL.,, says: DR.. Guiteras, the yello
fever expert, who arrived here from M
bile at noon Sunday, has pronounc'
two suspicious cases at the marine he
: ptal to be yellow fever of mild forl
Owing to the prompt measures tax,
there is no danger of its spreadin
The hospital is thoroughly guarde
DIR. Egan, secretary of the board
health, issued an order addressed
every railroad entering the state fro
the south, instituting quaranti
against the states of Alabama, Miss
sippi and Louisiana. For that part
the state south of the Baltimore &Of
Southwestern railroad, Chicago e
copied, will be required to show Gle
hin of health There is no eXcieme