New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
SEVEN CASES OF THE FEVER.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN NEwORLEANS
BY THE EXPERT PHYSICIANS
,,o GENERAL ALARM IN THE CITY CAUSED BY
-ruv D1AGNOsIs-MORE SUSPICIOUS CASES
REpoRTEp-oUARANTINE NOW EN-
FORCED AGAINST MOBILE


rEpoRTEp- NOW EN-
FORCED AGAINST MOBILE.
Xsr-OrIeans Sept. 12.-The Board OF
Health at noon to-day. officially declared SIX
% .b tv.oIve suspicious cases OF fever in st.
C,oudo-st 70 be cases Of yellow fever Two
hours later the Board announced another pro-
nouncod case Of the dreaded disease at Miro
md Esplanade SITS, also in the lower part OF
the city but mile or more away from the
infected square
The announcement regarding the first six
caees was not unexpected although IT had been
hoped from the delay the part Of the eX-
perts that they were simply of bilious
malaria No general alarm has resulted here.
although the news rapidly spread through the
CITY The authorities do not believe that the
situation is materially worse than 1t was four
or FIVE days ago. and they still confident
Of their ability, with modern sanitary appli-
ances successfully 10 quarantine the infected
districts.
or the six patients four are convalescent and
two were declared to be critically ILL., one Of these
having suffered a relapse since yesterday The
seventh case IS that of a boy named Roy. The
Board Of Experts say that the disease in his case
apparently had its origin in Scranton Miss. or
in the vicinity Of that town.
no CAUSE FOR SERIOUS ALARM
To correspondent Of the Associated Press
President Oliphant Of the Board of Health said
this afternoon: "Of course have made this an
nouncement of the existence of seven cases OF
yellow fever in New-Orleans with sincere regret,
but there was no alternative left me, under my
pedge 10 keep faith with the public here and
elsewhere l do not think. however that there
is occasion here for serious alarm unless condi-
lions shall grow materially worse. We shall
have TO await developments.
personally. I am unable to say whether or
not these cases are of mild or severe type
The absence of mortality would seem to indi-
cate that they are i'm the former class. That
there has been no spread of the disease would
seem TO strengthen that view. I have no reason
to doubt however that the complete sanitation
Of the neighborhoOd instituted by the Board and
the rigid quarantine enforced has gone long
way toward restricting the disease 10 the St
Caude-st. square in which the cases originated
and take hope from this fact that we shall still
be able TO confne the fever within its present
limits. The situation is certainly no worse now
than 1t was four or five days ago.
we have now had a tota, of eight and
one DEATH the origin of all Of which may be
traced to the infected towns the Mississippi
coast, They may all be classed as mporta-
tions. see no occasion for any panic in New
Orleans The general health Of the city is
good. and the city is rapidly being put in fine
sanitary condition. There is no present appre-
hension Of an epidemic and l have reason to
hope that We shall continue 10 be masters of the
situation
A number of additional suspicious cases were
again reported the Board of Health to-day
In each instance physicians were at once as
patched TO investigate. Their reports have been
uniformly that the suspicious were groundless.
The force Of physicians attached TO the Board
Of Health has be n largely increased. and the
Board Is in communication with every section
Acting Mayor Britton and the members OF the
conference committee met the Board OF ltealth
to-day and discussed the question Of sanitation.
II reported that arrangements had been
made with the water-UOrks company and with
the large plants on the river front 10 furnish an
ample supply Of water. Many Of the cutters
were being flushed to-day. and It was said that
practically every in the city would have
running water in 1t Tomorrow heavy ram
storm visited New-Orleans this morning and
assisted in cleaning the streets. Commissioner
of Public Works McGary said later that he
would add materially TO his force to- morrow, and
that in few days the city would be In a cleaner
condition than It has been for years. Assurances
had been given that the money required would
br forthcoming to do all the work expected.
President Olliphant soon after he got the re-
port of the experts. telegraphed to Governor
Foster who had requested to be kept fully In
formed as 10 the situation. and also informed
the railroad companies and others who nave a
special interest Ia the situation. The news was
generally spread through Louisiana and the
of the towns that have not quarantincd New
Orleans will now refuse 10 have any cOmmuni-
cation with this city. The situation In this re-
spect. however. VIII not be much aggravated. for
the city has already been bottled up for several
DAYS DR. Olliphant sand this afternoon that dis
patches were being prepared to be sent TO the
various Boards OF Health ~ the country, ofi-
c!a!ly acquainting them with the situation.
EXPERTS LEAVE OCEAN sPRINGs
Dr Lehman who has been AT ocean Springs
for several days and is yellow fever expert.
has returned. He took par, with the medical
experts on the IN the diagnosis Of several
cases Of fever He says: Il went over to Ocean
Springs 10 attend the poor who might be suffer
ing from yellow fever Aft"r n most dnigent
search for any WhO might De suffering with that
disease answering number of calls. invcs,igat-
ing me condition ~ convaiescents ana seeing a
;r,g cases by courtesy ~ the attending physi-
clan ! concluded that as no yellow fever existed
ny duties "'r" over
The doctor came direct from ocean Springs
here, having. however 10 undergo a thorough
fuu.igatlou Of hs clothes and effects The
Board ~ Health gave him the permission H.
como here when hrk"d about this Mr. Patton
tho srcretary said: 1T II the invariablc rule In
yellow fever epldeflics 20 give the widest posi-.
be latit Ide 20 physciaus travelling. II we ar,
going 10 ls.OAie the physiclans simply bccause
they have been r. infected towns or In contact
sslh yellow fever patients We might Just n,
well -, down. fold our hands and let the plague
have fuA swing"
To-nigh, the Board ~ Health declared a rigid
Quarantine against Mobile by unanimously
adyu,lug ms resolution. Since the Board has
been cfedlbly Informed that there have beer
cases - fever in Mobile that should be investi
Ra,ed. an1 since the Mobile Board Of Health hai
Dc med 10 ac4ulcFrc IN our request 10 ascertain
further data II tnc status al Mobile by sending
T. f-ITcseHtaiiYe there. and for sufficient reasons
tbs Board declares from and after thls date q
rlgld quarantine against the cAy Of Mobile III
There hos been cCnsidcrabie ,escut,uen, hers