The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08

NEW ORLEANS. SEPT. Night fen on
New Orleans without a single case OF vel
soH fever heS tng been reported 70 the state
board u health But ere imported case
th1s far has dgyelo2ea here. and death has
wiped that out. Tire board a health to-
right declared that in spite of all reports
20 the contrary. not one Of the family who
had CORE hitheT from Ocean Springs had
been stricken with the disease.
The afternoon dispatches Of the Asscci-
atea Press coatafne6 a statement made on
the authority ~ the marine hospital Of
Washirgton. that DR.. Oliphanf. OF the To-
cal board ~ health had teiaer8phed TT.
Wasbin. q Mobile. that two deaths had
occurred hsre. and that there were three
rev cases. DR. Oliphant aftirgns with en-
Thasis that he signed no such dispatch.
nor did any representative % his. Last
night during the meeting of the hoard OF
health Il was decided 20 wire the exact
situation 70 Washin. The appended dis
Tatch was sent. and dispatches az similar
import were sent 40 some twenty-five
boards 81 health in the country;
zone case of fever from Ocean Springs
died here this morning. Extreme pTecan-
*sDFs OLIPfANT.'
Dr.. Oliuhant SAYS be seui no other dis
patch 20 Dr Washln. Gnd that eitaer the
marine hospital has bsen imposed upon or
inc1Frect information has ben given out.
The GsIpi Family oaarantined
This morning AZ The Gelpl residence.
where the frs. and fatal case was reported
yesterday, the premises were thoroughly
irapregnated with sulphur. and * Is be-
Heved every lingering germ therein has
been killed. The four Inmates. TWO ser
wants and the mother and brother or the
hos. are Absolutely qusranfined. Physi-
clans are promptly reporting cases Of fever
that come under their observation pr
WalmsGey said tonight that four or I'VE
dcubtful cases had been reported ard that
members Of the board OF experts had IN
vestigated thern all In none OF them was
there a trace OF symptom of yellow feyer.'
want Quarantine Raised.
The hoard Of health was thronged with
pecnle throughout the day and far into the
night Mary came 10 inquire as 20 The
probability * "A modification Of last nights
sweeping proclamation Of quarantine. so
that friends and relatives soJodrninE az
Mis- Ixsiprl sound resorts might be allowed
20 come home, and others came TO secure
health certificates in order that they might
leave The city. The latter being mostly COM
rrercisl travellers who were generally fur
rlshed she proper bills OF heaita. During
the DAY I, was reported a train load Il PEG
pie from the East had been siG2.racbed
beyond the city linalss awaiting such ae-
ton ~ the beard as would permit them 70
come into town.
4at Day. local calef % the railway
mail service, called upnn Superintendent
Marshal of the Louisville & Nashville
railway Wtth reference - the Dispatch
Eug OF mail 10 and from the infected
points Complaint rad been n1as5s that
oeean Springs and Biloxi were being de-
Az .ssa.
Viii be made 20 take the mail from taa
stations at Ocean Springs an1 Biloxi ~
means ef poueh eatchsrs. Unialccted
points are not sglected
Complete Inspection sySteui.
A complete inspection camp has been
orEanized AZ the Bisoiets. through wh.cA
an entrance IS raaae 20 the city. No
doubtful person will BE- allowed 60 core
IA inspectors have been scnt 20 4A fhc
GclT coast points 70 maSe a GuA and
thtrsrugh eNa rnlratlcn 81 thttr Ecalla and
sanitary conditions
Th.r. seems 20 be 40 threatened exodus
from the cIty All but cne road reports
business outgoing as normal T1e North
eastern oanesaIs aalt anew were carrying
q earrevhat heavier consignment 90 pass
ensers than ordinarily. and attributed the
irtsease ~ thc material fear 81 unnccii-
ffated strangers.
one peHth az Ocean springs.
Only one additional death has been re-
rpsrted AZ 0seau Ses8aes with symptoms
90 yeliaw fever. a znaiatto. Nc new
rr -es kav- been reported daring tne at-
terftoon Oeeau Springs has u0w been
absolutely Cgt OK from the ourside worla
ana thr cuiy rlcAus - rearhinr the toWa
ARE hv wire or nan. TIE telsS7spa os-
ersse~ - wen nseh worked to deafh. S.
La
vs.s sssA thts afternoon fnere was only
a fan II Geo lu the town sG6 fnat rnere
vas 10 eav to go uose. Physicians ~
ere srrIrgE rrt but Htfae rest ara l
,,s sa certain thas nlgdf1a} supplies WI
wes soon hc exhausted. bat in t6e course
or q sav ~ tUc means w1a ce founa
Whereby reHst VIA - suprae3 y Ee-
rUsred citv physicians ~A volunteer 20
7fi ths local doctors
Precautions at Mobile.
MOBILE. Ala. sept 1.-Evsry Pre-.f-
tssn has hasu ga&ea teo8g Ca grard
~-..r.st che 5atraslsct.sn cf fever .1to Ela-
b.te EEla quarantine Ass eetn es-sA@-
Tsrss sv isas sUa wa6sT &r3 Gast ,solen
ferssrs uha gog Ia betare the alAsaet.re
srra7zeaects were soeug.e-et 64ve a-ca
s..-f qst ef sae Gay 81 t5s &etsat-oa ca-n0.
l-.-tta4 ag&een u3ses wtst cu tae Ioa.s-
,.,,se & Nashville Ta4reaa- Az cr- ea~p
s.es sra detained ass srast Ro same
yre-s ceasE posuts or fToa SEES orleans
1-tes nsust ggzna-u tFr days ,1 Quarantine
-,..~e 49, several there nea So t-sa
-.-,s a~a Allowed ~ q -aa sz-o teH0. \
-s-ea exs-llnatasn bera og tas p1aso fa-
-f.s,s t1, tosr5 q tasIiA 90 saE Pos lFs
tnet tNere Is I'd cAz,a & s sss-a.als u.s.
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~s~xe5 10 lesvc En- tas 1aeT41k vtts 1f-T
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-, sssy IRE disease gHere. az era -aarsas
s.es-,1saf service ga tss tever az Gr4as-
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,r~r~e = 20 fever AZ S-rsutca- --r as sar
.s -en - saar-e3 az any coast gssszt ex-
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