The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-24
SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN
Divides Yellow Fever Infected Section In
to Districts With q Surgeon in Charge of
Each-TheO Quarantine Service at Atlanta

Each-The Quarantine Service At Atlanta
Washington, September 17.-Surgeon
General Wyman today issued to ma
rine hospital officers the following in
structions, defining their field of oper-
atoms in behalf Of the government, in
| aid Of state authorities in dealing with
yellow fever:
Surgeon Murray, in charge of all
matters between Louisiana and Ala
bama, line south of but not including
Jackson and Vicksburg.
Surgeon Sawtelle, at Atlanta, in
charge of Georgia.
Surgeon Carter. in charge of New
Orleans and Louisiana.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Glennan,
at Mobile, in charge of Alabama and
| prepared to establish a detention camp
near Mobile.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Ged-
| dings, at Jackson, Miss, in charge of
| northern Mississippi, is establishing
| detention camp near Edwards, Miss.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Young, at
| Memphis, to aid Mississippi river in
| pection and cooperate with local au-
| thorities.
Fac officer to wire daily, if posi-
| BILE, the number of cases and deaths at
| points in district"
The following Geographic message
was received today from Surgeon Saw
telle, the official in charge of the Geor-
| gia district:
Atlanta, September II, 1897.
Railroad officials here have agreed
not to sell tickets to persons from in
fected districts to points south of At
lanta. Medical inspection Of incoming
trains from the south was inaugurated
by the board of health yesterday. At
lanta and West Point trains are met
by competent inspectors forty miles
from the city, and Southern railroad
trains from Birmingham twenty miles
out. Any suspicious cases found or
the trains will be put off four miles
from the city limits, and cared for in
a detention camp. No suspicious cases
are reported in the city, and no case:
found on the trains. To meet the de-
mands of quarantine, all coaches bound
south from Atlanta and Montgomery
are fumigated before departure, by
railroad authorities. No more New
York and New Orleans Pnllmans ar
fumigated in Jersey City by a health
are no malarial diseases in the city
The exodus from infected districts con
tinues, many passing through Atlanta
to points north an east. About 500 re
fugees are now in Atlanta. Health au'
thorities are aiding them to reach
nothern places by issuing health GER
tifcates after thorough examination
Of each person."
SAWTELLE,
Surgeon NJ. H. S."
The advices received by Surgeon
General Wyman tonight include the
fOllOwing:
From Vicksburg, Miss, DR.. Hunter
president of the state board of health
reported that there had been n sus.
picious case at Militia Yuma. There is
no one sick.
Surgeon White reports that he hope:
to have the detention camp at Fon.
tainbleau open on Monday.
From Mobile DR.. Guiteras reports
Day ending noon, cases previously re
ported 3, new cases 2, suspicious cases
3, deaths 2. Total under treatment 5
DR.. Glennan also at Mobile reports tina
the passenger train inspection service
went into operation today.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Young, a
Memphis, was ordered today to supple
ment the inspection of vessels begun
several days g at New Orleans by {
second inspection at a point below
Memphis.