The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-09
bronze JOHN QUIET.
THE NEW ORLEANS DOCTORS
WIDE-AwAKE AND INvEsTI-
eating ALL SICKNESS.
ONLY one ADDITIONAL DEATH
REPORTED AT OCEAN SPRINGS
WHICH is NOW CUT OFF FROM
THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
ICE, YELLOW JACKS ENEMY, SCARCE
Doctors Worn Out and Medical Sup-
plies About Exhausted-Fever
Experts and Spasmodic
Press Correspondents
Vie With Yellow Jack.
|CE, YELLOW JAcK'S ENEMY, SCARCE

New Orleans without q single case of vel
low fever having been reported to the
state board of health. Since the pro-
nouncement that yellow jack had appear
ed at Ocean Springs but one imported case
has been developed here and death has
wiped that out. The board of health to-
night, through its president, DR.. Ollphant,
and its president pro tenn, DR.. Walmsley,
declared that in spite of all reports to the
contrary not one of the many who had
come here from Ocean Springs had been
stricken with the disease.
The afternoon dispatches to the Associ-
ated Press contained statement made on
the authority of the Marine hospital at
Washington that DR.. Olliphant had tele-
graphed Dr. Waldin at Mobile that two
deaths had occurred here and that there
were three new cases. Mr. Olliphant af-
firms with emphasis that he signed no such
dispatch, nor did any representative of
him in the board of health, and that it
was unjust thus to create alarm in Tue
public mind when there was no founda-
ton for the story.
Isi=lsast night during the meeting of the
board of health it was decided, in keeping
| faith with the health organizations of the
| country. to wire the exact situation here
to DR.. Waldin of the Marine hospital serv.
ice at Mobile. The appended dispatch
| was sent and dispatches of similar import
| were sent to some twenty-five boards of
health in this country.
zone case of fever from Ocean Springs,
Miss, died here this morning. Extreme
precautions have been taken. Know of
no other case in this city. Signed
IS. r. OLLIPHANT, President"
DR.. Olliphant says he sent no other dis
patch to DR.. Waldin, and either the Ma
rine hospital service has been imposed ON
or incorrect information has been given
out.
This morning the board of health pro-
ceeded with the second stage of disinfec-
tion of the Gelpi residence, where the first
and fatal case was reported yesterday.
The entire premises were thoroughly i'm
pregnated with sulphur, and it is believed
that every lingering germ therein has been
killed. The four inmates, two servants
and the mother and brother of the boy are
absolutely quarantined. Guards are sta
toned around the premises and no one is
permitted either to enter or leave the
house. DR.. Heard said today that the
residence would be in charge OF the board
for FIVE days.
Excellent results have already attended
the sending out of circular last night TO
all licensed physicians instructing them
promptly to report all suspicious cases of
fever that come under their observation.
DR.. Walmsley said tonight that four or
five cases had been reported by physicians
where the nature of the illness was such
as to allow room for doubt. and that men,
bers of the board of experts had visited
each patient and made an exhaustive in
vestigation during the day. On the COM
pletion of their examination the experts
reported that in no case that they had
looked into was there trace or symptom
of yellow fever.
The board of health Office was thronged
with people throughout the day and late
into the night. For the most part the
visitors were of two classes-those who
come to inquire as to the probability of
modification of last nights sweeping quar-
antine proclamation, so that their friends
and relatives who were sojourning at
Mississippi Sound might be allowed to
come home, and those who came to secure
health certificates in order that they might
leave the city. The major portion of the
latter class were commercial travellers.
and generally they were furnished with
the proper bills of health. During the
day it was reported that train load o!
people from the coast had been sidetrack-
ed beyond the city limits awaiting such
action by the board as would permit them
to come into the town. During the day
Mai. Day. local chief of the railway mail
service. called on Superintendent Marshall
of the Louisville and Nashville with refer
ence to the dispatching of mail to aud
from the infected points. Complaint had
been made that Ocean Springs and Biloxi
were being deprived of mail facilities. 1t
was understood after the conference that
arrangements would be made TO take the
mail from the station at Ocean Springs
and Biloxi by means of pouch catchers.
All mail to those points is being delivered
without hitch and mail is being received
from and delivered at all nOn-infected
points between this city and Biloxi.
q The board of health decided during the
day to maintain a complete inspection
camp at the Rigolets and through which
entrance is made to this city. A physi-