The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-11
SCARCITY OF NURSES.
Help Urgently Needed at Ocean
Springs at Biloxi.

New Orleans, Sept. 10.-An official
who mas returned from the block in
which the II suspicious fever cases
were reported last night declares that
none of the patients nave died. A man
living in the block. Jchn Williams. a
ba1llff, died this morning of congestion
produced by alcoholism, and this gave
rise TO a report that one If gtlle patients
suffering with fever had expired. Of
the II cases two are considered to be
very sick Health officials say they are
unable to say what the fever in this
neigthborhood is. In the meantime no
precautlcn is overlooked TO confine the
disease
Ocean SPRINGS. Miss. has issued an
apreal for help, and any contributions
of money or provisions viii be thank
fully. received and Acknowledged. There
are entire families destitute among the
citizens Of the stricken town. The ex-
igencdes are beyond their resources.
Mayor Grayson of Ocean Springs sug-
gests that any donations should be
sent to r. a. Van CIeave of the board
of health.
Steward Thurston of the marine hos
pital service arrived there this morn
ing and Immediately reported to Sur
geon Murray. His duties with Foe the
hiring OF hands. making official con
tracts, purchasing supplies, medicines,
etc., iii connection With The detention
camp to be established near THAT place.
Ocean Springs reports one new case
and one suspicious case this morning.
bylt no deaths have occurred since that
of Seymour, renorted yesterday. An
urgent request, however, has been for
waa-ded to New Orleans for yellow
fever nurses. A corps of at least five
trained nurses is absolutely needed be-
-
at Ocean Springs are not receiving tine
attention which only experienced yell
low fever nurses can give. New Or
leans will probably find some way of
meeting the request, but if it is un-
able to do SO, the federal government
win be appealed to.
The Catholic convent at Bay ST.
Louis has been closed, and nearly 200
babes were sent to- New Orleans last
night There is no sickness at the Bay
but THE authorities consider it wise to
take time by the forelock and not run
any risk. The Western Union com
pany has established telegraph Of
fee at Rigoli, in order to facilitate the
Physicians stationed there in commune
ica.ing with the city. A camp of de
teption has been established at this
point ard it has NOW several patients
Dispatches from Biloxi this morning
SAY uiNdl LIE IiOUDdG WHICH Is DGCO-ii-
ing unbearabIe is the fact that the drug
stores are running out of medicines,
and no freignts have Been received. al
though ordered in ample time Presi-
dent LeGI1cn of the board ce health Of
Biloxi aas wired President Oiliphant
urging him in be[half OF humanity to
see that requests for drugs shall be
promptly attended to.
The Biloxi board of health this morn
ing Issued q notice to all physicians
that they must report within "a hours
to that body all infectious, contagious
and suspicious cases that are met With
in their practice, under a penalty of
500 fine. There were otherwise no
serious DEVELOPMENTS ait Biloxi this
morning and All prevailing cases of
fever were reported to be convalesceut.