The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-15
New Orleans Scared.
NEW CASES REPORTED
IN SEVERAL GULF
TOWNS.

New Orleans. Sept 10 The an
nouncement of twelve suspicious cases
on one square 10 the city aud that three
cases had developed sioce the death of
young lady who had come from Ocean
Springs, created large measure Of
alarm In the public mind early in the
day, bot this was alIayed when the facts
became koown. At nightfall all reports
received by Dr.. Olipbant we're SO favor
able that renewed confidence was infus
ed in the officials of the board Just
before the board met, Dr.. Oliphant said
to reporter Of the Associated Press
There is marked Improvement 10
the situation 10 the State | may state
uno6icially that all the patients in the
St. Claude street square are better. |
had not received report from the board
of experts but I have learned from our
inspector who is assigned to the prem
ises, that apparently none of the
patients is at present in dagger. |
I am able to say tbat 20 other case has
beeo brought to our attention iu New
Orleaas. the symptoms Of which would
Justify US in chasing it as suspicious.
This morning part Of doctors and Of
6cials left here over the Illinois Central
for Memphis aud will return via the
Mississippi Valley. They will stop at all
Intervening places to make koowo the
exact status Of affairs, seeking to allay
the fears of people 10 order that
panic 10 the country may be prevented
! aud the i'm posing OF unreasonable 4 ar
antioe restrictions raised
1t is hoped tiat this visit Of the ctfi-
cials, in whom the public have conf
dence, will have the effect Of checking
uodue restraint CT trade.
Surgeon Murray, Of the Marine hos.
pital service. stated tonight that Ocean
Springs from pow on would be the
official headquarters for the entire guls
coast Marine hospital service, and the
camp Of detention will be at Fontain
bleau, three miles from the Gulf
Those who are taken to the camp
will be held nominal prisoners for ten
days, and, if at the expiration of that
time they show no signs Of sfliction.
sbey will be provided with government
health certificates and permitted to GO
wherever they please.
Ooe hundred and forty people. white
and black. 10 Ocean Springs. by actual
count, are in distress, many being in
extreme want of medicine aud provis-
ious Not a pound of food nor ao
ounce Of medicine has been given to
any one except by private citizens who
already have been heavily taxed.
Sisters of charity have applied to the
authorities to be allowed to nurse the
sick.
The fever has not spread west be-
yond Biloxi. The most effective quar-
antipe measures are in force aud if the
disease is not held in check at Biloxi.
Ocean Springs aud Scranton. it will
not be because the authorities have
lacked ia vigilance
Biloxi is appealing for medicine. and
the situation in the tom is apparently
growing steadily worse
Miss Lewis, who is in the city limits,
was declared to have black vomit after
Dr.. Tackett had made microscopic
examination. Frank Emory, son of
the Methodist preacher there, was late
this afternoon reported down with yel
low fever. The house and inmates are
quarautined and the yellow flag is fly
log. Mayor Howard today issued
orders that the flags should be displayed
wherever yellow fever was found. and
! correspondent telegraphs this afternoon
that the yellow fever flag is now cou-
spicuous in Biloxi. Mayor Howard
has determined that all physicians shalt
promptly report all cases, uuder severe
penalties for failure Now, that the
is koown, it is desired that 20
facts shall be concealed. To-day it was
learned that numbe. Of people who
have been quarantiued in the Bara'aria
canning factory at Point Cadet. near
Biloxi, we're 10 need Of provisions and
Mayor Howard sent them relief. There
are no suspicious cases in Mobile and
the general health there is shown by
the board Of health records to be better
than for the past Eve years The line
Of defense for Baldwin county, as we'll
as for Mobile county, is complete. and
coast guard has been added 10 the
lower bay
Natcbez, Miss. to-day. included
New Orleans in the lists of infected
points against which rigid quarantine
is being enforced aud the shotgun
guard is in evidence all around the
CITY. The steamer Natchez. from here,
passed there this morning With several
Natchez people among her passengers.