The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-16
H[ HOLDS THE FORT.
BaONzE JOHN HAS FORCED THE
SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS TO REC
oGNIZE HIS PRESENCE.
DR.. GU|TERAS IS CONVINCED
HE HAS SET AT REST ALL DOUBT
THAT THE YELLOW FEVER
REALLY EXISTS.
FAMILIAR lIS sAND IlSN | GhME.
The Marine Hospital Service, In
Lucid Interval, Realizes II Is
Graspins with the Awful
PIague-Details From
Various Points.
FAMILIAR 'nS .AND 'I|SN'I GAME

New Orleans, Sept. 9.-Up to nightfall
there has been no change in the fever
situation. Two or three suspicious cases
had been reported to the board of
health-a material falling off from the
1umbcr yesterday, when there were
tbrty-seyen. These were promptly in
vestigated, with the usual result This
evening DIR. Olliphant and his corps
realize that they have but one battle to
hgbt-that of preventing any more i'm
portations from the coast towns, Biloxi
and Ocean Springs. The news from
the Mississippi sound was satisfactory
today and disappointing-sati in
that DIR. Guteras and the other govern
ment experts had declared that yellow
fever existed at Ocean Springs and
Biloxi, confirming the judgment of DIR.
Olliphnnt and his associates, and dis
appointing because the fears of the pub
lie have been realized. OF course, the
decision of DIR. Guiteras has set at rest
all doubt here that yellow fever exists at
Ocean Springs but the people there find
some consolation in the fact that pecu-
liar conditions surround the death of
Sherry Seymour, who was officially de-
clared today to have succumbed TO yell
low fever. He was in bad health be-
fore he was stricken, was dissipated and
unnecessarily exposed. He was first
treated with primitive methods by his
family; no physician was called for four
days, when he showed temporary recOv-
cry; he Over-ate himself. collapsed and
died. DIR. Guiteras, DIR. Murray and all
who participated in the autopsy, how
ever, declared there was no question that
the man had died of yellow fever. DIR.
Guiteras' opinion has seemed to satisfy
everybody. One of DIR. Guiteras' doubt
full patients, child, died today. In DR..
Guiteras' opinion the prevailing fever is
not yellow jack, but there are isolated
cases of that dread disease. This even
ing DIR. Guiteras pronounced the case of
Ernest Boangere, now sick, as yellow
fever.
Late this evening the three cases here
tOfore reported as existing Mt Biloxi were
reported as yellow fever. Doctors Car
ser. Murray and Cant made a careful in
Vestigation and came to that conclusion.
sustaining DIR. Harralson, the member of
the Mississippi board of health, who had
first examined the cases. There had
been considerable Indignation for twenty
four hours against DR.. Harralson in
Biloxi because he had said these cases
were of the genuine type, and there was
"a disposition to hold Il mass meeting and
seriously question the Judgment of the
doctor In this emergency the federal
aexperts and an experienced local physi-
elan were called in. A dispatch from
Biloxi tonight says that the decision of
the experts is concurred in by numerous
citizens. and there is Il disposition to
make the best of the situation. Forth-
nately, the three eases are thoroughly
isolated and it is confidently predicted
that a spread of the contagion will be
prevented. The sensational report
given out last night that there were
seven additional cases yesterday III
Biloxi is today pronounced without foun-
dation. A feeling of depression exists
in Biloxi. but the little city is rising equal
10 the situation and couple of tons OF
disinfectants are being scattered through
the town.
A late Dispatch brings the information
that n lad named Theodore sanchez Ill
biloxi, shows n decided case of yellow
FEVER as diagnosed by DR.. Harralson.
The PREMISES are guarded and no COM
snunication is allowed with the inmates
of the house.
Or. Salamon and DR.. Kelly today cx-
amined nine cases of fever at Moss
Point. They declared that there IS no
case of yellow fever in that town. not
oven SUSPICIOUS case. Since the an
nouncement of yellow fever in Scranton
there has been rush to get ont OF Moss
Point. which is close by. All during the
night wagons loaded with furniture and
provisions were. moving on toward the
northern points of the county. ana dur
ing the day large numbers of people nave
ioined the procession out of that town.
n is estimated that 800 have already
left.
DR.. Guiteras will go to Biloxi ana
Scranton after he has completed his in
yestiga lions in Ocean Springs.
Mayor Flower of New Orleans was ask
cd today il the scare would have the ef'
feet of inducing the authorities to give the
city general cleaning up. lie replied III
the negative. His honor said the entire
situation had been put into the hands OF
the board of health. Ordinarily the city
was not in a position to 90 to the extra eX'
pense of cleaning up. If. however. Pres'
ident OllphaDt believed that thorough
cleaning up was required to keep the fever
out. his honor said there would be nj
question of the city's ability to rise supe
Tior 10 the emergency. In the mean time
the water works authorities have come
forward with an offer to the city ant
board of health TO furnish all .he wate
needed and throughout New Orleans TO
day plugs were opened in order that TIT
cutters might be flooded and the street
got rid of the carcasses of millions OF bug
which couple of nights ago butted thei
lives out against the electric light globes.
Passenger trains leaving the city toda
carried only ordinary passengers. ana III
curry at the board of health office dis
closed the fact that very few application
were being made for certificates of healtl
Whose who are applying are largely CON
1nercal travellers who are arming then
selves so as to not be placed at disadyar
rage when they strike towns that requr
such papers before allowing visitor {
enter.
RED TAPE REHIND.