Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-09

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-The death OF
Young Gelpi of yellow fever has natur-
ally caused no little excitement in the
city. Physicians, however, express 40
APPREHENSION and believe it quite pos
sible to arrest the spread OF the fever.
The board during the day had ordered
a rigid quarantine against all points
ON the gulf coast and had taken every
precaution to guard all the avenues OF
communication against the entry into
the city of any person from Ocean
Springs, Biloxi or other points on the
sound, which it was thought the fever
might reach. Reassurlng kilograms
were received from Ocean Springs stat
ing that the Mississippi board of
health had taken every precautiOn pos
sible to prescribe the limits of the cpl
demic and prevent its communication
to the Outside world. 1--WE have no
fear" said DR.. Walmsley, acting presi-
dent of the board of health, that the
fever will spread to New Orleans; the
board of health is prepared to spend
a million dollars to stamp it out and
We see no reason to feel alarmed 8.
There have beer at least four cases in
addition to that of Gelpi of people suf-
fering from the fever, who have come
to New Orleans from Ocean Springs.
Ten of the most prominent physicians
of New Orleans have been pressed into
service and will give the closest atten-
ton to each of these cases. In every
instance archaeological examinations
showed the existence of only malarial
germs and no evidence of yellow fever
microbes. ! am well within the truth
therefore, when I say the Gelpi case
is the only one yet of fever in New
Orleans UP to the present time, and
am sure that We have the city fully
covered. -
During the weke ending August 81
reports reached President Olliphant
OF the board of health, of the preya-
ience of sickness at Ocean Springs,
the nature OF which was in doubt.
There has been only one or two
deaths, but in two cases the symptoms
were so suspicious as to give rise to
The belief that the fever was of a vi
client nature. Olliphant then brought
on doctors experienced in the treat
ment OF yellow fever. They visited
some eleven patients and after a care
ful and thorough examination and in
Vestlgatlon unanimously reached the
conclusion that the fever was dengue
The physicians were agreed that none
OF the cases up to then showed any
symptoms that would even lead to a
suspicion OF more serious disease
This unanimous conclusion seems to
leave no DOUBT that at the periods
spoken the fever was OF a mild type.
During last week, however, yellow
fever Ill Virulent form appeared at
Ocean Springs. The quick death of
DR.. Bemlss aroused suspicion, and by
Saturday the boards of both Mobile
and New Orleans were in possession
Oh information that justified the fear
that yellow fever had slipped into
Ocean Springs. Official representa-
tives OF the boards Of health of Missis-
Slppl, Louisiana and Alabama went at
once to Ocean Springs. They at once
We're convinced that their gloomy ap-
rTehenSlonS were not unfounded. A
Careful autopsy was made but aside
from DR.. Saunders of Mobile, the eX-
perts were disposed to await further
and complete autopsy to remove all
doubt before making official announce
ment to the world OF the appearance
or the Scourge. Last night another
patient, woman, died and in the au-
topsy held the result was to dispel all
previous doubts.