The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-09-17
YELLOW FEVER.
Several Cases Reported to the New
Orleans Health Board.

a Day of Excitement and Anxiety In Jack.
son, NISSAN Exodus From the City and
Surrounding Country Three New
Gases Reported at Mobile, Ala.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-The official
bulletin of the board of health is as
follows:
New ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-The board
Of health of the state of Louisiana of
ficially announces the state of affairs
regarding yellow fever in New Orleans
to be as follows:
Concerning the original IL cases it is
stated by DIR. Woods, of the sanitary
inspection department, on personal OBJ
servance. that three reported as seri-
ously i'll were Tuesday decidedly bet
ter The remaining nine have practic-
ally recovered Of the three new cases
declared yellow fever only one is con-
sidered seriously i'll
Positive cases of yellow fever have
Tuesday been declared to exist at the
following places in this city: Two at
1876 Dante street, Carrollton; one at
1882 Dante street, Carrollton; one at
at 3141 ST. Claude street, third
district. To sum up there have
been Is positive cases of
yellow fever, representing six foci of
infection AS stated in previous bull
letins all cases reported as suspicious
are at once put under guard and strict
quarantine will be maintained until
every possibility of danger from that
case is at an end.
Mortality in New Orleans for two
weeks ending September 13, this year.
202; mortality for two weeks ending
September Ii. last year, 2O4.
(Signed) S. R. OLLIPHANT, M. D.,
President Board of Health, Louisiana.
Outside of the above official declara-
tions there are four suspicious cases
which will probably be added to the
list Wednesday,
A conference was held Tuesday after
noon at the St. Charles hotel Mem
bers of the board of health, repre-
sentatives of the Parish Medical society
and city officials. including Mayor
Flower, were present
The situation was discussed in all its
phases for two hours behind closed
doors and resolve was made to spare
neither effort nor money in controlling
the disease.
Under instructions from superin-
tendent of the railway mail service the
post Office authorities Tuesday fulni-
gated all outgoing mail in order that
letters and packages be not sent back
by the authorities of quarantining cit
les and towns.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 15-Three new
cases of yellow fever were officially an
nounccd Tuesday by the board of
health. The announcement caused
much more alarm than did the discov-
Cry of the first case, which was re-
regarded as sporadic. The people who
can arc leaving for points of safety
Some 500 dollars worth of tickets to
Atlanta were sold Tuesday by the Lou
isville 81 Nashville railroad, and trains
are leaving crowded. The same is
true of the trains on the Mobile 81 Ohio
railroad
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 15.--Tucsday
was another day of excitement and
anxiety to the people of Jackson.
people to the surrounding country
commenced and the same continued
throughout the night and Tuesday.
This movement is not restricted to any
class of people but is participated in
by rich and poor. The city is now sur
rounded on all sides by an
armed guard and the quarantine rules
are enforced with great strictnesS The
principal cause of alarm to the people
of Jackson came from Edwards, only
25 miles distant, where there are now
S5 cases of dengue, at least three of
which were reported Monday night to
be considered suspects by DIR. J. ii.
Purnell, the fever expert from Vicls-
burg, who has been stationed at Ed.
wards by the state board of health.
DIR. Purnen, at Edwards, was tele.
graphed for additional information OH
the situation there Tuesday night and
the following reply was received:
Acting under instructions of DIR.
Hunter Secretary state board) he re-
quests that all reports from me pass
through his Office. have just given
1im report of situation"
1t is understood that Dr. Purnell here
reported two cases of yellow fever at
Edwards-thoSe of Capt Montgomery
and Mrs. Sutler
No Yellow Fever at Houston.