The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
DR.. GUlTERAS ARRIVES
NOT SURE THAT OCEAN SPRINGS
HAS HAD YELLOW FEVER.
BILOXI DOUBTS ITS THREE CASES.
There Have Been 748 Cases of Prevailing Feye'
at Ocean Sprays Since July 9th, Nine
Of Which Were Fatal--Thirtj.
Seven Now Sick.
Seven NoW Sick.

New Orleans, In. Sept S.-When the
Board of Health met tonight, DIR.
Oliphant had no additional cases to re-
port to that body as having occurred in
New Orleans and was able TO say that
the local situation had vastly improved
and that there were no present prospects
of evil results following the death of the
Gelpi child The public pulse here is
vastly stronger and New Orleans is al
most ready to declare that it has had
IA scare for nothing DIR. Oliphant and
his staff have slept but little in the past
seventy six hours and have fairly honey
combed the city for suspicious cases of
fever without result.
Deep interest has naturally been fell.
here in the outcome of the examination
of DR. Guiteras, who arrived at Ocean
Springs this morning. Under instrllc-
tons from the superintendent Of the
Louisville and Nashville, DR.. Guiferas
was put off in the woods n couple of
miles from Ocean Springs. 1t was not
long thereafter before the Doctor ran
up against the quarantine trocha, and
the distinguished visitor had to fully es-
tablish his identity before he was per-
mitted to run the line. On his arrival
in Ocean Springs, DIR. Guiteras went inn
metliately to work and in person investi-
gated a number of cases OF the prevail
ing sickness. He found only two cases,
it is said, that deserve the term doubtful
or suspicious and in answer to an
inquiry he said he hoped to be able to
wire the result of HI examination to
Washington this evelss (. In the mean
time a correspondent wired to the city
that he had learned from source that
conld not be doubted that DIR. Guiteras.
after his examination had not been en-
tirely convinced that any yellow fever has
existed or does exist in Ocean Springs.
The local physicians are not prepared to
say what effect an opinion by DIR. Gutter
as counter to that expressed by the four
experts, who declared the eases they
investigated was yellow fever, would
have. thorough canvass OF the wards
OF Ocean Springs completed late this
ming. shows there have been seven
hundred and forty eight cases Of the pre-
vailing fever since July 8. There are
now thirty seven still sick. The total
deaths have been nine, and in several in
stances physicians certificates show the
fever was complicated with other dis
eases There are believed to have been
only two deaths due to yellow jack. At
the suggestion Of DIR. Cant, every house
where there has been sickness or there
is now, is being fumigated.
Flnal arrangements to handle the BIZ
loxl and Ocean Springs mail were com
pieted to-day. The railroad managers
sent. over a mail crane to-day and the
pouch will be taken by trains both WAYS
hA l.1 huxy.
ter DIR. Guiteras has completed his IN
vest1gatlon, n quarantine detention sta
tion will be established. Those who ore
not Ill, Will be detained at the station
until they are considered worthy to
pe gwen clean bills Of health, and VIII
then be permitted to 20 to their homes
There are 65 residents Of New Orleans q
who are tied up in Ocean Springs anxions
points.
There is law in Mississippi n ga;ns,
the violation OF quarantine laws. IJsnol.
~ in yellow fever eidemics. however
an unwritten law, enforced by the shot
gun obtains, and that is the law which
Is now IN effect about Ocean Springs
ana bio1i. '~~-l4URa
Biloxi people are not absolutely con.
yinced that the fever there Is yellow
jack. DIR. Harralson has so pronounced
the cases, but when he has completed
his investigation at Ocean Springs, DIR.
Guiteras will be asked to visit Biloxi
and determine positively whether or not
DIR. Harralson has correctly diagnosed
the disease Whatever the fever il II
has had good effect, for all hands
residents are carrying into effect Mayor
Howard's recommendation to put their
homes in proper sanitary condition and
to abstain from congregating anywhere
in crowds.
This morning the three. patients at
Biloxi were doing well, ard it was
thought they would recover. Their
homes have been completely isolated
and thoroughly disinfected.
Some $50 people were brought to New
Orleans by the morning trains from the
coast. There were very few passengers
on the evening trains AID both Pass
Christian and Bay st. Louis have heen
depopulated so far as summer visitors
are concerned.
All coast trains on tie Louisville and
Nashville were discontinued TODAY and
through trains will de- whatever local
business is necessary 5yhile a specioI Is
always at the disposal of officials who
are enlisted in the movement service
to stamp out the fever at Biloxi and
Ocean Springs.
Baton Rouge, the State capital. is the
latest town to declare quarantine.
BUSINESS men who: had shipments to
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