Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-21

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DEATH AT Biloxi
Miss May Chinn died at Biloxi this eve
| ming.
| All mails are now being sent from the
| infected districts with as much regularity
| as possible with the reduced railroad
| facilities
Dr. Holt reported to the Board OF
| Health to-day that all his cases were
| traceable to Ocean Springs. One of them
contracted the fever there. and wrote
letter while sick. The letter. apparently
| had not been dislnfected.
This evening the Board of Health or
| dered all the houses occupied by DIR.
| Holts patients to be fumigated.
The public circulating library in New
| Orleans was closed to-day. at the sug-
| gestion of the Board Of Health. Two
private schools that have refused TO close
| In accordance with the suggestion of the
| Board Of Health will be proceeded against
| legally.
THE CASES AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL. September 2O.-There have
been no further cases of yellow-fever I'm
this district The two cases in the Ma
rine Hospital have been pronounced
yeliow-fever In a mild form by DR.. Cutie
ras and his special assistant surgeon,
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A strict quarantine is In force around
the hospital. Experienced physicians of
the epidemic OF 1873 deny that these cases
are yellow-fever. and pronounce them
cases OF malarial-fever. such as prevail
every season among men working In
swamps The State Board OF Health.
with inspectors stationed at Cairo, has
decided 10 quarantine against Cairo and
southern points.
RAILROAD CLERK REFUGEES.
ST. LOUIS, MO. September 2O.-Two
special trains. which left Mobile, Ala.
to-day. are expected to reach here Tues
day morning. on the trains are the
clerks and other employees in the gene
raj Offices Of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road at Mobile, with their wives and
families. The employees number about
200. and they. with their families, make
total of 1000 persons, who VIII remain
here until the frost kills the yellow
fever germs i'm the South. Temporary
Headquarters Of the road have been
opened up here by Acting President
Russell and General-Auditor Taylor, VINO
have been i'm the city several days
TENNESSEE INSPECTION.
WASHINGTON, September 2o.-sur-
geon- General Wyman has received the
i.
officer of the Tennessee State Board of
Health: "Our board has State inspectors
at the following points Memphis, Grand
Junction. Raymer. State Line. Chatta-
nooga. Cleveland. and DucktOwn. Have
ordered all to cooperate fully with your
service. Please at once instruct your
men accordingly" orders were imme-
diately given to the Marine Hospital
forces to cooperate, as requested
Information has been received from
Dr. John Guiteras that the two cases OF
yelow-fever at Cairo, ILL.,, have been
isolated. and every precaution possible
taken to prevent its spread. He says
the cases are very mild. instructions
have been given for the disinfection OF
the vessels from which the two patients
were taken. SurgeOn-General Wyman
has been informed that vessel has been
anchored in the river near Cairo by the
Illinois Board Of Health for the pur-
pose of inspecting vessels from New Or
leans.
The Post-Office Department has re-
ceived information that the Mississippi
State Board OF Health has quarantined
all mails from the infected districts Of
that State, and refuse TO permit them
to be dispatched to their destination,
even If fumigated. Surgeon-General
Wyman will take action in the matter,
with a view to raising the embargo so
far az properly disinfected mail Is con-
cerned.
NEW CASES AT EDWARDS
EDWARDS. MISS. September %
New cases since last report: Or. Wal
lace Champion, John Guy, Frank Engle,
Mrs. Dr. Ratcliffe Ernest Blrdsong, Mrs.
limerick. Mrs. Frank White, Jessie
Sharp (colored), Mary Leonard (colored),
Cynda Garrett (coored), Louis Thomp-
son Ccolored). Total number Of yellow
fever cases registered, 81.
Colonel Robb is reported very sick.
Nathan and Hugh Daken are also quite
sick. They recently came here from
Louisville. All other cases are doing
well Everything is moving along
smoothly. and all the people are working
harmOniously together.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. September 90
The War Department has authorized the
Collector of Customs at Mobile TO use
the government reservation at the mouth
Of the harbor there during the prevalence
OF yelow-feVer.
General Wilson. Chief of Engineers has
authorized Major willard the United
States Chief OF Construction at Vicks-
burg. to transfer his office temporarily
to St. Louis.
SITUATION SUMMED UP.
WASHINGTON, September 20.-Among
he advices received by DR.. Wyman to-
night were the following:
Six persons were admitted 10 the de-
tention camp at Fontainebleau, Miss,
today. one hundred are expected to-
morrow Persons from Mobile and New
Orleans are asking admission. Surgeon
Carter in charge OF service matters at
New Orleans, will rest. He has effected
arrangements with the Mississippi and
and Tennessee Boards Of Health TO re-
ceiye passengers when accompanied By
certificates from the health office.
There is no fear Of the spread OF fever
in Cairo. DR.. Guiteras, the expert, has
been directed to proceed to Point Plea
SAINT. Mo-. 10 investigate the condition OF
The dredgeboat fleet, and TO set on foot
the necessary precautionary measures.
Surgeon Sawtelle, at Atlanta, reports
that there are no suspicious cases in that
city. The case placed in the detention
camp on the 18th is reported well by the
secretary of the Board Of Health. but
will remain in the camp for ten days.
Mr. Sawtelle has consultations daily with
he railroad officials and the State Board
OF Health. and all are working together
harmoniously
FRENCH PRECAUTIONS.
PARIS September 20-M. Barthou, the
Minister OF the Interior, has Instructed
the projects of the maritime provinces
20 watch particularly all arrivals from
America. with view TO guarding
against yelow-fever.
MOBILE PEOPLE JUBILANT.
Only One New Case-No Suspicious
Cases-NO Deaths.
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