Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-13
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] planade street case we are applying
the same methods of sanitation, and
quarantine as in the ST. Claude street
cases, and in the case of young Gelpi,
| wherein these methods were attended
with excellent results, no new cases
| have appeared in either neighborhood
I'VE have now had a total of eight
cases and one death, the origin of ali of
which may be traced to the infected
| towns on the Mississippi coast. They
may all be classed as importations.
Il see no occasion for any panic in
New Orleans. The general health of
| the city is good and it is rapidly be-
| ing put in fine sanitary condition.
| There is no present apprehension Of
! an epidemic. and I have reason to hope
| that we shall continue to be masters of
| the situation.
A number of additional suspicious
of health to-day. In each instance
physicians were at once dispatched to
investigate. Their reports have been
uniformly that the suspicious were
groundless The force Of physicians
been largely increased and the board
ton of the city.
Acting Mayor Brittin and the mem
hers of the conference committee met
the board Of health to-day and discuss
ed the question Of sanitation. 1t was
reported that arrangements had been
made with the water works company
and with large plants on the river
front to furnish an ample supply of
water. Many of the cutters were be-
ing flushed to-day and it was said that
practically every one in the city would
have running water in it tomorrow
A heavy rain storm visited New Or
leans this morning and assisted IN
cleaning the streets. Commissioner of
Public Works McGary said that he
would add materially to his force to-
morrow and that in a few days TIE
city would be in a cleaner condition
than it has been for years. Assur-
ances were given that the money re-
quired would be forthcoming to do all
the work contemplated.
President Ol,iphant, soon after he
got the report Of the experts to-day,
wired Governor Foster, who had re-
quested to be fully informed as to the
situation. and who is cooperating with
the board DR.. Olliphant also notified
the railroad companies and others who
had a special interest in the situa-
ton. The news was generally spread
through Louisiana and the Southern
States, and it is probable that most of
the towns that have not quarantined
New Orleans will now refuse to have
any communication with that city.
The situation in this respect, however,
will Lot be much aggravated, for the
Crescent City has already been bot
tied up for several days. DR.. Olliphant
said this afternoon that dispatches
were being prepared to be sent to the
various boards of health of the coun-
try, officially acquainting them with
the situation.
Acting Mayor Brittin has been on
duty throughout the Gay. He fears
some business injury of a temporary
nature will result from the announce
ment of the existence of the seven
cases. but he does not think that the
narm VIII be pernanent or that any
thing has happened to justify an exc
dus from the city.
Il have been through several cpl
denies and have therefore had some
experience" said Mr.. Brittin. Speak
ing advisedly do not see any reason
why our people ought to become
frightened or why they should care to
leave town. The mere announcement
of the presence of several cases of yell
low fever here simply confirms an i'm
preston that has been existent since
it was officially reported there were
twelve suspicious cas9., Six of these
cases have about recovered. Four
others are on the hign road to recov-
cry. Of the others, two are quite i'll,
but there is no immediate reason to
believe either will die. We have
successfully quarantined these cases,
and until the sickness gets beyond con-
troll which is not the case now, we
might just as we'll stay here and fight
it out
DR.. Lehman, who has been at Ocean
Springs for several days and is yell
low fever expert, has returned. DR..
Lehman participated with the medi-
cal experts on the coast in the dag
nosis of several cases of fever there
He says:
Il went over to Ocean Springs to
attend the poor who might be suffer-
ing with that disease answering a
condition of convalescents and seeing
a few cases by courtesy Of the at
tending physicians, | concluded that
as no yellow fever existed, my duties
were over
DR.. Lehman came direct from Ocean
Springs here. having, however, to I'M
dergo a thorough fumigation Of his
clothes and effects. The board of
health here gave him the permission to
come here. AS there has since been
considerable inquiry as TO the right of
a physician to come from any infected
district without detention when the lay
public is refused permission, Secretary
Patton, Of the board of health, was
asked for a statement. He said;
''It is the invariable rule in yellow
fever epidemics to give the widest pos
sible latitude to physicians travelling
They are presumed TO understand
thoroughly the scientific means usual
ly employed to destroy germs, about
their person, in their clothes and
among their effects. Generally they
are successful in accomplishing this
Hence physicians rarely carry their in
lection from one point to another
But aside from this, somebody with
scientific knowledge must attend the