The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
SITUATION WORSE.
Advices Received by Surgeon General
Mymnn from SubOrdinates.

Wyman from SubOrdinates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. - Official dis
patches to the surgeon general to-day
made the yellow fever situation in The
South quite serious. DR.. Guiteras the gov
eminent expert, reported a case of yellow
fever at the City Hospital at Mobile. Ala.
also, a suspect case, and added that he
apprehended a serious outbreak. At the
same time Surgeon Carter telegraphed
from Ocean Springs that four cases Of yell
low fever existed at Berkeley, that there
had been eight cases known to be yellow
fever and that two exposed physicians
were at Vancleave and Scranton, practical
~ under guard.
The dispatch from DIR. Guiteras at Mobile
is as follows: Have found one case of
yellow fever at the City Hospital-a Nor
Wegian-who has not been out of the city
Probably fatal termination. one SUSPICIOUS
case. / apprehend a serious outbreak
Every facility has been extended me here.
TO this the surgeon general telegraphed;
Wire occupation of Norwegian in City
Hospital and how he could have contracted
it. Instructions later. The surgeon gen.
eral also wired to DIR. Rhettgoode presi-
dent of the Board of Health of Mobile
asking him to telegraph an assurance that
every measure is being taken TO prevent
spread from the one case in the City Hos
Dital and the suspected case.
The dispatch from Surgeon Carter at
Ocean Springs was as follows: -Four cases
of yellow fever now at Berkeley, one devel-
Oping yesterday. One death. Robert Glenn,
last night. One case of malar1al 1eVer
there. Have been twelve cases of sickness
all told, ten of which, l think. were yellow
fever and two of which / know were. -Four
deaths. No ldengue Only four nonim-
munes, yet the twelve cases have been di-
recty exposed, three much exposed.
moved those three into absolute isolation
in noninfected quarters, with Dr. Gaines
The fourth is in house in the country
and is isolated but not under guard, a
source of but little danger now. The phy-
sicians who have been exposed are IN
Scranton and Vancleave, community, L
am told. rather than town. The one at
Vancleave is nonimmune; the one at Scran-
ton is DR.. Kells. The infected houses are
practically under guard for the present
aeration of light fabrics. More will be done
by DR.. Gaines, who will stay there some
days. The few who are not sex or I'M
mune are very anxious to come to camp
Surgeon Carter, who has been at Oeacn
Springs, was. ordered to proceed TO New
trains and steamboats, already begun by
Assistant Surgeon Norman.
Surgeon Wasdin, who has been at Ocean
Springs for some time was taken i'll this
forenoon. This information came from
Surgeon Murray, who did not state the ma
poses it to be yellow fever. Surgeon Muir
ray has engaged a nurse and will care for
him. DIR. Wasdin has been actively en-
gagged since the outbreak of yellow fever at
Ocean Springs, and was present at the first
autopsy at which the conclusion was
reached that the disease was yellow jack
pital and camp supplies he had on hand
Surgeon Wertenbaker at the Delaware
breakwater quarantine, replied that he
could send 2S0 wall tents, 500 mattresses and
blankets. Everything is being made ready
for immediate shipment. He said he also
could send table furniture for LOCO persons
and all necessary cooking outfits for camp
purposes.
DR. Goode the president of the Alabama
State Board of Health. has telegraphed DIR.
Wyman that all measures have been taken
to prevent the spread of the disease which
has manifested itself at Mobile. The in
mates of the hospital where the disease APP
peared were quarantined and the room
Formerly occupied by the yellow fever
patient, has been thoroughly disinfected.
There was no report of suspected cases
People Fleeing from Jackson.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. Enlightenment
is at fever heat in this city to-day over
the yellow fever scare caused almost en-
ti.ely by the precence of thirty cases of
dengue fever at Edwards, twenty-five miles
west of here. Many people are fleeing to
the surrounding country. The wagon and
railroads leading into town are being close
ly guarded. AT noon the mayor of Ed
wards telegraphed as follows: There are
only three new cases of dengue this morn
ing. All doing well. No yellow fever.
This afternoon the mayor and aldermen
held a special meeting and issued a procla-
nation to the people, in which they
say their fears are in nowiSe relieved as
to the situation in Edwards, but that the
dengue fever existing at that point would
be Kept out of Jackson. All public gather
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