Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-09

New orleans. Sept. THE death of
young Gelpi of yellow fever has natur-
ally caused no little excitement in the
city. Physicians. however, express no
apprehension and believe it quite pos
sible to arrest the spread Of the fever.
The board during the day had ordered
a rigid quarantine against all points
on the gulf coast and had taken every
rrecaution 10 guard all the m of
communication against the entry into
the city OF any person from Ocean
Springs. Rilcxi or other points on the
sound. which II was thought the fever
might reach. Reassurlng kilograms
were received from Ocean Springs stat.
ing that the Mississippi board Of
health had taken every preo1ution nos
slble 10 prescribe the limits Of the cpl
dcmic and preve0t it's communication
"a the otusidc world we have nc
fear" said Or. Walmsley, acting presi-
dent Of the board Of health. that the
fever viii sIread to New Orleans. the
board Of health Is prepared to spend
n million dollars TO stamp IL out and
we see no reason to feel alarmed /
There have beer at least four cases in
addition 10 that OF Gelpi Of people suf-
fering from the fever. who have come
70 New Orleans from Ocean Springs.
Ten of the o prominent physicians
Of New Orleans have been pressed into
service and will give the closest atteu-
ton TO oaCh of these cases. In every
Instance hacteriolCgical examinations
showed the existence OF only malariaI
germs and no evidence OF yellow fever
microbes am wen within the truth
therefore. when ! say the Gelpi case
is the only one yet of fever in New
Orleans up to the present time. and
am sure that We have the city fully
covered "
During the woke ending August 2t
reports reached President O%lliphant,
OF the board Of health. Of the preya-
lence of sickness az Ocean Strings
the nature OF which was in donbt
There has been only one or two
deaths, but in two cases the SYMPTOMS
were so suspicious as to give rise TO
the belief that the fever was of a VII
client nature. Olliphant then brought
on doctors experienced -i~n-the-frpat- t
mcnt OF yellow fever, They visited
some eleven patients and after a care
ful and thorough examination aud in
yestisation unanimously reached the
conclusion that the fever was dengue. /
The physicians were agreed that none
OF the cases up to then showed any
symptoms that would even lead to a
suspicion OF a more serious disease.
This unanimous conclusion seems to
leave no doubt that at the periods
spoken the fever was Of a mild type.
During last week. however, yellow
fever In a y]irulent form appeared ut
Ocean Springs. The quick death Of
Or Bemiss aroused suspicion. ana by
Saturday the boards Of both Mobile !
and New Orleans were in possession
OF information that justified the fear
that yellow fever had slipped into .
Ocean Springs Official representa-
t.yCs of the boards OF health OF Missls-
sippi Louisiana and Alabama went az
once TO Ocean Springs They at once
were convinced that their gloomy ap-
Grehensious we're not untounded. A
careful autopsy was made but aside
from DIR. Saunders OF Mobile, the eN-
ports were disposed 70 await a further
ami complete autopsy 10 remove all
doubt before making official announce
meut to the world Of the appearance
OF the scouyCe Last night another
patient q woman. died and ia the au-
topsy held the result was to dispcl all
previous doubts