Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-14
THE YELLOW viewer.
NINTH CASE OF THE DISEASE IN
NEW ORLEANS.
DR.. WASDIN DOWN WITH ILLNESS
IL f. Not stated What His Ailment
IL, But IL II Supposed to be the
Prevailing COmplaint-A Case at
Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS, September 1.-THE
announcement of the ninth case Of yell
low-fever in New Orleans, including the
Gelpi death, was officially made by the
Board OF Health late this evening. 1t
is probable that later tonight another
case will be added to the list.
The ninth case is that OF Edward Nc
Ginty, young man living Immediately
opposite a residence uptown where q
child died from the yellow-fever that
had been prevailing at Ocean Springs.
McGinty had been a visitor TO the
family during their residence on the Mis-
slssippi coast, and since their return 10
the city had been a constant visitor. 1t
is therefore believed that McGinty con-
tracted the disease from the sick child.
Members of the Board OF Health have
been in close attendance upon these
cases, and completed their diagnosis
this evening. AS soon as they had done
so the Board of Health took charge of
the premises. quarantined the inmates,
dsnfected the neighborhood, and took
all other necessary steps 10 prevent
spread of the disease.
This Is the first case reported uptown,
all other cases being in the lower sec
ton. and in this instance, as in oil
others, the origin OF the case has been
traced to Ocean Springs. \ report OF
the experts IS now being awaited.
NO EXCITEMENT.
The announcement Of one death. and
probabl another, has made no change
in the state of the public mind. There
Is an absence of any excitement, ana
there has been no general exodus
though there are occasional departures
from the city Neither the experts nor
the Board of Health are surprised by
the discoveries to-day. They anticipate
that there will be other cases. owing 10
the number OF people who managed 10
reach New Orleans before the quarantine
against Ocean Springs went into effect.
The only result of these new cases Is 10
add greatly TO the labor of the sanitary
forces O. the board. Additional doctors
of experience are being added to the
stan OF the Board OF Health In order
that the strictest attention may be given
10 each residence in which cases OF FEVER
have appeared
RIVER QUARANTINE
Helena Ark, has set pace which all
river towns are likely 10 follow ana
which will probably effect suspension
of river traffic until the present scare
dies out. To-day the Board or Heaith
of that city decided that no boats from
south of Vicksburg should be allowed to
land at that port, and places the quar-
antine limits five miles from the corpo-
rate limits Of Helena
Atlanta promises 10 be the refuge OF
ell people living in New Orleans and
along the coast who desire 10 get away.
or the cities OF the South in danger Oh
infection Atlanta Is the only one That
has refused TO quarantine, and that has
invited all refugees within her gates.
The announcement at Biloxi to-day
thu. a special train over the Louisville
and Nashville will go TO Atlanta to-
morrow has been received with delight
by many on the coast. and II Is probable
that a large number will take advantage
of the opportunity to get out OF the In
fected region.
SERIOUS SITUATION
DIR. Carter. of the Marine Hos
pita service. returned to Ocean
Strings to-day from Barkley,
and reports q serious condition there
Barkiey is a little post-ofiice seven miles