The age-herald., 1897-09-08
FROM NEW ORLEANS
Is Sent Out Statement of the Situation There
 and at Ocean Springs.

New Orleans, Sept. Might fer1 upon New Orleans and not a single case of yellow fever had been reported to the state board of health. But one import ed case thus far has be:n deve,oped here, and death has wiped that out. The board of health tonight, through its president, Dr. Ohphant, and its president pro tenn, Dr. Walmsley, declared that in spite of all reports no one who had come flere from Ocean Springs had been stricken by the disease.
 The afternoon dispatches of the Assc- ciated Press contained a dispatch emanating from Washington to the ef- feet that Dr. Oliphant had tegegrapflcd Dr. Wasdin at Mobile that two deal.hs had occurred, and that there were three new cases here. Dr. Ollphant affirms with emphasis that he signed no such dispatch, nor did any members of his board of health, and that it was unjust to create alarm in the mind of the pub lie where there wss no foundation for the story Last night during the meet ing of the board of heaF.h it was de- cidei in keeping faith with the health authorities of the country to report the situation here to Dr. Wasdin, of the marine hospital service at Mobile. The appended dispatch was sent, and dis patches of similar import were for warded to twenty-five boards of health in this country:
 "One case of fever from Ocean Springs, Miss, died here this morning. Extreme precautions taken. Know of no other case in the city.
 (Signed) IS. R. OL1PHANT,
 "Presidant."
 Dr. Oliphant says he sent no other dispatch to Dr. Wasdin.
 This morning at the Gelpi residence, where the first and fatal case was re- ported yesterday, the house and premi- ses were fumigated and 1t is believed every lingering germ therein has been killed. The four inmates, two servants. the mother and brother of the boy are absolutely quarantined. No one is either. permitted to enter or leave the house which will be in charge of the board for five days.
 Physicians are promptly reporting cases of fever that come under their notice. Dr. Walmsley said tonight that four or five doubtful casss had been re- ported and members of the board of experts had examined them. In none of them was a trace or symptom of yell low fever. The corridor of the health office was thropged with people all day and far into the night. Many came to inquire as to the probability of modi- fication of last nights sweeping quar- antine proclamation, and about their relatives and parents sojourning at Ocean Springs, who they wished to come home, and others came to secur+ health certificates that they might leave the city, the latter mostly commercial trav- oilers who were generally furnished the proper bills of heakh.
 During the day 1t was reported that a train load of people from the coast had been side tracked beyond the city lim- its awaiting such action by the board as would permit them to come into town.
 Mai. Day, local chief of the railway service called upon Superintendent Mar shall, of the Louisville and Nashville railway, with reference to the dispatch- ing of mails to and from the infected sections. Complaint had been made that Ocean Springs and Biloxi had been de- prived of mali facilities. Arrangements will be made to take the mails from the stations to Ocean Springs and Biloxi by means of pouch catchsrs Uninfected points are not affected. Complete in- epection camps have been organized at the Rigolets, through which an entrance is made to the dty. No doubtful cases will be allowed to come in and inspectors have been sent to all gulf points to make a thorough examination of their health and sanitary conditions. s
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