The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-09

| rine Hospital Of this city, has been or
| dered to Ocean Springs, Miss. TO care
for the yellow fever outbreak there.
! The orders were received from the trea-
| sury department today.
THE DAY IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Sept. S.-The Louisiana
| state board of health was today in full
control Of the situation Although per-
feet arrangements have been made for
the prompt report Of yellow fever or sus-
pic;ous cases. up TO 10 O'Clock there had
not been single case reported 10 the
board. and the authorities frankly de-
clared that any more sickness OF viz
| ulent type would no. be imported.
In spite OF New Orleans clean bill Of
health, however, towns in Louisiana and
Mississippi continued TO declare quar-
antine. There was infinitely more scare
away from here than there was in this
| city, where confidence had returned. Il
was confidently believed that immuni-
| ~ from yellow jack for eight or ten days
| would bring Mobile and the Mississippi
and the Louisiana towns 10 their senses
| and move them 10 tear down their bar
| rierS.
| vile and Nashville depot this morning
| when the trains arrived. The raising of
| the quarantine against Bay ST. Louis
| and the Pass had the effect Of driving
hundreds INFO the city. not because they
| feared the fever but because they did
| not care to be held up in those places in
definitely if sporadic cases OF fever
| should appear. Among those who had
been detained al the bay and the pass
| for several days, were many prominent
! insurance, financial and other business
| men, and they were all glad 10 get back
| 10 the city this morning. Owing 10 the
| fact that the Ocean Springs and Ed
| munds physicians had been greatly over
worked, general news from these points
trickles in. No advices had been re-
ceived al noon of the appearance of fur
| Their cases at Biloxi, but in the imme-
date vicinity Of Point Cadet, il was not
unlikely that there would be others
stricken besides those who were already
on their backs. In the sections mention
ed. the conditions were such as % invite
an increase in the number OF cases. In
the meantime stringen, measures were
being taken to confine thed isease there.
There have been no pressing appeals
from Mississippi for physicians 10 aid
the doctors who were there. and unless
there was widespread outbreak Of the
disease the present force of physicians
at Biloxi and Ocean Springs it was
thought. would be able TO handle all ex-
isting cases. Both towns were in need
Of supplies and were appealing 10 the
railroad company to promptly arrange
for the sending to them of needed pro-
visions. The mail service was got INFO
pretty fair shape yesterday. There are
still some seventy-fve people at Ocean
Springs from other points, among them
several prominent citizens of New Or
leans. They were caught by the quar-
antine and unable to ge; out.
dispatch from Biloxi at 1890 said
that the three cases reported last night
were the only ones that had 50 far de-
veloped at or around Biloxi. The people
there were quiet and the outlook was for
no excitement.
DR.. Guiteras, the United States govern
ment expert. arrived in Ocean Springs
this morning. DR.. Sheedy, who attended
the Tillman case in Ocean Springs. was
reported sick with fever a Perkins;on.
Residents Of North Back Bay appeal
ed to the Biloxi council. asking that
quarantine be raised so that they might
secure supplies. They said they were
suffering Biloxi people were impatient
70 have DR.. Guiteras and other experts
visit them, 80 as TO determine whether
the fever in Biloxi was really yellow
jack.
Mayor Harry Howard today issued
proclamation to the people of Biloxi. an
nouncing three cases Of yellow fever and
tire suspects. He said that they were
all isolated and that no facts would be
withheld.