The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-13

Shortly before noon today the board
of health officially de slared six of the
suspicious cases of fever on ST. Claude
street to be yellow fever. A couple of
hours subsequently the board announc-
ed another pronounced case of yellow
fever at Miro and Esplanade streets,
also in the lower part Of the city, but
a mile or more away from the infected
square. The announcement of the first
six cases of yellow fever was not un-
expected, although 1T was hoped from
the delay on the part of the experts
that these cases were simply of bilious
malaria. No general alarm has result
ed here, although the news rapidly
spread through the city. The author
tiles do not believe that the situation
is materially worse than it was four
or five days ago, and they are still con-
fident of their ability, with modern san
itary appliances, successfully to quar-
antine the infected districts.
The official bulletin of the board of
experts declaring the ST. Claude street
cases to be yellow fever was received
by President Olliphant soon after II
o'clock. Dr. Olliphant Immediately sent
for members of the press and gave out
the report, which was signed by Drs.
Lemonnier, Toustre, Bickham, Petit
and Purham, of the board of experts.
The report was as follows:
We, the undersigned physicians. who from
time to time have examined the twelve cases
OF feVer on st. Claude street between Clouet
ana Louisa, find six to be yellow fever, four
OF whom are convalescent. There are no 9TH
er cases. Of the original cases, all of which
had their origin from a case that had come
from Ocean Springs the six other than those
reported today as yellow fever were an
nounced this afternoon to be practically WELL
up walking about their homes. Of the six
pronounced yellow fever, four are conva-
lescent and two were declared to be critic
ally i'll, one of these having suffered a
relapse since yesterday
Among the suspicious cases reported
yesterday was that of boy named
Roy, living at Miro and Esplanade
streets. Doctors Lemmonier, Toustre
and Matas were sent to make a careful
examination of the case. This after
noon they pronounced it to be unques-
tionably yellow fever, and as having
apparently had its origin in Scranton,
Miss, or in the vicinity of that town
AS soon as the report was received the
board of health took charge of the
house, quarantined the inmates so that
no one might come in close proximity
to the premises and set to work to
llOlOuSIlIy QlSIHIecl the n6lSnDOrnOOQ.
A brother of the patient, who had left
the premises some time before the of
fetal announcement, was given permit
to return, but orders were issued
under no circumstances to let him or
any member of the household again
leave the premises
To correspondent of the Associated
Press President Olliphant said this
afternoon:
OF course I have made the announcement
OF the existence of seven cases of yellow fe-
yer in New Orleans with sincere regret but
there was no alternative left me under my
pledge to keep faith with the public here and
elsewhere. l think. however there is no
occasion here for serious alarm, unless con-
ditons shall grow materially worse. We
shall have to await developments. An earlier
announcement of the diagnosis of the St
board of experts, which is composed Of able
efficient and experienced physicians, had
made repeated visits to these patients, but
they insisted that they should be allowed their
own time within which to make complete
diagnosis. They desired to be perfectly sure
before pronouncing the sickness yellow fever.
They reached a conclusion soon as was
practicable, and four days ago they warned
the country that all of the twelve cases were
suspicious Personally l am unable to say
whether not these cases are of a mild or
severe type. The absence of mortality would
seem to indicate that they are in the former
class. That there has been no spread would
son to doubt however, that the complete dis
infection of the neighborhood instituted
by the board, and the rigid quarantine en-
forced, have gone a long way towards re-
stricting the disease to the st. Claude street
square in which the cases originated, and
| take hope from this fact that we shall still
be able to confne the fever within its present
limits. The situation IS certainly no worse
now than it was four OF five days ago, for
the disease being yellow fever then must be
now. With respect to the Miro and Esplanade
Nlrria 1r
of quarantine as in the St. Claude street cases
and in the case of young Gelpi, which methods
were attended with excellent results and no
new cases have appeared in either neighbor-
hood
We have now had total of eight cases
and one death, the origin of all of which
Mississippi coast. They may all be classed
as importations. l see nc occasion for any
panic in New Orleans. The general health
of the city is good, and it is rapidly being
put in fine sanitary condition There is no
present apprehension of an epidemic, and
have reason to hope that we shall continue
to be masters of the situation.
number of additional suspicious
cases were again reported to the board
of health today In each instance ply
vestigate Their reports have been
uniformly that the suspicious were
groundless. The force of physicians
attached to the board of health has
been largely increased and the board
is in communication with every section
of this city.
Acting Mayor Brittin and the mem
bers of the conference committee met
the board of health today and discuss
ed the question of sanitation. 1t was
reported that arrangements had been
made with the, water works company
and with large plants en- the river
front to furnish an ample supply of
water Many Of the cutters were be-