Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-09
NO NOADDITIONALCASES
NEW ORLEANS YELLow-FEvER
SITUATION VASTLY IMPROVED.
DR.. GUIYERlS At OCEAN SPRINGS.
He II Not Entirely Convinced That
There Has Been OF II Now Any
Yellow-Fever There-More Quar-
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NEW ORLEANS, September S-wher
the Board Of Health met tonight, DR.
Oliphant had no additional cases to re
port to that body as having occurred
in New Orleans, and was able to say
that the local situation had vastly i'm.
proved. and that there were no present
prospects OF evil results following the
death OF Gelpi. The public pulse here
is vastly stronger, and New Orleans is
almost ready to declare that it has had
scare for nothing. DIR. Olphant and
his staff have slept but little in the past
| seventy-six hours, and have fairly
honeycombed the city for suspicious
| cases Of fever. without result.
Deep interest has naturally been felt
here In the outcome of the examination
by DIR. Guiteras. who arrived at Ocean
Springs this morning. Under instruc-
tions from the superintendent of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, Dr..
Guiteras was put off in the woods a
couple OF miles from Ocean Springs. 1t
was not long thereafter when the Doc
tor ran up against the cuarantined
trocha, and the distinguished visitor had
to fully establish his identity before he
was permitted to run the gauntlet. On
his arrival in Ocean Springs, Dr. Gui-
teras went Immediately to work. and
In person investigated a number of
cases Of the prevailing sickness. He
found only two cases that deserve the
term doubtful or suspicious, and in an
swer to an inquiry he said he hoped
to be able to wire the result of his
examination to Washington this evening.
In the mean time a correspondent
wired to the city that he had learned
from a source that could not be doubt
ed that DR.. Guiteras. after hts examina-
ton, had not been entirely convinced
that any yellow-fever has existed or
does exist in Ocean Springs. The local
physicians are not prepared to say what
effect an opinion by DR.. Guiteras coun-
ter to that expressed by the four
experts who declared the cases they had
investigated was yellow-feyer would
have.
OCEAN SPRINGS SITUATION.
A thorough canvass of all the
wards OF Ocean Springs, completed late
this evening. shows that there have been
74S cases OF the prevailing fever since
July an. There are thirty-seven still
sick. The total number OF deaths have
peen nine, and In seven instances only
have the physicians seen the first show
or complication with other diseases.
There are believed to have been only two
deaths due to Yellow Jack.
AT the suggestion of DR.. Guiteras.
hnrca xrh
ness or there is now, Is being fumigated.
Final arrangements to handle the
Biloxi and Ocean Springs mail were com
pleted to-day. The railroad managers
sent over mail-cranes to-day, and the
pouches Will be taken by trains both
ways after the bags have been fumigated.
After DR.. Guiteras has completed his in
sestigation, quarantine detention
station will be established. Those who
are not Ill Will be detained at the
station until they are considered worthy |
20 be given clean bills OF health, and |
will then be permitted to go to their |
homes. There are sixty-fve residents of |
New Orleans who are tied up I'm Ocean |
springs, anxious to get away, and some |
fifteen from other points.
There Is law In Mississippi against |
he violation Of quarantine laws.
lSQdllN, JtiOH-ltNtT eDlueUllCS, now
yer. an unwritten law, enforced by the
hotgun, obtains. and that is the law
which is now in effect about Ocean
prings and Biloxi.
Biloxi people are not absolutely con-
inced that the fever there is Yellow
ack. DIR. Haralson has so pronounced
he cases, but when he has completed his
at Ocean Springs, Dr.
uiteras will be asked to visit Biloxi and
etermine positively whether or not DR..
Iaralson has correctly diagnosed the
isease. Whatever the fever is IL has
ad good effect, for on all hands resi-
ents are carrying into effect Mayor
oward's proclamation to put their homes
proper sanitary condition and to alb
ain from congregating anywhere In
-owds.
BILOXI PATIENTS DOING WELL.
This morning the three patients at
lloxi were doing well, and IL was thought !
ley would recover. Their homes have
zen completely Isolated and thoroughly
Some $50 people were brought to New
rleans by the morning trains from the .
ast. There were also many passengers
the evening trains, and both Pass
lristian and Bay st. Louis have been
populated, so 1ar as summer ViSllOrs
g concerned. Some coast trains on the ]
,uisville and Nashville road were dis {
ntinued to-day, as the through trains
ii do whatever local business is neces-
ry, while a special is always at the dis
sal of the officials who are enlisted in
g service Of stamping out the fever at 4
loxi and Ocean Springs. z
Baton Rouge, the State capital, Is the q
Test town to declare quarantine. Busi- ,
ss-men who had shipments to make by
press to that city this evening learned
az orders had been issued not TO let '
w Orleans trains stop there, and the !
xas express people had been further '
'tructed that they would not be per-
tied to toss off packages as the train !
mt flying through Baton Rouge. Even 4
, afternoon papers were tabooed, and I
; publishers notified that their papers c
I'D not be delivered at the capital.
Alabama state Quarantine.
ALA, September s. y