The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14
OmciaI Bulletin of the Louisiana
Board of Health on the Situation
at New Orleans Last Night.
BLACK JACK" AT MOBILE
GULF CITY OF ALABAMA INVADED
BY THE DREAD DISEASE.
More Shotgun Qunrantines Estab~
Iished, and No One frorl Infected
Places Permitted to Pass the Lines.

nouncement of the ninth case of yellow
fever in New Orleans, including the Gelpi
death, was officially made by the Board of
Health late this afternoon. 1t is probable
that later tonight another case will be
added to the list, exhausting the serious
suspicious cases now under investigation.
The ninth case is Edward McGinty, a
young man living Immediately opposite a
residence up town where a child died from
the fever that had been prevailing at Ocean
Springs. McGinty had been a visitor to the
family during their residence on the Missis-
sippi coast. and since their return to tho
city had been a constant visitor. 1t is,
therefore, believed that McGinty contracted
the disease from the sick child. Members
of the Board of Health have been in close
attendance upon the case and completed
their diagnosis this afternoon. AS soon as
they had done so the Board of Health took
charge of the premises. quarantined the in-
mates, made liberal application of disin-
fectants in the neighborhood and took all
necessary steps to prevent a spread of the
disease. This is the first case reported up
town. all other cases being in the lower
section, and in this instance as in all 9th
ers, the origin of the case has been traced
to Ocean Springs. The suspicious case re-
ferred to above is that of physician who
has been in attendance upon some of the
patients at Ocean Springs. A report Of the
experts is now being awaited.
The announcement of one more case and
probably another has made no change in
the state of the public mind. There is still
absence of excitement, and while there are
occasional departures from the city, there
has been no general exodus. Neither the
experts nor the Board of Health are sur
prsed by the discoveries to-day. They an
ticipate there will be other sporadic cases,
owing to the number of people who man
aged to reach New Orleans before the quar-
antine against Ocean Springs went into eff
feet
TEN CASES IN ALL
The daily official bulletin of the Board OF
Health is as follows
The Board of Health of the State of
Louisiana officially reports the status of
Orleans as follows: Besides the seven cases
already reported three positive cases OF yell
low fever have to-day been diagnosed by
the members of the board of experts. These
new cases are situated at the following
points: One at Soniat street, between
Chestnut and Coliseum; one at St Charles
avenue, corner of Adams street; one, a
brother of the first and only fatal case IN
the quarantined house on Rampant near
have occurred in New Orleans, are directly
traceable to infection originating in Ocean
enforced in connection with every case
when positively diagnosed as yellow FEVER,
or only considered suspicious. No death
from yellow fever has occurred here since
Sept. 6 and all the cases under observation
are progressing favorably with the excep-
tion of two formerly mentioned, to wit; The
Ross and Melcher cases, on st. Claude
street.
|. The above was the news given out at the
board meeting tonight. One of the new
cases is the brother of young Gelpi, who
died of the fever. Another has not been
traced while the third is Dr. Lowell, who
attended a case of fever week ago. 1t
was regarded suspicious, but was never
declared yellow fever. The quarantine has
been extended to everything east of Pass
Christian, now taking in Mississippi City.
There is no lack of confidence on the
part of the board in their ability to restrict
each sporadic case, and the only result Of
these new cases is to add greatly to the
labors of the sanitary forces OF the board.
Additional doctors of experience are being
added to the staff of the Board of Health in
order that the strictest attention may be
given to each residence In which cases or
fever have appeared. Chief Sanitary officer
Woods said to-day that the inmates of
quarantined residences are suffering no
hardships Every want expressed by the
isolated inmates of infected houses is
promtly supplied. In entering infected
houses the sanitary officers and physicians
wear especially supplied suits OF clothes
These are thoroughly disinfected and are
worn over the regular garments. The suits
reach from neck to feet, and are a COM
plete covering.
HELENA'S QUARANTINE.
Helena Ark has set a pace which all
river towns are likely to follow and which
will probably affect a suspension of river
traffic until the present scare dies out. To-
day the Board Of Health of that city de-
cided that no boat from south of Vicks-
burg should be allowed to land at that port
or any point within the quarantine limits
of five miles of the corporate limits OF
Helena Monroe, which up to yesterday
held aloof in spite Of threats and refused
to quarantine New Orleans, felt compelled
to-day on receipt of information that there
are several cases of yellow fever in New
Orleans, to declare rigid quarantine
against this city, and all trains are being
thoroughly searched.
Atlanta promises to be the refuge of all
people living In New Orleans and along the
coast who desire to get away. OF the cities
of the South In danger of infection Atlanta
is the only one that has refused TO quar-
antine and that has invited all refugees
within her gates. The announcement at
Biloxi to-day that special train over the
Louisville a Nashville will so to Atlanta
Tomorrow morning has been received with
delight by many on the coast, and II Is
nrobabe that a large number on the coast
Will take advantage OF the opportunity to
get out Of the infected region.
Superintendent Dunn and Special Agent
Hunter and Quinn, who left here on a
special train last week. went on q frutless
mission. If yellow fever had not yet been
declared TO exist here their personal visit
to Mississippi towns between New Orleans
and Memphis would have been attended
with good results, but yesterdays bulletin
of the Board of Health has undone all the
work they had accomplished, and every
town In Mississippi big enough TO have ain
alderman or a health Office has declared
nonintercourse with the Crescent City. The
party found Jackson Miss. the most
frightened city on their route. and Mem
phis and Vieksburg unexpectedly cordial
and reasonable.
Or. Carter. of the Marine Hospital Serv-
ice, returned to Ocean Springs to-day from
Barkley, and reports serious condition
there. Barkley is a little postoifice seven
miles northeast of the detention camp Or.
Carter reports eight cases OF yellow fever
at this point out of poDulation OF twenty
five souls. There have been four deaths in
ten days. the last occurring on Saturday
night. and other deaths are momeutarIly
expected. The fever was imported from
Ocean Springs. The town has been COM
pletely isolated an' guards placed arounE
Louis Gullaud. member OF the New Or
leans City Council. and a young lady neigh
Dor succeeded in coming through the lines
here to-day obtaining a health certificate
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