Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13
II IS YELLOW JACKET.
Board Of Health in New Orleans Find Six
Cases.


cases OF fever on st. Claude street to
be yellow fever. n couple OF hours sub
sequently the board announced another
pronounced case Of yellow fever at
Miro and Esplanude streets. also in
the lower part of the city. but Il mile
or more away from the infected
square.
The announcement Of tho first six
Cuses OF yellow fever was noe uncN-
pected. 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 re-
suited. however. Nh" news rapidly
spread through the city The aulhori-
ties do not believe that the situation is
materially worse thnn b. was -four or
i've days ago, and they are sim con
iident ot their ability with modern
sanitary appliances, TO successfully
quarantine the infected districts.
The official bulletin "f tho board Of
experts declaring the st. Claude street
cases to be yellow fever was received
hy President Olliphant soon after IL
o'clock. Or. Olliphant Immediately sent
for members of the press and gave out
the report. which was signed by pis
LeAIonnier. Tountre. hickman Petit
and panham of the board of experts.
and Or. pOvron, the attending physi-
elan.
or tho twelve original cases, all OF
which had their oripiu from cnsc
that had come from Ocean SPRINGS the
six other than those reported today rs
yellow fever We're announced thiS AZ
ternoun to he practically well, UP walk
ing anollt thh' homes. OF the six pro-
nouuccd yellow fever four are cnuNn-
descent and two We're declared ia be
critically IN, one of these having suf-
ferpd a relapse since yesterday
Among the suspicious aH3es reported
Yesterday was that pf hoy named
Roy. living at Miro and Espl1nade
streets. Three doctors wore sent To
make careful examination of tn"
case This afternoon they announced
II TO be unuuaStionallN yellow fever.
and az having apparently had its or
igin IN Scranton, Miss"or in the 'einity
OF that town. As soon ut the report
was received the board OF health took
charge of the house. uuornntined the
inmates. placed guards SO that no one
might come within close pruNimity to
the premises and set 70 work thorough
ly to disirfect the neighhprhood. y
brother of the patient, who had left the
promises some time before the official
announcement. was given q permit to
return. but orders were issued that I'm
der No circumstances to let MIN or any
member Of he household To again leave
the premises.
A number ~ additional suspicious
eases We're again reported to the board
of health today. In each instance ply
g.rdus We're nt once dispatched TO in
Npstigate. Their reports have been uni
iormly that the fuspicious were
2roundless. The force of physicians at
tached to the board of health has been
largely increased and the board is In
communication with every portion of
the city.
President ELEPHANT. soon after he got
q u. Mi.
Gov. Foster, who had requested to be
Fuly informed as to The situation. and
who is cooperating with the board
Dr. Oliphant also notified the rail-
road companies and others who had Il
special interest IN the situation. The
news was generally spread through
Louisiana and the southern states and
1t tx probable that most Of the town
that have not Guaranteed New Or
leans win now refuse to have any COM
munication with this city. The situa-
ton IN this respect, however, VIII not
be much aggravated. for the Crescent
city has already been bottled mp for
afternoon that dispatches We're being
prepared to he sent Ia the various
boards Of health of the country, off
Cially aCquaintiHg them with the stu
alton.
New orleans. Sept. 12.--Dr. Lehman,
WIN HAS Dftll at NI'tdIl NlI ltiks ltI
several days and is yellow fever eX-
pert, has returned. He says: q went
over to Ocean Springs to attend the
poor who might be suffering with yell
low fever. After Il most diligent
search for any who might he suffering
with the disease, answering a number
Of calls. investigating the condition OF
convalesccnts, and seeing a few cases
by courtesy of attending physician,
concluded that as no yellow fever eX-
listed, my duties We're over"
DIR. Lehman came direct from Ocean
Springs here, having, however, to I'M
dergO a thorough fumigation of his
health here gave him the permission
to come. AZ there has since been con-
siderable inquiry rs TO the right of a
physician to come from an infected
district without detention, when the
lay public is refused permission, Sec
rotary Patton of the board OF heulth.
when asked for "a statement, said
1T Is the invariable rule in yellow
fever epldemics L. give the widest
possible latitude TO physicians travel
ing. They are presumed TO under
stand thoroughly the scientific means
usually employed TO destroy germs
about their person, in their clothes and
among their effects. Somebody with
scientific knowledge must attend the
sick, and II We are going 60 isolate the
physicians simply because they have
been in infected towns or In contact
with yellow fever patients, we might
Just as well sit down, fold our hands
and Let the plague have fun swing"
Washington. sept, 1.-THE news
from New orleans, announcing that
seven of the heretofore suspicios cases
there We're yellow fever was dlsap-
pointment and a surprise to theAtarine
hospital officials, as il was hoped that
the disease had been arrested in It's
progress. Dr. NyHan received word
of the development OF the cases late
tonight from President O!liphnnt Of
the state board of health
Mobile. Ala, sept. l2,--Today DIR.
John Gulteras. yellow fever expert,
was admitted into the city. He came
to examine and report upon the health
of the people here, ana viii make
thorough personal examination. Quar-
antinc restrictions are rigid against
the infected district to the west. There
are no suspicious cases here, ana SO
far as known, NO towns have been IN
tiuenced by New orleans action To
follow that city in quarantinins
Mobile.
Nashville, Tenn. Sept. le.-Today
the state board oi health issued quar-
antine orders against all points along
the Gulf coast extending from Mobile
to New Orleans. This was done as a
Of extra caution. because of
the receipt of unfavurable reports
from the Gulf coast.
Memphis, Tenn. sept. l2-The board
Of health Of This city today issued a
proclamation enforcing strict quar-
antine against New Orleans. Ocean