The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
IN TWO OTHER TOWNS
ONE CASE IN PERKINSTON AND
ONE IN SCRANTON.
NEW ORLEANS UNDER SUSPICION
The Physicians There Are Fighting Fears With
Denials- s--BiIoN is Appealing For Medi-
cine and The Situation There
Grows Steadily Worse.
Grows Steadily Worse.

OIoWS otedutiy WOISe
New Orleans, La, Sept. 10.-The an
nounccment Of twelve suspicious cases
on one square in the city and that three
cases had developed since the death of
a young lady who had come from Ocean
Springs. created Il large measure of
alarm in the public mind early in the
day, but this was allayed when the facts
became known.
AT night fall all reports received by
DR.. Oliphant were so favorable that re-
newed confidence was infused in the of
ficials of the board. Just before the
board met, DIR. Oliphant said to re-
porter of the Associated Press:
There is a marked improvement in
the situation in the State. / may state
officially that all the patients in the st.
Claude square are better. / have
not received a report from the board of
experts but / have learned from our in
spector who is assigned to the premises
that apparently none of the patients are
at present in danger / can say that no
other case has been brought to our at
tention in New Orleans. the symptoms
of which would justify us in CHASING it
as suspicious"
This morning a party of doctors and
officials left here over the Illinois Cen
trail for Memphis and will return via
the Mississippi Valley. They will stop
at all intervening places to make known
the exact status of affairs, seeking to al
lay the fears of the people in order that
a panic in the country may be prevented
and the imposing of unreasonable quar-
antine restrictions raised.
Surgeon Murray of the Marine H0spi-
tai service, stated tonight. that Ocean
Springs from now on would he the Off
cial headquarters for the entire gulf
coast Marine Hospital service and the
camp of detention will he at FOntain-
bleau. three miles from the gulf.
Those who are taken to the camp
will be held nominal prisoners for 10
days, and if at the expiration of that
time they show no signs Of afhiction
they will be permitted to go wherever
they please.
One hundred and forty people, white
and black in Ocean Springs by actual
count, are in distress, many being in
need of medicine and provisions.
The fever has not spread west beyond
Biloxi.
Biloxi is appealing for medicine and
the situation in the town is growing
Slcdullg worse.
Miss Lewis, in the city limits, was de-
Iclared to have black vomit Frank EN-
|ery, son of the Methodist preacher there,
was this afternoon reported down.
Mayor Howard today issued orders that
the yellow flag should be displayed
wherever yellow fever was found, and
correspondent telegraphs this afternoon
that the yellow flag is now conspicuous
in Biloxi. Mayor Howard has determined
that all physicians shall promptly report
cases, under severe penalties for failure
Now that the worst is known, it is de-
sired that no facts shall be concealed
Today it was learned that a number of
people who have been quarantined in q
lcanning factory near Biloxi, were in need
of provisions and Mayor Howard sent
them relief
There are no suspicious cases at Mo-
bile and the general health there is shown
by the board of health records to be bet
ter than for the past five years.
The line of defense for Baldwin county
as well as for Mobile county is complete
and coast guard has been added IN the
lower bay.
Natchez, Miss, today included New
Orleans in the list of infected points
against which a rigid quarantine is being
enforced and the shotgun guard is evi-
denced all around the city. The steamer
Natchez, from here, passed this morning
with several Natchez people among Der
passengers, but none of them was per-
mitted to land
AT PERKINSTON AND SCRANTON.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 10.-During
the afternoon and evening Surgeon Gene
raj Wyman received several kilograms
from Mississippi points bearing on the
yellow fever situation.
Surgeon Garter telrgraphed from Gulf
Port, Miss, concerning the case ut Per
kinston, as follows:
zone case yellow fever DR.. Sheely, at
PerkinstOn. 1t was contracted at Ocean
Springs. The case is isolated and under
all necessary guard. No other case III
hat town.
DR.. Guiteras also sent dispatch con-
frming the newspaper report of yellow
fever at Scranton, but stating that there
was but one case there, the original Of
which is not clear. There is much dengue
at Scranton.
In view of the possibility of the bureau
needing all surgeons now in the service
DR.. Wyman has revoked all leaves of alb
sence.
Washington, Sept 10.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap-