The age-herald., 1897-09-16

Champion HILL"
 The following is pr. Guiteras' report to Surgeons General sWy1nan: tsEdwards, Miss, Sept. 15-Wyman, Washington: the diagnosis of yellow fe- yer made in six eases by Dr. Purnen is confirmed. He has two other cases that have not yet seen. There are many children with what is probably a mild type of the disease. The cases are mot confined to one locality. but are all traceable to the Anderson case, which came from Ocean Springs. The medium of distribution appears to have been the Champion case. MT. Champion, who died was a prominent man, and many people congregated in the house during his illness. Dr. Purnell is immune, and I recomemnd him as competent to take charge of the situation, if necessary. I shall leave here this evening at 10 for Mobile, unless otherwise directed
 CsigneD "GUITERAs."
 All the fears of the citizens of Jack son in regard to the sickness prevalent at Edwards have been realized. Dr. Guiteras, the government expert, has confirmed seven cases of yellow fever, and says there are many suspects.
 First the cases were reported as ma 1arial fever, then another time they be- come dengue fever. Another wait and they were pronounced. suspicious, and finally declared to be the genuine yellow fever. During all this time the disease has been spreading alt the rate of five or six new cases daily, until there are now forty cases in existence at Edwards.
 The evolution of the disease from ma larial to yellow fever was such that the people now regard dengue as simply a more convenient term than yellow fever. The state board has instructed Dr. Purnall to place a cordon of guards around Edwards. Report says that the disease has also appeared at Clinton and Smiths. towns near Edwards. The state board has ordered the discontinu- anee of trains on the Woodville, Miss, branch of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road.
 The following order was promulgated today by the state board of health:
 ''vicksburg Miss, Sept 15.-All clti- zens of the state of Mississippi, railroad officials and other transportation lines and all newspapers:
 "On account of the yellow fever at several places along the coast in this state and several cases of yellow fever at Edwards, Miss, and reported sus- pected cases at various points through out the state, until further orders by this board no persons will be allowed to get off trains or boats at any station or point in the state of Mississippi and no freight, baggage, mail or express is to be handled by the railroads or other transportation companies from infected places. No trains will be allowed to stop at these places. Persons from non-in- fected communities whose destination is beyond the state of Mississippi will be allowed to board trains at all points not Infected with yellow fever. Train crews from such place or places that are not infected with yellow fever will be al- lowed to get off at the terminals.
 iSigned)
 "J. F. HUNTER, M. D.,
 "J. w. KRIGER, M. D.,
 "Executive Committee Mississippi State
 Board of Health
 It is stated that an expert has been requested to proceed to Nittayuma, Miss, to investigate the case of Mal- colm Cameron, who came from Edwards, and to compeltely isolate the case.
 Yazoo, Miss. has issued orders for a trains are allowed to stop except to exchange mails at the quarantine sta- hions. No passengers are allowed to leave hhe trains and all mail and ex- press must be fumigated.
 Guards armed to the teeth are placed along the county boundaries. but in spi;e of these rigid rules several people have managed ito get by, some even cccninS from infected districts. Two drummera who came Monday were yesterday placed in quarantine.
 A telegram was received at the gov ernOrS once tnlS afternoon asking that twenty-five tents be sent to Vicksburg to be used by quarantine officials. It was also stated that there was one new case of yellow fever reported from Edwards. The telegl am was from Drs. Hunter and Krigcr.
 A decided and complete panic has pre- vailed at Jackson all day. Everybody has left town who could do so. The bus iness houses have closed and the news papers have suspended publication and closed their offices Jackson has pop ulation of 10000 people, and two-thirds of these have deserted the city.
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