The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
IN TERROR OF YELLOW JACK.
EXCITEMENT CONTINUES UNABAT-
ED IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

Strict Quarantine Against New Or
Ieans aud Gulf Towns-Ncw Or
Icens Has Had But One Case of Fe-
ver SO Far-COnfdence Has Been
Restored in the City and People
Gather for Amusement - The
Stricken Districts Need HelD-A
Thorough Cleaning and Disinfect-
ing Throughout the Country.
New orleans, La, Sept. n.-New Or
leans is 10 be treated to the most thor
ough cleaning she has had in many
months.
During the day Mayor Flower and Pres
iJent Oliphant met the heads of the vari-
GUS departments of the city in conference.
at which majority of the council were
nresent. The conference resulted in the
instant appropriation of $4,000, with which
TO begin the work with the understanding
that any portion of fifty thousand neces-
sary to conclude it would be forth coming
when if required. A large force of men
will be put at once to work, and New
orleans viii be treated to first-class
bath.
This afternoon Mayor Flower issued
proclamation to the public for cleaning and
a General use Of bichloride of lime.
The health situation in New Orleans has
steadily improved to-day. The board of
experts issued bulletin concerning the
St. Claude street patients, and declared
that of the twelve cases, only one might
he considered suspicious, and the other
cases have so much improvement as to
warrant no apprehension that any of
them will result fatally.
The exceptional case, it is hoped, will be
out Of danger tomorrow or next day. The
usual care in guarding the square is being
exercised. The board of health reiterated
this evening that there was not a serious
case in the city and there has thus far
been but on case of yellow fever in New
Orleans this summer.
The best evidence that confidence has
been restored lies ip the fact that the matt
nees of the theaters to-day were crowded
and that half dozen bands have at differ
eut times appeared on the streets in the
past twelve hours
Although there has been vast improve
ment, locally, country towns continue to
issue quarantine edicts and some of the
towns are being forced to declare quaran-
tine under threats of other cities. Mon
roe, for instance, one of the largest towns
in the state, does not desire to stop COM
munication with New Orleans, but other
wise Shreveport and vicksburg would
quarantine her.
The Illinois Central issued a bulletin to-
day that no through passengers on north
bound trains on that road would be allow
ed to pass through Mississippi unless they
possessed clean bills of health. Nothing
has been reported this afternoon of an
alarm of this character from the coast. A
few cases have been discovered, but the
scourge is not spreading with the rapidity
usual in yellow fever epidemics.
There has been lack of harmony in BIZ
loxi and the friction resulted to-day in the
resignation of DR.. Lemon as president Of
the board of health. The work of plaster
ing Biloxi with disinfectants, however,
continues undated.
Tomorrow the Mississippi state authori-
ties win take charge of the situation at
Biloxi. Biloxi, although she has fever her.
self will continue to maintain quarantine
against Ocean Springs
DR.. Murray and DIR. Guteras Of the ma
rine hospital service to-day went to Fon-
tanebleau to hasten the completion OF
the camp of detention. There are thirty
eight people sick in Ocean Springs to-day,
and 400 who have not had the fever.
ocean Springs is still appealing for help,
and especially for trained nurses.
AT Jackson, Miss. the mayor and coun-
Gil declined to raise the quarantine against
N New Orleans for the present, but among
" tAe people there confidence is about re-
stored.
,.Nieksburg, Miss, is quarantined against
New Orleans, and is cleaning up as fast
aS possible. Steamboats, are not permit
& yea TO land at Natchez, Miss, or Vidalia,
Ia the former place having the local mi
hua on guard tonight.
Aopile, Ala, is reported perfectly pa
y'Ae' but her quarantine is so rigid as to
S ue somewhat wearisome. Mail and ex-
'& press matter must be fumigated to enter
ouu the New Orleans papers to-day We're
Sent back. Passengers from infected
camps
1he officials at the surgeon generals Of
, NY continue to feel encouraged over the
T"uauon a Ocean Springs and at tho
m 'e'ess tnat has been made in preparing
W aapple with the disease. They con-
sIsStu'dte themselves upon the fact that
- - are fewer cases both of dengue and
|S.oW lever, than at the beginning, and
Sou tne fact that their experts and the
p'esenlatlves of the states interested
e cooperating in perfect harmony.
~oLseon General Wyman tonight tele-
apAea to Surgeon Murray at Ocean
'tatI1ss' Miss, as follows:
tsr AN persons must be detained in camp
M oayS Your selection of camp site
p,- - Ieh--ng section house and tool room,
ma a''.ese OF timber, employment of hands,
Nocurement OF provisions from Mo
ipt. v" f.. Saunder, at Montgomery. to-
M M Ia. 's-egraphed Surgeon Wyman that
asa'a health officers had been unable
ora.. cover any suspicious cases at Mont
I'.t fro.- fea Assistant Surgeon White report
he l ia. Foatainbleau, Ala, his arrival at
Adj i.-a ION camp, and stated that he
con 1fgaqy been IN consultation with Sur
murray at Ocean Springs.
", 40 Investigate the Fever.
<ral @eea'LIlagton, Sept. 1.-THE surgeon gen.
/ eeaa g. 60 orders to-day to DR. Wasdin AT
on of@piIHeS to commence an investiea-