The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-22
A Report ON YELLOW FEVER
Issued by .he Iar:na Hospital BuIssu at
Washing ton.

TIE official bulletin OF the marine
hospital bureau will contain in its
forthcoming issue Synopsis Of the
yellow fever situation, wit9 2 summa-
" Of the cases arc deaths up 10 the
14.h instant. The list Of c.sss and
deaths is lower thaH that reported IN
press dispatches from infec.ed points,
bu. they sre lltbat are officially IS
tsblisbe.} TIE summary by states is
SIS ioi!n rs: Mobile, l case, New Or
leans, II: Barkley, Miss,, 9 cases, 4
deaths; Edwards, Miss, u cases :;
Ocean Springs, Mis-. cases, 3
deaths; Pascsgonla, Miss, 2 c5ses :;
Perkilston, case.
TIE synopsis covers tie OUTBREAK
from its inception. with all the bu.
rasu orders, reports from surgeons
and boards OF health. etc, concerning
the status Ct the fever at various
points
"a Grief Synopsis Of The occurrence
Of yellow fever IN the South is given
IS follows:
Beginning With the report Of Pass.
ed Assistant Surgeon Wasdin OF Sep
teuher 3, stating that the situation st
Ocean Springs needed investigation,
a1d his detail 10 proceed to that place
and make an investigation in connec
ton with members OF the Mobile beard
OF health, and his subsequent report
cf September 6. stating that aa au-
topsy made by himself confirmed the
diagnosis Of yellow !ever, the repre-
sertaiiYes o. the state boards concur
liinc, precautioHs eeTe immediatelP
taken by the bussau, directing passed
Assistant Sargeon Wssd!n 10 arrange
Tor c3rdou, employ necessary help
ard turn matters over 10 Surgeon
Murray on his arrival and to notify
|.he railroad agents that until Gordon
Should be established, 10 sell tickets
only to points north OF Nashville Or
poiuts IL mountainous districts, aud to
keep record OF al persons leaving
with points of their destination. mott
fyirg The local authorities
at;er detailing the assignment OF sur
geons to various points, the synopsis
proceeds:
The total num5ir r OF cases Mt Ocean
Springs September S was 2 IN q sick
list Of 40 persons, and one case result.
ing in death was reported from New
O:Ieans, whose illness, it is stated,
commenced at Ocea1 Springs. Train
inspe ec.ion at the Alabama line was
established on the Oh. Ga the same
day yellow fever was reported at
Scranton, Miss, and several suspici
Gus cases II cne ltca!ity IN New Or
leans we're examined by experts OF
the louisiana state board Of health
train inspection on the louisiana haT-
ing been inaugurated several days
previously by the Louisiana bosrd.
IOn the 10Th six new cases Of sickness
were reported by three physicians at
Ocean Springs. The suspicious case
at Scranton was examined by DR..
Guiteras and reported to be yellow fe-
yer. On the 105h Surgeon Carter re-
ported case at Prrkins!on, Miss,
contracted at Ocean Springs"
The report teen refers to the u
suspicious cases reported on St. Claude
street, New Orleans. No positive
diagnosis OF yellow fever was made.
Nine OF the cases recovered; the re-
naming three are doing well.
The situation at Mobile. Biloxi ard
Ed wards is referred to, and the many
official dispatches showing the various
cases are reproduced. These have al
ready been published.