Evening journal., 1897-09-17
FEVER STATISTICS.
Synopsis of the Situation by the
-.o-. Marine Hospital
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UP TO SEPT. IA
Quarantining Is Going Ahead at Lively
Rate. Several More Places Closing
Their Portals Now to All From
Fever Infected Districts.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE off,
cial bulletin Of the Marine Hospital
bureau will contain in it's forthcoming
issue a synopsis of the yellow fever sit
uation, with a summary of the cases
and deaths up to the 14th inst The list
of cases and deaths is lower than that
reported in press dispatches from in
fected points, but they are all that are
officially established. The summary by
states is as follows:
Alabama-Mobile, Sept. 1S case. no
deaths; Sept. a., 2 cases, no deaths.
Louislana-New Orleans, Sept 8. no
cases, l death; Sept 12. cases, no
deaths; Sept. 1S, cases, no deaths;
Sept. IA, 5 cases. no deaths.
Mississippi-Bar Sept. 49, cases.
deaths; Sept. IA. l case. no deaths;
Edwards, Sept. Is, y cases, 1 death;
Ocean Springs, Sept s, 4 cases. 2 deaths;
Sept. 13, ] case; Pascagoula. Sept. TO-
case; Sept. IA, case; Perldnston. Sept.
TO- 1 case.
The synopsis covers the outbreak from
its Inception with all the bureau or
ders. reports from surgeons and boards
of health, etc, concerning the status
of the fever at various points. II says:
"A brief synopsis Of the occurrence
of yellow fever in the south Is given az
follows:
Beginning with report of Past As
sistant Surgeon Wasdin Of Sept g. stat
ing that the situation at Ocean Springs
needed investigation. and his detail to
proceed to that place and make an in
vestlgation in connection with members
Of the Mobile board OF health and his
subsequent report of Sept 6. stating
that an autopsy made by himself con-
firmed the diagnosis OF yellow fever. the
representatives OF the state board con-
curing, precautions were Immediately
taken by the bureau. directing Past AS
sistant Surgeon Wasdin to arrange for
a Gordon, employ necessary help and
turn matters over to Surgeon Murray
on his arrival and to notify the rail-
road agents that a Gordon should be es-
tablished to sell tickets only to points
north Of Washington or points in noun
famous districts and to keep a record
of all persons leaving with points Of
their destination, notifying the local
authorities"
After detailing the assignment Of sur
geOns 70 various points, the synopsis
proceeds:
The total number Of cases at Ocean
Springs Sept. was two in a sick list of
40 persons. and one case. resulting in
death, was reported from New Orleans,
whose Illness. it is stated, commenced
at Ocean Springs. Train inspection at
the Alabama line was established on
the 9th. On the same day yellow fever
was reported at Ccranton, Miss. and
several suspicious cases in one locality
in New Orleans We're examined by ex-
perts OF the Louisiana state board OF
health, train inspection of the Louisi-
ana line having been inaugurated sew
eral days previously by the Louisiana
board. On the 10th six new cases OF
sickness were reported by three physi-
clans at Ocean Springs. The suspicious
case at Scranton was examined by DR.
Guiteras and reported to he yellow
fever. On the 10th Surgeon Garter re-
ported a case at Perkinston, Miss. con-
tracted at Ocean Springs"
The report then refers to the 10 sus-
picious cases reported on st. Claude
street, New Orleans. No positive dag.
nosis of yellow fever was made Nine
Of the cases recovered, and the remain.
ing three are doing we'll
The situation at Mobile, Barkley
Biloxi and Edwards is referred to. and
the many official dispatches showing tn,
various cases are reproduced These
have been already published
The bulletin will also contain the full
report of DR.. Wasdin on the first yellow
fever autopsy.
The bureau received few dispatche
during Office hours yesterday The sur
geon general telegraphed an inquiry al
TO the rumored suspicious case at Au
gusta and received a reply from Presi
dent Eugene Foster Of the board o
health of Augusta saying:
utterly false. Without a shadow O.
foundation. Wire me all infected
places"
Surgeon Wertenbaker, at Delawar
Breakwatcr quarantine station, was or
dered to ship Immediately camp equi
page to Waycross Ca.
The surgeon general officially desig
mated the detention camp near Oceai
Springs as Camp Fontainebleau.