The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-14
CAN'T STOP 1T.
In Spite of the Efforts Of the
Doctors and Health Boards
Yellow Fever is Gaining Ground
in the Gulf Region.
APPEARS IN MOBILE.
Nine Cases i'm New OrIeans-One
in Uptown District.
The Disease is Spreading Rap
idly to Interior Towns.
APPEARS IN MOBILE.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE announce
| ment of the ninth case of yellow fever
in New Orleans, including the Gelpi
death, has been officially made by the
board of health. 1t is probable that
another case will be added to the list,
exhausting the serious suspicious cases
now under investigation. The ninth
case is Edward McGinty, young man
| living Immediately opposite a residence
up town where a child died from the
fever that had been prevailing at Ocean
Springs. McGinty had been a visitor
to the family during their residence on
the Mississippi coast and since their re-
turn TO the city had been a constant
visitor. 1t is therefore believed that
he contracted the disease from the sick
child.
Members of the board of health have
been in close attendance upon the case
and completed their diagnosis yester-
day afternoon. As soon as they had
done SO the board of health took charge
or the premises, quarantined the in
mates, made liberal application of dis
infectants in the neighborhood and took
all the necessary steps to prevent
case reported up town, all others being
IN the lower section, and in this case,
as in all others, the origin of the case
has been traced to Ocean Springs.
The suspicious case referred to above
is that of a physician who has been in
attendance upon some of the cases at
ocean Springs The announcement of
one more case and prOba bly, another
has made no change in the state of the
public mind. There is still an absence
OF excitement, and while there are oc-
casional departures from the city there
mas been no general exodus.
The board of health anticipates that
there Will be other sporadic cases owing
to the number of people who managed
TO reach New Orleans before the quar-
antine against Ocean Springs went into
effect, but there is no lack of confidence
on the part of the board in their ability
to restrict each sporadic case Addi-
tional doctors of experience are being
added to the staff of the board of
health in order that the strictest attenL
non may be given to each residence in
winch cases of fever have appeared.
Entering infected houses, the sanitary
officers and physicians wear especially
prepared suits of clothes. These are
thoroughly disinfected and are worn
over the regular garments The SHIFTS
reach from neck to feet and are a COM
plete covering.
Helena, Ark, has set a pace which
all river towns are likely to follow. To
Gay the board of health of that citv
Qeclded that no boat from south of
nlckspufg should be allowed to land at
the port or any point within the ouar-
anime limits of five miles of the cor
porate limits of Helena. 4 Monroe. which
up 70 Yesterday held aloof in spite of
IhTeats ana refused to Quarantine New
orleans, felt compelled TODAY on racein+
Oh information that there are several
cases of yellow fever in New Orleans
70 declare a rigid quarantine against
Atlanta promises to be the refuee of
an P'4qp+e/ living in New Orleans and
az. <1GSr r. 1he coast who desire to get away.
| OF the cities of the south in DANCE ~
| ihIectlon, atlanta is the only one tbat
; ;I1a ie1 uSSu 10 quarantine and that has
ilT1Ceo an refugees within her gates.
| ne announcement at Biloxi that a
| SPeclaI train over the I,ouisviIIa e.
NashVllIe VIII go to Atlanta TODAY ha g
| oeen received with delight bv MANY on
Ine coast and 1t is probable that a large
HuIloeT on the coast will take adUant
| age of the opportunity TO epet o,,+ -
| the infected region Jul VI
ouperihtendent Dunn and Special
rs Leak or the Illinois Central and
Crs. hunter and Quinn, who left here
On a special train last week went on n
TrultIeSS mission. If YELLOW Fa11a,. L. a
not been declared to exist here Their
personal visit to MiSSiSsippi towns -
tween New Orleans and MernDbiS I.Jo,,15
nave been attended with good res11its
put yesterdays bulletin of the board az
health has undone all the work thew
nad accomplished and every town in
Mississippi big enough to have an Of
derman or health officer has declared
non-lntercOurse with the Crescent C,itv
Dr. Carter of the Marine hospital serv
Ice returned to Ocean Springs TO-DAY
from Barley and reports a serious con-
ulIloh there Barley is a little post
ofhce seven miles northeast of the de-
cases of yellow fever at this point ONT
OF a population OF 25 souls. They have
been four deaths in ten days the last
occurring on Saturday night and other
deaths are momentarily expected The
fever was imported from Ocean Springs
The town has been completely isolated
and guards placed around it.
jackson, Miss, Sept. 14-Excftement
is at fever heat in this city today over
the yellow fever scare, caused almost
entirely by the presence of 80 cases of
dengue fever at Edwards, rs miles west
of here. Many are fleeing to the sur
rounding country. The wagon and rail-
roads leading into the town are being
closely guarded. All public GATHERINGS
are prohibited.
Natchez, Miss, Sept. 14.-The yellow
fever scare resulted in the calling of a
large mass meeting here last night at
which 500 volunteer guards were called
for and enrolled to protect the town.
There is no sickness in the city and no
fear of the fever except from importa-
ton.
Washington, Sept. 14-Dr. Guiteras.
| the government expert, has reported a
case of yellow fever at the city hospital
at Mobile, Ala, also a suspect case and
adds that he apprehended serious out
break. At the same time Surgeon Car
ter telegraphed from Ocean Springs
that four cases of yellow fever existed
at Barkley, that there had been eight
cases known to be yellow fever and
that two exposed physicians were at
Van Cleve and Scranton practically IN
der guard. The dispatch from Dr. Gui-
teras is as follows:
Have found one case of yellow fever
at the city hospital. Norwegian, who
has not been out of city. probably fatal
termination One suspicious case /
apprehend serious outbreak Every ia
cility has been extended here
CSigned) GUITERAS"
Surgeon Wasdin, who has been at
Ocean Springs for some time, was taken
i'll this forenoon. This information
came from Surgeon Murray who did