The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-15
New Orleans Bends to the
Fact of Fever.
SEEMS TO BE SPREADING
ONLY THREE PERSONS IN BAR
CLAY HAVE ESCAPED.
WORSE AT BILOXI AND OCEAN SPRINGS
Dr.. Wasdins Case HopefuI--AII Outgoing
Mail From New Orleans Fumigated-.Ihe
Flight to Atlanta Situation Being
Met With Heroic Diligence.
Met With Heroic Diligence,

Flight to Atlanta Situation Being
Met With Heroic Diligence.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 14.-At night
fall the books Of the Board of Health
showed the following recapitulation of
the days developments in the yellow fe-
yer situation:
There had been reported to the board
for investigation twenty-six cases which
the attending physicians considered sus-
picious. OF these, Thirteen cases had been
found suffering with harmless fever, five
cases were regarded as suspicious but
necessary to be further investigated be-
fore a definite report could be made on
them; there were no reports as to four
cases, and four cases had been pro-
nounced genuine yellow fever, though one
Of the latter was clasSed as of mild type.
The most serious Of the four yellow fever
cases is located in the neighborhOod of
the French market The locality is far
from a cleanly one, is populated by a poor
class Of people, many of whom are for
eigners, and might be considered dan
gerous ground. For that reason especial
pains were taken by the Board of Health
to quarantine the infected houses. Of
ficerS from the police force were detailed
to take charge of the neighbOrhOod, a res
taurant, a bakery and a shop next door
to the premises in which the sickness was
found, were closed up and large quanti-
ty Of disinfectant was sent to the scene
to be used. OF course the report of new
cases daily is creating alarm in some
quarters, but thus far the disease has
shown but little malignancy, there being
but one death out of fourteen cases, and
none of the practicing physicians are yet
on record as expressing fear of an epi-
demic.
The same rigid attention is being
given to the suspicious cases as obtains
in the treatment of those which are de-
clared to be yellow fever. Guards are sta
toned about the premises, the streets are
kept clear, pedestrians are warned and
liberal use is made of disinfectants, for
the authorities have come to realize thar
the situation, while not alarming, is GER,
tainely serious, and that only watchfuI-
ness and vigilance viii master the
scourge.
One of the features developed during
the day is that people of maturer age
have been attacked. Heretofore, the dis
ease has been confined principally to chill
dren OF tender age, and boys and girls not
vet grown to manhood and womanhood.
Two of the late cases show that old peo-
pie have been stricken. A conference was
held this afternoon at the ST. Charles
Hotel Members Of the Board OF Health,
representatives of tine Parish Medical
Society and city officials, including May
or Flower, were present. The situation
was discussed in all its phases for two
hours behind closed doors and a resolve
was made to spare neither effort nor
money in controlling the disease.
Under instructions from Superintend
ent Of the Railway Mail Service the post
office authorities today fumigated all out
going mail in order that letters and pack
ages be not sent back by the authorities
Of QuarantiMng cities and towns.
Complaints have been reaching here
from many points Of delays in getting
mail, but it is thought this system Of fu-
migation will in the future relieve all
sources of complaint Of this nature.
The Louisville and Nashville ran a
train today to Atlanta, giving people ON
the coast an opportunity to go to the
Gate City. The train took about twenty
ladies and gentlemen from Biloxi, and a
number have left New Orleans for that
point. The railroad company, however,
refuses to allow passengers to take bag
gage Of such a nature as to be good
abiding place for germs.
This afternoon a new case of fever was
reported at Barclay. Out of a population
of 25, only three persons in Barclay have
not had the sickness, and the percentage
of deaths has been what is usual in yell
low fever epidemics. There were several
new cases reported today at Ocean
Springs, and of the number i'll at Biloxi,
fifteen were reported as suffering with
yellow fever At Ocean Springs, DR..
Wasdin, of the Marine Hospital service,
is receiving the best Of attention, and it
is hoped that he will pull through in a
few days.
Surgeons Garter and Dunn left Ocean
Springs for Pascagoula today. A case of
yellow fever exists at that point.
A number of immunes at Ocean Springs
are to be sent to Cincinnati in special
car. Surgeon White has been at the de-
tention camp for the past two days SUI
perintending its construction. AS soon as
it is ready a large number Of people will
be taken away from Biloxi and Ocean
Springs, and yellow fever thus deprived
of fresh material to feed upon.