Evening journal., 1897-09-14
.THINCSLOOK SERIOUS
More Fever Gases Reported From
Various Southern Points.
A DEATH OCCURS At BERKLEY.
Traffic and Business Light at New Or
leans, Which Is Held In Strict
Quarantine-YeiIOw jack
Spreads In BIloxi.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE official
dispatches to the surgeon general make
the situation more serious. DR. Gui-
teras the government expert reported
case of yellow feYer at the city hos
pltal at Mobile, also a suspected case.
ana added that he apprehended a seri-
Gus outbreak. At the same time Sur
geon Carter telegraphed from Ocean
springs that four cases of yellow fever
existed at Berkley that there had been
eight cases known to be yellow fever,
ana that two exposed physicians were
at Nancleave and Scranton practically
under guard. The dispatch from DR..
Guiteras at Mobile is as follows:
Have found one case Of yellow fever
at 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 me here"
Surgeon General Wyman telegraphed:
Wire occupation of Norwegian in City
hospital and how he could have con-
tracted it. Instructions later.
The surgeon general also wired to Dr.
Rhett Goode, president of the board Of
health of Mobile, asking him to tele-
graph an assurance that every measure
is being taken TO prevent spread from
the one case in the City hospital and
from the suspected case.
The dispatch from Surgeon Carter at
Ocean Springs was as follows
Four cases yellow fever now at
Berkeley. One death, Robert Glenn.
One case malarial fever there Have
been u cases of sickness all told, ten Of
which 1 think were yellow fever and two
Of which 1 know were. Four deaths; no
dengue. Only four nonimmunes, yet the
well have been directly exposed, three
much exposed. 1 moved those three
into absolute isolation in noninfected
quarters with Dr. Gaines The fourth
Is in a house I'm the country and is
isolated but not under guard, a source
of bnt little danger now. The physi-
clans who have been exposed are in
Scranton and Vancleave, a community
am told, rather than a town. The one
at NancleaYe is nOnimmune, the one in
Scranton is DIR. Kells. The infected
houses are practically under guard foi
the present. Guards stationed at the
two abandoned. Some burning done
and some aeration of light fabrics
More Will be done by DR.. Gaines. who
will stay there some days. The few
VINO are not sick or immune are very
anxious TO come to camp"
Surgeon Carter. who has been a.
Ocean Springs, was ordere[ % proceed
TO New Orlel ~ NScdem9fbar ~ pection o
outgoing train-- .arnrsahAp eats already
begun by Assistant Surgeon Norman.
Surgeon Wasdin. who - been a
Ocean Springs for SOM s takeI
i'll yesterday. This information cam
from Surgeon Murray, who did not stat
the nature of the illness, but DR.. wy
man supposes il to be yellow fever
Surgeon Murray has engaged nurs
who will care for him. Or. Wasdin ha
been actively engaged since the out
break of yellow fever at Ocean Spring
and was present at the first autopsy a
which the conclusion was reached tha
the disease was yellow jack.
DR.. Goode, the president OF the Ala
bama state board of health, has tele
graphed DR.. Wyman that all measure
have been taken to prevent the sprea
Of the disease which has manifested II
self at Mobile. The inmates of the hos
pital where the disease appeared wer
quarantined, and the room formerly oc
cupied by the yellow fever patient ha
been thoroughly disinfected. There wa
no report of suspected cases. DR.. job
Guseras has been ordered 10 remain {
Mobile for the present as his service
are necessary for further investigation
He will make a daily report to the sur
geon general.