The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-14

Twelve Suspicious Cases I'm One Block in
New OrIeans-The Fever Increasing ut
Biloxi.

Twelve Suspicious Cases in One Block in
New OrIeans+The Fever Increasing ut
Biloxi.
New Orleans, September 10.-The an
nouncement Of twelve suspicious cases
on one square in the city and that three
cases had developed since the death
of a young lady who had come from
Ocean Springs, created a large measure
of alarm in the public mind early in the
lay, but this was allayed when the
facts became known. At nightfall all
reports received by DR.. Oliphant were
SO favorable hat renewed confidence
was infused in the officials of the board.
the board met, DR.. Oliphant
Press: There is a marked improve
ment in the situation in the state. I
may state unoficially hat all the pa
tents in the st. Claude street square
are better. I lave not received a re-
port from the board of experts, but
1 have learned from our inspector who
is assigned to the premises that appar-
emily none Of the patients are at present
in danger. I am able to say that no
other case has been brought to our at
tention in New Orleans, the symptoms
of which would justify us in CHASING
it as suspicious"
This morning a party of doctors and
officials left mere over the Illinois Cen
trail for Memphis and will return via
the Mississippi valley. They will stop
at all intervening places to make
known the exact state of affairs. seek
ing to allay the fears of the people in
order that a panic in the country may
be prevented and the imposing of I'M
reasonable quarantine restrictions
raised.
Surgeon Murray, of the marine hos
pital service, stated tonight that Ocean
Springs from now on would be the off,
cial headquarters for the entire gulf
coast marine hospital service and the
camp of detention will be at Fontain-
bleau, three miles from the gulf. Those
who are taken to the amp will be held
nominal prisoners for ten days, and if
at the expiration of that time they
show no signs of affliction they will be
permitted to &c wherever they please.
One hundred and forty people, white
and black at Ocean Springs by actual
count, are in distress, many being in
need of medicine and provisions.
Lie lever has uOI spread west De-
yond Biloxi. Biloxi is appealing for
medicine and the situation in the town
Il growing steadily worse. Miss Lewis,
in the city limits, was declared to have
black vOmit. Frank Emery, son of the
Methodist preacher there, was this af-
ternoon reported down. Mayor How
ard today issued orders that the yell
low flags should be displayed wherever
yellow fever vas found, and a CORE
spOndent telegraphs this afternoon that
the yellow fever flag is now conspicu-
Gus in Biloxi. Mayor Howard has de-
termined that all physicians shall
promptly report cases, under severe
penalties for failure. Now that the
worst is known, it is desired that no
facts shall be concealed. Today it was
learned that a number of people who
have been quarantined in a cannig fac
tory near Biloxi, were in need of pro-
visions and Mayor Howard sent them
relief.
There are no suspicious cases at Mo-
bile, and the general health there is
shown by the board of health records
to be better than for the past five
years.