The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-09
FEVER SITUATION IMPROVING
No New Cases Of Yellow Jack Reported
From the South. y
INVESTIGATIONS OF DR.. GUITERAS.
Some Doubt Still Expressed AS to Whether
the Disease 10 Really Yellow Fever,
Baton Rouge Declares ouaran-
tiBe-Ihs Precautions.

tine-Ihe Precautions.
NEW ORLEANS. September S.-When
tho Board OF Health met tonight Dr.
.Onphant had no additional cases 10 re-
port TO that body as having occurred IN
New orleans and was able TO say that the
local situation had vastly improved ana
there were no present prospects Of evil
results following tho death OF Gelpi.
The public pulse here is vastly stronger
and New Orleans is almost ready to de-
clare that it has had a scare for nothing.
Dr. Olphant and his stan have slept but
little in tEe past sevonty-six hours ana
have fairly honey-combed the city TOR
suspicious cases Of fever without result.
Deep interest has naturally been felt
here IN the outcome of the examination
by Dr. Guiteras, who arrived at ocean
Springs this morning. Under instructions
from the superintendent OF the Louisville
and Nashville. Or. Guiteras was put on
I'M tho woods "A couple of miles from
Ocean Springs. It was not long there
after when the Doctor ran up against
tho Quarantincd troCha and the distin-
euIshcd visitor had to fully establish his
identity before he was permitted to run
tho gauntlet.
IS n FEVER
on his arrival I'm Ocean Springs Dr.
Guitcras went Immediately TO wotk ana
iu person investigated NUMBER or cases
of the prevailing sickness. lie found only
two cases that deserved the term doubt
ful or suspicious and In answer TO an
inquiry he said he happened TO be aoie
10 wire the result OF his examination 20
Washington this evening.
In tho meantime correspondent wired
90 the city that he learned from "a source
that could not De doubted that DR. Gui-
teras after his examination, had not
been entirely convinced that any yellow
fever has existed or does exist In Ocean
SPRINGS The local physicians are not
prepared 10 say what effect an opinion by
Dr. Guictoras. cOuntered by that express
ed by four experts who declared the cases
they had investigated was yellow fever,
would have.
A thorough canvass ~ tho wards OF
Ocean Springs. completed late this even
ing. shows that there have been seven
hundred and f0rty-eight cases of the pre-
vailinc fever since July sth. There are
now thirty-seven still sick. The total
deaths have been nine. and in several in
stances physicians see the first show or
complication with other diseases. There
are believed 20 have been only two deaths
duo to yellow Jack. At the suggestion
OF DR. Cant every house wher% there has
been sickness or there is now is being
fumlgatcd.
Final arrangements 20 handle the
Biloxi and ocean Springs mail were COM
pletod to-day. The railroad managers
sent over mail cranes to-day and the
pouches will be taken by trains both
ways after the bags have been fumigated.
After Dr. Guiteras has comnieled nus
aar.f Hr.|I II..N. .
ton will bc established. Those who are
not go. Will be detained az the station
until they are considered worthy 10 he
given clean bills Of health, and viii then
Doe permitted 10 go to their homes
There are rfvfv-fVc residents or New
orleans who are tied mp In ocean Springs
anxious tO get away and some hlteen
from other points.
THE SHOT GUN.
There is a law I'm Mississippi against the
violation OF quarantine laws. Usually
in yellow fever epidcmics, however ah
uuwritten law. enforced nv the shot gun
obfafns and that as the law which rs now
I'm effect about Ocean Springs and BILOXI.
Biloxi people are not absolutely con-
,.inced that the fever there rs yellow jack.
Dr HarraleOu has SO pronounced tup
caees but when he has completed nus
Investigations at ocean Sprlnss DI. Htu-
faroe will be asked 90 visit BILOXI ana ue-
tcrnline posltivelv whether or not l)r.
1r,,.roiso5 bas correctly diagnosed the
disease Whatever the fever IS, II had
good effect for on an hands Ieslden,..9
are carrying into cuect Mayor no"alu
proclamatlon 20 put their homes IN prop-
err sanitary condition and 20 abstalh Itoih
conorerafiug anywhere I'm crOWus. $50
,rbfs morning the three patients at ~
to,i ,-aro doing we'll and it was thought
fbcv would recover. Their homes haEe
beon completely isolated ana thoIousHly
some 75O neople were brought 20 New
Orleans bv the morning trains from the
coast There were very many passeIs tIs
ON tho evening trains anu uoln % %i,
Christian and Bay ST. Louis nave ne.u
accumulated so far as summer NlsltoT7
o.i. concerned Some coast trains on the
and y were discontinued to-day ana
through trains will do whatever local
business fs necessary. while speclal ~
always ar the disposal or the oihcials VINO
are enlisted in the service 70 stamp out
tho fever al Biloxi and Ocean Springs
pafon Rouge. the state capital IS the
latest town 90 declare quarantine. Busl-
rces mon who had shipments 20 make by
rvnress 10 the state capital this evening.
learned that orders had been issued not
10 let the New Orleans trains stop there
and Tavae Express people had been FUR
thor instructed that they would not be
permitted 10 toss on packages as the
t-ofn went fvlng through Baton Rouge
Fven the afternoon paDers were tabooed
and the publishers notified that their pa
80 -rr r.f n- fnf'-orr1 40 fhe capital.
NO FEVER IN MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. SIN ac-
corfance with the recommendations or
the state Board OF Health. Governor
Johnston has issued a quo warranto pro-
,l4mati0n against an places infected with
The following official notice has been
published by the Board Of Health OF
Montgomery on account or puDncatoh
Yesterday IN the State paper
"Rumors 20 the effect that yellow fever
exists I'm Montgomery are absolutely
false. There IS not now nor has there
been this year. a single case OF the dis
ease IN this city.
(sgned) "S. D. SDELY, NJ. D.