The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-11
UNDUE Alarm FELT
over Cases Supposed 10 be Fever In Ne"
orleans-The situation Elsewhere

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1o.-The an
nouncement 81 twelve suspicious cases ON
ono SQUARE I'm the city. and that three
cases had developed since the death OF
a Young lady who had come from Ocean
Surines created large measure or
alarm I'm the public mind early In the day
hut this was allayed when the facts be-
came known. At nighttall all reports
ceived by Or. Oliphant were so favorable
that renewed confidence was Infused lh
the officials Of the Board.
Just before the Board met Or. Oliphant
said 10 "a reporter Of the Associated Press
There is a marked Improvement In the
situation I'm this State. I may state un-
officially that an the patients In the ST.
Cloud street square are better. ] have
learned from our INSPECTOR who Is assign
cd 10 the premises that apparently none
Of the patients is at present In danger.
/ am able 10 say that no other case has
been brought to our attention I'm New or
leans the symptoms Of which would iust-
~ us as chasing 10 as suspicious
This morning a party Of doctors and
officials left hero over the llliOnis Cen
tr7l FOR Memnhis and will return via the
Mississippi Valley. They will stop AZ AN
intervening places 10 make known tho
exact status Of affairs. eeeking 10 allav
tho fears N The people I'm order that n
panic I'm the country may be prevented
and the imposing Of unreasonable quar-
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 coast
marine hospital and the camp will be- an
, Fonta inbleau. The fever has not spread
west hevond BILOXI
Biloxi is appealing Tor medicine and the
situation in The town is growing steadily
worse Miss Lewis in the city limits was
declared IN have another trouble. Frank
limerick son Of the Methodist preacher
was This afternoon reported down Ma
yor Howard to-day issued orders that the
yellow flags should he displayed where
ever yellow fever was found and n cor
respondent tciegraphs this afternoon that
the yellow foyer flag IS now conspicuous
ir Biloxi M9vor Howard has demanded
that all physicians shall promptly report
crso~ 'fu1pr severe Hc0affior for f"iI'rn.
Now th9t Tho worst Is known ~ Rs de-
sired that no facts should boz concealed
To-day 10 was learned that n number or
people who have been Qu0r0nfined in
canning factory near Biloxi were IN need
of provisions and Mayor Howard sent
them relief
There are M suspicious oaees NJ Mobile
md the general health there is shown
hv the Board Of Health records 10 be
better than FOR the past five years.
Tho line ~ defence f0r Baldwin county
IS comnlete and n coast guarl las been
alNiN il1 lNf l'Nff IA-f
Natchoz has included New Orleans I'm
tho quarantine r'gidlv established against
yellow fever. and n shotgun guard IS do
ing duty.
Washington Sept Io.-During tho ~
fornoon md evening SUPERINTENDENT
Wvman received several kilograms from
Mississippi bearing on the yell0w-fever
situation.
SURGEON Carter reports concerning the
case an Parkinson as follows:
zone case yellow fever-Dr shelly ~
Parkinson. II was contracted az ocean
SPRINGS. The case rs isolated and under
all necessary guard. No other case IN
that town
Or Guiteras also sent n dispatch con-
frming tho newspaper renort NJ yellow
fever ar Scranton. but stating that there
was but one case There. the origin ~
which IS not clear. There is much dengue
a. Scranton.
IN view Of the possibility Of the bureau
roofir~ 40 'ha 4ur~rone NOW in fho ecr-
vice Dr. Wyman has revoked all leaves
OF absence.
NEW ORLEANS. September 10-GaI-
weston to-day duarantined against New
Orleans. ocean Springs. Biloxi. Scranton
and all yellow fever infected points or
where there are suspicious cases.