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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14.-Todsy
the books of the Board Of Health
Shove the following recapitulation
OF the developments in the yellow
fever situation. There had been re-
ported to the board for investigation
twenty six cases, which the attend
ing physicians considered suspicious.
Of these thirteen cases had been
found suffering with q harmless fe.
YER, i've cases were regarded as sus-
piclous, but necessary to be further
Investigated before q definite report
could be made ON them; there were
no reports as to four cases had been
pronounce genuine yellow fever,
though one of the latter was classe d
as of mild type.
Atlanta promises to be the refuge
of the people living in New Orleans
and along the coast, who desire to
get away. Of the cities Of the south
In danger of infection, Atlanta is
the only one that has refused to
quarantine, and that has invited all
refugees within her gates.
NATCHEZ, Miss. Sept. 14.-The
yellow fever scare resulted In the
calling of large mass meeting to.
night, at which 500 volunteer guards
were called for and enrolled to pro.
tect the town. There is no sickness
in the city and no fears Of the fever
except from importation.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, SEPT. IA -
This morning the board of health
declar ed a quarantine against New
Orleans and Mobile and all points
affected with yellow fever, and every
train from the south is now under
surveillance.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 16.-A
brighter outlook for New Orleans /:
evident to night 80 far as the fsve,
situation is concerned. The reports
received by the Board of Health anG
compiled at 6 o'clock from all sec
tions of the city we're of q more en-
couraging nature. Inste ad of twenty
cases requiring investigation, a!
on yesterday, there were only ten tt
be looked into to-day, and of these
only three were pronounced suspi
cious and two declared yellow fever
One of the latter cases is situated ir
a thickly populated neighborhood
The doctors have been unable to de
termine the origin of either of thu
two cases reported to- dav.
The Board of Health of Charlie s
ton, s. c., has declared a rigid q lar
antine against Atlanta. Passenger
and freight from Atlanta will be sub
jected to the same strict rules gov
erning those from New Olleans an,
other fever stricken places.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 18 i
tr; fling improvement in the fever sit
uation marked the close of the day
: work OF the Board of Health. Their
was only one death, as on yesterday
and there were fewer new cases. A
six o'clock this evening there wer
: still two cases under Investigation
OF the cases Investigated today fiv
: were declared by the experts to b
yellow fever and, as usual, the,
were widely scattered.
IL NEW CASES AT MOBILE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Is Il
. message from DR.. Glennan to Sur
geon General Wyman received to
night reports IL new cases of yello,
,, fever at Mobile, making a total t
date of Is, With two deaths. Gov
Johnson has authorized the use o
Mt. Vernon barracks.
I'll PRESIDENT ASKED FOR HELP.
, WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 49,
| The President received a Telegram
. today from the Mayor of Brandon
, Miss, stating that number of ye
| low fever refugees were there in
: sorry plight, owing to the lack Q
protection and inability to 60 ava
4 on account of numerus quarantine
4 closing all avenues to them. b
/. asked for tents to she tier them, br
: gave no particulars as to the numbe
needed. The President and Seer
i Alger will comply with the reque'
9 If it be found that the law permits
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