The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-12
BATTLING WITH FEVER.
Cleanliness the Weapon With Which War
on the ScOurge Is Waged.
FIRST GLASS BATH FOR NEW ORLEANS
Rigid Quarantine afnfntIlcd Against
Ocean Springs-Blloxl Has Inter.
nn' Troubles = Government sur-
Econ'S Greatly Encouraged bg
Their Success.
New Orleans, La, Sept. ii, 1897.

New Orleans, La, Sept. II, 1897.
New Orleans Is to be treated to the
most thorough cleaning she has had in
many moons, During the day Mayor
tlower and President Ollphant met the
heads of the various departments OF the
CITY IN conference, at which a majority
OF The Council were present. The confer
ence resulted In the instant approprla-
ton of $4,000 with which to begin the
work with the understanding that any
portion or $4,000 necessary to conclude
II would be forthcoming when required.
large force Of men will be put on
at once to work and New Orleans Will
DC treatcd to iirst-class bath.
Thls afternoon Mayor Flower issued
a proclamation to the people. calling for
general cleaning up about their homes
anu general use Of blchloride of. lime.
The health situation In New Orleans
mas steadily improved to-day The
board or experts Issued q buEetin con-
cerning the st. Claude street patients
anu declared that OF the twelve cases
crily one might be considered suspicious,
ana the other cases have so much i'm
proved rs to warrant no apprehens!on
that any of them will result fatally. The
exceptional case, 1t Is hoped, will be out
OF danger tomorrow or next day The
usual care In guarding the square Is be-
ing exercised. The Board of Health re-
iterated this evening tnnt there was
Glot serious case In the city, and there
had mus far been but one case of yell
low fever In New Orleans this summer.
The best evidence that confidence has
been restored lies In the fact that the
matinees at the theatres to-day were
crowded and that half dozen bands
nave at different times appeared oel the
streets In the past twelve hours
Although there has been a vast i'm
povement. locally, country towns con-
linue 10 issue quarantine edicts and some
| OF the towns are being forced to declare
Quarantine under threats OF other cities
Monroe. for instance, one of the largest
towns In the State, does not desire 70
stop communication with New Orleans
shreveport and Vicksburg would quar-
antine her.
The Illinois Central issued bulletin
To-day that no through passengers on
North-Dound trains on that road would
be allowed to pass through Mississippi
unless they possessed clean bills CT
health. Nothing has been reported this
AFTERNOON OF an alarm Of this character
from the coast. A few cases have been
discovered. but the scourse Is not
yellow fever epidemics.
Ihere has been lack Of harmony In
Biloxi, and the friction resulted to-day
in the resignation or Dr. Lemon as
president Of the Board or Health. che
work Of plastering Biloxi with disin-
|
| Tomorrow the Mississippi sItUte au-
thorities VIII take charge Of the situa-
| tion at Biloxi. Biloxi, although she has
| feVer herself will continue to maintain
| quarantine against Ocean Springs.
DR.. Murray and DIR. Guiteras Of the
Marine Hospital Service, to-day went to
Fountainbleau. to hasten THE completion
or the camp OF detention. There are
thirty-eiSht people sick in Ocean Springs
to-day, and 400 who have not had the
fever. Ocean Springs Is still appealing
for help, and especially for trained
ntirscs
AT Jackson, Miss, the mayor and
| council declined to raise the quaarantine
against New Orleans for the present, but
among the people there confidence Is
| about restored.
Vicksburg, Miss, is uuarantined
against New Orleans, and is cleaning
up as fast as possible. Steamboats, are
not permitted TO land ut Natchez Miss,
or Vidalia, La, the former place having
local militia on guard tonight
Mobile. Ala. Is reported perfectly
healthy, but her quarantine is so rigid
as to be somewhat irksome. Mail and
express mabter must be fumigated TO en-
ter and the New Orleans papers to-day
were sent back. Passengers from In
fected places are not allowed to pass
detention camps.
The officials at the Surgeon Generals
Office continue to feel greatly encouraged
over the situation at Ocean Springs,
and that progress that has been made
in preparing to grapple with the disease.
They congratulate themselves upon the
fact that there are fewer cases, both of
dengue and yellow fever, than at the
beginning, and upon the fact that their
experts and the representatives of this
States Interested are cooperating in per-
feot harmony. s8