The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
mary by states is as follows:

Observation-Disclosures Sept 10 o
The synopsis covers the outbreak from
its inception, with all the bureau orders,
reports from surgeons and boards of
health, etc, concerning the status of the
fever at various points. The bulletin
says
"A brief synopsis of the occurrence of
yellow fever in the south is given as fol-
lows:
Beginning with the report of Passed
Assistant Surgeon Wasdn of Sept. 8,
stating that the situation at Ocean Springs
needed investigation, and his detail to
proceed to that place and make an inVes-
tigation in connection with members of
the Mobile board of health, and his sub
seqUent report of Sept. 6, stating that an
autopsy made by himself confirmed the
diagnosis of yellow fever, the reports of
the state boards concurrng, precautions
were Immediately taken by the bureau,
directing Passed Assistant Surgeon Was
din TO arrange for a Gordon, employ nee
essary help and. turn matters over 70 Sur
geon Murray 81 his arrival, and to notify
the railroad agents until Gordon should
| be established, to sell tickets only to
points north of Nashville, or points in
mountainous districts, and to keep a re-
cord of all persons leaving, with points of
their destination notifying the local au-
thorities."
After detailing the assignment of sur
geons to various points, the synopsis pro-
ceeds:
1.-THE total number of cases at Ocean
Springs Sept. g. was two in a sick list of
forty persons and one case resulting in
death was reported from New Orleans,
whose Illness, it is stated, commenced at
Ocean Springs Train inspection at the
Alabama line was established on the 9th.
On the same day yellow fever was report
ed al Scranton, Miss, and several sus-
picious cases In ono locality In New Or
leans We're examined by experts of the
Louisiana state board of health, train in
spection on the Louisiana line having been
inaugurated several days previously by
the Louisiana board. On the 10th six new
cases of sickness were reported by three
physicians at Ocean Springs.
THE suspicious case at Scranton was
examined by DR.. Guiteras and reported to
be yellow fever. On the 10th Surgeon Car
ter reported a case at Perkinston, Miss,
contracted at Ocean Springs"
The report then refers 10 the twelve sus-
plcious cases reported on ST. Claude street
New Orleans. No positive diagnosis of
yellow fever was made; nine OF the cases
recovered; the remaining three are doing
we'll
The situation at Mobile, Biloxi and Ed
wards is referred to, and the many Official
dispatches, showing the various cases, are
reproduced. These have already been pub
llshed
The bulletin will also contain the full
report of DR.. Wasdin, on the first yellow
fever autopsy
The bureau received few dispatches dur
ing office hours to-day. The surgeon gen.
eral telegraphed an inquiry as to the ru-
mored suspicious case at Augusta, and re-
ceived a reply from President Eugene Fos-
ter of the board of health Of Augusta, say
ing:
utterly false. Without a shadow of
foundation, Wire me all infected places"
Surgeon Wertenbaker, at Delaware
breakwater quarantine station, was or
dered TO ship Immediately camp equipage
to Waycross, Ga The surgeon general
officially designated the detention camp
near Ocean Springs as Camp Fontaine-
bleau."