The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-07
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Ar--rCpcT DECIDES.

NEW OkLLANHf S'pttihDtl p- i i'ai-
dent Oliphant. of tho Louisiana Board OF
Health. has sent telegram to that
BOARD confirming the report of the phy-
sicians at ocean Springs, declaring that
the prevailing sickness is undoubtedly
yellow fever
THE doctors came 10 this conclusion af-
fer holding an autopsy on tho body OF
person who died yesterday.
Couriers arc now shrmishing around
the city for sufficient members TO make
nm q state Board of Health in order 10
quarantine Ocean Springs. which Is
about 100 miles from this city.
Rigid precautions viii be taken TO iso-
late the Springs. and it is confidently
hoped here by the leading physicians that
the precautiOn will be successful in keep
ing the disease from spreading 10 this
place.
There is little or no alarm here. but
rofourners on tho coast arc returning 10
the city and will spend the balance Of tho
hot weather at home
The fevcr has been prevalent az ocean
Springs for some time.
Two weeks ago. after careful invcstiga-
ton. the Louisiana authorities declared
the disease 90 Dee denguc. which it prob
ably was at that time. the disease being
mild and the death rate trihing. During
the past week, however the disease has
become more virulent and has probably
developed into yellow Jack
RIGID QUARANTINE
The state Board of Health has decided
10 enforce "a rigid quarantine against
Biloxi and Ocean SPRINGS Quarantine
will also be enforced against the other
watering places ON the coast until Presi-
dent OHphant returns and more light Is
obtained ON the sltuatiiiOn.
Guards are TO Doe put on tho trains and
AT the stations. an baggage is 10 be fumi-
gated and every prccaution is 90 De TAX
| en- TO keep the disease out Of the city.
The louisville and Nashville trains
| have been ordered not to stop at either
Biloxi or Ocean Springs. The houses or
an people who have returned 10 New Or
leans i'm the past two days are to Doe tho-
roughly fumigatcd.
Raoul Gepi. who had been spending
tho summer at Ocean Springs and was
brought 20 this city Thursday. died this
morning. Dr. WaImsly. acting Health
| officer. after am autopsy, announced That
| G0Ipi had died of yellow fever. The au-
| thorIties have taken possession of his
| house which viii Doe thoroughly tumi-
! gated and an precautions taken to pre-
| vent Infection .-.
LITTLE DANGER NORTH
! CHICAGO. Sept. CDR. ~. J.. Reilly
| of the Health Department. says there ls
| absolutely no danger of the yellow fever
! epidemic now threatening the south, come
| ing as far North as Chicago.
"Thcre must De q sustained mean tem-
pcratura of 20 degrees for the pr0paea-
| lion of yellow feycr' said hc with cool-
! er weather than that 30 simply dies our
! our average maximum temperature $50
| far I'M September is about Ga degrees
PEOPLE FRIGHTENED.
! AUSTIN TEN. Sept. 5.-State Health
! Omcer gwe9rinecn this morning issued
| ron-cl1d quarantine against Ocean
! spriugs. Miss. and an other points now
| affected or likely 60 De affected by yello"
| fever. It win go into immediate ouect
! and last indefinitely. The last reports
| from the coast are 10 the eject that me
| i1babitants are badly frightened at the
prospects of yellow fever entering the
] state and some OF them are talking or
| reorganizing their shotgun quarantine
| force which patr0llcd the gulf shore some
| twelve years ago 10 keep out all persons.
| and thereby prevent the disease from
! entering the State.
A LEGISLATOR DEAD.
| JACKSON. MISS, Sept. Ga telegram
from Edwards. Miss. abont thirty miles
! west of hero. states that Hon. 5. ). Cnan-
MON member Of the state Legislature
! eirce 1890 and "a prominent politician
| died there Yesterday evening from what is
! supposed to be yellow fever
MAY BE DENGUE
| WASHINGTON September 6.-The
| Marine Hospital Service is investigating
| the fever ut ocean Springs. Miss ana
! the information so far received inclines
| them TO the belief that the disease IS not
| yellow fever though conclusive iniorma-
| ton is not vet at hand.
| NFW ORLEANS QUARANTlNED.
! GALVESTON TEN. Sept. Guy
| Health officer Fisher has declared quar-
! antine bv water against New orleans
! and has sent the following 10 state
| Health Officer Swearingen. at AUSTIN.
! New Orleans has one case or yellow
! fever. Ocean Springs two cases. Please
| notify what quarantine precautions nave
! been taken 10 keep us thoroughly lh-
| formed so that We can protec1 our mu-
30 DOUBT AS TO THE DISEASE.
| NEW ORLEANS Ia. Sept. G.-Ihe
! Louisiana State Board OF Health kent
| faith with IT'S sister bodies or the south
! and the rest of the country this evening
when IL made official announcement as =
| result OF q careful autopsy, That Raoul
| Gelni twenty-three years OLD. had dled
Geipi was the son OF prominent people
f
! OCEAN SprinCs where he was taken down
/ with fever and brought home here. soon
I after arriving despite the best medical
/ attendance be died DR.. Thoard. the rhy-
/ sician I'm charge. Immediately renorted 10
/ the Board Of Health. and expressed the
oninion that death was due 90 yellow
/ fever.
This afternoon an autopsv proved that
] Dr Theard's idea OF yellow fever was
! correct Steps were promptly taken 20
| prevent "a possible spread of the disease.
/ AS the case was one OF importation. the
] doctors EXPRESSED confidence that they
would able 20 check the spread of the
The death OF young Gelpl naturally
caused no little excitement in the clty.
physicians. however. expressed no appre-
hension aud that their belief that it was
quite possible 90 arrest q spread of the
fcver. The board durins the day had or
derod a rieid quarantine against AN points
ON the gulf coast and had taken every
nrecaution 70 guard all avenues OF com
munication against the entry into the city
| Of any person from Ocean Springs. Biloxi
or other points on the sound. which II was
thought the fever might reach.
During the day the bulletin boards have
been thu" ycd. the Board OF Health
J Office betA 4 and the Western Union