The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-17
Efforts Made to Secure n Modification
of the Strict Quarantines Against
the Crescent City.
JACKSON ALMOST DESERTED
FEW PEOPLE ARE LEFT IN THE
CAPITAL OF MISSISSIPPI.
Train to Be Kept in Waiting for Those
Who Remafn-One Death from
"BIack jack at Mobile.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1s.-A brighter

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. ia brighter
outlook for New Orleans is evident tonight
so far as the fever situation is concerned =
The reports received by the Board of
Health and compiled at o'clock from all
sections of the city We're of the most en-
couraging nature. Instead of twenty cases
requiring investigation, on yesterday,
there We're only ten to be looked into to-
day, and of these only three were pro-
nounced suspicious and two declared yellow
fever. One of the latter cases is situated in
thickly populated negro district. The
doctors have been unable to determine the
origin Of either of the two cases. Tonight
it was given out at the Board of Health
that the case in the negro district is the
most serious at present existing. OF the
remaining eighteen cases half at least are
considered to be practically we'll, but the
board had decided not to allow recovered
patients or any Of the inmates of the houses
in which they live to venture into the street
until a certain period Of detention, during
which the board can complete it's work of
disinfection, burning bed clothing and ev-
erything found in houses where there has
been sickness that is calculated to harbor
germs.
President Olliphant, of the Board of
Health, and President Britton, Of the Coun-
Gil, said that the chances of crushing the
disease in its incipiency had infinitely i'm
proved. They are not shouting because
they do not consider they are yet out of
the woods, but they do not conceal their
belief that the danger of the epidemic is
rapidly being lessened.
A large and important meeting of BUSH
ness men, health officials and representa-
tives of the commercial exchanges was held
to-day to devise some means for the fumi-
cation OF merchandise and to secure a
modification of quarantine regulations in
Stituted by towns in Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi. Surgeon Carter, of the
Marine Hospital Service was among those
motion was adopted that committee of
one from each commercial exchange, with
Professor Metz, of the Board OF Health, and
Surgeon Carter of the Marine Hospital
Service, in conjunction with the railroad,
steamboat and express company officials,
be constituted committee to endeavor to
obtain the consent of the other state and
local boards of health now guaranteed to
the receipt of shipments of merchandise
and commodities, if accompanied by certif-
Gates from the Louisiana Board of Health
and the Marine Hospital Service, that the
same have been rendered or are incapable
of carrying Infection in accordance with
the Interstate quarantine rules established
by the United States government y hun
bred thousand circulars will be sent out to
ishes, counties and towns to cooperate with
the Louisiana and federal authorities in
curing the present paralysis of trade.
A fatal case of genuine yellow fever de-
veloped in the very heart of Biloxi to-day.
There have been altogether twenty-three
one death, that of to-day. AT Ocean
Springs no new cases have been reported.