The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-07
It Has Intrenched Itself in Louisiana and Mississippi Great Alarm Exists
 in New Orleans.
THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT
PUBLTC BESIEGE BULLETfNS FOE
 LATEST DEr1ILs.

The Malignant Disease Has Killed a Mum Der of Persons at Ocean Springs, a Sum- iner Resort in Mississippi--Every Fossil bie Precaution Taken to Prevent the Spread of the Malady-New Orleans Health Officials Say They Have S1 ,OOO,- 900 to Spend if Necessary to Confine the to Ocean Springs-Health Authorities of Three States Pronounce the Disease Yellow Fever-Government Waiting for
 More Specific Reports Before Taking Action-Au Infected Cities and Towns May be Quarantined.
 New Orleans, Sept 6-The Louisiana state board of health kept faith with sister bodies of the south and the rest of the country this afternoon, when 1t made official announcement, as a result of the careful autopsy. that Raul Gelpi, thirteen years old, had died of yellow fever Gelpi was the son of prominent people here, and had been spending some time at Ocean Springs, where he was taken down with fever and brought home. Soon after arriving, despite the best medical attention, he died. Dr. Theard, the physician in charge, imme- diately reported to the board of health and expressed the opinion that death was due to yellow fever. The autopsy proved that the doctor was correct. Steps were promptly taken to prevent a possible spread of the disease.
 As the case was one of importation, the doctors expressed confidence that they would be able to check the spread of that disease. The death of young Gelpi naturally caused no little excite ment in the city. Physicians, however. expressed no apprehension and stated as their belief that it was quite possible to prevent a spread of the fever. The board during the day had ordered a rigid quarantine against all points on the Gulf coast, and had taken every precaution to 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 it was thought the fever might reach.
 During the day the bulletin boards have been thronged the board of health office besieged and the wires freighted with messages to and from the various coast resorts. In the meantime, how ever, reassuring telegrams arrived from Ocean Springs that the Mississippi board of health had taken every pre- caution possible to circumscribe the limits of the epidemic and prevent it's communication to the outside world.
 We have no fear" said Dr. Walms- ley, acting president of the board of health, that the fever will spread in New Orleans. The board of health is prepared to spend a million dollars to stamp it out, and we see no reason to feel alarmed. People ought not to get frightened This one case was taken charge of in time, and such scientific fumigation has been applied to war rant the hope that we shall promptly and effectively stamp out the disease.
 We have made arrangements to is- sue circular to every practicing phy sician in New Orleans, commanding them promptly to report to the board of health every suspicious case of fever. We have made arrangements to act promptly in every case, and if unfortu- nately, other cases of yellow fever shall be brought to our attention, we shall. without delay, notify the world through the Associated Press"
 Jackson, Miss, Sept. Ex-Governor MeLaurin has received the following telegram from the two members of the state board of health who went to Ocean Springs. Miss, yesterday to in- vestigate the yellow fever scare:
 After a most thorough investigation in every conceivable light, it is the unanimous opinion of representatives of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi state boards of health and the marine hospital service that the fever now prevailing in Ocean Springs is yellow fever. (Signed)
 I'll. H. HARALSON,
 U. F. HUNTER"
 A telegram from Edwards. Miss, about thirty miles west of here. states that Hon. s. s. Champion, a member of the state legislature since 1890 and a prominent politician, died there yester- day from what was supposed to be vel low fever.
 A family Of nine persons named An- derson, living near Edwards, had been eojourning at Ocean Springs. After their return seven of the family were taken sick, and MT. Champion visited the family to inquire after their health. Two or three days afterward MT. Champion was taken sick and died yes terday The attending physician pro- nounced the case one of yellow fever.
 Washington, Sept. GA copy of this telegram was transmitted to Surgeon General Wyman at Vineyard Haven. and he immediately requested Dr. John Guiteras, professor of the University of Pennsylvania, to proceed to Ocean Springs. Dr. Guiteras was formerly in the marine hospital service and is the acknowledged authority on levers in this country. Dr. Bailbecne also wired Dr. Wasdin 10 inquire into the result of the autopsy and consultation, to give the number of the inhabitants of Ocean