The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-16
FEVER HAS INVADED THE UPTOWN
DISTRICTS IN NEW ORLEANS, But
THERE IS NO EXCITEMENT.
BRONZE JOHNS GRIP ON TRAFFIC
Railroad and River Commerce Inter-
fered Wfth-The Disease at Ed
FIeeing-AtInnta Open to
Refugees-Other Items.

New Orleans. Sept. 13.-The announce
ment Of the ninth case of yellow fever
in New Orleans, including the Gelpi
death, was officially made by the board
of health late this afternoon. 1t is prob
able that later tonight another case will
be added 10 the list, eXhausting the seri-
Gus suspicious cases now under investi-
cation. The ninth case is Edward Nc
Ginty, young man living on Soniat
street, near Coliseum. McGinty lives i'm
mediately opposite the Smith residence
where child died from the fever prevail
ing at Ocean Springs. The Smith case
was originally suspected to be yellow
fever, but Il careful diagnosis was made
and the physicians declared the patient
TO have died of malarial fever. McGinty
had been visitor to the family during
their residence on the Mississippi coast,
and since their return the families have
visited each other. 1t is therefore be-
lieved that Mciinty contracted the dis
ease from the Smith child, and that in
his case il had developed into a more
serious illness. Three members of the
board of health have been in close at
tendance upon the cases and completed
their diagnosis this afternoon. As soon
as they had done so the board Of health
took charge of the premises, quarantined
he inmates, made liberal application of
lisinfectants in the neighborhOod and
bok all necessary steps 20 prevent Il
;pread of the disease. This is the first
Ease reported up town, all the other cases
Aeing in the lower section. and in this in
iance, as in all others, the origin of the
fase has been traced TO Ocean Springs.
The suspicious case referred to above is
that of physician who has been in at
tendance upon some of the patients at
Ocean Springs A report of the experts
is now being awaited. The announce
ment of one more case has made no
change in the state of the public mind.
There is still an absence of excitement,
and while there are occasional departures
from the city. there has been no general
exodus. Neither the experts nor the
board of health are surprised by the dis
covery today. They anticipate there VIII
be other sporadic cases owing to the
number of people who managed to reach
New Orleans before the quarantine
against Ocean Springs was effected.
There is no lack of confidence on the
part of the board in their ability to re-
strict each case and the only result OF
these new cases is to add really TO the
labors of the sanitary forces of the board.
Additional doctors of experience are be.
ing added to the staff of the board OF
health in order that the strictest atten-
ton may be given to each residence in
WHICH CustS VI ltNNl uBPN"'' We
Chief Sanitary Officer Wood said today
that the inmates of quarantincd RESI-
dences are suffering no hardships. Every
want expressed by the isolated inmates
of infected houses is promptly supplied.
The sanitary officers do the marketing
for those isolated families and attend to
their outside affairs, carrying messages
to physicians and having all prescriptions
filed. Where it is found necessary to
quarantine the head of n family in his
home, and where his resources are
meagre, the board of health furnishes
money to buy the necessaries of life and
whatever luXuries are required for those
who are i'll. In entering infected houses
especially prepared suits of clothing:
These are thoroughly disnfected and
are worn over the regular garments OF
the sanitary officers and physicians wear
doctors and the sanitary officers. Inc
river towns are likely to follow, and which
suits reach from neck to feet and are \
complete covering. The appearance of
these men Of science in these monklsh
garments naturally attracts much
curiosity in the neighborhoods where they
are worn, but no crowds are allowed to
gather, and all pedestrians are kept
steadily moving.
Helena, Ark, has set pace which all
will probably effect a suspension of river
traffic until the present scare dies out
Today the board Of health of that city de-
cided that no boat from south of Vicks
burg should be allowed to land at that port