The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-08
THREE Al BILOXI
That Is tie Latest Report u Ysiiew
Jacks Visit. MA
NEW ORLEANS CLAIMS TO BE CLEAN.
No Trains Stop at Ocean Springs 81
Biloxi.
PHYSICIANS WORKED DOWN
NEW ORLEANS CLAIMS TO Be CLEAN.
PHYSICIANS WORKED DOWN
Only One TON Of Ice Now ~ the lle-
sort = Government Aasfstlnx.
Many Places QuGsAntined.


New oricaus. September might fell
upon New Orleans without q agle new
case OF yellow fever having b reported
to the state board OF health. S'7'e the
announcement that yellow Jack ap-
prared at Ocean Springs but Que ! rtcd
case has been developed here anG aeAth
has wiped that out. The board Of health to-
night. through it's president. DIR. oiiphant.
and it's president pro tempore, DR.. Walms-
ley. declared that in spite OF all reports to
| the contrary not one OF the many who
had come hitncr from Ocean Springs had
been stricken with The fatal disease.
The afternoon dispatches OF the Assoc
ciated Press contained n statement made
on authority OF the marine hospital offi-
! Gals IN Washington that DR.. Ollphant had
| telegraphed Or. wasdin at Mobile that two
| deaths had occurred here and that thore
were three new cases. Or. Oliphant uffirms.
with emphasis, that he aligned no such dis
patch, nor did any representative OF hla
| In the board OF health, and that 1t was
unjust thu, to create alarm In the public
| mind when thcre was no foundation for tho
| story. Last night during the meeting OF
| the board OF health II was decided, In keep
ing faith With the health organizations OF
the country, 10 wire tho exact situation
| here TO DR.. Wasdin of the marine hospital
service at Mobile Tho appended dispatch
was sent and dispatches OF similar import
were sent to some twenty-five boards OF
health In this country.
"one case OF fever from Ocean Springs,
Miss. died hero this morning. Extreme
precautions have been taken. Know OF no
other case In this city.
IS, Il, 0nphant, President
| DR.. Oliphant says he sent no other dis
patch to DR.. wasdn. Either the marine
hospital service has been imposed upon or
incorrect information has been given out.
| This morning the board of health pro-
ceeded with the second stage OF dislnfec-
| ton Of the Golpl residence. whore tho first
| and fatal case was reported yesterday. The
entire premises were thoroughly i'm
pregnatcd with sulphur and 1t is believed
that every lingering germ therein has been
killed. The four Inmates, two servants and
the mother and brother OF the boy. are
| absolutely uuarantincd Guards are sta
TONED around the premises and no one Is
permitted either to enter or leave the
house. DR.. Theard said today that the resi-
dence would be In charge OF the board for
five days
Excellent results havo already attended
the sending out of circular last night to
all licensed physicians instruntlng them
PROMPTLY to report all suspicious cases OF
fever that came under their observations.
DR.. Walmsley said tonight that four or
Avo cases had been reported by physicians
where the nature OF the Illness wac such
ms to allow room for doubt and that mem
bcrs OF the board Of experts mad visited
animation during the day. On the COM
pletlon OF their Investigations tho experts
reported that In no case that they lad
looked into was there n trace or symptom
Of yellow fever.
Tho board OF health office was ,ironged
with people throughout tho lay aud late
Into the night. For the most part The Wis.,
ieors were OF two claases---those who camo
to inquire az to the probability Of a mod
iufAtou oI iast ulHnls sweeping quaran-
tine quarantine proclamation so that their
friends and relatives who were sojourning
In MlssisslDpi sound resorts might be al
lowed to come home. and those who came
to secure health certificates in order u at
they might leave the city. The major per-
ton Of the latter class were commercial
travellers and generally they we're furnished
with tho rroner billa ~ health
During the day 1t was reported that n
train load Of people from the coast had
been sidctracked beyond the city limits
awaiting such action BY the board rs would
permit them TO come into town.
During the day. Major Day. local chief
OF the railway mail service. called upon
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