Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-08
Louisiana Health Officers Think Yel-
low Fever is Under Control.
NEEDS OF OCEAN SPRINGS AND BILOXI
New Orleans Raises the Quarantine
Against Neighboring Towns.
GENERAL WYMAN'S NEWS

cOntrOl OF the situation. Although perfect
arrangements have been made for a prompt
report Of either yellow fever or suspicious
cases, up to 10 o'clock today there had not
been a single case reported to the board
and the authorities frankly declare that
any more sickness Of virulent type which
may occur will be imported.
In spite Of New Orleans clean bill of
health, however, towns in Louisiana and
Mississippi continue to declare quarantine.
There is infinitely more scare away from
from here than there is in this city, where
confidence has entirely returned. 1t is
confidently believed, however, that i'm
munity from yellow jack for eight or ten
days will bring Mobile and then Mssis-
sippi and Louisiana towns to their senses
and move them to tear down their bar
riers.
Busy Scene at Depot.
There was busy scene at the Louis
Vile and Nashville depot this morning
when the early trains arrived. The rails
ing of the quarantine against Bay st. Louis
and the Pass had the effect Of driving hun
dreds into the city, not because they fear
ed the fever, but because they did not care
to be held up in those places indefinitly
II sporadic cases Of fever should appear.
Owing to the fact that the operators at
coast cities have been greatly overworked
and almost smothered with private messa-
ges, general news from these points comes
in slowly. No advices have been received
Of the appearance of further cases at Biloxi,
but in the immediate vicinity of Point
Cadet it is not unlikely that new cases will
develop. In the section mentioned the con-
ditions are such as to invite an increase
In the number of cases.
Efforts to Confine the Disease.
In the meantime stringent measures are
being taken to confine the disease there
An effective Gordon will be instituted, there
will be general and efficient disinfection
and expert yellow fever physicians will
apply themselves to the task of treating
the sick.
peals from Mississippi for physicians to aid
the local doctors. and unless there is
wide spread Of the disease, the present
force of physicians at Biloxi and Ocean
cases. Both towns. however. are in need
OF supplies and are appealing to the rail-
ROAD company to promptly arrange for the
sending to them of necessaries.
The mall service was restored to fair
shape yesterday. Postmaster Daniels pro-
poses to have all mails regularly handled
very shortly.
There are still some seventy-fve people
at ocean Springs from other points, among
them several prominent citizens of New
Orleans now there. They were caught by
the quarantine and unable TO get out. and
the parrlers put up by the board of health
are 50 strong and SO high that even high
influence is unable to get over them.
No New Cases at Biloxi.
dispatch from Biloxi at 1890 says that
the three cases reported last night are the
only ones that have SO far developed at or
around Biloxi. The people there are quiet,
and the outlook is for no excitement
G,Iif ho
ment expert, arrived in Ocean Springs this
morning. Dr. Sheedy, who attended the
T1liman case in Ocean Springs is reported
sick with fever at Perkinston.
Illinois Guards Against Fever.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, September S-Sec-
retary Egan of the state board of health
last night said he had secured the services
of John r. Nealy of Chicago and DR.. Ed
ward Bartlett of this city to proceed to
Cairo. ILL.,. to thoroughly inspect all north
bound trains and steamers and quarantine
all suspected yellow fever cases.
LOOKS MORE HOPEFUL.
Surgeon General Wyman on the yell
low Fever Situation.
Surgeon General Wyman says the yellow
fever situation looks decidedly more hope
full today No new cases have been Off
cially reported to him, although there are
newspaper reports of three new cases at
Biloxi. He has wired DR.. ]. j. Lemon at
Biloxi concerning this report.
DIR. Guiteras, the yellow fever expert from
the University Of Pennsylvania, reported
his arrival at Ocean Springs this morning
He will investigate the cause and nature
of the outbreak. The surgeon general has
formally rendered the aid Of the marine
hospital service to the state and health
authorities of Louisiana and Mississippi:
and DIR. Oliphant, president of the Louis
lana board of health, has been requested
to telegraph daily the fever situation in
New Orleans
No Yellow Fever at New Orleans.
He telegraphed this morning the fact
OF the death at New Orleans yesterday and
added that there had been no new case
since. He also thanked the surgeon gem
eral for his proffer of assistance His
statement In the morning papers denying
the report that he had telegraphed Dr,
Wasdin that there were three new cases
in New Orleans causes no friction or re-
aentment here. DIR. Wasdins telegram
under date of September t. read as fol-
lows:
DIR. Oliphant wires one new case Of
yellow fever dead in New Orleans Three
new cases reported
There was a misapprehension of the
telegram here, 1t being supposed at frst
that DR.. Wasdn meant DR.. Oliphant re-
ported three new cases in New Orleans. IT
is now believed that DR.. Wasdin meant
himself to report three new cases. probably
the three al Biloxi.
George w. Haines this morning telegraph
ed from Waycross, Ca, that the deten-
tion camp outfit at that place had been
loaded and shipped by fast freight in ac-
cordance with the surgeon generals In
structions to a point about twenty miles
east OF Ocean Springs. where the camp
Will be established. The telegram reads
as follows:
At Camp Detention.
Our special train arrived at Camp De-
tention, near Waynesville, at pm. ana
with a force of forty men we began ar
ranging and loading without inter1nission
until entire outfit was londed and forward
ed to point twenty miles east of Ocean
Springs by special train. Every effort is
being made for prompt movement to des-
tination. Will advise you from time to
time"
Surgeon General Wyman expects the
outfit to reach Ocean Springs in twenty
four hours. Stewart Richardson, who had
charge OF the camp at Waynesyille, will
assume direction of the Can,n c,r~