The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-10
Precautions Taken TO Prevent ImpOrtatiOns
of the Disease.
Marine Hospital Surgeons Admit
That Gases at Ocean Springs
Were the Yellow Jack-FirmIy
Believed That a Spread Of the
Plague Will be Prevented.

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change in the fever situation. Two or
three serious cases had been reported to
the Board of Health-a material falling
off from yesterday, when there were
thirty-seven. These were investigated,
with the usual results. This evening
DR.. Oliphant and his corps realize that
they have but one battle to-night-that
of preventing any more importations
from the coast toWns-Biloxi and Ocean
Springs.
The news from the Mississippi sound
was satisfactory to-day and disappoint-
Unsatisfactory in that DR.. Guiteras
and the other Government experts had
declared that yellow fever existed at
| Ocean Springs and Biloxi, confirming
the argument of DR.. Oliphant and his
associate, and disappointing because
the fears of the public have been real
lied. OF course the decision of DR.. Gui-
teras has set at rest all doubt that yell
| low fever exists at Ocean Springs, but
the people there find some consolation
in the fact that peculiar conditions sur
rounded the death of Sheray Seymour,
who was officially declared today to
have succumbed to yellow fever. He
" as in bad health before he was strick-
en-, was dissipated, and unnecessarily
exposed himself. He was first treated
with primitive methods by his family,
no physician was called for four days,
and when he showed temporary recov-
cry, he overate himself and died.
DR.. Guiteras, DR.. Murray and all who
participated in the autopsy, declared,
however, that there was no question
that the man died of yellow fever.
| Late this evening the three cases here
tofore reported as existing at Biloxi
were confirmed as yellow fever by Drs.
Murray and Cant, after careful inves-
tigation. They are thoroughly isolated,
and it is confidently predicted that a
spread of the contagion will be prevent
| ed. DR.. Guiteras will go to Biloxi and
! Scranton, after he has completed his
| Investigations in Ocean Springs.
/ DR.. Ze1aya, who has been nursing pa
tients at Ocean Springs, has been strick-
en- with yellow fever at his home at Per-
kinston, Miss. The case has been Of
fcially confirmed, and DR.. H. S. Gulley
of Meridian. State Health officer, has
gone to Perkinston to take charge of
the town and establish quarantine.
When the health office was opened
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suspicious cases of fever to report in
New Orleans. Morning trains from the
coast towns brought few passengers.
There is no longer any travel out of
the city to the coast towns. DR.. Salo-
mon report of two cases of yellow fever
at Scranton is considered reliable, and
he has been asked to communicate with
local physicians there to endeavor to
J Ct,IO
says the fever is yellow jack, but of a
mild kind. Rigid quarantine will be en-
forced against Scranton.
People in the quarantined towns find
difficulty in getting provisions and 9TH
er supplies. The authorities are endeav-
oring to find some means of helping
them out of their difficulties.
No new cases have been reported at
Biloxi this morning.
VIGOROUS QUARANTINE.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Dr Cult
eras, the yellow fever expert, tele-
graphed last night from Ocean Springs
to Surgeon-General Wyman as follows:
Have seen to-day twenty five cases
of dengue. Will withhold opinion about
three other cases. There are thirty
eight sick in town. Three new cases. -
Surgeon H. c. Carter of Chicago, who
is a fever expert Of large experience,
and Surgeon Murray who will be in
command at Ocean Springs, have an
nounced their arrival. The vigorous
nature of the quarantine at Ocean
Springs is shown by Dr. Murray's tele-
gram:
Arrived at ) o'clock this evening.
Tried to get through on engine, but
could not get permission from Missis-
sippf Board of Health until 100 a. m
DR.. Cant of the State Board in charge
There is State Gordon about the town
of twenty five posts, which the State
purposes to sustain for the present, OF
until the danger increases. There are
here perhaps fifty people who viii ac-
cept camp. Will try to make census
tomorrow, as was done at Brunswick
without which there can be no clear
action. Lime sulphur, bichloride, al
cohols and oven ordered with which tc
begin disfnfectiOn."
BY this telegram DR.. Murray meant
that fifty people were willing to go into
the detention camp when established
and that if the danger increased the
Government would probably be asked
for aid in the maintenance of the cor
don at Ocean Springs.
Dr. Murray also telegraphed with re-
gard TO the site of the detention camp
Surgeon General Wyman will probably
give him definite instructions as to the
site to-day. The detention camp out.
fit is now on its way to Ocean Springs
from Waycross, Ca, and probably vii
arrive to-day. 1t will accommodate
from 800 to 1000 persons.
Passed Assistant Surgeon White. whc
has been stationed at Ellis Island. anf
who also has had experience with vel.
low fever, reported for duty to-day
and was ordered to proceed at once t.
Ocean Springs.
Is YELLOW FEVER.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9.-Sheray
Seymour died at L o'clock this morn.
ing at Ocean Springs of the prevail.
ing fever. AS soon as his death wa:
reported arrangements were made tt
hold an autopsy. Drs. Murray, Garter
and Wardin of the Marine Hospita
Service, and Drs. Lehman, Dunn, GAM