The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-07
II. H. HARRANSON.
j. r. HUNTER"
REPORT CONFIRMED.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6.-President
Olhphant Of the Louisiana Board of
Health sent a telegram TO that board
at 10 o'clock confirming the report that
the physicians at Ocean Springs had
declared the prevailing sickness I'M
doubleday yellow fever The doctors of
three States came to this conclusion
after nclding an autopsy on the body
of person who died yesterday.
Couriers are now skirmishing
around for sufficient members to make
up a quorum of the State Board OF
Health in order to declare quarantine
against Ocean Springs, which is about
100 miles from this city. Rigid precau-
tons viii be taken absolutely to iso-
late the springs and it is confidently
hoped here by leading physicians that
the precautions viii be successful in
keeping the disease from spreading to
this place.
There is little or no alarm here, but
sojourners are returning to the city.
The result of the quarantine viii prob
ably be the taking off Of the excursion
and regular trains which run between
New Orleans and Ocean Springs and
which touch all the various resorts
along the Mississippi Sound. The fever
has been prevalent at Ocean Springs
for some time. Two weeks ago, after a
careful Investigation, the Louisiana au-
thorities declared the disease to be
dengue. which it probably was at that
time. the spread being limited and the
death rate triling. During the past
weeks the disease has become. more vir-
ulent end has probably developed into
yellow jack
The state Board of Health has de-
cided TO enforce a rigid quarantine
against Biloxi, Ocean Springs and the
other watering places on the Gulf coast
until President Olliphant returns and
more light is obtained on the situation.
Guards are to be put on the trains. and
at stations all baggage is to be fumi-
gated and every precaution is to be
taken to keep the disease out Of the
city.
The Louisville and Nashville trains
have been ordered not to stop at either
Biloxi or Ocean Springs. All people
who have returned to New Orleans in
the past two weeks have been thor
oughly fumigated.
Raom Gelphi. who has been spending
the summer at Ocean Springs, was
brought to this city Thursday morning
and died this morning. DR. Walmsley
acting President of the Board Of
Health. made an autopsy and an
nounced that Gelphi had died Of yellow
fever The Board of Health has taken
charge OF the house. which viii be
thoroughly fumigated and disinfected.
The deceased viii be buried this even
ing. No one will be allowed to attend
the funeral. Gelphi was n years of
age. DR.. Walmsley says this is the
only case in the city.
STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT
SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6.-The Lou
isiana State Board of Health kept
faith with her sister bodies of the
South and the rest of the country this
afternoon. when it made official an
nouncement as the result of a careful
autopsy that Raoul Gelpi, 81 years of
age 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
here Soon after arriving, despite the
best of medical attention, he died. DR..
Theard the physician in charge, i'm
mediately reported to the Board Of