The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-09
Spanish Consul Declares That
They Brought the Infection
With Them.
NO new CASES YESTERDAY.
DR.. Guiteras on Situation More
HOpeful-A Foolish Theory
About Oysters.

New Orleans, Sept. S.-The Louis
lana board of health today is in full
control of the situation. Although
perfect arrangements have been made
for the report of either yellow fever
or suspicious cases up to IL O'Clock to-
day there had not been a single case
reported and the authorities declare
that no more sickness of a virulent
type will be imported. The States de-
clares that New Orleans has a clean
bill of health; however, towns in
Louisiana and Mississippi continue to
declare quarantine. There is more
scare away from here than there is in
the city where confidence has entirely
returned.
4 dispatch from Biloxi at 10 80 says
that the three cases reported last night
are the only ones that have so far de-
veloped at or around Biloxi. The peo-
pie there are quiet and the outlook is
for no excitement.
DR.. Guiteras, United States govern
ment expert, arrived in Ocean Springs
this morning. DR.. Sheedy, who at
tended the Tillman case in Ocean
Springs. is reported sick with fever at
Perkinston.
citizens in Ocean Springs assert that
the fever was brought into Ocean
Springs by band of Cubans, who were
quartered at the Shanahan house and
who were believed to be engaged in
tilibustering. They frequently left
Ocean Springs and returned. The en-
tire band was attacked and Mrs.
Gonzales, who residents say is in SYM
pathy with their object, also con-
tracted the disease. but all recovered
and are now in various parts of the
town.
At first it was a theory that only
white people were attacked, but many
negroes have already been under treat
ment. The investigation was con-
fined to inspecting and looking into
the history of existing cases. An at
tempt is being made to strike at the
very root of the disease by studying
its inception and the sanitary condi-
ton of the town. The outbreak has
been attributed by some to polluted
water from wells and cisterns, but the
theory that it was brought by Cubans
seems most probable. The sewage
runs from the several districts of
the town into small gully, which
empties itself on the beach, and it is
washed out by the action of the tide.
1t is within this area that the boats
bringing oysters to the town deposit
their loads. The oysters are ''stored"
Just where thrown from the boats, and
at low water are recovered and distri-
buted for home consumt ton. The BIZ
valves are absorbent and they live for
a considerable time after being placed
IN the shallow water and fatten there.
Oysters from the beach and samples
of the water used in the city have been
taken away by scientific men of New
Orleans to investigate this theory.
They have made no announcement as
vet. The Spanish consulate at Mobile
is in possession of the information
that small schooner recently arrived
at Ocean Springs with several Cuban
refugees, three of whom died from
yellow fever when close to the water
ing place. Their bodies were thrown
into the bay short distance from the
shore. Their surviving companions
landed there and it is presumed spread
the infection.
NO OFFICIAL CASES.
Washington, Sept s.-Surgeon Gen.