The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-11
Guaranteed People of Ocean Springs
and Biloxi Appealing for Both
Medicine and Provisions.
SCARE At NEW ORLEANS OVER
MANY SUSPICIOUS CASES, BUT NONE
PRONOUNCED "BLACK JACK"
Shotgun Guarantees Maintained at
Natchcx, Vicksburg and Other
TOwns-Wyman's Advices.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1o-The an
nouncement of twelve suspicious cases in
one square in the city, and that these cases
had developed since the death of a. young
lacy who had come from Ocean Springs,
created a large measure of alarm in the
public mind early in the day, but this was
allayed when the facts became known. 1t
developed that man had died as the re-
suit of excessive dissipation instead of yell
| low fever, as reported in the very square
| in which the suspicious cases had been
| found At nightfall all reports received by
DR.. Oliphant were so favorable that re-
newed confidence infused in the Off
| Gals of the board. Just before the board
| met DR.. Oliphant said to a reporter: There
| is marked improvement in the situation
in the State. l may state unofficially, that
all the patients in the st. Claude-street
| square are better. 1 have not received a
report from the board of experts, but I
| have learned from our Inspector who is as
signed to the premises, that apparently
none of the patients is at present in dam
ger. We are still CHASING these cases as
suspicious, because their fever is similar to
that which has prevailed at Ocean Springs.
| They have not been declared yellow fever,
but they are under complete surveillance,
and the Board of Health is giving them it's
undivided attention and has fully isolated
them I am able to say that no other case
| has been brought to our attention in the
| city Of New Orleans the symptoms of
which would justify us in CHASING it as
| suspicious"
This morning a party of doctors and Off
| Gals left here over the Illinois Central for
Memphis and will return via the Mississippi
| val will cfo OF oil ipfo
| places to make known the exact status of
| affairs, seeking to allay the fears of the
people, in order that panic in the country
may be prevented and the imposing unrea-
sonable quarantine restrictions raised. 1t is
| hoped that this visit of officials, in whom
| the public have confidence, will have the
| effect of checking undue restraint of trade
! Surgeon Murray, of the Marine Hospital
| Service, stated tonight that Ocean Springs
| from now on would be the official head
! quarters for the entire gulf coast Marine
! Hospital Service, and the camp of deten-
I ton will be at Fontainbleau, three miles
from the gulf. Those who are taken to the
| camp will be held nominal prisoners for
| ten days, and if at the expiration of that
time they show no signs of afiliction they
| will be provided with government health
| certificates and permitted to go wherever
| they please.
A sad case was reported from Ocean
| Springs to-day. A New Orleans lady sent
| her two children, one six and the other
| eight years old, to the springs, and had
| been visiting them weekly The declara-
| ton of the quarantine found the unfortu-
| nate woman in this city. Since then both
| children have been taken sick, and their
| mother has tried by every means possible
| to get into Ocean Springs. but permission
to pass through the lines has been refused
| her, and her suffering little ones have to be
| cared for by strangers. One hundred and
| forty people, white and black, in Ocean
| Springs, by actual count. are in distress,
| many being in extreme need of medicine
| and provisions. Not morsel of food or an
| ounce of medicine has been given to any one
except by private citizens. who already
| have been heavily taxed. Sisters of Char
| ity have appealed to the authorities to be
| allowed to nurse the sick. The fever has
| effective quarantine measures are in force,
and If the disease is not held in check at
| BILOXI ana ocean springs ana scranton IL
| will not be because the authorities have
| lacked vigilance.
Biloxi is appealing for medicine, and the
| situation in the town is apparently grow
| ing steadily worse Miss Lewis, in the city
| limits, was declared to have black vomit
| after DR.. Tackett had made a microscopic
Methodist preacher there, was late this aft
ernoon reported down with yellow fever.
The house and inmates are quaranrtIlne timed
| ard to-day isused orders that the flag
should be displayed wherever yellow fever
was found, and correspondent telegraphs
| that the yellow fever flag is now conspicu-
Gus in Biloxi. Mayor Howard has deter
mined that all physicians shall promptly
| report cases. under severe penalties for
| failure. Now that the worst is known, it is
desired that no facts shall be concealed.
| To-day it was learned a number of people
| who have been quarantined in the Bara-
| taria canning factory, at Point Cadet, near
| Biloxi, we're in need of provisions, and
| Mayor Howard sant them relief.
There are no suspicious cases at Mobile
and the general health there is shown by
| the Board of Health records to be better
| than for the past five years. The line of
| defense for Baldwin county, as we'll as for
| Mobile county, is complete, and a coast
guard has been added in the lower bay.
| NatcheZ Miss, to-day included New Or
leans in the list of infected points against
which rigid quarantine is being enforced,
| and the shotgun guard is in evidence all
| around the city. The steamer Natchez,
| from here, passed there this morning with
| several Natchez people among her passen-
| gers but none of them was permitted to
| land.
Surgeon General Wyman's Advices.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1O.-During the
evening Surgeon General Wyman received
several kilograms from Mississippi points
bearing on the yellow fever situation. Sur
geon Carter telegraphed from Gulf Port,
Miss, concerning the case at Perkinston as
follows: zone case yellow fever-Dr. Shee-
w at Perkinston It was contracted at
ocean Springs. The case is isolated and
under all necessary guard. No other cases
in that town..
DR.. Guiteras also sent a dispatch con-
firIning the newspaper report of yellow
fever at Scranton, but stating that there
was but one case there, the origin of which
is not clear. There is much dengue at
Scranton Later Dr. Guiteras supplement-
ed this dispatch with another in which he
reported that the case supposed to be in
Scranton was within the city limits of
Pascagoula. The towns are very near to
each other.
In view Of the possibility of the bureau
needing all the surgeons now in the SerV-
Too Dr Wvman has revoked all leaves of