The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-14
MORE YELLOW FEVER CASES
The Ninth Person Taken Down in New
Orleans With The Disease.
SURGEON WASlIN WAS ATTACKED
Monday by a Disease supposed to d. feis
low Fever-Ekcitement Increasing
the Infected seetion-Atisnta
Welcomes All Refugees


Welcomes All Refugees.
NEW ORLEANS, September -. Tho
announcement OF tho ninth case of yell
low fever I'M New orleans, including the
Gelpi death. was officially made by the
board OF Health late this evening. IL ls
probable that later tonight another case
Will be added 20 tho lst.
The ninth case Is Edward McGinty.
young man living Immediately opposite
"a residence uptown where the child died
from the yellow fever thar had been pre-
vallng az Ocean Springs. McGinty had
bccn a. visitor 10 the family during their
residence on the Mississippi coast, and
since their return 70 tho city had been
constant visitor 10 is therefore believed
that McGinty contracted tho disease from
tho sick child.
IMMEDIATE MEASURES.
Memoirs of the Board OF Health have
been in close attendance upon these cases
and completed thelr diagnosis this even
ing. As soon as they had done so the
Board OF Health took charge of the
premises. Quarautinlug the inmates dis
injecting the neghborhood and taking
an neSs try steps to prevent a spread
OF the 17Nse
This Is t<e nrst case reported uptown.
an other cases being in the lower sec
ton, and bon ths instance. as in all others
tho origin of the ease has been traced 10
Ocean Springs A report of the experts
is now being awaited
Tho announcement of one death and
probably another has made no change in
the state OF the public mind There is
absence on any excitement and there are
occasional departures from the city.
Neither tno experts nor the Board OF
Health are surprised by the discoveries
to-day They anticipated there will be
o,Her cases owing to tho number of peo-
pie Who managed t0 reach New Orleans
o..ole lhe quarantine against Ocean
Springs went into effect
The only result on these new cases is
10 add greatly TO the labor OF the sanitary
iorces or the Board Additional doctors
or experience are being added 10 the
san OF the Board ot Health. IN order that
'he slrictest attention may be given 10
ehch residence I'm which cases of fever has
appeared.
Helena. Ark. has set pace which an
river towns are likely 90 follow and which
VIII probably effect "a suspension Of river
iaiile until the present scare dies out
To-day The Board or Health OF that CITY
decided that uO boats from south OF
Nicksburg should De allowed 10 land M
that port and places the quarantine limits
I'VE miles from the corporate limits Of
Helena.
A CITY or REFUGE.
Atlanta promises 90 Doe the refuge ol an
people living in New Orleans and along
The coast who desire 10 gct away OF
the citcs of the south in danger of In
lection Atlanta is the only one that has
refused to quarantine and that has i'm
Yited al refugees within her gates.
The announcement at Biloxi to-day that
special train over the Louisville and
Nashville Will go t0 Atlanta tomorrow.
has been received hy delight by many on
The coast ana 30 a probable that large
number will take advantage OF the op-
nor'umty 10 get out OF tho infected re-
gion.
DR. Carter of the marine hospital SER
vice. returned 10 Ocean Springs to-day
from Barklcy and reports serious con-
diuon to-day. Barklcy is a httle post
office seven miles northeast of the de-
tention camp. Dr. Carter reports eight
cascs OF yellow fever no. this point out or
o population OF 2j people There have
been four deaths in ten days. The last
occurring ON Sunday night and other
deaths arc momentarlly expected. The
fever WAS imported from ocean Springs.
The town bias been completely Isolated
and guards placed around d.
DIR. WAsDIN Ill.
WASHINGTON Sept. 13 Surgeon Was
ain. who has been at Ocean Springs for
some time. was taken il this afternoon.
This Information came from Surgeon
| Murray who did not state the nature Of
the illness. bur Dr. Wyman snpposes II
/ to le yellow fever surgeon Murray mas
/ engaged nurse and will care for him.
Dr. Wasdin has been actively engaged
I since thr outbreak of yellow fever ai
ocean Springs. ana was present an the
first aufuuev where tho conclusion was
| Tn response 90 an ~lQuIry Is % what
camp supplies Dee had on hand Surgeon
| Wei souhaker at fhe Delaware Bre1kWatei
quarantine replied that De could send
/ $50 wall tents. averaging ten by twelve
| feet with 900 poles and pins iu good order
/ and 500 mattresses ana blankets. Every
| thing is being made ready for immediate
| shipment Ilo said hc also could send a.
! hle furniture for 1000 persons and all
! necessary cooking outfits for camp pur.
/ poses
Dr G5ode. The president of the Alabam-
! state Board OF Health. has telographed
! Dr. Wymln that all measures have beer
/ taken 20 pregeut the spread 0f the dis
! ease which has manifested ITSELF az No
! lle Tho inmates OF the hospital wher'
| the disease appeared were quarantlnes
/ and the room formerly occupied by th'
| yellow fever patent has been thorough,
| disnfected. There was uO report 0f sus
/ pocted cases
DR. John Guiter1s has been ordered q
/ remain in Mobile for tho present. as hl'
services are necessary FOR further inves
/ tigat.on. lie will make a daily report q
| the surgeon general.
AT FEVER HEAT
! JACKSON. MISS Sept. l8- -Excltemen
ls az fever heat in This city to-day owe
| The yelIow-fever scare. caused almost en-
t'troly by the presence of thirty cases o
dengue fever at Edwards. twenty-hv
| miles west 0f here
/ The Mayor OF Edwards tclegraphed th
/ Associated Press as follows
There are only three new cases O
dengue fcver this morning al dolnl
| we'll No yellow fever"
| The Board OF Health this evening he'll
| special meeting ana issued proclama
ZION to the neopie that they were in ~
| danger as the dongue fever existing a
/ Edwards would be kept ont OF Jackson.
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE
NATCHEZ. MISS Sept l3-The vel
| i0w-fever scare resulted in the clllin
OF "a large mass-meetIng tonight q
,%hich 800 volunteer guards were calle
flor and enrolled 10 protect the town
| There is no sickness Boo thc' city and n
IFfelr ~ fhe fevor ovcon' in irnn0rf fion
CHATTANOOGAs QUARANTINE
/ CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Sept y
| This morning the Board NJ Health De
I cllred n quarantine against Now Orlcan
| and Mobile and an points Affected wiz
/ yellow fever and every train from N
South Is now under surveillance.