The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-07

withheld action until to-day, when, after Asecond
post-mortem on the body Of a woman, a general
agreement was reported that drastic measures
disease. The New Orleans delegation 80 ad'
vised their city board.
There have been so far twelve deaths, as fol.
Lulu Alfricnd, Formerly OF louisville, aged 80;
Mrs. Berry. u resident for two years. aged 80;
I. A, L. Holcomb, a resident for several years,
aged 81; Finn Egar, aged Z; Miss Jennie Dill
tSn 8 Sara, NSw !S 2E5lT e : Mrs psr sSG w6 d ei Tr 81 Tso II
bemiss, J, f. Tillman. Miss scosa, un English
lady. and a man whose name could net DO
The death of DR.. Becmiss and the sickness of
two, other doctors placed the auty OF attending
boards. MIR. A. Ii, Rosonbaugh. at whose house
Quainted with DR.. Bcemiss. said before the in.
ycstigatLon that their deaths were due to, yellow
fever was first brought into Ocean Springs by a
band of Cnhans Who were CHARTERED at the
engaged in flibustering. They frequently left
Ocean Springs and returned. The entire band
Was attackea. and a Mrs. Gonzales, who resi-,
contracted the disease, but all recovered and
are now in various parts of the town,
were attacked, but many negroes have already
been under treatment. The Investigation was
confined to inspecting and looking into the his
made to strike at the very root of tho
sanitary conditions Of tho tow. The outbreak
hps bocn attributed by some to polluted water
from wells and Cistcrns. but the theory that it
was brought by Cubans seems most probahle.
The sewage runs from the several districts OF
the town into a small gully. which emptics itself
on the beach. and 1t is washed out by the action
Of the tide.
1t ia within this area that tho 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
valves are absorbent, and they live for a consid-
cradle time after being placed in the shallow
Oysters from the beach and samples of tho
water used In the city haye been taken away by
the New Orleans scientific men TO investigate
this theory, They, have made no Improvement
as yet. The Spanish Consulate at Mobile is in
possession Of that 9 small schooner
recently arrived al Ocean Springs with several
Cuban refugees. three OF whom died from yell
10" fever. when close to the watering place.
Their bodies were thrown into tno bay a short
distance from the shore. Their surviving coaa.
nhnnions landed there and it is presumed spread
At tho Board of Health meeting, which ad,
tourned at 1880 O'Clock. tonight after a. three
hours conference, President Goote received u
reply from New Orleans confirming the report
Of the death by yellow fever Of a man from
all places south of scranton on the southern
division OF, the Louisville and Nashville road
A police guard armed with ~shotguns was or
ceret for all inland roads. and a boat was sent
to Grants Pass to prevent an approash by
not :een taken here since early in tho seventies
there is little excitement. not one case even Of
county.
AsHISGToS. Sept. 6.-The Marine Hospital
service has ordered DR.. John GuitcraB TO Ocean
Springs TO investigate the outbreak OF alleged
yellow fever there. While the Marine Hospital
officers here are unwilling. in the abserCe OF
definite official information, to eXpress any
opinion, as 10 the nature OF the disease, they arc
inclined to the belief that II is dengue or some
other form OF malarial fever. and point to the
extremely low death rate, which is too small for
yellow fever.
Assistant Surgeon Wasdin OF the Mobile
QIarantines station is now ut Ocean Springs In.
vrstigating the fever. He reports to the Marine
Hospital service that between 100 and 500 cases
exist there. mostly among. the whites. He had
held an autopsy on the body OF an adult said to
have died OF yellow fever, but the result of the
autopsy was not very clear. The symptoms in.
dicated some severe type OF malarial fever. A
conclusive report is expected TO reach the Ma
rine Hospital authorities tomorrow.