Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-11
MORE YELLOW FEVER
THREE CASES IN ONE NEW on
LEANS SQUARE.
BILOXI SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
Flags Indicating the Presence Of
the Disease Now Conspicuous Ia
the Town-No Suspicious Cases ae
Mobile.

NEW ORLEANS. September io.-rhe
announcement of twelve suspicious cases
on one square in the city. and that three
cases had developed since the death Of q
young lady 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. AT nightfall ali reports
received by DR.. Oliphant were so favor.
able that renewed confidence was infused
INTO the minds Of the officials OF tho
board. Just before the board met DIR.
Oliphant said to Il reporter of tho Asso.
ciated Press:
There is marked Improvement in the
situation in this State. l may state un<
officially that all the patients In the ss
Cloud-Street Square are better. I have
learned from our inspector, who is as
signed to the premises, that apparently
none OF the patients are at present IN
danger. am able to say that no othef
case has been brought to our attention n
New Orleans. the symptoms OF whicI
would justify US as chasing It as susps
cious.
officials left here over the Illinois Gem
trsl for Memphis. and viii return VII
the Mississippi Valley road. They wiz
stop at all intervening places to maxi
known the exact status OF affairs seek
ing 10 allay the fears OF the people. ir
order that panic in the country may b
prevented. and the imposing OF unreason-
able quarantine restrictions be raised"
surgeon Murray, OF the Marine Hos
go faI rl..lt Al.
Springs from now on would be the off,
cial headquarters for the entire Coast
Marine Hospital Service, and the camp
VIII be at Fontainebleau. The fever has
not spread west beyond Biloxi
BILOXI SITUATION.
Biloxi is appealing for medicine and
the situation in the town is growing
steadily worse. Miss Lewis, within the
city limits, was declared to have black
vomit. Frank Emerickson. a Methodist
preacher was this afternoon reported
down. Mayor Howard to-day issued or
ders that yellow flags should be displayed
wherever yellow-fever was found, and
correspondent telegraphs this after
noon that tho yellow-fever flag Is now
conspicuous I'm Biloxi Mayor Howard
has demanded that all physicians shall
promptly report cases, under severe pen-
alties for failure. Now, that the worst
is known, it Is desired that no facts
should be concealed To-day, II was
learned that a number Of people who
have been quarantined In canning-fac-
tory near Biloxi were I'm need of pro-
visions, and Mayor Howard sent them
relief.
There are no suspicious cases at Mo-
bile. and the general health there is
shown by the Board OF Health records
10 be better than for the past five years.
The line Of defence for Baldwin coun-
~ is complete, and a coast-guard has
been added In the lower bay.
Natchez has included New Orleans In
4 quarantine rigidly established against
and shotgun guard IA
doing duty.
MARINE HOSPITAL REPORTS
WASHINGTON. September 10-Du-
ring the afternoon and evening Surgeon-
General Wyman received several tele-
grams from Mississippi, bearing on the
situation.
Surgeon Carter reports concerning the
'ase at Perkinston as follows: "One
'ase yellow -fever-Dr. Sheely at Per-
Slnson 1t was contracted at Ocean
springs. The case is Isolated. and un-
Ter all necessary guard. No other case
n that town"
Dr. Guteras also sent a dispatch con-
Irming the newspaper report of, yellow
ever at Scranton, but stating that there
vas but one case there, the origin OF
Which Is not clear. There IL much
cirque at Scranton.
In view OF the possibility OF the bu-
eau's needing all tho surgeons now in
he service. Dr. Wyman has revoked all
saves OF absence.
GALVESTON QUARANTINES.
NEW ORLEANS, September l0-Gai>
eston to-day quarantined against New
,rleans, Ocean Springs. Biloxi, Scranton,
nd all yellow-feyer-infeoted points, or
there there are suspicious cases.