The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-24
ATLANTA's SPORADIC CASE.
Fourteen Ycar-Old Carrie Fleming Has
the Fever.

Fourteen Year-Old Carrie Fleming Has
the Fever.
Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 23.-The Board of
Health of Atlanta announced today that
Carrie Fleming, II years old,who refuged
with her father and mother and who is
stopping Mt a boarding house ut No. 1l9
Auburn avenue, is suffering with yellow
fever.
The Board Of Health met tonight and
issued the following statement:
'In view of the fact that the Board of
Health has promised to say freely and
frankly to the public the exact status
of yellow fever in Atlanta, we deem 1T
our duty to publish the following state
ment: On the 9Th instant there came TO
Atlanta from Mobile a young girl, Carrie
Fleming, accompanied by her father and
mother. On the Goth instant she was
taken sick, was seen by some physician
whose name is unknown to the board, on
Monday. who called again next day and
found her better and dismissed the case.
On Wednesday, ODD, DIR. Il. ID. Longlno
was called and considered the case rather
suspicious. DIR. J. G. Olmstead was
called in this afternoon and in conJunc-
ton with DIR. Longino made positive d'-
agnosis of yellow fever. The case seems
to be very mild and the indications polnt
to recovery. The patient, her father ana
mother and other individuals from Mobile
who were in the house have been placed
under strict quarantine. The Board OF
Health does not consider that there is the
lea st danger of any Albanian or individu-
ais not exposed in infected cites catching
the disease, nor is it surprised at the de-
yelopment of this case, having antlcl-
mated that such sporadic cases would oe-
eur"
DEATH IN LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, KY, Sept. 23.-John Nc
Dougall, the young machinist from Mo-
bile, Ala, who had been sick with vel
low fever, died this morning at the de-
tention hospital Mr.. McDougalrs par
ents live in Toronto, Canada.
D-. White said yesterday that he was
positive that there would be no spread
Of the fever There might be few
isolated cases. but these would be per-
sons coming from infected districts who
already had the fever in their system
when they reached Louisville.
EDWARDS: CASES 100; DEATHS 4.
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 23.-The follow
ing cases Of yellow fever are reported
since s p. IN. last night:
Whites-Mrs. DR. Pool. DR.. w. A.
Ratliff, Mrs. Martin, w. G. Edfield,
George Waiblinger, Miss Scott Noblin,
G. H. Nohlin, Frank White, Nick Parry,
Miss Anna Sloctm, Mrs. j. ID. White.
Coored-Frank White, Josephine
Saunders, kirkpatrick CLilds, NJ Brown,
G.. H. Harris.
Total cases to-day-1G; total cases to
date, 100; total deaths to-day, none; total
deaths to date, four; conyalescent, 81;
now under treatment, 81.
OCEAN SPRINGS HOPEFUL.
Ocean Springs, Miss, Sept. 23.-Sur-
geon Murray went to Ship Island yester-
day and had conference with DR.. Smith,
captains, Stevedores, etc, to arrange for
keeping the crews of vessels from sick
ness. The stevedores are to pass through
a quarantine before they are permitted
to go ON a vessel, and every one also
is to be kept from the ship as far as
possible Doctors HARRISON and Cant,
of the Mississippi State Board of Health,
concur fully in the arrangements made.
The town people are hopeful now that
the weather is much cooler, that the new
cases may prove of a mild type and the
town soon be rid of its sore visitation.
Two new cases were reported here to-
day.
REPORTS FROM AND TO WYMAN.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 23.-Surgeon
General Wyman today sent to various
State Boards Of Health the following
bulletin summarizing the yellow fever
situation:
''The following cases of yellow fever
were officially reported as occurring on
the ODD: New Orleans, IL; Mobile. 4;
Edwards, Miss, 10; Beaumont, Texas, L.
Reports from Ocean Springs, Biloxi
and Scranton, Miss, delayed. Suspected
case at st. Louis reported as malaria; no
case in city. Suspected dredge boats at
Mt. Pleasant, Mo-, declared free from
infection by Acting Assistant Surgeon
John Guiteras."
DIR. Sawtelle has been directed by the
Surgeon General to fumigate all bag
gage from infected points at a point
near Atlanta, Ga.
Surgeon Murray telegraphed today
from Ocean Springs, Miss, as follows:
"Visited Ship Island at DR.. Haralson's
equest to arrange for protection of fleet.
Had conference with Past Assistant Sur
geon Smith, pilots, stevedores and master
on open barge and prepared rules with
HARRISON which we will print. Assistant,
two men and boat needed. Smith to have
command. HARRISON can loan boat. So
important that l went to Biloxi: 21st,
one death; ODD, new cases 5, death 1,
which / saw and decided. Total cases,
including 22d, A, errors corrected. No re-
ports from Scranton. -Four new cases
here"
Surgeon Glennan reported two new
cases and no deaths at Mobile" -.
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