The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-09
ALL DOUBTS GONE
Physicians of the Marine Hos
pital Service,
Including Yellow Fever Expert
DIR. Guiteras,
AGREE ON DIAGNOSIS.
The Fever Prevailing at Ocean
Springs is Yellow Jack.
Result of an Autopsy ON Vic
tim Who Died Last Night.

New Orleans, Sept. 9.-At 1880 o'clock
this morning Surgeon R. D. Murray wired
the following to Surgeon General Wyman
at Washington: Third autopsy held by
Wasdin, diagnosis of yellow fever. Con-
sented to by Guiteras, Carter and Can't
Sheray Seymour died at l O'Clock this
morning at Ocean Springs of the prevail
ing fever. AS soon as his death was re-
ported arrangements were made TO hold
an autopsy this morning beginning at 9
o'clock.
Doctors Murray. Carter and wasdin of
the Marine hospital service and Doctors
Lehman, Dunn, Cant and Bailey were
present.
No new cases are reported at Biloxi
this morning. The people are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of Doctors Guiteras.
Murray and Carter. They will be perfect
ly satisfied with their diagnosis. DR..
Tackett, who went to Perkinston to visit
DIR. Sheedy, who had been in attendance
on patients in Ocean Springs. has return
ed and reports that DR.. Sheedy has yellow
fever. DR.. Sheedy himself says the
symptoms are those of yellow fever.
Washington, Sept. 9.-The yellow fever
situation continues hopeful and encourage
ing far the information received at
the Marine hospital is concerned. DIR.
Guiteras, the yellow fever expert. tele-
graphed last night from Ocean Springs to
Surgeon General Wyman as follows:
Have seen today % cases of dengue.
Fill withhold opinion about three other
cases. There are IS sick in town. Three
new cases."
Surgeon General Wyman is pushing
measures to confine and stamp out the
disease should it eventually prove to be
yellow jack. Surgeon H. c. Carter of
Chicago, who is a fever expert of large
experience and Surgeon Murray, who will
he in at
announced their arrival The vigorous
nature of the quarantine at Ocean
Springs is shown by DR.. Murray's tele-
graFu:r u -
arrived at 5 O'Clock this evening Tried
to get through on engine. but could not
get permission from Mississippi board of
health until 10:30 a. m Dr. Cant of the
state board, in charge. There is state
Gordon about town of 25 posts which state
purposes to sustain for the present, or
until danger Increases. There are here
perhaps so people who will accept camp.
viii try to make census tomorrow as was
done at Brunswick without which there
can be no clear action. Lime, sulphur BIZ
chloride, alcohols and ovens ordered with
which to begin disinfection.'
By this telegram DR.. Murray meant
that 80 people were willing to go into the
detention camp when established and
that if the danger increased the govern
ment would probably be asked Tor AID IN
the maintenance of the Gordon about
Ocean Springs.
DR.. Murray also telegraphed with re-
gard to the site of the detention guard
Surgeon General Wyman will probably
give him definite instructions as to the
site today The detention camp outfit is
now it's way to Ocean Springs, from
Waycross, Ga, and probably will arrive
today. 1t will accommodate from 800 to
!, 600 persons. Everything will be in readi-
ness to pitch the camp should DR.. Gui-
teras' verdict be that genuine yellow jack
prevails.
At Tampa in 1891, there a yellow
fever scare. The first kilograms were
very alarming. DIR. Guiteras was dis
patched to make an investigation. Pend
ing his final verdict camp outfit was
prepared and afterward it was ascer-
tanned the yellow fever did not exist at
Tampa. The preparations were complete
and the camp outfit perfected for just
such emergencies. This is the outfit now
on its way to Ocean Springs. Past As
sistant Surgeon General White, who has
been stationed at Ellis island and who
also has had experience with yellow fever
reported for duty here today and was or
dered to proceed at once to Ocean Springs