Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
CAMP SITE SELECTED,
Dr. Murray at Ocean Springs Reuorts
| TO Surgeon General Wymun,

Dr. Murray at Ocean SPRINGS RenOrfs
TO Surgeon General Wyman
The surgeon ger eral of the marine hos
pital service received the following teie-
gram this morning from DR.. Murray ex-
planning the situation:
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.
September 10. 1897.
"Wyman, Washington, ID. c.
IN company with Wasdin, Haralson and
Marshall, superintendent of l.. and n.
nave decided on Fontainbleu formerly
Bellefontaine. fer camp. Marshall has Or
dered camp train to that point and lumber
and hands to erect buildings. Have rent
ed section house and tool room and near
ny residence. Engaged working train and
oruefed telegraph office set up. Have sent
word to w hite and Richardson to report
mere Water from driven wells. Pro-
visions from MOBILE.
Rave fully considered sea shore camp
srounds-too near to present cases of fever
say, one mile and adjacent to Biloxi II
can pe made safe and effectual, but the
public will complain about proximity.
FOUND round island would be ideal. but two
weeks will be necessary to prepare a
wharf of twelve hundred feet and all ma
terials Will have to be carried nine miles
by water, and, after ALL detained perhaps.
would have to be sent out through Scrin-
ton, now suspected and possibly infected.
Many beautiful points on bayous and gulf
at two to four miles from railroad are
thonght OF, but as much promptness is
needed the hauling Of lumber and euuin-
age VIII cause ruinous delay. These re-
marks in anticipation of complaints about
the flatness of land and lack of shade.
earnestly recommend that immunes
properly certified bc passed through camp
after disinfectir 6 clothing, also that non
immunes be discharged on the Sth day af-
Ter admission, provided five days have
en ELAPSED after disinfection of ciothing-ten
Gpfn
Ihe kahns boarded ct Montrose Hotel
is, biioxi, which is free from danger. Have
INFORMED Booth at Shreveport Guiteras
Will go to Barkless tomorrow.
MURRAY, Surgeon"
This telegram was also received:
OCEAN SPRINGS. Miss.
..,., September 10, 1897
SIX new cases of sickness are renortad
oy three physicians. There is difficulty in
procuring prompt and definite data. emit
eras reports that Scranton will have about
ere hundred people for camp.
MURRAY. Surgeon"
dispatch: -''o"i's
WASHINGTON. September II. 1897
Surgeon Murray, Ocean Springs. Miss
Complete outnt-mfcroscop;c and ihac-
eriological-except media, which can he
sent later If required, shipped to Ocean
sprreon tTday Wasdn for use of Passed
All leaves of absence from the hmreau
have been revoked, In order to have the
full force available If required Surgeon
II. w. Austin has been ordered to renort
here from Chelsea, Mass, and surgeon
Sawtelle, who has been at Augusta. Ne
arrived yesterday. This does not mean
that these and other officials will be sent
to the fever districts. but they will he .,,. ~,
hand to receive instructions according to
requirements. ~
Yesterday afternoon and evening Sur
geon General Wyman received seye-el feIa.
grams from Mississippi points bearing nm
the yellow fever situation
Surgeon Carter telegraphed from Guif-
port. Miss, concerning the case at Per-
kinston follows:
'One case yellow fever-Dr Sheely. at
Rerkinston. IT was contracted at Ocean
Springs. The case is isolated and under