New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11
SUSPECTS IN NEW-ORLEANS.
TWELVE CASES IN ONE BLOCK
WATCHED FOR YELLOW FEVER.
MORE SUFFERERS REPORTED ~ OCEAN SPRINGS
AND BILoXI-APPEALS FOR HELP AND
NURsEs-A CAMP OF DETENTION
ESTABLISHED.

ESTABLISHED
New-Oreans, Sept n-The announcement Of
twelve suspicious cases On one block ST. Charles
St. in this city and that three had developed
since the death Of young woman who had come
from Ocean Springs created alarm early to-day,
hut 1t was ailayed when the facts became known.
1t turned out that man had died from excessive
dissipation instead Of yellow fever. reported,
I'm the very square In which the suspicious cases
had been found. At nghtfa all reports received
by DR.. Oliphant were favorable that renewed
confidence felt by he officials of the Board of
Health. Just before the Board met Or. Oliphant
said to a reporter of the Associated Press
There is a marked Improvement In the State.
| may say unof'iciaily that all the patients In
the St Claude-st square are better. l have not
received a report from me board CT experts, but
have learned from our inspector who is assigned
70 the premises that apparently none Of the pa
tlents present In danger We are still class
ing these cases az suspicious because their fever Is
similar TO that which mas prevailed al Ocean
SPRINGS They have not been declared yellow fever,
but they under complete surveillance, and the
Board OF Health Is giving It's undivided attention
and has fully isolated them am able 10 say that
no other case has been brought to our attention IN
the city of New Orleans the symptoms OF which
would justify in chasing il as suspicious.
party Of doctors and officials started this
morning over the Illinois Central for Memphis and
will return by the Mississippi Valley. They Will
stop at all intervening places TO make known the
exact status Of affairs seeking 10 calm the fears OF
the people in order that panic In the country
may re prevented and unreasonable quarantine re-
strictions raised
Surgeon Murray said tonight that Ocean Springs
from now on would be the official headquarters for
the entire Gulf Coast Marine Hospital service, and
the camp Of de,ention VIII be at Fontainebleau,
three miles from the Gulf Those who are taken
u the camp will be nominal prisoners for ten days
One hundred and forty Sersons. white and black.
In Ocean Springs In distress many being In eX-
IRENE need OF medicine and provisions. Not NOR
sci or food or an ounce Of medicine has been given
% any one except by private citizens who already
have been heavily taxed Sisters OF Charity have
appealed to the authorities to be allowed TO nurse
the sick
Ocean Springs reported new case and one
suspicious case this morning. but no deaths have
occurred since that OF the man. Seymour reported
yesterday An urgent request has been sent 10
New-Oreans for yellow-feyer nurses corps OF
az least 1--WE trained nurses IS absolutely needed
The fever has not spread west beyond biloxi.
Biloxi is appealing for medicine and the SITUATION
In the town is apparently growing steadily worse
Miss Lewis IN the city limits. was declared 70
have black vomit after DR.. Tacket had fnade o
microscopic examination. Frank Emery, son OF
tie Methodist preacher there reported late
this afternoon down with yellow fever The houses
and inmates are guaranteed and the yeiio" nag
* flying
Mayor Howard to-day Issued orGers that the nags
should be displayed wherever yellow teVer WIS
found and a correspondent telegraphed ms at'e'
noon that the yellow fever flag was conspicuous Al
Biloxi Mayor Howard has determined that all
physicians shall promptly report cases. under Sc
we're penalties for failure. ),, l.,
Na.rhcz Miss today included Nsw-orieans ~
the list Of Infected places against when rlelu
quarantine is being enforced, and the sho'g ,l
guard is In evidence all around the city. me
steamer Natchez from here. passed there TINS
morning with several Natchez people among h.r
passengers but none of them were permitted 10
land. ;,
V!cksburg Miss. Sept offending further de-
voljpnentS Of the vel ow fever situation in New
ORLEANS. Nicksburg has absolutely guaraf tlnei
against that city. and will quarantine against Men
pits Shreveport Monroe. Jackson and Meridian
unless they do likewise.