Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-09-18
IT GAINS GROUND.


Reports from Towns in the South Show
that yellow Fever is Finding New VIc-
Tins Each Day.
New Orleans, Sept. L.. Last night
the books of the board of health
showed the following as the days de-
velopments in the yellow fever situa-
tion. There had been reported to the
board of investigation 26 cases which
the physicians considered suspicious.
Of these, 13 cases had been found suf-
fering with u harmless fever, five cases
were regarded as suspicious, but nec-
essary to be further investigated be-
fore definite report could be made on
them there were no reports as to four
cases, and four cases had been pro-
nounced genuine yellow fever, though
one of the latter was classed as of mild
type. The most serious of the four
yellow fever cases is located in the
neigh borhood of the French market.
The locality is far from cleanly one,
is populated by poor class of people,
many of whom are foreigners, and
might be considered dangerous ground.
For that reason especial pains were
taken by the board of health to quar-
antine the infected houses
President Oliphant, of the board of
health, said last night: II repeat
what l have said heretofore. OF course
| it is unpleasant to have to report the
| appearance of new cases, but the mo-
ment has not yet come when we should
throw up our hands and admit that the
fever is in fair way to conquer the
| city. 1t will not be surprising if other
cases appear daily for some time; that
is of course to be expected from the
| extended intercourse that has existed
between New Orleans and the infected
| places on the gulf coast and from the
| tardiness with which the character of
the fever at Ocean Springs was finally
| established"
One of the features developed during
the day was that people of maturer
age have been attacked. Heretofore
the disease has been confined prin-
cipally to children of tender age, and
boys and girls not yet grown to man
hood and womanhood. Two of the
late cases show that older people have
been attacked. A conference was held
during the day at the St Charles hotel.
| Members of the board of health, repre-
sentatives of the parish medical So
ciety and city officials were present.
The situation was discussed in all it's
phases for two hours and it was re-
solved to spare neither effort or money
in controlling the disease.
jackson, Miss, Sept. 15.-Tuesday
was day of excitement and anxiety.
The general movement of the people
to the surrounding country commenced
Monday and continued throughout the
night and yesterday. The city is now
surrounded on all sides by an armed
guard and quarantine rules are en-
forced with great strictness The
principal cause of alarm to the people
of jackson came from Edwards, only
% miles distant, where there are now
35 cases of dengue.
There were several new cases re-
ported yesterday at Ocean Springs, and
of the number of ill at Biloxi Is were
reported as suffering with yellow fever.
case of yellow fever exists at Pasca-
goula.
Mobile, Ala, Sept 15.-Three new
cases of yellow fever were officially
announced yesterday by the board of
health. The announcement caused
much more alarm than did the discov-
cry of the first case, which was re-
garded as sporadic. The people who
can are leaving for points of safety.
Some $500 worth of tickets to Atlanta
were sold by the Louisville t& Nashville
railroad and trains are leaving crowd
ed. The same is true of the trains on
the Mobile & Ohio railroad