Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-09
Autopsy on Latest Victim Will Settle
Character of Disease.
MAY NOT Be YELLOW JACK At ALL
Excitement at New Orleans is Rapid
HDyiing Out.
NO NEW CASES AT BILOXI

NEW ORLEANS, La. September o.
Sheray Seymour died at 1 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 8
o'clock. Doctors Murray, Carter and Was
din of the marine hospital service and
Doctors Lehman, Dunn, Cant and Baily
were present. 1t is confidently expected
that this autopsy will completely deter
mine the character of the disease that is
prevailing at the Springs, as the case of
Seymour is probably a fair type of the
worst cases at the Springs.
The excitement in New Orleans is rapid
1y dying out, but deep interest is being
taken in the situation on the coast. When
the board of health office opened this
morning and got down to work it had no
new or suspicious cases to report as hav-
ing occurred in New Orleans. Details for
canvassing the city have been so systema-
tized now that no section is left unattend-
ed, and every case of fever, no matter how
trifling is receiving the earnest attention
of the experts. Much qualification is ex
pressed over the appointment of DIR. Ru-
dolph Matas as the head of the special
commission representing the physicians Of
the city to cooperate with the officials of
the board of health.
Few Passengers Arrive.
Morning trains from the coast towns
brought few passengers this morning.
There is no longer any travel out of the
city to the coast towns, and everybody
who intended to come to New Orleans has
already turned up.
DR.. Salomon's report to the existence
of two cases of yellow fever at Scranton
is considered reliable, and he Eas been
authorized to cD-Cp with be
physicians there in efforts to isolate the
cases and stamp out the disease. DR.. Salo-
mon says the fever is yellow jack, but is
of mild type. Rigid quarantine will he
enforced against Scranton. The govern
nient experts will probably be asked to go
there, and also TO Perkinston, to definitely
determine the character of the disease.
l,r. SAomon has had much experience
He was for many years secretary Of the
board, and much confidence is felt in his
knowledge of the symptoms of yellow
fever.
More reports reach the city of the hard
sh!ps Which the people in the quarantined
towns are suffering. They find difficulty
III getting provisions and other supplies
ara are complaining against the re-
strictlons. The authorities are cndeavor-
ing to find some means of helping them
out of their difficulties.
No New Cases at Biloxi.
No new cases reported at Biloxi this
morning. The people are anxiousIy await
ing the arrival of Drs. Guiteras Murray
and Carter They will be perfectly satisfied
With their diagnosis. Dr. Tackett, who
went to Perkinston to visit DR.. Sheedy.
VINO had been in attendance on patients in
Ocean Springs, has returned and reports
that Dr. Sheedy has yellow fever DR..
shee1y himself says the symptoms are
tt ose of yellow fever
AT 1870 this morning Surgeon R. d. Muir
ray wired the following to Surgeon Gen-
efal Nyman at Washington:
hird autopsy held by Wasdn. dag
nts1s OF yellow fever Consented by Gui-
teras, Carter end Cant"
Watching Central American Boats.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. September o.
The quarantine officers at this port are on
the outlook for vessels from Panama and
Central American ports. They will take
every pfecaution to prevent yellow fever
being brought to this port. They are act
Ing on the belief that the fever in Louis
lana came from the isthmus.