The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-08
FEVER SCARE DECREASES.
EIGHTEEN CASES AT OCEAN SPRINGS
AND NO DEATHS.

Three Cases Also Reported from Rilozi. sIisa..
Across. the Ray from Ocean sprinEs-DeninI
lhat Any Cases Exist In New Orlrnns-A
New ORLEANS. La, Sept. There arc eight
san cases Of supposed yellow fever at Ocean
springs, Miss, and three at Biloxi. which is
immediately opposite 1t on the other side of
Biloxi Bay. and only two miles distant. These
sre a.. tho cases known to exist anywhere on
rbe Gull coast. A careful Investigation to-day
Dv the Louisiana Board OF Health showed no
Eases OF fever or suspicious cases to exist in
New Orleans or Bay st. Louis. The quaran-
tine which existed against Bay st. Louis was
therefore removed. The inspectors of the
Louisiana Board OF Health will examine the
other towns on Mississippi Sound and willswith-
draw the quarantine against them If they arc
foup 20 be healthy. But the quarantine will DO
ke,t W against Ocean Springs and Biloxi.
quarantine station will be established at
Risolets on the Louisiana. Mississippi boundary
line, where all sick or suspicious persons will be
detained. 1t Is now clearly established that a
majority Of the 600 people in Ocean Springs
VINO are or have been sick there suffered from
rhe denguc. and not yellow fever. The prelin-
mary symptoms OF the two diseases, chill, fever,
headache, and weakness, are the same, although
one ulrtuEC . NCIy Gla4o diil Nv ONANI Z L lAo-
lsnanL There we're not over sixty cases Of
genuine yellow fever in the 600 cases. it is
thought. and all of the twelve deaths are at
gthutable to that disease.
When the yellow fever slipped In the doctors
cid not distinguish between the two levers.
and when the first New Orleans experts exam
tned the mGlady and pronounced it dengue.
they probably saw and examined only cases OF
densue. The Ocean Springs people still deny
the existence of yellow fever there and held a
violent Indignation meeting to-day at which all
the local officials were present. They de-
nounced the Boards OF Health of Louisiana,
Alabana, and Mississippi. and the, United
States Marine Hospital service for declaring
the epidemic yellow fever. The town is thor
oughiy GuaranIiacd ana no one can leave or
enter Il. As supplies are short there and the
will have TO DO adopted TO send provisions into
the town, \ Gordon Of ar.aed quarantine
the steamer New York. belonging 70 the Mis-
sisstppi Board Of Health, patrols the seaport 70
The Mississippi Board OF Health is satisfied
that the fever came IN from The tnited states
Twelve miles away, The board has frequently
protested against this station as a menace TO
the entire Gun SoaST; Gov. McLaprin asked
a short time ago as dangerous. but the request
was refused.
The matter will be taken up by The Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama Boards OF Health and
laid before the Secretary, and II he refuses 70
remove the station II Will be carried into Con-
gress and the Representatives from these States
will ask that he be ordered to close up this dan
gerous quarantine. There Is no lazaretto there,
no means exists for keeping the fishermen and
bum0oatmen from visiting the infected ships,
AID a sailor or Passenger on one Of these ships
can easily land without examination or investi-
CATION. There Is also some disposition 70 pro-
test against the Florida quarantine station at
Tampa as lax and Inefficient
The experts appointed by the Louisiana
Board OF Health " examine all cases aG- ee
unanimously that there IS not q suspicious
&. Sas coa la Ssw oFi of 4. d La sBits Of Of y ts,s; hN Ss :
who came here from Ocean Springs. Galveston.
Mobile, Vicksburg. and numerous other places
Some 5000 persons came into New Orleans
nom the Mississippi Gulf coast yesterday and
quite q panic prevailed. mainly over the fear
that they would be bottled up in the small sea-
side towns By quarantine. but the scare is now
Dr.. Oiphant, President Of the Louisiana
Board Of Health, enphattcsily denies.the truth
Of The stories sent out from Washington. as
coming from the United States Marine Hospi-
tl physician in Mobile, that there are two sus-
pcious cases in New Orleans.
MoBILE. Ala, Sept. The alarm which was
general in this city yesterday, when all the coast
towns and New Orleans were quarantined, has
subsidized IN a measure to-day. but many persons
unprecedented.
The ira vellers learn to their regret after leav.
ing Mobile that their safety does not lie in flight
out IN remaining in a well projected city.
and the Inconvenience OF travelling in crowded
cars have made many telegraph to relatives
oeninn that they are sorry they left home.
Inc extraordinary precautions taken by the
city and county health authorities have done
more to allay, the fears Of the people to-day
tnan a knowledge that the fever was being ex'
Entrance, to the city by boat. train. and
SSIsh"aY n from the he south Is now imnposei,
fass' which commands the entire west,
sIdra G % Relay camps are established
Railroad, and a shot gun quarantine is In vogue
a. al places on the south and west borders OF
Two, meetings of the local Board of Health
W ysrs hsId ,94t2y. a. the frat Dr. Weir o!
ou2erintendent Charles Clark of the Mobile
and ONO road were present in addition To the
iHay camps along the line of the Louisville and
Nashville for train crews and to place police IN
Ing into the city.
When the members reassembled at night two
pTI sat,r Wsrs appointed 10 relieve the County
toout tho quarantine camp. thirty-one miles
u9nn The city, since Sunday evening.
Nth Surgeons Murray and Carter OF the Marine
Hospital service and DR.. Jehn Guittras. pro
S fss,oT % Of the Uniyysrsity O Penosylvania, an e1
ccMI be Joined BY several local physicians and
SSPI Peter Burke with a squad OF afty
OeeAn Springs, where a Gordon will be drawn
rloSna mo city and a thorough investigation
49, v NOSE medical authOFltleB on behalf OF
NE Federal Government
Lnelr duties will also Include the stamping out
" ne malady by embargo ON all stricken places
and by disintection.
Three men. passengers on north.bound trains
esGaped the vigilance OF the police after heinz
yaered TO go through the city last night anc
vm were soon captured by detectives anC
"ttoe punished for attempting to evade quar-
snuhe The third, John Craft, who is an Alder
y OF this city Ia stili missing. He jumped
\" Tb aain when II had slowed up for bridge.
Sontsgion is shown in the following announce
ashI, made by Drs. Goode and Abrahams, chic
omSsrs OF the Board of Health:
,h mere IS no case even of suspicious fever II
:. ulty. You can rest assured that IL ther,
II bssny cases they will be promptly reported b,
public and the press"
TO CONFINE TILE LEVER