The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-14
First Uptown Outbreak
in the Crescent
City.
Four Deaths in Two DAYS at
the Little Town of
Barley.
Intense Excitement In Many Places.
Surgeon Wasdin Down With
the Plague.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1.-THE
announcement of the ninth case of yell
low fever in New Orleans, including the
Geipi death. was officially made by the
Board of Health late this afternoon. 1t
is probable that another case will be
added to the list, exhausting the serious
suspicious cases now under investigation.
The ninth case is Edwarl. McGinty, a
young man living Immediately opposite
residen ce uptown where child died from
the fever that had been prevailing at
Ocean Springs. McGnty had been
visitor to the family during their resi-
dence on the Mississippi coast, and since
their return to the city has been con-
stani visitor. 1t is therefore believed that
McGinty contracted the disease from the
sick child.
Members of the Board OF Health have
been in close attendance upon the case
and complet d their diagnosis this after
noon. AS soon as they had done so the
Board of Health took charge of the prem
ises, quarantlned the inmates, made
liberal application of disinfectants in the
neig borhood, and took all necessary
steps TO prevent a spread of the disease.
i
the other cases being in the lower section.
and in this instance, as in all others, the
origin OF the case has been traced to Ocean
Springs.
The suspicious case referred to above is
that of physician who has been in al
tendance upon some of the patients at
Ocean Springs.
The announcement of one more case,
and PROBABLY another, has made no
change in the state of the public mind.
There is still an absence of excitement,
and while there are occasional departures
from the city, there Las been no general
exodus.
The Board of Health anticipates that
| there will be other sporadic cases, owing
to the number of people who managed to
reach New Orleans before the quarantine
against Ocean Springs went into effect,
but there is no lack OF confidence on the
part of the board in its ability to restrict
each sporadic case.
Additional doctors OF experience are be-
ing added to the staff of the Board OF
Health in order that attention may be
given TO each residence in which case of
fever has appeared. Entering infected
houses the sanitary officers ana physi-
clans wear specially prepared suits of
clothes. These are thoroughly disin-
fected and are worn ov r the regular gar
ments. The suits reach from neck to
heel and are complete covering.
Helena, Ark. has set pace which all
river towns are likely TO follow. To-day
the Board of Health Of that city decided
that no boat from south OF Vicksburg
should be allowed to land at that port or
any point within the quarantine limits of
five miles of the corporate limits of
Helena. Monroe, which up TO Yesterday
held aoof in spite of threats and refused
to quarantine New Orleans, felt compelled
to-day, on receipt OF information that
there are several cases of yellow lever in
New Orleans, to declare rigid quarantine
against this city,
Atlanta promises to be the refuge OF all
people living in New Orleans and along
the coast who desire to get away.
OF the cities of the South in danger of
infection Atlanta is the only one that has
refused to quarantine and that has in
yited all refugees within her gates.
The announcement at Biloxi to-day that
a special train over the Louisville and
Nashville will 60 70 Atlanta tomorrow
morning has been received with delight
by many OF the coast, and it is proba Bile
that large nun Der on the coast;will take
advantage of the opportunity to get out
of the infecled region.
Superin tendent Dunn and Special Agent
Leake of the Illinois Central, and Hunter
and Qninn, VINO left here on special
train last week, went on a fruitless mis-
sion. If yellow fever had not been de-
clared 10 exist here their personal visit to
Mississippi towns between New Orleans
and Memphis would have been attended
with good results, but yesterdays bulletin
of the Board Of II ealth has undone all the
work they had accomplished, and every
town In Mississippi big enough TO have an
Alderman or Health officer has declared
non-intercourse with the Crescent City.
Dr. Carter OF the Marine Hospital ser
vice returned to Ocean Springs to-day from
Barley ana reported a serious condition
there Barley is little postoffice VII
Iage seven miles northeast of the deten-
ton camp. Dr. Carter reports eight cases
of yellow fever at this point out of a
population of twenty-five souls. There
have been four deaths in ten DAYS, the
last occurring on Saturday night and
other deaths are momentarlly expected
The fever was imported from Ocean
Springs The town ha~ been com pleteiy
isolated aud guards placed around it.
JACKSON, MISS, Sept. l3.-Excitement
is at fever heat in TINS city to-day over the
yellow fever scare, caused almost entirely
by the presence of thirty cases of dengus
fever at Edwards, twenty-five miles west
of here Many are fleeing to the sur
rounding country. The wagon and rail-
roads leading into town are being closely
guarded. All public gatherings are pro-
hibited.
NATCHEZ, MISS. Sept. Is The yellow
fever scare resulted in the calling of a
large ss-meetIng here tonight at which
500 volunteer guards were called for en-
rollment to protect the town. There is
no sickness in the city and no lear OF the
lever except from importation.
ULTION MORE SERIOUS.