The times., 1897-09-08

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Surgeon General Wyman returned from
Montreal yesterday afternoon aud WIS
al the Chevy Chase Inn lass night receir-
ing Lel"grams and messages and sending
out instructions TO Ocean Springs aud
New Orleans. A reporter for The Times
called on him at the inn and had a long
conversation with him concerning tlre
present condition of these tlr0 places and
the general outlook for the future, with
its large possibilities, but really small
probabilities, he thinks.
The condition is undoubtedly Serious"
Surgeon General weyman said. AT ocean
Springs the lever may develop AMI spread
The same is true OF New Orleans, though
the latest adviees we have received tre
reassuring. The post-mortem examination
OF the Geulpi case at New orleans seems
TO have proven question that it was a
genuine case OF yellow fever This means
thai the State board OF health, which
is very active and efficient, must take
all measures necessary, and that our people
win Cooperate in every way, even though
there may be no more cases III the city.
DR. Guiteras VIII be at ocean Springs
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this point than Of New Orleans. We have
information that affairs there are already
being attended to scientifically by the
State board OF Mississippi. Dr. Cant, Of
the State board, is in charge.
-'of our people in addition TO DR..
Guiteras, Surgeon z. ID. Murray and Surg
con II. Z. Carter, who have had large
experience, are there. Surgeon Catrer
reached Ocean Springs tonight. He has
been at Chicago in charge Of the Marine
Hospital. Surgeon Murray win have the
tracing down Of reported cases. in every
epidemic there are rumors OF cases which
are after ward proved false, and it is a
relief TO the public mind To find them out
as soon as possible. lie " i'll also have
charge or the train inspection service.
There VIII be other physicians employed.
men who are immune, who " III do what
ever may be required.
-AlreaGy ] have had shipped t. Ocean
Springs complete camp equipment. 1t is
on the way hy special freight and VIII soon
he N the place, to be Used if required by
Surgeon Murray. The regulations are well
understood ana are effective. We have
done everything that is possible, and al
though we are not in a position TO make
proen0sf icatlOHs, as no one ever is with re-
gard 20 yellow fever, We feel very hopeful
that there will be no spread
Surgeon General Wyman 50 IS that DR..
GuiteIaS FIiI make a fhcrrle 20 inyestipa
tion a. - The probable origin Of the fever
at ocean Springs, aud II possible trace
ii tc its landing place in This countr.
u ara positive that the fever did not get
in through the quarantine off Biloxi. There
has been no yellow fever on the island this
ytaT.cEI e. oGecas-i inJuLe- Ocean : Drings
is not a port OF entry, and we are some
what nc q loss TO understand the origin
there. The place Is undoubtedly bad in
its sanitation. and It's c0nuit IONS Were con
dGoive 10 the spread OF the disease when il
once started
1T is To- be noticed that the beginning
Of the fever this year is a month later
than that II the epidemic OF -93. This
Is fortunate though IL does not necessarily
mean that there viii not be a bad spread
Of the fever September and October have
al times been terrible months when the
fever has Dr. en- raging before"
Surgeon General Wyman delivered a
paper On the effectiveness Of quarantine
before the meeting OF the physicians at
Montreal. He started from Montreal last
Friday aud got no word OF the brea king
out OF 9 he yellow feveruntiI Sunday. Since
then he has made all haste to Washington,
but has been sending directio and re-
ceiving telsgrams nearly every hour since
that time from various stations on the way
from Vineyard Haven, where he stopped
Sunday.
The Marine Hospital service Is making
strenuous efforts TO establish a GORDON
around tie yellow fever district at Ocean
Springs. and many kilograms were yes
teIday sent out by Acting Surgeon Gen
eral Bailf'aChe, for Surgeon General wy
nan, with that eid in view The most
important step yet taken by the local
authorities was a dispatch to Surgeon
Wasdin. who is temporarily in charge of
the afflicted district, instructing him To
have railroad agents sell tickets only
10 points north Of Washington, or to
points IL the mountainous districts. and
10 keep an accurate record Of all persons
who leave, together with their destina-
ton. Instructions We're also given that
each railroad agent should at once for
ward such data To the travellers des-
tlnation, iH order that health officials
Of that locality might be ready to make
proper arrangements for disnfection If
necessary
The rcason the exception was made in
favor or Joints to the north was that
there is Little danger Of yellow fever
getting secure foothold so far North SO
late In the season TIE same il true OF
the mountainous districts. Down South
the AIR is conducive TO rapid spread Of the
disease when it has once obtained a foot
hold The camp vf detention WIN b.. estab-
hshed outside OF Ocean Springs Sunt.
Haynes, or Wavcross, Ga. has been ordered
TO send railroad cars at once TO Waynes-
vile 20 move the camp outfit at that place
20 Ocean Springs Surgeon Oakley. al
Savannah las also been ordered to pro-
ceed to Eaynesvllle TO assist in moving ana
establishing the camp.
4 Surgeon Wasdin, who is in charge a.
Ooean Springs and Mobile, W as this morn.
ing Instruct 10 establish Gordon around
the afflicted district He VIII turn over
eh matters TO Surgeon MUIR az as soon a.
the lattar arrives, he having been orde-4,3
10 proceed &C once TO the fever district.