The record-union., 1897-09-17

Of excitement give circulation to un-
founded rumors with view to alarm
ing the public mind. Several towns have
adopted local laws providing for the
prompt punishment of the people who
may he successful in running the quar-
antine, but whose transgression is sub
sequently made known.
Representatives of the railroads and
the health authorities. together with
members of the Board of Trade and
other commercial exchanges, are meet
ing to take action with regard to
moving freight out of New Orleans.
DR.. Cliphant of the Board OF Health
and Surgeon Carter of the Marine Hos
pital Service have both expressed the
opinion that it is entirely feasible to
disinfact merchandise so as to make its
reception at any town from New Or
leans entirely harmless. An effort will
be made to induce Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi towns Boards of Health
to modify their quarantine regulations
so as to admit freight. No blankets,
cotton or woOlen goods, will be at
tempted to be shipped, but it is propos-
ed if POSSIBLE to move groceries and
provisions, machinery, hardware and
other articles which are not good me-
diums for the propagation of yellow fe-
yer germs.
The 'Picayune" says this morning
that DR.. Archnard, a prominent bacte-
riOlogist, who took part in the autop-
sizes at Ocean Springs, gathered guam
titles Of blood there, and through his
microscopic Investigations since his re-
turn has discovered the bacilli of yell
low fever.
ST. LOUIS ALARMED.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 16.-The Health
Department has already taken what
precaution it can against the invasion
of the city by yellow fever. Measures
are being taken to prevent the remain
ing in the city of visitors who may
have come in contact with the disease.
The cooperation of the Southern rail-
roads has been secured, and the Off
Gals are aiding as best they can the
department in its endeavOr to keep St.
Louis free from the pestilence.
DR.. Jordan, chief dispensary physi-
clan, said that the Louisville and Nash
vile. Mobile and Ohio and the Illinois
Central Railroads We're furnishing the
department with a daily list of passen-
gers carried by them from New Or
leans and Mobile, who stopped in ST
Louis. 1t is said that travel between
this city and the South, especially
north bound, is practically suspended,
the railroads doing only a meager
business with the Crescent City and
the Anchor line steamers suspending
traffic below Memphis.
The unprecedented hot spell which
has prevailed in this vicinity for the
ct hy~Ol~aY1 f1iC
morning. This heated spell breaks all
records of the Weather Bureau in St.
Louis. the maximum temperature be-
ing the highest and sustained for the
longest time for so late in the season.
During the period just ended the aver
age maximum temperature has been
about 96 degrees and the average min
imum 20 degrees At no time during
daylight has the temperature fallen be-
low 90 degrees and one day it ranged
at 101 in the shade, with several de-
grees added in the sun Despite the
heat, which has been accompanied by
but little humidity, there have been
but few prostrations, and none of these
have been fatal.
CASE AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, Sept. 16.-The "GIobe"
says: There has been a good deal of
anxiety during the past few days in
this city among the officials of the City
Board Of Health and of the Massachu
setts General Hospital because of the
death of Franklin Storey Conant,
student of Wellesley Hills at the hos
pital last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Conant was a student at Johns
Hopkins University. The university
maintains a biological station on the
Island of Jamaica, and each summer
an expedition is sent from the uni
versity to the island. The expedition,
which started early last June, was in
charge of Professor Humphreys, who
died on the island. COnant was i'll
when the BelVidere arrived, but he was
allowed to land. It was not until
few hours before the death that the
suspicious of the hospital authorities
were aroused. Conant's body began to
turn yellow. This is a symtom of GER
tain forms of malaria
Dr. Samuel II. Durgan, Chairman of
the Board of Health, says an autopsy
was held on Conant's body, but that no
trace of yellow fever was found.
further investigation will be made.