The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-07
Disease atOcean Springs Pro-
nounced Yellow Fever.
A STRICT QUARANTINE
TEXAS WILL GUARD HER COAST
WITH SHOT GUNS.
NEW ORLEANS TAKES EVERY PRECAUTION


Surgeon General Wyman Sends Prof. Guteras
to Ocean Springs-.No Dangerin Chicago
The Fever Cannot Live With the
Temperature Below 10.
Jaekson, Miss, Sept. Ex-Governor Nc
Laurin has received the following tele-
gram from the two members Of the State
board of health who went to Ocean
Springs. Miss, yesterday, to investigate
the yellow fever scare:
after a most thorough investigation
in every conceivable light it is the unani-
nous opinion of representatives of Louis
lana, Alabama and Mississippi State
boards of health and the marine hospital
service that the fever now prevailing in
Ocean Springs is yellow fever.
(Signed)
III. III. Harralson.
u. II. Hunter
NEW ORLEANS QUARANTINED
New Orleans, La, Sept. 6.-President
Oliphant, of the Louisiana board of
health, sent a telegram to that board
here confirming the report that the
physicians at Ocean Springs had de-
clared the prevailing sickness undoubted-
" yellow fever. The doctors Of the
State came to this conclusion after hold
ing an autopsy on the body Of person
who died yesterday.
COuriers are now skirmishing around
the city for sufficient members to make
up q quorum of the State board of
health in order to declare quarantine
against Ocean Springs, which is about
100 miles from this city. Rigid pre-
cautions will be taken to isolate the
Springs and it is confidently hoped here
by leading physicians that the precaution
will be successful in keeping the disease
from spreading to this place.
There is little or no harm here, but so
journers ON that coast are returning to
the city and will spend the balance Of
the hot weather at home.
The fever has been prevalent at Ocean
Springs for some time. Two weeks ago,
after careful investigation, the Louis
lana authorities declared the disease to
be dengue, which it probably was at that
time, the disease being mild and the
death rate trifling. During the past week,
however, the disease has become more
virulent, and has probably developed into
yellow jack.
The State board Of health has decided
to enforce a rigid quarantine against
Biloxi and Ocean Springs. Quarantine
will also be enforced against the other
watering places on the gulf coast until
President Oliphant returns and more
light is obtained on the situation. Guards
are to be put ON the trains and at the
stations, all baggage is to be fumigated
and every precautiOn is to be taken to
keep the disease out of the city. The
Louisville and Nashville trains have
been ordered not to stop at either Biloxi
or Ocean View. The houses Of all peo-
pie who have returned to New Orleans
in the past two days are to be thoroughly
fumigated.
Raoul Gelpi, who had been spending
the summer at Ocean Springs and was
brought to this city Thursday, died this
morning. DIR. Warmsley, acting president
Of the board Of health, after an autopsy,
announced that Gelpi, had died Of yellow
fever. The board Of health has taken
charge of the house, which will be thor
oughly fumigated and disinfected, and
will take all steps to prevent spread CT
the disease. DR.. Warmsley says this 10
the only case in the city.
NO DANGER IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Dr. w. F..
Reilly. of the health department, says
there ia absolutely no danger Of the vel
low fever epidemic now threatening the
south coming as far north as Chicago.
"There must be a sustained mean tenn
perature Of 70 degrees for the propaga-
ton of yellow fever" said he.
"With cooler weather than that it
simply dies out. Our average maximum
temperature so far in September is about
SO degrees"
TEXAS SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
Austin, Texas, Sept. Estate Health
Officer Swearingen this morning issued
iron-clad quarantine against Ocean
Springs, Miss, and other points now af-
fected or likely to be affected by the
yellow fever. 1t will 60 into immediate
effect and last indefinitely. Reports
form the Gulf coast are to the effect that
the inhabitants are badly frightened at
the prospects of yellow fever entering
the State. and some of them are talking
of recognizing their shotgun quarantine
force which patrolled the Gulf shore
some twelve years ago to keep out all
persons and thereby prevent the dis
ease from entering the State.
LEGISLATOR CHAMPION DIES.
jackson, Miss, Sept. Ga telegram
from Edwards, Miss, about thirty miles
west of here, states that Hon. 8. 8.
Champion. a member Of the State Leg
islature since 1890, and prominent poll