Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-15
NEW ORLEANS rs QUIET.
People Startled by the Announce
ment of New Cases Of
Yellow Fever.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 13.-New Or
leans caught it's second wind this morn
ing and the breeze of excitement that
prevailed yesterday has subsidized. AT
first there was a disposition to leave
town, but when people summed up mat
ters and found that there were only sew
en- imported cases here and that they
had been warned as to six of them they
decided to wait until the condition should
become more aggravated before making
a break for other parts.
There was, therefore, no heavy outgO-
ing travel and very little incoming. A
few passengers who arrived from the
East yesterday evening missed connec-
tions with the Southern Pacific train and
had to lay over here They have had to
provide themselves with health certifi-
Gates and are probably destined to meet
with considerable trouble if they attempt
to get off in Texas, which has declared a
rigid quarantine against New Orleans
The natives here have, contrary to eXpec
tatiOnS, not become frightened over the
existence of yellow fever, and whatever
depression exists is due to the fact that
business which was 30 per cent. above
the corresponding month of last year
has received a setback as Il result of
quarantine measures against this city.
Nevertheless there were the usual Sun
day throngs at the parks where concerts
were given and the theaters were filled
to standing room only.
Those who expected to wake up this
morning and learn of yellow fever were
disappointed. Up to present writing the
attaches of the board of health an
nounce that there has been no change in
the situation since last night. There are
still only seven cases as reported in the
official bulletin issued last night None
have yet proved fatal and the bulletins
this morning from infected quarters are
Of favorable nature. Many prominent
physicians believe that if isolated cases
appear in the city it is quite possible to
contine them and make their vicinity
proof against infection, as has been done
III st. Claude street
The heavy storm that prevailed yester-
day checked the work at the camp of de-
tention at FOntainebleau. Today is clear,
however, and Supt. Marshall and the gov
eminent officers are pushing things to
completion. AdyiceS here are to the eff
feet that most of the New Orleans colony
at the springs will take advantage of the
opportunity presented to them of getting
back to the city after putting up with
the government quarantine for 4 few
days.
One of the fresh cases of yellow fever
reported by DR.. Shannon yesterday at
Ocean Springs proves to be Miss Good
rich of New Orleans. niece of the
woman who nursed Miss SchutZe. who
died of the yellow fever. 1t developed
today that the yellow fever at Barkley,
Mss. was imported from Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Sanders, who was from Amsterdam,
y. Y. died in Ocean Springs, and her
body was taken to Barley in a wagon.
Soon afterward her husband and son died
at Barkley with the disease, together with
two other persons. and other deaths are
expected. 1t is daily becoming evident
that the first case of yellow fever origin
ated at Ocean Springs, and that all other
points have caught the infection from that
place.
Mobile. Ala. Sept. 13.-Tne board of
health met today and on adjournment
DR.. George \. Ketchum. its president.
authorized the statement that one case of
yellow fever had developed this morning
at the c;ty hospital. The patient is
Norwegian sailor. No history of the in
lection yesterday.
Surgeon Carter of the marine hospital
service, has returned from Barkley to
Ocean Springs. He says that Barley.
comparatively, is the worSt-Stricllen place
in Mississippi. Dr. Carter has himself
seen eight cases of yellow fever. although
the population of the town is only POO.
There have been four deaths in ten days,
the last occurring on Saturday night and
other deaths are mOmentarily expected.
Nearly everybody in the town has been
sick The fever was imported from
Ocean Springs The town has been com
pletely isolated and guards placed around
il. Vigorous efforts are being made to
prevent the fever from spreading