The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-15
Fresh Cases of the Scourge Reported
I'm the Crescent City, One in the I'm
clean French Market Quarter.
THREE NEW CASES At MOBILE
EXODUS OF PEOPLE FROM THE GULF
CITY TO NORTHERN POINTS.
Much Excitement at jackson, Miss.
Because of Sickness at Edwards
Extent of the Quarantine.

the books of the Board Of Trade showed
the following recapituation of the days
developments in the yellow fever situation.
There had been reported to the board of in
vestigation twenty-six cases which the at
tending physicians considered suspicious
Of these thirteen cases had been found to
be suffering from a harmless fever, five
cases were regarded as suspicious but it
will be necessary to further investigate
them before a definite report could be
made upon them; there were no reports as
to four cases and four cases had been pro-
nounced genuine yellow fever, though one
of the latter was classed as of a mild type.
The most serious of the cases is located
in the neighborhood of the French market.
The locality is far from a cleanly one, is
populated by poorer class of people, many
of whom are foreigners and might be con-
sidered dangerous ground. For that rea-
son especial pains were taken by the Board
of Health to quarantine the infected
houses. Officers from the police force were
detailed to take charge of the neighbor-
hood, a restaurant, a bakery and a shop
next door to the premises in which the
sickness was found were closed up and. a
large quantity of disinfectant was sent to
the scene to be used.
President Olliphant, of the Board of
Health, said tonight: 'I repeat tonight
what 1 have said to you heretofore. OF
course it is an unpleasant task to have
to report the appearance of new cases, but
the moment has not yet come when we
should throw up our hands and admit that
the fever is in Il fair way to conquer the
city. 1t will not be surprising and we
should not be disappointed if other cases
appear daily for some time, how many
am not prepared to say. That is, of course,
to be expected from the extended inter-
course that has existed between New Or
leans and the infected places on the gulf
coast and from the hardness with which
the character of the fever at Ocean Springs
was finally established. So far, however,
as the fever in New Orleans is concerned
you may say that we are convinced that
the disease is not spreading beyond the
limits of the places which we are quaran-
timing. I mean, for instance that it has
not extended beyond one side or the square
on st. Claude, in which it was originally
found. This prevention of a spread goes
TO prove the efficiency of our sanitary
methods and quarantine regulations. Not
one of the cases in New Orleans originated
here. Each one of them may be traced
back to Ocean Springs or points on the
coast. For these reasons / feel that I may
say the situation has not become alarming 6
and you may tell the people of the country
that we still feeling hopeful of our
ability to control whatever cases may ap-
pear in New Orleans"
The same rigid attention is being given
TO the suspicious cases as obtains in the
treatment of those which are declared to
be yellow fever. Guards are stationed
about the premises, the streets are kept
clear, pedestrians are warned and liberal
use is made of disinfectants for the author
tiles have come to realize that the Sltua-
ton, while not alarming, is certainly Sc
rious, and that only watchfulness and
vigilance will master the scourge.
One of the features developed during the
day is that people of mature age have been
attacked. Heretofore the disease has been
ned Boys and girls q not ydt OF
manhood and womanhood Two of the late
cases show that older people have been at
A conference was held this afternoon at
the st. Charles Hotel Members of the
Board of Health, representatives of the
including Mayor Flower, were present. The
situation was discussed in all its phases
for two hours behind closed doors, and
resolve was made to spare neither effort
nor money in controlling the disease.
Under. instructions from the superintend-
ent of the railway mail service the postoff1ce
authorities to-day fumigated all outgoing
mail in order that the letters and pack
ages be not sent back by the authorities of
have been reaching here from many points
of delays in getting mail, but it is thought
this system of fumigation will in the
future relieve all sources of complaint Of
this nature.
The Louisville & Nashville ran a train to-
day to Atlanta, giving people on the coast
an opportunity to go to the Gate City. The
train took about twenty women and men
from Biloxi, and a number have left New
pany, however. refuses to allow passengers
to take any baggage of such nature as to
be a good abiding place for germs.
This afternoon new case of fever was
reported at Barclay. Out of a population
of twenty-five only three persons in Bar
clay have not had the sickness and the
percentage of deaths has been what is
usual in yellow fever epidemics There
were several new cases reported to-day at
Ocean Springs, and of the i'll at Biloxi fif-
teen were reported as suffering with yell
low fever.
At Ocean Springs DR.. wasdin. of the
Marine Hospital staff, is receiving the best
of attention, and it is hoped he will pull
through in a few days. Surgeons Carter
and Dunn left Ocean Springs for Pasca-
goula to-day. A case of yellow fever ex-
lists at that point
A number of immunes at Ocean Springs
are to be sent to Cincinnati in q special
car. Surgeon White has been at the deten-
ton camp for the past two days superin-
tending its construction. AS soon as it is
ready large number of people will be
taken away from Biloxi and Ocean Springs
and yellow fever thus deprived of fresh ma
terial to feed upon.
Louisiana tonight officially announces the
status of affairs regarding yellow fever in
New Orleans to be as follows: Concerning
the original twelve cases, it is stated by
DR.. Woods, of the sanitary inspection de-
partment, on personal observation, that
three already reported as seriously i'll are
to-day decidedly better The remaining
nine cases have practically recovered. OF
the three new cases declared yellow fever.
only one is considered seriously ill. POSI-
tive cases of yellow fever have to-day been
declared to exist at the following places in
this city: Two at 1896 Dante street, Carroll
ton; one at 1892 Dante street, Carrolton
one at 1922 Magnolia street, First district
one at 3141 St. Claude street, Third district
To sum up, there have been fifteen positive
cases of yellow fever. representing SIX foci
of infection. AS stated IN previous bulle-
tins, all cases presented as suspicious are
at once put under guard, and strict quaTan-
tine will be maintained until every p0ssi-
bility of danger from that case is at an end.
Mortality in New Orleans for two weeks
ending Sept. Is. this year. 202; mortality for
two weeks ending Sept. 13. last year, 2O4
Outside of the above Official declarations
there are four suspicious cases. which Will
probably be added 10 the list tomorrow
AN ISOLATED CITY.