The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-07

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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6,-The Louis
Iara state board OF health kept faith
with her sister bodies OF the south and
the rest OF the country this afternoon,
when II made official announcement as
a result OF careful autopsy that Raoul
GelpI, thirteen years old, had died OF
yellow fever. Gelpi was the son OF
prominent people here and had been
amending some time at Ocean Springs.
where he was taken down with fever
and brought home here. Soon after ar
rIying, despite the best medical atten-
tIon, he died.
The death OF young Gelpi naturally
caused no little excitement In the city
among the public. Physicians, howev-
ar. express no apprehension and stated
their belief that 1t was quite possible TO
arrest a spread OF the fever.
The board during the day had ordered
n rigid quarantine against all points on
the gulf coast and had taken every pre-
caution TO guard all avenues OF COM
munIcatlon against the entry into the
city OF any person from Ocean Springs
Riioxi. or other points on the Sound,
which It was thought the fever might
reach.
During the day the bulletin board has
been thronged about, the board OF health
office besleged and the Western Union
wires freighted with messages 10 ana
from the various coasts In the mean
time. however, reassuring kilograms ar
rived from Ocean Springs that the MISS
isslppi board OF health had taken anu
would take every precaution possi9le 70
cIrcumscribe the limits OF tne epiueuhc
and prevent It's communication 70 he
outside world.
Pronounced Yellow Fever
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 6.-Governor
,,.1 .,,,r hos t,,s, raceIved the follow
Ai'1'.' H -. 49, ,n,, r,or,hor, .,
Ing teiegFam run '''e wv '''
the state boaFd OF heallh' VINO went "
Ocean Springs, Miss, yesterday, TO In
yestIgate the yellow fever scare:
After a most thorough investigation
IN every conceivable light, It is the un-
.,,,,ors on,,lon NJ representatives OF
@"'i'eN "a ,t,ssi,s,,r,t
Louislahh' AiAoa''a n"o '-"'''I' -4''''pp'
state boards OF health and the marine
hospital service, that the fever now
,,.o,,,,,,,c I, ocaar Snr,nrs Is yellow
pte'"'''e :"
lever
A telegram from Edwards, Miss, about
thirty miles west OF here, states that
Hon. S. s. Champion, a member OF the
state legislature since 1890, and a prom
inent politician. died there yesterday
evening from what was supposed TO be
yellow fever. A family OF nine persons,
canned Anderson, living near Edwards,
had been sojourning at Ocean Springs
After their return seven OF the family
were taken sick, and Mr.. Champion WIS.,
tied the family to inquire after their
health. Two or three days afterward,
Mr.. Champion was taken sick and died
yesterday The attending physician
pronounced the case one OF yellow few
er.
Report Confirn,pd.
Nru, npIrANs SAINT e-presidant
-, :,
Ohphant' OF tne Louisiaha poaru vi
health, sent telegram to that board
here at 10 o'clock, confirming the report
that the physicians at Ocean Springs
had declared the prevailing sickness
undoubtedly yellow fever. The doctors
OF three states came to this conclusion
after holding an autopsy on the body of
person who died yesterday.
Courlers are now skirmishing around
the city for sufficient members to make
up quorum of the state board OF
health, in order 10 declare quarantine
against Ocean Springs, which is about
one hundred miles from this city. Rig
i'd precautions Will be taken absolutely