The age-herald., 1897-09-17
Also One at BOloEi, With Few SuS-
 piCiOuS Persons Listed.
QUARANTINE LINES TIGHTENED
And Concerted Action to Stamp Out the Scourge -Atlanta Under the Ban of Certain Cities For HarbOring Refugees
 Ocean SD Ings Quiet

Washington, Sept. 1e-The official bulletin of the marine hospital bureau will contain in it's forthcoming issue a synopsis of the yellow fever situation with a summary of the cas:s and deaths up to the 14th instant. The list of cases in press dispatches from infected points, but they are those which are officially established. The summary by stats is as follows:
 Alabama-Mobile September 1S, cases l, deaths, 0.
 Louisiana-New Orleans, September 8, cases 2, deaths, 0.
 Louisiana-New Orleans, September 12 cases ', deaths, 0.
 Louisiana-New Orleans, September 13, cases B. deaths, 0.
 .Louisiana-New Orleans, September IA, eases B. deaths, 0.
 ississippi-Barkley September 13, cases 8, deaths, 4.
 Mississippi-Barkley, September il, cases 1, deaths, 0.
 ssissippi-Edwards, September 15. cases 12 deaths, 1.
 Mississippi-Ocean Springs, Septembsr 8, cases 1, deaths, 2.
 Mississippi-Ocean Springs, Septembsr 1S cases, deaths, o.
 ssissippi-Pascagola, September 10, cases 1, deaths, O.
 ssissippi-Pascagola, September fl, cases 1, deaths, O.
 Mississippi = Perl1inston, September 10 cases l, deaths, o.
 The synopsis covers tha outbreak from its inceptions with all the bureau or ders, reports from surgeons and boards of health, etc., concerning the status of the fever at various points. The bulletin says:
 "A brief synopsis of the occurrence of yellow fever in the south is given as follows:
 Beginning with the report of Passed Assistant Surgeon Wasdin of Sept. 8, stating that the situation at Ocean Springs needed Investigation, and his detail to proceed to that place and make an investigation in connection with members of the Mobile board of health and his subsequent report of Sep- tember 6, stating that an autopsy made by himself confirmed the diagnosis of yellow fever, the representatives of the state boards concurring, precautions were immediately taken by the bureau directing Passed Assistant Surgeon Wasdin to arrange for a cordon, em- ploy necessary help and turn matters over to Surgeon Murray on his arrival, and to notify the railway agents until tickets only to points north of Nash vile, or points in mountainous districts and to keep record of all persons leav- ing with points of their destination noti- flying the local authorities"
 After detailing the assignment of sur geons to various points, the synopsis proceeds:
 ''The total number of cases at Ocean Springs Sept. was two in a sick list of forty persons and one case resulting in death was reported from New Or leans, whose illness it is stated com- menced at Ocean Springs. Train in- spection at the Alabama line was estab- iished on the 9th. On the same day yell low fever was reported at Scranton, Miss, and several suspicious cases in one locality in New Orleans were ex- amined by experts of the Louisiana state board of health, train inspection on the Louisiana line having been in augurated several days previously by the Louisiana board. On the 10th. six new cases of sickness were reported by three physicians at Ocean Springs
 sfrrha cIIepicoJIc oa ca csaxo-I... examined by Dr. Guiteras and reported to be yellow fever On the 10th Surgeon Carter reported case at Perkinston. Miss, contracted at Ocean Springs. Miss"
 The report then referred to the twelve suspicious cases reported on St. Claude street, New Orleans. Positive diagnosis of yellow fever was made; nine of the cases recovered; remaining three doirg well.
 The situation at Mobile, Biloxi and Edwards is referred to, and the many official dispatches showing the various cases are reproduced. These have a. ready been published.
 The bulletin wil also contain the full report of Dr. Wasdin on the first yellow fever autopsy.
 The bureau received few dispatches during office hours today. The surgeon general telegraphed an inquiry as to the rumored suspicious case at Augusta, and received a reply from President Eugene