The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-08

but will probably reach ocean, Springs to-mor-
row morning. He will investigate the causes
likely ely % sp, So. With Sn ress sna to eT tbs eo 70 MnoGn . Il
AZ present, we have Information that affairs
there are being closely, attended to by DR.. Cant,
We have wired him and the State Board of
Health that the Treasury regulations, made
such events. should be rigidly enforced. They
are explicit. and the board Is expected To enforce
them; All measures are, being taken to conine
the disease within its original limits. We have
wired them that all assistance they may deem
necessary will be placed at their dipossl. and
meantime l have sent our own officers there to
see that the law is strictly enforced. Surgeon
Murray will DO In command Of the work at Ocean
To-day I ordered Surgeon Carter, who 10 in
charge Of the Marine Hospital at Chicago, to 20
to Ocean Springs. He has had large experience
with such ekidemics. He will have charge of
the tracing down OF rumored cases. In every
outbreak OF this kind the condition Of things
is exaggerated. and cases are reported here
disease. At the same time they might prove to
they be speedily invesiisatedi. This Viii be done
by Surgeon Carter and his assistants. He will
service. We have a numbor Of other physi-
clans who will assist in the work. l have or
s SEsisb,. shipped GT t. to Ocean Tes r Springs by n fast
ing chamber. sNSso both A9 Of which ieia" we c.e'nt con-:
have sitSs; also ordered aSE 'p the c sasp Which sh S IS co@pistely :
lifted with tents and beds. now stored at
Waynesyille. Ca, to be shipped at once to a
will he under the charge q surgeon Murray;
The regulations governing this service are well
understood. and will be effective"
Gen. Wyman could form no idea as to how the
fever originated. He had heard that the drain
age was bad at Ocean Springs, and that a bed Of
oysters had been planted at q point where they
certain that It lid not come through ships Isl:
and. the quarantine station, some ten miles OF
Biloxi.
There had been only one case of yellow fever
there this year. and that WAS in June. While
there was = possibility Of the disease spreading
among the visitors at the springs who had
already left the place and returned to their
taken would go a long way toward preventing
this.
The worst period OF the yellow fever epidem.
les comes in September and early October. 1t
in July, but there was still much danger. II
was too early to make any pruGnosis. he said,
and he would not attempt To do so. The news
they had from there tonight was encouraging.
and they hoped to see the trouble decrease at
once.
DR.. wyman said that he would let the
louisiana Board OF Health have complete
charge OF the cases in New Orleans. The board
was well equipped for dealing with the fever.
There was little or no danger OF the fever's
reaching the Northern cities. he said.
Until n Gordon was established around Ocean
Springs the railroads had been notified not to
sell tickets for any points except those north OF
Washington or to mountainous d~istricts. Only
one new case was reported during the day in
New Orleans as resulting in death and three
new cases developed.
1t Is regarded as n fortunate circumstance
that the Treasury Department recently procured
from the War Department 200 tents for the per-
done in expectation Of an outbreak, but 30 as 70
be ready in case Of emergency