Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-10
GALVESTON QUARANTINE
ANNOl OF THE FIRST
DEATH At NEW ORLEANS.
Authorities Agree That the Epide M
tc Prevailing at Ocean Springs
Ii yellow Fever.

New Orleans, Sept. THE Louisiana
state board Of health kept faith with
her sister bodies of the south and the
rest OF the country. when it made of
fetal announcement, as the result of a
careful autopsy, that Raoul Gelp, l3
years of age. had died of yellow fever
Gelp was the son o: prominent people
here. and had been spending some time
at Ocean Springs. where he was taken
here Soon after arriving, despite the
best Of medical attendance, he died
DIR. Theard, the physician in charge,
Immediately reported to the board of
health and expressed an opinion that
the death was due to yellow fever. This
afternoon an autopsy proved that DIR.
Theard's idea of yellow fever was cor
rect. Steps were promptly taken to pre-
vent n possible spread of the disease. As
the case was one OF importation, the
doctors expressed confidence that they
would be able to check the spread of the
disease.
Galveston Declares Quarantine.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. City Health
Officer Fisher has declared quarantine by
water against New Orleans and has sent
the following to State Health Officer
Swearingen at Austin:
New Orleans has case of yellow fe-
yer; Ocean Springs has two cases. Please
notify them that qarantine precautions
have been taken, and keep us thoroughly
informed so that we can protect our
municipality. Answer.
IS. J. kINNER, Acting Mayor.
"W. c. FISHER, Health Physician
1t Ii Yellow Fever.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 7.--Governor Nc
Laurin has just received the following
telegram from two members of the state
board of health, who went to Ocean
Springs, Miss, yesterday to investigate
the yellow fever scare:
After most thorough investigation
in every conceivable light, it is the
unanimous opinion Of the representa-
tives of the Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi state boards Of health and
the marine hispital service that the cpl
demic now prevailing in Ocean Springs
is yellow fever.
II. II. HARRINSON,
81. +. HUNTER
Threaten a shotgun Quarantine.
Austin. Tex, Sept. State Health
Officer Swearingen has issued an iron
clad quarantine against Ocean Springs,
Miss, and all other points now effected,
nr itoly IN, ba ofraota,l' h,, ,,aIln,,, foxnr
Reports from the gulf coast are to the
effect that the inhabitants are badly
frightened and some are talking of re-
organizing their shotgun quarantine
force, which patrolled the gulf shore
some II years ago to keep out all per-
sons and thereby prevent the disease
from entering the state.
Came From Ship Island.
New Orleans, Sept. ACTING Presi-
dent Walmsley of the Louisiana state
board of health. speaking of yellow fe-
yer Mt Ocean Springs, said the represen-
tatives Of the marine hospital and the
Mississippi state board of health were to
some extent responsible for the inva-
sion. He said the fever has unques-
tionably been communicated by con-
slant intercourse of Ocean Springs with
Ship island. where there is United
States government quarantine station.
Ships from all portions of the world
touch there. A large number from trop-
ical countries where yellow fever is in
digenous to the soil report there weekly
There has been steady and uninterrupted
communication between the island aud
coast towns, and Dr. Walmsley has little
or no doubt that this has been the means
OF bringing into Ocean Springs the dead
ly germs of yellow fever. If u rigid
quarantine had been maintained between
the island and shore. he believes that
Ocean Springs would now have little else
to contend with than dengue fever.