The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-15
Situation Is Exceedingly
Critical Now at New
Orleans.
Armed Guards Enforce Strict
Quarantine Rules at
Jackson.
Several New Cases In Mobile, and
People Are Fleeing From the
Infested City.


geou- General Wyman to-day received the
following dispatch from DR.. GuiteIas, the
Government expert at Mobile, Ala, con-
corning the yellow fever situation there:
The patient at the city hospital is still
living. The case of Basrgo, reported
by me as uspicious, l have not been able
to see again. The subsequent history
makes the case more suspicious He has
not been OUT of the city nor in any appGr-
ent way connected with people from
Ocean Springs. l have just been shown
another case, which l have pronounced,
without doubt. yellow fever. He is mo-
torman; it has no apparent connection
with other cases. / have heard the his
tory of another case which is very sus-
picious. The cases are not grouped in any
one quarter of the city.
A dispatch was received from Fon tame
beau, Miss, the site OF the detention
camp, from Surgeon White, stating that
DR.. Gaines reports one new case at Bar
clay.
The surgeon-general ordered by teie-
graph, 200 wall tents, 10 be shipped i'm
mediately from 81. Louis 10 Surgeon
Young at Memphis. Tenn, there to be
be id until turther orders.
Stewart Good man was ordered from
Fort Monroe, Va, to the detention camp
at Fon tain ebleau, Miss.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1.-THE
books of the Board OF Health show the
following recapitulation in the yellow
fever situation:
There has been reported to the board
for investigation twentysix cases which
the attending physicians considered sus-
picious. Of these thirteen cases had been
found suffering with a harmless fever;
five cases were regarded as suspicious. but
necessary to be further investigated be-
fore definite report co2ld be made upon
them. There were no reports as TO four
cases, and four cases had been pronounced
genuine yellow fever, though one of the
latter was cassed as OF mild type. The
most serious OF the four yellow fever cases
is located in the neighborhood of the
French market. The locality is far from
cleanly one. and is populated by a
poorer class OF people, many OF wnom are
foreigners, and might be considered dam
gerous ground. For that reason especial
pains were taken by the Board of Health
to quarantine the infected houses. Otfi-
GERS from the police force were detailed to
take charge of the neighborhood. a res
taurart, bakery and a shop next door
to the premises in which the lever was
found were closed, and disiniectant was
sent to the scene 10 be used.
OF course the report OF new cases daily
is creating alarm in some quarters, but
thus far The disease has shown but little
malignancy, as witness the record of one
death out of fourteen cases, and none of
the practicing physicians are yet on rec
ord as expressing lear of an epidemic.
President OilIphant OF the Board of
Health said tonight to the Associated
Press spondent: II repeat tonight
what l have said to you heretofore. OF
course 1t is an unpleasant task to have to
report the appearance OF new cases, but
the moment as not yet come when we
should throw up our hands and admit
that the fever is in fair way to conquer
the city. 1t will not be surprising anc we
should not be disappointed ii other cases
appear daily for some time; how many |
am not prepared 10 say. That Is OF
course, to be expected from the extended
intercourse that has been in vogue be-
tween New Orleans and the infected
places on the Gulf coasi. 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 ouaran-
timing. l mean, for Instance, that it has
not extended beyond one side of the
square on ST. Claude, in which 1t was
originally found. This prevention of q
spread goes to prove the efficiency of our
sanitary methods and quarantine regu-
lations. Not one OF the cases IN New
nrlno suip
them may be traced back to Ocean Springs
or points on the coast. l feel that may
say that the situation has not become
alarming"
The same rigid attention is being given
to the suspicious cases as obtains in the
treatment of those which are declared to
| be yellow lever. Guards are stationed
about the premises, the streets are kept
clear, pedestrians are warned and liberal
use is made of disinfectants, for the au-
thorlties have come to realize that the sit
uation is critical and that only watchful-
ness and vigilance VIII master the scourge.
One OF the features developed during
the day is that people OF maturer age have
| been attacked. Heretofore the disease
has been confined principally TO children
OF tender age and boys and girls not yet
grown to manhood and womanhood
Two OF the late cases show that older peo-
PIE have been attacked.
Under instructions from the Superin-
tendent of the Railway Mail Service the
postofiice AUTHORITIES to-day fumigated ali
outgoing mails in order that letters and
packages be not sent back by the authori-
ties of Guaranteed cities and towns.
Complaints have been reaching here
from many points of delays in getting
mail, but 1t is thought their system OF
fumigation will in the future relieve all
sources of complaint of this nature.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
to-day sent out another special train to
Atlanta, giving people on the coast an
other opportunity to go 10 the Gate City
The train TOOK about twenty gentlemen
from Biloxi and nun Der from New Or
leans. The railroad company, however,
refuses 10 allow passengers to take any
baggage of such nature as to be good
hiding place for germs.
This afternoon new case OF fever was
reported at Barclay. Out of population
OF twenty-five persons only three persons
n Barclay have not had the sickness, and
the percentage of deaths has been what is
usual i'll yellow fever epidemics There
we're several new cases reported to-day at
Ocean Springs, and OF the mum Der of III
at Biloxi fifteen were reported as suffering
with yellow fever. At Ocean Springs Dr..
Wasdin OF the Marine Hospital staff is re-
ceiving the best OF attention, and 1t is
hoped he will pull throu n in n few DAVIS