The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
MORE YELLOW FEVER.
NEW CASES At NEW ORLEANS.
MOBILE AND OTHER TOWNS.
Alarm AT Mobile and Jaekson-No
Exodus From New Orleans. but All

NEW ORLEANS La. SER. n-The an
noaneement q The ninth case ~ yeAow
fever IN New Orleans. including The e;eapf
death vas officially made by the board
81 Meath late this afternoon. II is prob
Aoae nat another case VIII BE- added 20
the list. sxhauStiag the serious suspicious
cases now under investigation The ninth
case Is Edward McGsnsv. a young man
irving Immediately opposite 4 residence up
soSn where = child died from ire fever
that had been prevailing az Ocean Springs.
McGtnty had been a visitor 20 The family
during their residence on the Mississippi
coast. and since their return 70 the city
has been a constant visitor. II Is there
fore believed that McGlnty contracted the
disease from the sick child.
Members OF the board Of health have BEEN
In close attendance upon The case and COM
plsted their diagnosis this afternoon. A.
soon as they had done s.. tire board Of
health took charge OF the premises. quar-
anfined the inmates. made liberal applica-
tions of disinfectants IN the neighborhood
and took all necessary steps 20 prevent a
spread % the disease. This IS the first case
reported Up town. all other cases being in
the lower section. and in this instance. as
IN all others. the origin Of the case has
been traced 70 Ocean Springs.
The suspicious case referred 10 above Is
that Of physician who has been in at
tendance upon some OF the patients at
Ocean Springs.
No Exodus Results
The announcement Of one more case and
probably another has made no change in
the state Of the public mind. There -
SIN an absence of excitement and. while
there are occasional departures from the
city, there has been no general exodus.
The board OF health anticipates there VIII
be other sporadic cases owing 10 the num-
Der OF people who managed 10 reach New
Orleans before the quarantine against
Ocean Springs went into effect. but there
Is no lack Of confidence on the part Of he
board in their ability 10 restrict each spo-
radio case.
Additional doctors are being added to
the staff of the board OF health In order
that attention may be given 10 each resi-
dence. Entering infected houses, the
sanitary officers and physicians wear
especially prepared suits of clothes.
These are thoroughly disinfected and are
worn over the regular garments The
suits reach from neck TO heel and are a
complete covering.
Quarantine at River Towns.
Helena, Ark, has set a pace which all
river towns are likely to follow. Today
the board of health OF that city decided
that no boat from south Of Vieksburg
should be allowed 10 land at that port
or any point within the quarantine linz
It's Of five miles Of the corporate limits of
Helena. Monroe, which up TO yesterday
held aloof In spite OF threats and refused
TO quarantine New Orleans. felt COM
PEELED today on receipt of informa ton
that there are several eases of yellow
fever in New Orleans. to declare a rigid
quarantine against this city.
Atlanta promises TO be the refuge of all
u ftxrGs. O~Ia
the coast who desire TO get away. OF
the cities of the South In danger of in
lection. Atlanta is the only one that has
refused 10 quarantine and that has in
vited all refugees within her gates The
announcement at Biloxi today that a spe-
cIal train over the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad will go 10 Atlanta tomor-
row has been received with delight by
many on the coast. and il is probable that
a large number viii take advantage II the
opportunity to get out of the infected
district.
BAD Outbreak NJ BnrkIey.
DR.. Carter, of the marine hospital serv-
fee, returned TO Ocean Springs today
from Barkley and reports serious condi-
ton there. Barley is a little postofiice
seven miles northeast of the detention
camp DIR. Carter reports eight cases of
yellow fever at this point out Of a popu-
been four deaths In ten days. the last oc-
curing on Saturday night, and other
deaths are momentarily expected. The
fever was imported from Ocean Springs.
The town has been completely Isolated
and guards placed around IL.
4 sea re at Jackson.
JACKSON. Miss, Sept. Enlightenment
IS at fever heat in this city today over the
yellow fever scare. caused almost entirely
by the presence of thirty cases OF dengue
fever at Edwards. twenty-five miles west
OF here. Many are fleeing 10 the sur
rounding country. The wagon and rail-
roads leading into town are being close
~ guarded. All public gatherings are pro-
hibited.
Fever Appears at Mobile.
WASHINGTON. Sept. I3.-Dr Guiteras
the government expert. reports a case OF
yellow fever az the city hospital at Mo-
Bile. Ala, also a suspected case, and adds
that he apprehends 4 serious outbreak.
AZ the same time Surgeon-Generai Carter
te1eEraphed from Ocean Springs that four
eases Of yellow fever existed az Barkley.
that there had been eight eases known TO
be yellow fever and that two exposed
physicians were az Vancleye and Scranton.
practically under guard,