The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
THE DREADED YELLOW JACK.
EXCITEMENT ON THE GULF COAST
Is INTENSE,

tined Against by All Towns.
Trains Ordered Not to Stop There.
Isolated Cases Reported From 9th
er Cities-The Boards of Health
Hard at WOrk-TaIk of a Shot Gun
Quarantine in Texas.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. GA telegram
was received by Gov. McLaurin this
morning at 10 o'clock from Drs. H. H.
Haralson and ]. F. Hunter, members of
the Mississippi state board of health, now
at Ocean Springs, Miss, stating it was
the unanimous opinion of representatives
of the board of health of Louisiana, Ala
hama and Mississippi, and of the marine
hospital service that without doubt yellow
fever was now raging at that port.
The city council at a special meeting,
held late this afternoon, decided to inau-
garate limited quarantine against the
Gu1f coast. the scene of the yellow fever
endemic, and police officers will meet all
trains coming from the south and see
that no person from an infected district
alghts here.
The receipt of the news from Ocean
Springs created a mild sensation in this
city, and many people departed north
ward. This feeling was intensified by the
fact that it was rumored there were sew,
eral cases of yellow fever near Edwards,
small town thirty miles west of here,
and that this was the cause of the death
there of Hon. Sid Champion, a prominent
member of the state legislature.
The report from Edwards stated that a
family of nine people had recently return
ed from an outing at Ocean Springs, and
after their return, several of them were
taken with a fever. Mr.. Champion had
visited the family and two days after
wards was taken similarly and died yes
terday afternoon.
The news from the Gulf coast serves to
recall to the people of Jackson the seri-
Gus time, 1875 when this city was devas-
tated by the yellow fever plague and when
for days a veritable reign of terror op-
pressed the city and vicinity. During
these times the shotgun played promi-
nent part and was found to be by far the
most persuasive means of preventing the
spread of the plague.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 6.-President
Oliphant of the Louisiana board of health
sent a telegram to that board here con-
trming the report that the physicians at
Ocean Springs had declared the prevailing
sickness undoubtedly yellow fever. The
doctors of three states came to this con-
clusion after holding an autopsy on the
body of a person who died yesterday.
Couriers are now around the city to get
sufficient members to make up a quorum
OF the state board of health, in order to
declare quarantine against Ocean Springs.
which is about 100 miles from this city.
Precautions will be taken to isolate the
Springs and 1t is confidently hoped here
by the leading physicians that the pre-,
cautions will be successful in keeping the
disease from spreading to this place
There is little or no alarm here, but So
9ourners on the coast are returning to the
city and will spend the balance of the hot
weather at home
Inc fever has been prevalent at Ocean
springs for some time. Two weeks ago.
after careful investigation, the Louisiana
aulhorltles declared the disease to be den.
sue which it probably was at that time
the disease being mild and the death rate
u'lihg' During the past week, however,
me ulsease has become more violent and
las probably developed into yellow jack.
Ihe state board of health has decided to
enforce a rigid quarantine against Biloxi
and Ocean Springs. Quarantine will also
oe enforced against the other watering
\ PAGES on the general coast until Mr.. Oil
p1ant returns and more light is obtained
on the situation. Guards are to be put on
ue trains and at the stations, all baggage
- - 70 De fumigated and every precaution is
w. W. oe taken to keep the disease out of the
wv The Louisville and Nashville trains
b Io'e pne peen ordered not to stop at either
-}IoAl or Ocean Springs. The houses of
q ~ peopie, who have returned to New Or
"a % %Salis IN the past two days are to be thor
oushly fumigated.
-.aoul Gelpi who had been spending the
Inner az Ocean Springs ana was brought
n. '4,s city Thursday, died this morning.
"a - ansiey acting president of the
0odid of health after an autopsy. an
en- ',Ted 1(d mat Gelpi had died of yellow few
of ne board of health has taken charge
NJ; He mouse, which will be thoroughly flu
S SISTED and disinfected, and will take all
81 D F1 T 70 prevent spread of the disease.
81 H., w dImsiey says this is the only case in
OHlcaso' ILL.,, Sept Cdr. w. f. Reilly
'He health department says there is
sr., 9so-o'ely no danger of the yellow fever
ipe ip9p''e,nie el now threatening the south com
SrS gS ar north as Chicago.
neri.fe mere must be a sustained mean fem-
r. Of ysTl OF 70 degrees for the propagation
op,"..o" leVer," said he.
ont WIN ~ cooler weather than that II dies
eo f,. me average maximum Temperature
III September is about 6S degrees"
{, fo, s-'.il' Tex, Sept. estate Health Of
,,s 9"earingen this morning issued IRON
N, quarantine against Ocean Springs
IL IL ana all other points now affecte5
Vin 70 be, affected by yellow fever
ndefa go intof immediate effect and last
are H. ~ ~ reports from the Gulf coast
badlv eIie le effect that the inhabitants are
ow fs+.s ilshtened at the prospects of vel
hem sr entering the state, and some of
ther .l lie talking of a reorganIzation of
rolls5 10 I92tsun quarantine force which na-
80 Ia he l,oaulf Gulf shore some twelve years