The herald., 1897-09-08
UNCLE SAM
GIVES AID
In Checking the Spread of
Yellow Fever
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
WELL PROVIDED WITH NEEDED
APPARATUS
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
WELL PROVIDED WITH NEEDED
APPARATUS
Belief Is Expressed That the Disease
Will Be Confined to Places
Now Infected
Associated Press Special Wire.

government Will render all assistance
in its power to check the spread Of vel
low fever. This will be. done mainly
through the agency of the marine hos
pital service. Dr. Walter Wyman, the
head of the bureau returned to this city
today and assumed active charge in di-
recting the work in assisting the state
officials of Mississippi in their efforts to
confine the disease to the locality where
it appears to have started. DR.. Wyman
says the situation at Ocean Springs is
en- tirely in the hands of the state board
of health, while the marine hospital bu-
reau is doing everything possible to as
sist
DIR. Guiteras the we'll known expert
in yellow fever, will be requested to go
to Ocean Springs by the secretary OF
war.
The marine hospital service has ample
camp material and equipage on hand.
The splendid outfit which 1t has at
Gainesville, Ga, will be started tonight
on train for the vicinity Of Ocean
Springs. 1t will be taken to within thirty
or forty miles of the place, and If camp
CT detention Is found necessary, the out
fit will be used as occasion may require.
The bureau also keeps portable appa-
ratus at Savannah, Ga, intended for
use in epidemics. 1t consists of ma
chimes for disinfecting and fumigating
purposes. They have been started for
the vicinity of Ocean Springs.
NO NEW CASES
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. might fell
in New Orleans without single case of
yellow fever having been reported to
the state board of health. But one i'm
ported case thus far has been developed
here, and death has wiped that out The
board of health declared tonight that in
spite Of all reports to the contrary not
one of those who had fled here from
Ocean Springs had been STRICKEN with
the disease. In the afternoon dispatches
of the Associated Press there was a
statement on the authority of the ma
rine hospital of Washington that DR..
Oliphant of the local beoard of health
had telegraphed DR.. Wasbin al Mobile
that two deaths had occurred here, and
that there were three new cases. Dr.
Oliphant affirms with emphasis that he
signed no such telegram, nor did any
representative Of his. Last night during
the meeting of the board of health it was
decided to wire the exact situation to
DR.. Wasbin. The appended. dispatch
was sent to some twenty-five boards. of
health in this country:
"One case of fever from Ocean Springs
died here this morning. Extreme pre-
cautions taken. Know Of no other case
here.
(Signed) "DR. OLIPHANT."
DR.. Oliphant says he sent no other dis
patch to DR.. Wasbin and that the Ma
rine hospital has been imposed upon or
incorrect information has been given
out
At the Gelpi residence this morning,
where the first and fatal case was re-
ported yesterday, the premises were
thoroughly impregnated with sulphur,
and it is believed every lingering germ
therein has been killed. The four in
mates, two servants and the mother and
brother of the boy, are absolutely quar-
antined.
Physicians are promptly reporting
cases of fever that come under the OBJ
servance. DR.. Walmsley said tonight
four or five doubtful cases had been re-
ported and that members of the board of
experts had investigated them ALL In
none of them were trace or symptom of
yellow fever.
The board of health office was throng-
ed with people throughout the day and
far into the night. Many came to i'll
quire as to the probability of a moditi-
cation of last nights sweeping proclaim
alton of quarantine so that friends and
relatives sojourning at Mississippl
sound resorts might be allowed to come
home, and others came to secure health
certificates in order that they might
leave the city, the latter being mostly
commercial travellers who were gener-
ally furnished the proper bills of health.
During the day it was reported train
load of people from the east had been
side-tracked beyond the city limits,
awaiting such action by the board as
would permit them to come into town.
Major Day, local chief of the railway
mail service, called upon Superintendent
Marshal of the Louisville and Nashville
railway, with reference to the Dispatch
ing of mail to and from the infected
points. Complaint had been made that
Ocean Springs and Biloxi were being de-
prived of mail facilities. Arrangements
will be made to take the mail from the
stations at Ocean Springs and Biloxi
by means of pouch catchers. Uninfected
points are not affected.
A complete inspection camp has been
organized at the Rigolets. through
which an entrance is made to the city.
No doubtful person will be allowed to
come in. Inspectors have been sent to
all the gulf coast points to make full
and thorough examination of their
health and sanitary conditions.
There seems to be no threatened exo-
dus from the city. All but one road re.
port business outgoing normal The
Northeastern officials said they were
carrying a somewhat heavier consign-
ment of passengers than ordinarily and
attributed the increase to the natural
fear of unacclimated strangers.
Only one additional death has been