The sun., 1897-09-11
YELLOW FEVER ERSPREADING
pRoBABLF TWELVE CASES oy ONE
STREET IN NER ORLEIS&

Innna lie AbanuNncu tor the Ereneut.
Nvv ORLEANS, Sept. lO.-The Official an
nouncement this morning that tho Louisiana
hoard OF Health had found twelve suspicious
cases Of fever in New Orleans, which had not
hosn brought here from Ocean Springs. but had
oririnated here started scare. For the past
three days there have been all manner o.
rumors OF the yellow fever lurking in New
Orleans, and tho twelve cases now reported
we're known to a great many persons TO TO
,na.r investigation. But the great majority Of
the people believed that New Orleans. with an
ancient quarantine, would escape the disease.
The announcement OF the outbreak. therefore,
came ike a shock.
The BOARD reported the cases as suspicious,
butit is believed that they are all yellow fever.
They we're irst called to the attention OF the
Board of Health several days ago by the Health
Ipspector Of the district. There was no reason
At that time for believing they were other than
dsrgue but they were watched. Two days ago
they we're inspected and thought 70 be doubtful;
waterway all tho indications were Of yellow
fever As none OF the patients had been to Ocean
Strings, the board has sought to find out how
the disease got in.
It now develops that . woman from Ocean
Springs returned to the city week ago sick
with the prevailing epidemic that was then be-
On st. Claude street where all these cases have
occurred. The death was returned as malarial
fever; but it is now thought that the doctor
made mistake in the diagnosis, and that it
vas yellow fever. or the twelve sick on st.
Claude street, eight are convalescent; OF the
other four two are doing well, but two will
probably die, both children.
Since the report of these cases on st. Claude
st eet the Board OF Health has gone to work to
try TO prevent a spread pf the fever. A sanitary
survey was made to-day OF the district for
radius OF Ave blocks In every direction 70 see il
the disease had spread, and not case OF sick
ness OF any kind was found. Sanitary inspectors
are stationed In front Of each house. Complete
isolation is insisted on. and the entire block is
auaran tined. The patients are all poor. The
infected district is at the extreme lower end Of
New Orleans and near the United States bar
racks. Camp Jackson.
This will necessitate the immediate removal
Of the United States troops TO Atlanta The
men have been expecting this for some time, and
have been anxious to leave. They have all their
things packed The barracks will be entirely
deserted and no one left in charge.
The Board OF Health has appealed to the City
Council to order that the cutters be cleaned
Mayor Flower. who was on a vacation at Coving-
ton. La. FASTENED back to the city and will take
charge OF the work. A special session OF the
City Council has been called for tomorrow night
to act on the Recommendation OF the Board OF
Health.
III New Orleans Water Works Company has
agreed to turn on all the water plugs ana flush
the cutters. Arrangements have beer made to
supply 80 600 gallons Of disinfectant daily. Tho
sanitary pol ce Of the city will be increased.
In spite of the forts Of the Board of Health
fo in h.,
city to-day. and q large number of persons e.
4 siegsd the railroad offices to get QUE. Two of
4 tn railroads. the Southern Pacific and Texas
j Pacific, practically blocked by quarantine.
On the other roads the passengers have to go It
least 500 miles before they can land. All the
4 sieepers on the Illinois Central are engaged for
The Board of Health has been issuing health
certificates by the hundreds to-day TO people
who want to go away and are afraid of quaran-
n tine. The Illinois Central had a physician and
anotary public at its passenger station TO ex-
anime all departing passengers and give those
who had been nowhere near the fever the neces-
4 sary certincate
Fl car attached TO its train for passengers from
Fl New Orleans and other infected places. but the
+ car is closed while running through Mississippi
4 and Alabama. and no. ody ia allowed TO leave IL
f until Atlanta is reached: The railroad Is hav-
q ing some trouble in Alabama in inducing the
Il other railroads to haul the car with passengers
frum infected places. The railroads are accept.
ing all the quarantine conditions, but are hnt-
h inS IL very 1Ard TO conform TO Them because
II they are 30 many and so contradictory.
Ocean Springs reports one new case. Mrs TIL.
man, wife OF the man W ho died from yellow
tever on saturday last and upon whose autopsy
the Alabama Board OF Health reported the dis
ESQ az yellow fever and quarantined against
sate the cases, and fnds most Of the thirty. va
Hck there to DO suffering from dengue. The
town ID in need of EXPERT yellow fever nurses,
and applied TO New Orleans to-day for i've, who
vii b. sent.
As Ocean Springs is completely cnt OF from
the world. its business is paralyzed. Twenty.
eight families OF l+0 persons reported TO the
authorities to-day that they are without work
end income OF any kind or means Of support
relief bureau and supply station has been
Established in New Orleans, which will solicit
contributions of fooI and medicine for them and
snP II 70 the town TO De distributed by the loca
The site for the detention camp at Ocean
springs has been selected by DR.. Murray and the
camp will be established soon possible
Dr. Guiteras has gone to Scranton to examine
ne cases these pronounced yellow fever by Dr.
solomon OF the Louisiana Board of Health. He
has been requested by the New Orleans officials
% visit this city and examine the suspected
oaseB hero.
Biloxi ports one new case of yellow fever
Miss Lewis, and no deaths. The mildness of the
tsyer Is shown by the fact that there has not
been a death from it or anything else in Biloxi
Ance June, good record for town of 3. .0OC
Reople. There are eleven cases reported there
tentlon OF lining each doctor 800 who fails &c
report case.
81 All the sickness in Biloxi can be traced bach
tAnt except the Bosarge family, in which there
nave been seven sick and two are still so. The
bosarges went nowhere near Ocean Springs
eenu thelr sickness is attributed TO the use OF g
IIoul we'll which has been orderEi closed. They
ave at Point Cadet, on the extreme end OF the
own. ana that par: Is quarantincd from the
rest OF Biloxi In consequence there Ia some
sanerfng among the hands in the quarantineC
oyster canning factory there. mostly Bohsmlan'
brought there from Ba fillmore. They are shor
proVisions and will have 10 get MD from tn,
.oWn Biloxi is also short Of medicine for th'
nsk and has sent 10 New Orleans torit
scranton reports one new case. All the sicl
t[o conValescent 1t Is OF 4 mild type. Their
ass not been death in Scranton since April
SApt Lyons who Is one of the sick, admits hav
.ns visited an infected vessel in the Ship lz!anC
quarantine. He Ia owner OF tug and wen
sIongside OF the infected ship. The other sick
aees lu Scranton can be traced directly to OceaI
epitemc.
.Dr solomon OF the Louisiana Board OF Healtl
..ouhn large amount OF fever at Scranton, par
ssccalarly among children, and examined SOM
MY cases. He found it denRue and q light IN
Srm!ttent or remitteut malarial fever. Guard
arebs toned in front of all the infected or sus
|E Rectee houses In Scranton. Nose Point anC
l. sssscasou!a are suffering from fevers. but DIR
sgoaotlon ports that after careful exauIina
aoh h nc could md no case OF yellow fever. bu
my dengue, brought there from Ocean Sprngs
ihere Is panic, however, and a considerabl,
fa. t4 tH