Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-11
THE YELLOW
SOME APPREHENSION OVER ITS
APPEARANCE AT MHENRY.
PROMPT MEASURES TAKEN.
Efforts TO Prevent Any Possibility
of an Epidemic In the south-Fede-
raj and state Authorities Co-Opc-
rating.

taken not only 10 check the spread Of tn
fever from McHenry but with view L
preventing any possibility of an epidemi
in the South. Surgeon-General wyman
of the Marine Hospital Service, has re
ceived dispatch from Surgeon Murray
, OF that service, confirming the Associated
Press report. Dr. r. Geddings, of TIT
Marine Hospital Service, now stationed
, at Tampa. was ordered to-day TO proceed
directly to Camp McHenry. and take
charge of Camp Fontainebleau, the vel
low-fever camp. put in operation durins
the fever last year, and which is now In
readiness for the present cases.
Surgeon Murray telegraphed that he had
gone TO McHenry, and confirmed the dag
nosis made by the State authorities.
The town is now guarded, and Marine
Hospital-Surgeon Carter is already there.
with Surgeon Murray, and the Federal
| and State authorities are cooperating
The danger Is not so much feared as at
| McHenry, but in the probability OF the
! fever's breaking out at other points. Nc
Henry Is a small place. isolated. and there
is little danger Of the feyer's spreading
outside the limits there But the fever
cases are officially believed to be due to
germs that have hibernated at McHenry
from the last season, when the fever was
much In evidence in that section.
SHARP LOOKOUT.
While in that alternating stage, germs
may have been carried out to various
points and though the probabilities of a
general spread from there may be lessen
ed by the comparative isolation of the
10 lEV.. A.
possible of infection are being watched
with the utmost concern. Throughout
the spring officials have been keeping a
lookout for the first signs OF fever, and
In ten days more the hospital surgeons
WOULD have felt warranted in the belief
that practically all danger Of a spread
Of fever was past.
Surgeon-General Wyman said to-day:
Ordinarily, if we had not been on the
lookout, these cases might have been pro-
crossing for n long period without being
recognized, and the diagnosis might have
been disputed. but there is hope now,
in view of their prompt discovery. that
spread will be prevented. In several
places last summer the fever was quickly
recognized, and it did not spread the lat
ter fact being attributable to the prompt
preventive measures adopted.
eve are keeping a close watch, not
only at McHenry, but elsewhere"
DANGER TO ARMY CAMPS.
The appearance Of yelow-fever in Mis-
sissippi caused some talk at the War
Department, SIS bearing on the posi- |
bility Of its spreading to other places in
the South. However the officials are not |
as yet giving themselves any concern |
on the subject.
Representatives Livingstone and Adam |
son. Of Georgia, were at the department |
during the day, and pointed out some OBJ |
jections to the locations of the army |
camps should yellow-fever spread and |
urging other places, which they say are
proof against IT.
The War Department now has a board
of officers investigating the question of
camp sites in the several Southern States
and their report will soon be submitted
to the Secretary.
THE PATIENTS DOING WELL.
JACKSON, MISS, June 1O.-Telegrams
received from McHenry to-day say the
seven cases of yellowfever there are
nicely, and that DIR. Haral-
son, the State health officer in charge,
hopes to be able TO stamp It out quickly
or confine it to McHenry. The State
Board of Health has decided TO quaran-
tine the entire Gulf coast, pending an
Investigation, their action being the same
as that taken by the Louisiana authori-
ties. This season. in contrast TO last,
finds the state Board of Health fully
able to meet all emergencies.
The board now has been given abso-
lutte power in all cases of infection In
'pectors have been placed at every point
Infected last year, and Secretary Hunter
and his assistants are on duty here day
md night. When any suspicious sick
ness is reported to the board the Secre-
AIRY will be able within an hour to de-
,lare that place in rigid quarantine, and
when this is done, no person or thing
an leave that place.
SPREAD IMPOSSIBLE.
Yellow-fever in a very mild form may
freak out in those places infected last J
ummer, but 1t will be confined there. I
md 1t is impossible for the fever to S
pread. I
QUARANTINE AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, ALA, June 1O.-The Mobile /
'oard of Health to-day quarantlned :
gainst the entire Gulf coast, pending 4
n investigation There is no alarm
cit here over the fever at McHenry.
Iobile is enjoying excellent health.
STATE INSPECTION.
JACKSON MISS, June lO.-The Execu- d
We Committee of the State Board of n
Iealth has issued notice to the people of q
ne State, and to railroad officials and b
Their common carriers stating that, | g
having been announced in p
LcHenry, in Harrison county, Miss, and e.
Chewing the same is not an Importation a
nd fearing an outbreak at our coast II
WINS where the fever occurred last year. C
lerefore be ii ordained: g
hon H. |
l the lines of railroads running through 81
arrison, Hancock, and Jackson counties ID
I'd pending an investigation no person. p'
lggage. freight, or express matter will u
, allowed 10 come into any other u
unty in this State from Harrison, Han
ok, and Jackson counties" al
PROTECTION OF TROOPS. 10
June Ex-senator Ba- T.
n. of Georgia. had a conference with by
e President to-day concerning the re- a
rted yellow-fever i'm the South and the 50
ecautions IL would be necessary to take | III
protect the troops from the disease | le
nator Bacon advised the President to in
Q to il at once that the United States ti'
rces in the South be removed from the to
gion of contagion, either by sending ar
EN- TO Cuba and Porto Rico, or by re- be
wing the permanent camps from the "a
vlands to higher elevations.
rhe whole matter has been referred by
e President to Surgeon-G General wy
IN, with instructions TO make a report +,
on II at the earliest possible moment. a.
recon- General Wyman's report will W.
turally be based upon an investigation | M
the subject. The report will probably go
made i'm a few days. sio
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