The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-06
BARS AGAINST NEW ORLEANS.
SUSPICIOUS CASES CAUSE OTHER
CITIES TO QUARANTINE HER.


Local Experts Declare Neither Cases
Yellow Fever, While DIR. Carter Is
Undecided Against One Case.
Three New Cases at orwOOd-TVvO
Seriously nI-Jncl<sOn QuarRntines
Against Coast TOwns-NO Trains on
the Illinois Central Allowed to
Stop In the City-SuspiciOus Cases
Near Mertdinn-statement of the
Board OF Health.
New Orleans, Sept. 5.-Dr. Carter of the
marine hospital service arrived to-day
from Franklin and went to see the two
cases which DR.. Dunn of Mississippi
thought were yellow fever. He had no
hesitation in saying that one of the cases
was by no means yellow fever The other
case will be studied fully, there being
doubt concerning it, and he may announce
a decision tomorrow.
The local experts are firm in the belief
that neither case is yellow fever, and
have full confidence that their decision
will be maintained.
The Mississippi towns have refused to
join in the quarantine established by that
state, and have announced that they will
maintain daylight communication with
New orleans.
Meridian, Miss, Sept. 5.-Two suspicious
cases of fever are under surveillance seven
miles west of this city. They are ne
groes who came to Meridian a few days
ago and were taken sick with fever
few days after they arrived.
DR.. H. s. Gully, a member of the state
board of health. has the cases in charge
awaiting Developments.
THE Meridian board of health tonight
adopted the following: 1.-TWO suspicious
cases of fever has been reported in the
country fully seven miles from Meridian,
in d mountainous region and in an almost
inaccessible locality. The cases were pro-
nounced suspicious only by two physicians.
who are unacquainted with yellow fever.
We have asked the state board of health
for an expert to investigate the cases. The
patients are two negroes, who are thor
oughly isolated, and even if 1t is yellow
fever, there is no danger of it spreading.
There is not a single case of suspicious
fever in the city of Meridian, and there
are no other suspicious cases in the county.
M " V. Miller, President;
"A. S. Bozman, Secretary,
''The Meridian Board of Health"
Tonight the board also issued an order
quarantining against New orleans, pend
ing an Investigation of two suspicious
cases in that city. The board also quar-
antined against Taylors station, Lafay-
cite county; Waterford, Yalabusha coun-
ty and Benoit, Bolivar county.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 5.-Three new
cases of yellow fever, two seriously i'll, are
reported to the State Board of Health
from OrWood.
One suspicious case has been discovered
at Water Valley.
The board has established an absolute
quarantine against three coast towns, Bay
st. Louis, Waveland and Pass Christian.
These towns were granted daylight COM
munication with New Orleans at the meet
ing of the board several months ago, and
this communication is now deemed dan
gerous
All railroads in the state have been or
dered to stop carrying passengers on To-
cal freight trains.
Jackson, Miss, Sept 5.-The city of
Jackson has established q strict quarantine
on all classes of traffic against New Or
leans.
No trains on the Illinois Central Railroad
are allowed to stop within the city limits.
The suspicious fever reported from the
Bear Creek neighborhood in Copish coun-
ty, has been investigated and found to be
of a malarial type.
One suspicious case is reported at Merid-
ian and is being investigated.
Vicksburg, Miss. Sept. 5.-Vicksburg to-
day declared a strict quarantine against
New Orleans, Benoit, and all other fever
infected points The night trains on the
valley route between New Orleans and
Memphis have been ordered to be discon-
tinued after tonight.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 5.-The Mobile board
of health to-day advised that the state of
Alabama declare quarantine against per
sons and baggage until the suspicious cases
in New Orleans are pronounced upon.
State Health officer Sanders advised
Gov. Johnston, who is now here, to the
same effect, and the Governor this after
noon declared the quarantine as suggested.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept 5.-Peuding the
investigation OF the reported suspicious
cases of yellow fever at New Orleans,
Montgomery has put on quarantine against
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