The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
APPREHENSION ABOUT FEVER.
steps Being Taken to Prevent n
Spread of the Disease.

Washington. June 10-There Is some ap-
prehension here over the outbreak of seven
cases Of yellow fever at McHenry, Miss,
and steps have been taken. not only TO
check the spread OF the fever from Nc
Henry, but with view to preventing any
possibility of an epidemic in the South.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service, has received a dispatch
from Surgeon Murray of that service, con-
frming tho Associated Press report.
DR.. r. D. Geddngs of the marine hos
pital service, now stationed at Tampa, was
ordered to-day to proceed directly to Camp
McHenry and take charge of Camp Fon-
tainebleau, the yellow fever camp put In
operation during 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 Sur
geon Murray and the Federal state au-
thorlties are cooperating.
The danger Is not so much feared at
Motienry, as in the probability of its
breaking out at other points. McHenTy
Is a small place Isolated. and there Is lit
tic danger of it's spreading outside the
limits there.
But the fever cases are officially be-
lleved to be due TO germs that have hiber-
mated az McHenry from last season, when
the fever was much in evidence in that
section.
Throughout the spring, officials have
been keeping a lookout for the first signs
of fever, and in ten days more the hos
pital 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 IL we had not been on the
lookout these cases might have been pro-
crossing for long period without being
recognized, and the diagnosis might have
been disputed. But there is hope now, in
view of their prompt discovery, that the
spread will be prevented. In several places
last summer the fever was quickly recog-
nlzed, and II did not spread. attributable
to the prompt preventive measures adopt
ed. We are keeping a close watch, not
only at McHehry, but elsewhere"
The appearance of yellow fever in MIS-
slssippi caused some talk at the war de-
parfment to-day as bearing on the posi-
bilty Of its spread to other places in the
South
However. the officials are not as yet CIV
lag themselves any concern on the SUP
ject.
Representatives Livingston and Adam
son of Georgia We're at the department
during the day and pointed out some OBJ
jections 10 tie locat tlons of the army corps
should yellow fever spread, and urging
other places, which they say are proof
against it.
The war department. now has n board of
officers investigating the question of camp
sites In several Southern states, and their
report will soon be submitted to the secre-
tary.
Senator Bacon Of Georgia had
a conference with the Presi-
dent to-day concerning the re-
ported yellow fever In the South and the
precautions that 1t viii be necessary for
the government TO take to protect the
troops from the disease.
Senator Bacon advised the President 10
see 10 It at once that the United States
forces now in the South be removed from
the region of contagion either by sending
them TO Cuba and Porto Rico or by remov-
ing the permanent camps from the low
lands 10 higher elevations.
The whole matter has been referred by
the President to Surgeon General Wyman
with instructions to make a report upon
1t at the earliest possible moment
Gen. Wyman's report Will, naturally, be
based upon an Investigation OF the sub
ject. The report win be made probably
In few days.