The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-14
Cases are Reported at
Other Points.
ON INCREASE AT KEY WEST
A Case at Jackson, Miss,
and suspicious Cases Found at Port
Temp. and Port Tampa Csy-Four
Passengers On steamer from Key
West Al Swiuburnc Island suffering
from this lDisease-Ssrics Quarauuue
ataII Infected Points.

from this iD~isease-Strics Quarantine
ataII Infected roints.
Jackson. Miss. September l0.-one
case Of yellow fever in his city was
officially reported this afternoon The
patient is u. =. Porter. city clerk.
whose residence is on Northwest street.
ear the p-en1oentiary.
DR.. Murray. OF the marine hospital
service. confirms the diagnosis. and his
report to Surgeon General wyman says
that the case - OF a malignant type.
The patient is not expected to live dur
ing the night.
The physicians have not been able TO
trace the foc, though DIR. Murray sus-
poets New Orleans. A brother OF the
patient e severai days in New Or
leans a short time ago and was taken
sick immediately after returning home
The board OF health has established
perfect isolation
a striking coincidence In CONGESTION
with the case is the fact that the first
appearance of yellow fever an Jackson
last fan was exactly one year ago to-
day. While the announcement produc-
ed some excitement on the streets.
there has been very little exodus.
Key West, Fla, September To-
Twenty-three new cases OF yellow fever
and two death have been reported in
the past twenty-four hours. The situ-
alton is still very gloomy and large
numbers OF people are being sent 10 the
detention camp at Dry Tortugas.
Jacksonville, Fla, September 10.-Dr.
Porter, state health officer. has wired
that there are suspicious cases OF sick
ness AT Port TIA NINA CIV GpnnD~Al IN
be yellow fever. and one death. The
death and the suspicious cases are at
a hospital in Port Tampa City. nine
miles from Port Tampa. \ telegram
front the representative OF the state
board OF health at Tampa says there
IS no suspicious case there.
New Orleans, September l0.-Presi-
dent Souchon, OF. the state board OF
health, tonight issued the following
bulletin:
No new cases. Third case improv-
ing. DR.. Cant wires that the isolation
at Mississippi City is perfect"
New York, September 10.-The Mall
lory Line steamer Lampasas, which ar
rived from Galveston and Key West on
Thursday last brought n~inety-five pas
sengers, OF whom sixty SIX embarked
ait Key West. The sixty-six Key West
passengers were panic-stricken when
they boarded the steamer, and fed
AloliL 1Aic AlllIClti Why pIGduSS ALlGI
| feared the epidemic.
/ of their number are now pa
tientS at the Swinburne Island hospital.
j. M. Burley was sent there on Friday
morning, and has sinc developed yell
low fever. The other patients are An
ma Zimettbaum, Minnie Zimettbaum
and f. A. GoloZoga- the two former be-
ing sisters, young girls, the other a
young man. The three last named
nave not as yet developed the disease,
but their illness is very suspicious. The
temperature in each case is 104. Burnley
has been treated with yellow fever Sc
rum.
Health Officer Doty reported later all
Of the four patients from Key West re-
moved TO Swinburne Island from the
steamer Lampasas have developed yell
low fever.
Jackson, Miss, September 1.-THE
city council held a special nesting This
morning and passed resolutions, adv1s-
ing the people to keep quiet and not
~createa panic like the one OF A year ago
over the outbreak OF fever.
The quarantine OF the entire state
against New Orleans went into effect
today at noon All trains from that
city carry inspectors.
City Clerk Porter, the only patient.
rallied somewhat during the night.
Washington, September 11.-Dr. Al
tree, of the marine hospital service, re-
ports a death from yellow fever at Port
Tampa City, Fla, this morning and
says the autopsy renders ii certain
that the original diagnosis OF fever was
correct. The source of infection was
a tugboat and it was Guaranteed. Five
other persons from tugs are under OBJ
~servation. A small quarantine station
has been established. He adds that a
house-to-house inspection has been or.
dered against the town. He also says
that there is no necessity for alarm, bun
that seventy-five people left there or
the train last night. DIR. Trott, who 4.
also at Port Tampa. say there IS 4
panicky feeling there.
DR.. Murray wires from Jackson
Miss, as follows: "Mississippi has 4
rigid quarantine for the present agaIns
New Orleans. Distinction Of mail
!, ted to leave unless immune and vita
: d~isinfectod baggage, except person.
bound for non-infectlble territory Their,
to remain. House-to-house inspection
begins tomorrow. Hunter las taken al
necessary steps to control. vicksbur,
, has ~quarantined Jackson. Sanders tolS
| US he found no yellow fever in vicks
burg"
Reports to the general are Z.
the effect that new cases are stlil re
ported daily from Key West. Their,
were TWO deaths there yesterday from
l fever.
! jacksonville, Fla. September IL
= The following has been received from
. ". y. Henderson. OF Tampa, presiden
e D. the florida state board of heairh
5 regarding the rumors Of yellow feveI
: at Port Tampa City and at FOR
! Tampa
Both points are rigidIy Guaranteed
s Weldon has made a thorough invest.
= cation and not even a suspicious cas-.
, base been found either at Port Tamn,
City or at the port"
J, DR.. POrters report for the day a
= Key West Is as follows:
New cases reported today IL: n.
deaths. Total cases reported to da1
lss- total deaths ii. Nine patientI
in isolated hospital, other casss 49,
treated in private hospital. ~