The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS.

Yellow Fever Appears at Jackson,
Miss, and 1t is Thought the
Infection was Brought from New
OrIeans-Many Cities Will Quaran.
tine at Once.
yellow fever In Jackson was officially report
ed To the State board OF health this afternoon
by City Physician Toud and pr h. H..
Hughes. The patient Is D. P. Porter, city
near the penitentiary. DR. Murray, OF the
marine hospital service confirms the diag.
nosis and his report to Surgeon General
Wyman says that the case Is a very malig.
nant type. The patient is not expected to
live during the night. The physicians have
not yet been able TO trace the focl. DR. Muir.
ray Is in doubt about the matter, but suspects
several days in New Orleans a short time ago,
and was taken sick Immediately after return.
ing home. The board of health has establish
ed perfect isolation. striking coincidence THat
the first appearance Of yellow fever In JACK
son last fall was exactly one year ago Today,
and almost to the same hour. While the
on the streets, there has been very little
exodus. II is expected that many other
Mississippi towns will quarantine against
Jackson during the night
Jackson, Miss. September 10.-One case OF
yellow fever In Jackson was officially report
ed to the State board OF health this aftern oon.
The patient Is D. P. Porter, city clerk. DR.
Murray, Of the marine hospital service, con-
General Wyman says that the case Is OF
very malignant type. The patient is not e1'
pected TO live during the night
MERIDIAN PLACES HEALTH FIRST.
Meridian, Miss, September 1O.-Tbe city Of
Meridian tonight auarantiped against all
places infected with yellow fever. Tbs Will
have the effect OF preventing the United
States Circuit Court from con vening 10 this
city tomorrow. Judge Niles, and Marshal
Comins, who were in Jackson to-day tele'
graphed the local authorities for permission
TO enter the city, but Mayor Dial promptly
refused and instructed the officers not 10
permit anyone from an infected point TO
enter Meridian.
AT PORT TAMPA CITY.
Jacksonville. Fla, September 10.-Dr
Porter, State health officer, has wired that
Tampa City, supposed to be yellow fever. and
one DEATH The death and the suspicious
cases are at q hospital in Port Tampa City,
nine miles from Port Tampa, and wire rom
the representative of the State board OF
health at Port Tampa says there Is no suspic-
ious case there.
VERY GLOOMY AT KEY WEST.
Key West. September lO.-Twenty;three
new casses Of yellow fever and two deaths
have been reported in the last tWenty-four
hours. The situation Is still very gloomy
and large numbers OF people are being sent to
the detention camp at Dry Tortugas.
FOUR CASES IN NEW YORK.
New York, September 10.-Health Officer
Doty reports that all OF the four patients
from Key West removed TO Swlnburne Is
land from the steamer Lampasas have de.
veloped yellow fever.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, September l0.-The marine
hospital service here has An official dispatch
from Key West giving the total OF yellow
fever cases reported up to date as l55, with len
deaths. The detention camp at the Dry
Tortugas Is now In operation, and refugees
are being received and cared for there.
GOOD REPORT FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, September 10.-President
Souchon, OF the State board OF health, to-
night Issued the following bulletin:
No new cases. The disease Improving.
DR. Cant wires that the isolation at Mississip-
pl City Is perfect.