Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
NO HEGIRA CAUSED
Fatal Yellow Fever Case Has Not
Excited New Orleans.
CONFIDENT OF PREVENTING ITS SPREAD
Efforts to Remove the Key West
Garrison.
TROOPS NOT INFECTED

NEW ORLEANS. September 2.-The re-
port of one fatal case of yellow fever in
New Orleans has caused no excitement
here and no hegira from the city, but there
is considerable vexaticn in the business
community over the quarantine by the sur
rounding towns. For week at least it
seems likely that Texas and Alabama will
be closed against New Orleans freight. in
volving heavy loss in current business.
DR.. Sanders of Mobile is quoted say
ing there are two cases in this city. One
of these is the Adoph boy, who died yes
terday. The other is a suspicious case,
now convalescent, and in no danger of
death.
The state board Of health has been called
in session today to consider the situation.
The health authorities are confident that
they will be able to prevent any spread of
the disease and their success in the early
part of the summer is stamping out the dis
ease when one case was reported. has had
a good effect upon the public mind.
No Fever at Key West GarrisOn.
The War Department is making every
effort to secure the removal of the two
batteries of United States Artillery gar
risoned at Key West. The acting CONF
mander Of the department Of the gulf, who
was instructed to remove them upon the
report of the appearance of yellow fever,
has so far been unable to do so because of
the strict drawing of the quarantine lines
by the Florida state health officials, who
object to the entry at Tampa, the land port
of Key West, of any persons from Key
West
At the appeal of the War Department.
Surgeon General Wyman Of the marine
hospita; service. has undertaken to secure
the removal of the obstacle. If he sue
CeedS soldiers he
from the wharf at Tampa board train
to Atlanta and placed at Fort Mcpherson.
Otherwise the War Department will be
obliged to send a government transport
to take the men up directly at Key West
and bring them north. There is some re-
luctance to doing this except as a last re-
sort. for the reason that the transport so
used will fall under suspicion, and the
government will be deprived of her use
for some time while she is being disin-
fected.
AS a matter of fact it is said at the War
Department. and evidently DIR. Wyman be-
lieves this. there is not the least danger of
the troops carrying fever, no signs of it
have been found among the men.
Assistant Surgeon Rice K. McClanahan
of the navy is among the suspicious cases
at Key West, Fla, thought to be yellow
fever. He Is the medical officer on duty at
the Key West naval station.
Admiral EndicOtt of the naval bureau of
yards and docks does not apprehend that
there will be any interruption in building
the naval pier at Key West. because of the
fever reports. A large force of men Is at
work on the pier The work on the new
dry dock at New Orleans has not begun
yet. as the material is first being put to-
gether at northern points, so that no delay
of naval work at that point can occur.
The marine hospital service has received
telegram from Surgeon McAdam at Key
West stating that one death occurred last
night from yellow fever and no new cases
are reported.