Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-09-15

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Jackson, Miss.-Dr. Murray, OF the
marine hospital service, arrived here
Saturday morning, and in discussing
the yellow fever situation at Missis-
sippi City, says the thirteen cases are
of very mild variety, rendering it
impossible for several days to get an
accurate diagnosis. Eleven of the pa
tients are now convalescent, and only
one case shows the typical symptoms.
The state board OF health has placed
inspectors on all trains on the Gulf
& Ship Island and Louisville & Nash
vile roads, with instructions to carry
out the quarantine plan issued Friday
night.
Local inspectors in the coast towns
are protecting the communities inter
ests. The sanitation at Mississippi
City is regarded as perfect, and the
physicians had the cases under obser
| vation for week before the an
nouncement was made. The rumor
of fever in Vicksburg is officially de-
MED by the board on the strength of
report from DIR. j. II. Purnell, the
yellow fever expert, who had charge
of Jackson during the epidemic last
year.
| Meridian Quarantines.
| Meridian-The boards of council
men and alderman at special called
session Saturday morning quarantined
against Mississippi City, Miami and
Key West, and Professionally against
Gulfport.
Rapid Spread at Key West.
Key West, Fla.-The total number
of yellow fever cases to date is 154,
twenty-eight having been reported in
the last twenty-four hours. Fred Nc
Donald, superintendent of the Union
Bridge Co., which is erecting govern
ment coal sheds and piers. died Sat
urday morning, making the total
number of deaths to date ten.
Jacksonville, la-The state board
Of health has received reports to the
effect that there are nine cases of yell
low fever in Key West and one death.
| The deceased is named F. Mcdonald.
A corrected list shows that to date
| there have been 135 cases and ten
deaths. The situation at Miami
| shows no new developments.
Washington-Surgeon General Wy
man has been advised by DR.. Carter,
in charge of the Marine Hospital SER
vice at Key West, that up to last night
l27 cases of yellow fever had been re.
ported at that point. There were 81
new cases and two deaths.
Breaks Out Among Refugees in New York.
| New York.-The Mallory line
steamer Lampasses, which arrived
from Galveston and Key West on
Thursday last brought ninety five pas
sengers, of whom sixty-six embarked
at Key West. The sixty six Key
West passengers were panic stricken
when they boarded the steamer and
fed from the infected city because
they feared the epidemic. Four OF
their number are now patients at the
Swinburne island hospital. J. M.
Burley was sent there on Friday
morning and has since developed vel
low fever. The other patients are
Anna Zemmitbaum, Mamie Zemmit-
baum and F. A. Golaza, the two for.
mer being sisters, young girls, the
other young man. The three last
named have not as yet developed the
disease, but their illness is very suspi
cious. The temperature in each case
is 104. When the steamer arrived
the passengers and crew were in.
spected.
Fever at Jackson.
Jacvson, Miss.-Three mild cases
of yellow fever have been discovered
here. People are focking away, not
withstanding that the city physicians
are confident that the disease is under
control.
The New Orleans Situation.
New Orleans-The fever situation il
this city is in statu quo. No new
cases have developed and shere is Nc
change in the Texas and Alabama
quarantines.
DR.. Edmond Souchon, president O
the Louisiana state board Of health
has communicated with the three ou
of town members of the state boart
with respect to quarantining Missis
sippi City where the thirteen case.