Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03

A GOVERNMENT. DETENTION CAMP,
Kcy-Otber Measures to Prevent
Spread of Disease-No Excitement
I'm New Orleans over Case There.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September o.
Advices from Key West to-day report the
death Of w. d. Pate. one of the cases
diagnosed yesterday as yellow-fever,
making the third death since the an
nouncement Of the disease Five new
cases were also announced yesterday.
making thirteen in all. including the three
dead. state Health Officer, DR.. Porter,
passed through Jacksonville to-day, on
his way TO the Island City, and will reach
there at noon tomorrow. He wired from
here to-day. asking DR.. Wyman, Of the
United States Marine Hospital Service, TO
establish a patrol around the island. to
prevent emigration. and suggesting that
the government aid in maintaining a de-
tention camp at Miami.
He also wired to DR.. Sweeting, giving
specific directions Of caution in maintain
| ing the quarantine at Key west. He eX-
pressed a fear Of wide spread in Key
West. as the cases are in different parts
Of the city.
| DETENTION CAMP AT MULLET KEY.
WASHINGTON. September 1.-The Ma
rine Hospital Service is making prepaTa-
tions 10 open a detention camp at Mullet
Key Fla. in view of the presence Of yell
low-fevcr at Key West. Assistant-Sur-
geon Corrupt is in charge of the camp. He
will be assisted by Assistant-Surgeon
Carter, Dr. George A. Sheldon, and Hos
pital-Steward Peck
Advices received at the Marine Hospi-
tai Bureau up 10 a late hour this evening
| indicate no new cases and no death since
the one Of Friday night. The first intima-
| ton Of the disease al Key West was re-
ceived by Or. Y man on Thursday night.
! He at once directed Surgeon Carter. at
| Habana. to proceed 10 Key West. The
latter secured a tug-boat. and this norm
ing announced by telegraph his arrival
TO TRACE ABsENTEEs.
surgeon-Geleral Wymsu has wired DIR.
/ McAdam TO prepare list of people who
! have left Key West within The last two
weeks. He made the same request Of the
/ Plant Line Of steamers, on the west
! coast. and the F1agler Line, on the east
coast As soon as these names are re-
/ ceivcd the authorities at the places of
! destination will be notified, in order that
persons from Key West may be kept un-
der observation for ten days.
As Key West is under strict quaran-
tine. arrangements Will be provided for
delivering mails and necessary supplies
on floats some distance from the shore.
TRnnpg lGnT .ATEn
Surgeon Carter reports that the troops
at Key West have been Isolated and
quarantinod in their barracks since the
first report Of yelloN-fever.
Surgeon q. NJ. McGruder has been or
dered from Memphis to PORT Tampa, 10
supervise the operations OF the service
from that point. Acting Sur
geon Altree. of Tampa city, in the mean
time. is meeting vessels arriving al Port
| Tampa and keeping close watch on all
communications from Key West.
TO GUARD EAST COAST.
Paesed-Assistau-S Surgeon W. G. Slim
son has been ordered from old Point TO
Miami TO represent the service on the
! east coast.
The Navy Department was advised du-
| ring the day that the naval tug Potomac
| had left Key West for Portsmouth, y.
! H.. and the Tug Nes.niscot for Port
Royal. They carried MI the naval earri-
son at Key West save a few caretakers
and the naval surgeon DR.. Mechanism,
whose case looks suspicious.
REMOVAL OF GARRISON.
WASHINGTON. September 2.-1he War
Department Is making every effort 10
! secure the removal Of the two batteries
/ iuf
| has so far been unable 20 do so, because
of the strict quarantine drawn by the
| Florida state officials.
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital Service. has undertaken 10 Sc
cure the removal OF the troops. II he
succeeds the soldiers viii be taken d.
rectly from the wharf at Tampa on
board a train TO Atlanta. and placed at
Fort Mcpherson Otherwise, the Navy
Department will be obliged 10 send
government transport 10 Key West and
bring the troops north by that means.
\ SURGEON ILL.
Assistant Surgeon r. T. Mechanism.
medical officer in charge Of the naval
station. is among those az Key West. who
have cases Of illness thought 70 be yell
low-feyer.
Another plan contemplated is 20 have
the garrison taken to savannah, ana the
department is now endCavoring 10 make
arrangements 10 that end.
VEXATION AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. September 2.-The re-
port Of one fatal case OF yeliow-fever in
New Orleans has caused no excitement
here. but there is considerable veXation
in the business community over the quar-
antine by the surrounding towns. For a
week. at least, It seems likely that Texas
and Alabama will be- closed against New
Orleans freight, involving heaVy loss
In current business.
DR. Sanders. Of Mobile, is quoted az say
ing there are two cases I'm this city. one
OF these is that Of the Adolph boy who
died Yesterday. The other is a suspicious
case. now conyalescent. and in no danger
of death. The State Board OF Health has
been called in session to-day, 70 consider
the situation. The health authorities are
confident that they will be able TO pre-
vent any spread Of the disease.
NO CASE IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, September 1.-The
Board OF Health announced tonight that
there was no case Of yellow-feyer in New
orleans beyond the suspicious case re-
ported on Euterpe street, and which Is
considered out OF danger
To-day a house-to-house canvas, which
Will continue five days within radius of
cases have been reported. revealed not