The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK.
GIITRRN CASES INKhY WEST AND ONLY
ONE IN NEW ORLEANS.

JACKBONVILLE, ria. Dept. Z.-ln0 puDnch-
ton OF the fact Of the existence Of yellow fever
at Key West has caused no unsasiness In Jack
sonvile "a the people have entire confidence
in the ability OF the State Board OF
Health to control II and keep 1t from
reaching the main land. Dr. j. Y. Porter. the
Sthte Health Oflcer. will reach Key West to-
morrow, and he will at once give his personal
attention to stamping out the disease. DR..
Swoeting. agent Of tho Board OF Health
at Key West. has already taken vigI
orous steps to prevent the spread
OF the disease. The sickness was at flrst pro-
nounced dengue. but on Thursday 1t was an
nounced that Dennis Eagan. Jr. had case OF
yellow fever. and DIR. Porter was sum N oned to
60 to Key West at once
State Senator W. Hunt Harris. who Is a
son-in-law OF DIR. Porter. has been appointed
70 assist Dr. SweetinR in maintaining the
strictest quarantine. At the office OF the
Board OF Health to-day 1t was announced
officially that sixteen cases OF yellow
fever now exist In Key West. five
OF the number being new cases. A
young man named Plat died last night.
which makes the third death. Among the
cases reported is Mrs. +. sudlow. who is a sis
Ger TO ex-Gov. f. P. Fleming OF this city. Mrs
Sudlow now resides in Key West. whore her
husbands engaged in business.
The State Board Of Health officials have es-
tablished . launch quarantine patrol at Miami
and have appointed additional inspectors to
guard against possible infection from KeyWest
At Tampa the quarantine station and patrol
are considered to DO sufficient protection. All
vessels coming In are compelled to stop at this
stetion. These two places are the only ones
through which communication can be had
with Key West, and they will be thoroughly
guarded so that the possibility OF infection
from the city Is thus reduced to the minimum.
Lieut.. Lyon. acting commander OF the De-
partment OF the Gulf at Atlanta. yesterday re-
eetted kilograms from the Plant Line and the
Florida East Coast Steamship Company au-
thorities saying that their steamships
would not accept the two batteries OF
artillerymsn as passengers from Key West.
owing to the action OF the Florida
State Board OF Health. Lieut.. Lyon i'm
mediately teIegraphed the War Department at
Washington and suggested that the men from
Key West be sent to some northern port on a
transport.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2.-on Thursday after
noon. Aug. 81. word was received BY
Surgeon General Wyman from Assistant
Surgeon McAdam. Marine Hospital. Key
West. Fla. that DR.. Sweeting, the State
quarantine officer reported two cases OF
yellow fever in the city and several suspicious
eases. On Friday, Sept. l. DR.. McAdam wired
that two more suspicious cases developed last
night at the hotel at Key West and the inmates
we're quarantned Last night he reported four
new cases in different parts OF tho city. one
morbund. and numbe OF suspicious cases.
Immediately on receiving the informa-
tion on Thursday afternoon. Surgeon
General wyman wired to DIR. McAdam
70 see that the Treasury regula-
lions were enforced in Kew West. and to
prepare list OF persons who had left Key West
within the last two weeks He made the same
request OF the Plant line OF steamers on the
west coast Of Florida and the Flager line on
the east coast As soon as these names are
received the authorities at the places OF
destination will be notified In order that
persons from Key West may be kept under
observation for ten days. There should be no
alarm caused by this measure. which Is one
simply of precnution.
The same evening DR.. Wyman had a con-
ference with the representative Of the Plant
line steamers in Washington and they agreed
10 take no passengers at all from Key West
He also wired the President OF the Fagler line
at st. Augustine. notifying him that the ves-
sci which usually leaves Friday night for Key
West should not be allowed to CO. as the quar-
antine regulations would require disintecton
and detention OF the vessel on her return. Ar
rangements will be made for delivering mails
some distance from the shore.
AS it was deemed necessary to have an ex-
pert In Key West. Surgeon Carter at Havana
was directed TO proceed Immediately there for
Temporary duty. He Immediately obtained a
tugboat and announced his arrival at Key
West this Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock.
Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ. j. Rosenau takes
his place temporarily at Havana.
telegram received to-day from Assistant
Surgeon McAdam says that there was one
death last night; no new cases reported this
morning.
Surgeon G. NJ. Magruder has been ordered
from Memphis. Tenn. to Port Tampa. Fla, to
supervise the operations OF the service from
that point. Acting Assistant Surgeon Altree
OF Tampa City. in the meantime is meeting
vessels arriving at Port Tampa and keeping
close watch on all communication from Key
West. Passed Assistant Surgeon W. g. Stimp-
son has been ordered from Old Point to Miami.
Fla. to represent the service on the east coast
NEW ORLEANS La, Sept. 2.-The Board OF
Health declared the case reported to it yester-
day from the corner of Euterpe and Coliseum
streets to be yellow fever. AS the original
ease is dead that leaves only one in the
city. Guarantees have been declared against
New Orleans by the State Of Texas. Missis-
sippi and Alabama have refused to quarantine
and will not do so unless the disease becomes
epidemic. but Mobile and Montgomery have
Quarantined. So also has Natchitochss. La.
No passengers from New Orleans are allowed
to pass the Texas line, but passengers
from the east going through Now Orleans but
not stopping there may pass. An attempt
was made to- day by DR.. Socheu. President Of
the Louisiana Board OF Health. to bring about
o conference OF the health officers OF the sew
eral Southern States. to agree upon some plan
OF action. but as DIR. Blount OF Texas an
nounced that he could not be present JUS
now. 1t was decided to postpone the confer
ence.
JACKSON. Miss. Sept. 2.-The announce
ment OF two cases and one death of yellow
fever in New Orleans has caused uneasi-
ness. but no excitement here. DR.. Hun
ter. secretary of the Mississippi Board
OF Health. was notified officially OF the
frst case on Aug %, and sent inspectors to
the scene at once They confirm the report OF
yellow fever and announce two more cases.
but advise against quarantine. The Execu-
tive Committee Of the State Board of Health
koS hna hnr Ia.