The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22
YELLOW FEVER AT SANTIAGO.
REPORTS OF FOURTEEN CASES AND
FOUR DEATHS.

Everything Coming Ont of Cuba for
This Country Must Now BE DisIn-
fected or Inspected and Passed.
New Regulations Promulgated to
Cover Travel and Tramc-Amcri-
can Troops at santiago Had 10
Leave Their barracks.
Washington. June 2l.-Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service
to-day received a cablegram from DR..
Park. the quarantine officer at Santiago
reporting the existence at that port OF
fourteen cases of yellow fever and four
deaths from that cause
This is not the first report the marine
hospital service has received of the exist
ence of the scourge at Santiago Five
days ago came the first report of the ap-
pearance of the fever. On that day five
cases were reported. There has not been
time for a mail report since the out
break.
In addition TO the number of cases and
deaths, DR.. Parks cable to-day conveyed
the Information that the American troops
mad evacuated the barracks, and that
their bedding and baggage were being dis
infected aboard the marine hospital bark
Rough Rider" which is fitted with "a
complete disinfecting plant.
The fact that the season had advanced
thus far with the appearance only of a
few sporadic cases of yellow fever led to
the general hope that the improved sani-
tary conditions of Santiago. Havana and
other Cuban cities since the American oc-
cupation might result In preventing an
outbreak.
The following regulations have been is
sued by the treasury department CON
corning the disinfection or baggage from
Cuba:
Consolidation all baggage and per-
sonal effects, including hand baggage of
passengers, leaving the island of Cuba
shall be labelled by the quarantine .offi-
Ger al the port from which the vessel sails.
The label shall bear either the word Dis
infected or the words Inspected and
passed. or Inspected and passed 10 north
ern territory.
"Two.-All said baggage or personal
effects destined for ports in the United
States south of the southern boundary of
Maryland, shall be disinfected and bear
the 'DiSinfected label. Baggage shipped
through a Southern port but checked to
point north of the southern boundary
of Maryland, with such precautions as
may be hereafter required TO prevent its
being operated opened en- route. may be
labeled Inspected and passed for north
I'm territory But any such baggage pre-
sumably infected, or concerning which the
quarantins officer at the Cuban port may
feel in doubt, shall be dlsinfected
"rhree.-All baggage as above described,
destined to ports in the United States
north of the southern boundary of Mary
land. shall bear the label Inspected and
passed, or 'Disinfested.' as the case may
be. Baggage or personal effects bounds
for ports in the United States north of
the southern boundary of Maryland and
whose ultimate destination Is proven to
the satisfaction of said quarantine officer
TO be point north of che southern bound
airy of Maryland, and not intended there
offer to be shipped to a point south OF
the southern boundary of Maryland may
be labe.ed Inspected and passed But
if any such baggage is presumably in
fected. then though bound to a Northern
port 1t shah be disinfected and any bag
gage bound for a Northern port, concern
ing which the quarantine officer may feel
in doubt, may in his discretion be disin-
fected.
-Four. It is further ordered that any
baggage or personal effects from the
island of Cuba arriving at any port In the
United States during the season of close
quarantine, April 1 10 Nov 49, not labeled
with either the Inspected or Disufec-
. ted label shall be 'disinfected at the quar-
anrine station at the port of arrival.
"The foregoing regulations will apply
also TO any port in Porto Rico. should yell
low fever appear in said port.
1.-THE quarantine officers in Cuba and
Porto Rico charged with the labelling OF
the baggage as above shall exercise care
and discretion as to the distinction of all
baggage coming from other ports or in
These regulations are to be in force
until Nov. Il"