Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-18
MISSISSIPPI NOW NUN
That Commonwealth Has an Ample
Yellow Fever Trouble.
ALL IN ONE FAMILY.
Eleven Parties Taken Down at the
Seaside Resort Of Mississippi
CITY Reside at Carrollton,
That State.

New Orleans. Aug. i7.-The an
nouncement Of the discovery Of a mes,
Of eleven cases OF yellow fever al Mis-
sissippi City. within three miles Of
Gulfport the terminus Of the Gulf and
ship Island road. and the fact that the
fever has been In existence there since
before July 20. the time when an
nouncements were made here. are ex-
pected to soften the somewhat severe
criticism Of Mlssissippians Of New Or
leans for falling to find local Infection
earlier. Before Il was known there
was fever here there were frequent re-
ports OF its existence on the gulf coast
but the inspection has been 20 rigid
along the coast FOR month past by
Alabama. Mississippi and Federal au-
thorities that the denial of fever IN
Mississippi or elsewhere was accepted.
The family In which the fever first
appeared az Mississippi city arrived
there from New Orleans July ? and the
fever Is stated 20 have been ia MIssls-
sippi since the goth. The family Is
that OF Major Gee of Carrollton. Miss.
which stopped week in New Orleans
on their way to Mississippi City.
There are now eleven caAes. only one
.of which Is seriously m Troops have
drawn Gordon around the Infected
section and every effort VII be made
By Surgeon Wasdin OF the marine hos
pital service 10 conhne the disease.
All towns on the gulf coast as well as
towns OF the Gulf and Ship Island
road slapped on quarantines
The really insignificant number OF
deaths here on Wednesday. az a time
when Il Is expected there will be some
Increase over the maximum figures al
ready reported. made a nne impress
sion on the local public. confirming
frequently the expressed view that the
disease WAS losing It's virulence IN con-
tact with modern forms of treatment.
or the nineteen new squares Infected
twelve Immediately Joining squares
were previously reported as infected.
showing a slight spread Of the disease.
A list Of eighteen suspicious cases
reached the marine hospital officials
after the report closed and was under
Thursday. a fine show
inig was made by physicians. forty
seven q the sixty-six cases being re-
ported from private practice. Ten
more were reported by the emergency
hospital Twenty-Five Of the cases are
In the originally infected area. only
hve new foci are above Canal street.
the three adjoining squares being al
ready infected
Governor Blanchard wired Chairman /
Janvier of the citizens committee an /
that he had complimented |
Surgeon White by making him colo !
mel on his star.
Some guarantees tighten and some /
are loosenlng. Lafayette. which o. |
very severe IN restrictions against New |
Orleans. now finds herself practically |
ISOLATED because there IL one case OF |
lever there. Crowley called out her |
company to guard all avenues |
n approach TO the town. 81. Francis
'ille announces she viii har from her
midst all drummers and Italians.
The city council OF Lake Charles. In /
ienance Of the state board OF health. /
declared no freight can enter the town
rom New Orleans or other infected /
,oints whether authorized by the
tate board or not
In Donaldsonville. which has a large
Italian population. there has been a
mass meeting OF italians which 1
pledged the race 10 cooperate with
in guardingi against infec-
ion.
There were nineteen new cases and
wo deaths I'm this city up TO noon