The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-28
TOWNS HIDING YELLOW FEVER.
GULFPORT EPIDEMIC EXPOSED
by ACCIDENT.

Memphis Under Suspici0n-Alabama Ad
rnits Persons From New Orleans, but
Prevents Their Return without . Week
in Detention Camp-Much Fumigation
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27.-The discovery Of
yellow fever at Gulfport, Miss, was. 1t now
appears, made at New Orleans, just as that
at Mississippi City was discovered by the
Alabama health authorities There have
been rumors Of yellow fever on the Mis-
sissippi coast since early in July. but they
have as often bean denied The denials
were doubted by tbs Alabama authorities.
who went to the Mississippi coast towns.
investigated and turned up the nest Of
the fever cases at Mississippi City.
A few days ago woman came to New
Orleans from Gulfport and developed
yellow fever here the next day. DR.. White
at once notified the United States Marine
Hospital Service OF the fact, and an investi-
CATION was made Of the neighborhood
from which the woman moved. II has so
far disclosed seven cases Of yellow fever.
The trouble seems to be due to the fact
that public opinion in many OF the Mis-
sissippi coast towns refuses to recognize
the disease as yellow fever and disputes
the diagnosis of the disease.
A similar occurrence In regard to Memphis
has aroused some doubt as to that city
and has produced batch Of guarantees
against 1t. An Italian woman from Mem
phis developed yellow fever in New Orleans
two days after her arrival here. This has
thrown suspicion on Memphis, which
Indignantly declares that the woman left
there ten days ago and picked up the fever
somewhere else. Exposures like the dis
covery of yellow fever at Gulfport through
developments at New Orleans have aroused
the old spirit Of suspicion Of each town
toward its neighbors.
Gov. vardaman has gone to Memphis to
investigate the health conditions there.
So far the Mississippi State Board Of Health
has refused to take action against the Ten
nessee city Amicable relations have been
restored between Gov. Blanchard of Louis
lana and Gov. Jelks Of Alabama, the latter
agreeing to look into the abuses complained
Of and try to rectify them. The Alabama
quarantine allows person from New Or
return to this city through that State,
except after spending week In the deten-
ton camp New Orleans men having bust
ness in Atlanta can 60 there, but cannot
return.
Gov. Jelks supports this strange rule on
the ground that there are go few persons
returning to New Orleans within the week
that II would be very expensive for his State
to have quarantine guards on the trains
to keep watch on them. Some compromise
will probably be arranged to meet the diff
Guilty. Alabama has SO far modified it's
quarantine as to allow an Alabaman to get
into the New Orleans sleeper If he cares to
do SO.
The situation s bad at Lee, the fishing
settlement on Bayou Lafourche, where
there are 223 cases Of fever. Five deaths
occurred yesterday. making twenty EIGHT
in all. There are now three doctors on the
scene. The fishing business ia completely
suspended and the People are short Of pro-
visions and medicines. These, however,
arc being supplied by the authorities, and
ample provision will be made for the healthy
as well as for the sick. They are simple
fisher folk not Italians, obey all sanitary
and seem heartily thankful
for what is being done for them. Unfor-
tunately. through their ignorance and lack
get firmly seated in every house in the settle
ment before notifying the health authori-
ties.
The fumigation OF houses in New Orleans
to-day was more general than last Sunday.
but not as general as the Marine Hospital
Service desire. 1t has accordingly been
arranged to have mass meetings in each
ward to arrange for house to house fumi-
CATION on Sept. and to fumiQate every
room in the city that has not been attended
to.
There we're thirteen deaths to-day and
thirty-one new cases were reported.