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

Memphis Under suspicion Aiabama Al.
mls Persons From New. Orleans, but
Prevents Their Return without Week
In Detention Camp-Much Fumigation.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27.-The discovery OF
yellow feveS. at Guhport, 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 a. often been denied. The denia ls
we're doubted by the 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 q woman came to New
Orleans from Gulfport and developed
yellow fever here the next day. Or. White
at once notified the United States Marine
Hospital Service Of tho fact, and an investi-
cation was made Of the neighborhood
from which the woman moved. It 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 quarantin
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. Amicahle 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 reotify them The Alabama
quarantine allows person from New Or
leans to go through Alabama, but not to
return to this city through that State.
except after spending q week in the deten-
ton camp. New Orleans men having busi-
ness in Atlanta can 60 there. but cannot
return.
the ground that there are 80 few persons
returning to New Orleans within the week
that 1t 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 30 far modified its
Quarantine as to allow an Alabaman to get
into the New Orleans sleeper II he cares to
do 80.
The situation is bad at Lee, the fishing
settlement on Bayou Lafourche. where
there are .as cases OF iexer r,ve deaths ishs
in all. There are now three doctors on the
scene. The fishing business is completely
suspended and the people are short of pro-
visions and medicines. These, however,
are being supplied by the authorities and
as wen as for the sick They are simple
fisher folk, not Italians, obey all sanitary
Instructions, and seem heartily thankful
for what is being done for them. Unfor-
tunately. through their ignorance and lack
Of a resident doctor, they let the disease
get firmly seated in every house in the settle
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 fumigate every
room in the city that has not been attended
to.
There were thirteen deaths to-day and
thirty-one new cases were reported.
Six cases OF yellow fever are reported
tonight from Natchez Miss. Five Of the
six are negroes. The origin OF the disease
Is unknown. The United States Marine
Hospital Service has been asked to give
ifa assisfanCa