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Show HAS BLACK WATER FEVER. Passenger on Oceanic Brings Dread Disease From. Africa. NEW YORK, Dec 11. A case of black water fever, tho dreadful malarial dlseaso of Africa, an attack of which Is Invariably Invaria-bly fatal In that country, has been brought Into port on the Oceanic. The presence of the fever on tho whip was not known until today, when the patient, Shelby Neely, a cotton planter from M1h-slsslppl. M1h-slsslppl. was removed, very 111. In an ambulance am-bulance to St. Vincent's hoBpltnl. Mr. Neely haa been conducting experiments experi-ments In cotton growing In Algeria. Tho malady did not develop until tho steamer was two daya at sea. Dr. W. F. M. O'Loughlln, tho Oceunlc'a physician, said Mr. Neely would recover In this climate. |