| Show government experts to operate in new orleans washington july 24 surgeon general wyman of the public health and marine hospital service who has been absent from the city on official business is now on bis way to washington and upon his arrival will give personal attention to the yellow fever in new orleans meantime the service under the direction of dr grennon GI ennon Is operating cooperating co with the new orleans authorities to prevent any fresh outbreak there are half a dozen trained members of the force in the city and they are now giving their attention to getting residents away to accomplish this and without endangering other communities a large number of detention camps will be established outside of the new orleans city limits in these refugees will be held for a sufficient time to protect those with whom they may later come in contact RIGID quarantine mobile ala july 24 on account of what the local health authorities term the laxity of precautionary measures by the mississippi towns between here and new orleans particularly the latter city in the handling of the yellow fever situation the mobile board of health today instituted a rigid quarantine against every town on the gulf coast this order goes into effect at once large numbers of home people are returning to new orleans from the surrounding resorts to avoid being separated from their families owing to the rigidity of the quarantines that have been put into effect the state board of health Is in session today the city council will meet tomorrow and pass a mosquito ordinance which has been submitted by the health authorities states surgeon mose of san antonio arrived today with a view to examining into conditions lie comes in connection with the removal of the men now at the united states barracks to chattanooga there Is no sickness reported at tho barracks but as many odthe soldiers are it has been considered advisable to ask their removal from new orleans the health authorities continue to insist that there is absolutely no occasion for alarm a nd that it people will follow the directions that are being published the fever can be restricted strict ed successfully treated and stamped out SENATOR WETMORE convalescing now york july 21 United states i senator george peabody etmore ot |
