Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-21
Better Feeling in Infected District
Over Change in Temperature.
DETENTION CAMPS At EDWARDS
Conductors on Southern Trains
Must Pass Medical Examinations.
PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE

NEW ORLEANS, La, September 21.-
The local fever situation was generally
greatly improved this morning by ma
terially lower temperature, the thermometer
at 6 o'clock being 62. Incubation OF yellow
fever germs requires sustained Fahren-
heit temperature Of 90. and il the present
cool spell continues conditions promise
steadily to grow better. While eighteen
cases were reported yesterday. at least
nine were properly to be accredited to Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday. and only one
of these cases was of anything but mild
type, the exception being an unacclimated
stranger. There have been no new cases
reported this morning. and no news.
DIR. Touatre, an eminent and experienced
yellow fever physician, and member OF
the board of experts, says. In an interview,
that the records since 1858 show that yell
low fever has never been declared epidemic
in any year after its appearance here IN
case in 1853, So 81 and rs. The history
of the epidemics of the last half century
proves that all epidemics waned with the
first cold of October, disappearing almost
entirely in November. Ii We add month
and a half more to the period of incubation
for infectious foci to establish themselves,
we are brought almost to the end OF octo-
Der. To have an epidemic at that late date
is out of the question
DR.. Touatre produces number of in
stances where fever broke out in August,
September and October, only to be quickly
stamped out by the frcSt before 1t had as
suned the proportions of an epidemic.
Interest in DIR. Hollis Reply.
The principal topic of interest today is
the letter of DIR. Holt, replying 10 the criti-
cism that he had not promptly reported his
nine cases to the board of health, and his
rather fierce criticism of the action of the
board of health in failing to quarantine
Ocean Springs early enough to have pre-
vented tine arrival here of a large number
of people with their baggage from the in
fected points on the coast, causing the in
PRODUCTION of the fever in this city. The
session of the board of health this after
noon, when DIR. Holt will be arralgned, to-
gether with two other physicians who are
alleged to have violated the city and board
of health laws, promises to be among the
most spicy sessions ever held by that body.
Baggage Inspection Inaugurated.
The government put in effect this morn
ing Its baggage inspection at trains and
steamboats,. 1t will require at least five
no, rs each day in which to do this work of
ir Inspection, and the railroads have issued
notices to outgoing passengers to have all
their baggage at depots and landings at
least hve hours before the departure of
their trains and steamboats,.
Examination of Railway Men,
JERSEY CITY. n. j., September 21-In
compliance with the request of the Penn
syivania railroad, Health Inspector Ben
oamin OF this city today furnished health
certificates to conductors of trains that are
to pass through the state of Alabama. The
railroad is required by Alabama to have all
conductors examined and certified before
they leave the north to pass through that
state
The theory Of the Alabama authorities is
that sickly conductors will be likely to
catch the yellow fever in Mississippi and
Louisiana and bring 1t into Alabama on
their return trips.
Arranging for n Detention Camp,
JACKSON, Miss. September 21.-Dr
John F. Hunter. secretary of the state
board Of health, has arrived here from
Vicksburg to confer with Passed Assistant
Surgeon Ged6ings of the United States ma
rine hospital service to arrange the details
of camp of detention, to be established
by DR.. Geddings two miles south of Ed
wards. A special train has gone to- that
Point carrying the camp outfit Surgeon
Geddings will await instructions from Sur
geon General Wyman at Washington be-
fore going to Edwards.
DR.. Purnell has been boring wells at the
CO mp site. One has been finished which
contains eight feet of good water. DR.. W.
G. klger, a member of the state board,
will reach here today from Vicksburg, ard
the work of the state board from this
point.
The weather here today is decidedly cool
and bracing.