Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-15

CoHSSNt " uellUeTdlo iIISCtlOnS at tQlS
time.
Surgeon Berry was reported today to be
improving. He was well enough to receive
visitors, and barring accidents, his recovery
Is now considered to be assured The only
other doctor who has been infected is DR..
John T. Crebbin, young local physician.
DR.. Crebbin has been seriously Ill, though
his condition was reported to be improved
today.
Work of Flying Squadron.
Flying squadrons are being organized to
make repairs to screened cisterns. With
the making Of affidavits against landlords
and agents 1t is expected that within tho
next few days every cistern in New Or
| leans will have been screened. Owing.
however. to the fact that there is practi-
cally no wire in the city, nearly all the
work had to be done with cheesecloth,
which Is quickly damaged by wind and
rain. Constant inspection will be main
| tained by the ward organizations, and the
flying squads will promptly repair all screen
work that shows deterioration.
OF the twelve deaths in the preceding
| twenty-four hours seven bore Italian
names two German, two English and one
French. All were below Canal street.
Nineteen cases were handled during the day
at the Emergency Hospital. where there
have been to date 121 cases Twenty-seyen
present patients are convalescent. The
hospital authorizes say that confidence in
the trea tment given in the institution is
growing among the foreign races.
The italian Sisters of the Missionary
Order of the Sacred Heart have volunteered
their services in charity work, and are
working actively to relieve distress among
the Italian population.
Young Lawyer Victim.
The second death above Canal street in
fortnight occurred today The victim was
Joseph o. Daspil, one of the brightest of
the younger branch of lawyers here. Mr..
Daspil was the valedictorian of his class,
both in Tulane University and in the law
college. He contracted the fever last
week and died today in a ST. Charles avenue
boarding house.
The plan to transfer the fruit t-discharging
business to Chalmette has had to be aban-
doned Today the authorities of ST Ber-
nard parish acted refusing TO give perm1s-
sion for the vessels to unload within the
limits of the parish. St. Bernard has been
free from the fever thus far, and is taking
rigid precautions to remain SO.
Traced to Downtown Infection.
Cases above Canal street continue to be
traced to the downtown infection, indicat-
ing that there are still few of the disease
laden mosquitoes loose in the old infected
area, in spite Of the tons of sulphur that
have been burned there.
One case Is that of Royal street antique
storekeeper living far up town on Prytania
street. who was taken down today
Among the new cases is that OF mem
Der of the Louisiana Field Artillery, Guy E.
Wright. Wright has been sleeping in the
armory during the absence of his family
from town, and was found Ill there and was
removed to the Emergency Hospital
The United States soldiers at Jackson
barracks, who have been kept prisoners for
the past two weeks in order to guard the
garrison from infection, have been chafing
under the restraint put upon them. Today
1t was announced that 200 of them would
j be taken in special trains to West End to-
morrow for a days recreation.
Fever Expert Hopeful.
MOBILE, Ala, August 1o.-Dr. John Gui-
teras, The yellow-fever expert, who Is rep
resenting the Cuban government, left today
for New Orleans. He is very hopeful Of
the situation there and said New Orleans
would be clear of the infection In forty
days.