The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20
Scientists Are Gradually Getting
 Fever Under Control
MRS. H. J, MONEY RECOVERS
Surgeon General Wyman Says It Is Impossible for Merchandise to Carry Fever Unless Infected Mos
 qultoes Are Harbored.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

FEVER SITUATION AT b r. m' Total cases to date... ..........134o Total deaths to date. ............ 1s2 Total focl to date. e............ zso Cases under treatment. .......... 4ol
 New orleans, August 1s.-This. satur- days record, presents quite contrast when compared with that of week ago, when 105 cases were reported. It has never since reached that figure. and 1t is believed now that that record will stand. The deaths continue small which indi- eates that the patients under treatment are recovering more numerously than heretofore.
 There was no news of special impor- tance from outside of the city today, only two new points of infection being report ed. one case at Madisonville in St. Tam many parish and the other at kenner In Jefferson parish. The case at Madison vile Is traced directly to New Orleans the young woman having visited here prior to last Sunday, and having been
 
 taken Ill Monday.
 Patterson reports seven new cases and no deaths.
 No new cases developed at sarpy (rerre Haute), nor have any new cases been heard from at the other points in St, Charles parish.
 pr. Gustine, health officer of kenner. also reported that there were all told nine positive cases at Hanson City, which ia three miles above Kenner. They are all Italians but one.
 pr. Wasdin reports that there have been no new cases at Mississippi City. l pr. Felix I.aRue. who attended the late l Archbishop Chapelle, has traced the in- i lection of the archbishop's residence to gardner who was sick in the mousse es July g. 10 and Il, and an investigation of his illness leads to the conclusion that Ii was yellow fever. The man had ire ouent communication with the originally infected district, and went 10 a house there during his illness.
 Gradually Coming Under Control. 1 Gradually the statement that the daily 1 figures continue to present solid evidence 1 that the modern scientific campaign iY
 
 thorities in charge of the work here had | little comment to make today. They 1 find Justification for their optimism In the fact that the number of deaths re- l main low, far below what they had req son to expect a month ago, that there IS no increase of consequence in the mum, Der of new cases and that the progress o1 infection Is feeble in the districts above Canal street where there was oppor- t..r+ l.afr take hold.
 Todays report was gratifying and every subseouent day that is no worse will spell headway beyond the most sanguine ex- pectations of the health authorities a few days ago Ten days earlier than this, In 1878, the death list had taken it's leap and grew rapidly larger until 1t reached a climax of ninety fatalities day iN the second half of September. On Au- gust IS in that year the number whs succumbed in a single day was forty seven This year there were only eight on the same day. So thoroughly is the district being controlled now, and so splendid are the results of prompt and scientific attention that there is supreme confidence that September will see the worst over.
 Heat Was Intense Yesterday. JOQay the sun b IdSb btdL DflttiJs tib mercury rose high and there was little breeze stirring. It was hot day follow ing an intensely warm night. But while the weather conditions had tendency to add to the discomfort of patients they had no effect in adding to the Hts of ia talities The deaths continue to be largely confined to lower sections of the city, only three having come from the section above Canal street within the past fifteen days.
 Warm congratulations awaited Dr. T. D. Berry of the marine hospital service, when he appeared today at the St. Charles hotel fully recovered after siege of about ten days. Dr. Berry was stricken while hard at work in the originally n- fected district. He was taken to the Touro infrmary and successfully passed through the three stages of the sickness He look ed somewhat pale today but said he would probably be able to resume his duties at the beginning of next week.
 Among the cases reported to the state board of health today was one near Mad isonville. That is a summer resort of St. Tammany parish on the other side of Lake Pontehartran. No alarm Is felt concerning the case which Is expected to terminate fatally or recover without spreading the infection. positive case and a suspicious case were reported at Kenner ten miles from New Orleans, in Jefferson parish. The Illinois. Central and Mississippi Valley trains dverge here in going north A total of eighteen cases have appeared in Jefferson parish to date with five deaths.
 New Yorker Arrives on Scene.
 James French Dorrance. representing one of the principal New York newspa- pers, reached here today with letters to Dr. White and other prominent people. He comes to watch the fight as it is be- ing conducted by the marine hospital ser vice. Mir. Dorrance, after a tour of the city. said he saw no signs of panic here and found the same opinion pre- vailing locally, as he had found among New Orleans people he had met before coming here. that the federal fight would be successful.
 Dr. Corput. who went to Sarpy, re- ported today that he had made a house to house inspection of the quarters on the plantation. but so great did he find the secretiveness of the Italian. that he was doubtful If he had been able to locate all the cases. It was decided to build small hospital on the plantation and screen 1t SO that all the sick may be