Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
FIGHTING THE FEVER
New Orleans Thoroughly
Aroused Over Situation.
QUARANTINE ANNOYING
GREAT CAMPAIGN OF CLEANING
AND SANITATING CITY.
italian Societies Issued an Address to
Their Countrymen--Mayor De-
clined Tender of Aid.

Their Countrymen--Mayor De-
| clined Tender of Aid.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2s.-omcial de.
| tailed report OF twenty-siX new cases and
two deaths occurring in the preceding twen-
| ty-four hours made 10 the state health
beard today, making a total OF 208 cases
! and A deaths to date. OF the 70 new cases
| all except one are Italians. The exception
| is q negro living in the infected district.
! None of the new cases Is above Canal
street and all of them, with one exception.
at 4222 St. Ann in the of the city and
in the of the original infection. Tho
| majority of the cases reported are from
the French market section. The two
| deaths, Nuncio Brocato and John Nalio oc.
| Cured in the vicinity Of the market.
State Quarantine Against City.
| The Louisiana state board is in session TO.
| day. 1t will quarantine the state against
New Orleans with the exception. perhaps,
| os the provinces of St. Tammany, Tangipas
| hoe and jefferson, contiguous to the city
| some of whose towns desire communication
| with New Orleans.
| The steamer Imperial compelled TO
| return to her landing here today She was
| not permitted to land at any point up tho
| river. The marine hospital service today
| be gan the inspection of all steamboats, on
| the river. The service is buying thousands
| Of barrels of sulphur TO be used in the de-
| struction of mosquitoes.
| DR.. Beverly Warner today made an ad.
| dress to the colored ministers asking them
| to interest their congregations in abiding by
| the recommendations of the health authori.
| ties.
| The yaondale and slidell detention camps
! were in full blast today The Slidell camp
| was reported to be filled with persons de-
| string TO leave the city and who have been
| compelled to wait until the camp waa
| ready.
| Confident of Every Case.
The health authorities who are handling
| the yellow fever situation here have now sd
thoroughly perfected their organization that
| they feel confident every of fever.
though not thoroughly developed, will be
promptly reported and go upon the official
| records. So thorough has been the inspec-
ton of the city that It is believed that
| every existing case has been routed out
| and is now included in the 206 cases which
| have been announced. Many of these arc
| on the road to recovery, and IL is ex-
! pected that with the perfect scientific treat-
ment that has been arranged for there VIII
be reduction in the mortality rate, which
| in the early stages of the desase has been
| admittedly high.
Annoying Feature.
| The most annoying feature OF the situa-
|
every town in Louisiana, as in the adjoin-
| ing states to tighten the quarantine against
the city. That is due TO the feeling be-
yond the city that 300 cases mean seri-
Gus situation. and the fact that the escape
| of the Italians from the infected French
| market center has resulted in the appear
| ance Of cases CT fever at various points.
To Turn Back Italians.
| One case has been reported at Tampa,
| Fla of an Italian refugee from New Or
leans, and there are reports of cases in La
| Fourche, Ascension, St. Mary and Plaque
Mines parishes. Shotgun guards now
being put on public roads in parishes out.
| side of New Orleans to turn back every
| Italian who makes his appearance, and tho
| bars have been put up all over the state
| against that nationality In particular
Two Italians who managed to board
| Mississippi valley train yesterday werd
| locked in a which was sidetracked at
| Baton Rouge last night and sent back to
| New Orleans today. Here in the city and
| elsewhere the Italians are suffering through
| the marked reduction in the fruit business,
| in which they are largely engaged.
| There Is a popular misapprehension that
| fruit from the tropics is capable OF trans-
| mitting the infection, and some of the
towns are already including fruit among
their quarantined articles. In New Orleans
| many people are refusing to patronize tha
| Italian peddlers and fruit stands.
A Sanitary Campaign.
! Rev. DR.. Beverly Warner, who recently
returned here from Philadelphia. today
| opened offices In one of the prominent office
| buildings. He has been chosen superin-
tendent of wards in the great campaign OF
cleaning and sanitating the city. All wards
| will make daily reports to him. Screening
! and oiling cisterns is TO be popularized In
a novel way Thousands of lapel buttons
have been ordered to be given to those who
| have followed this regulation of the board
/ Of Health. The buttons are plain white.
with a life-sze stegomyia fasciata pictured
in the center and surrounded with the
words: MY cisterns are all right HOW
are yours?'
| The Morgan line steamer Excelsior, whose
! passengers were detained at Havana,
| brought news on her arrival here that
| Cuba is to send a commission of yellow
fever experts to study the local conditions
| and report upon the fight being waged
against the disease in New Orleans. Other
points in the south are also to be visited
Community is Aroused.
| Meantime the advices received through
! the Associated Press of quarantines en-
| forced by the Central and South American
countries and the Indies against New Or"
| leans are arousing the population to SUI
| preme effort to wipe out the infection. u
| is now known that Havana. Costa Rica,
Vera Cruz Tampico and other former cen.
| ters of yellow fever are taking precautions
| to protect themselves against communca.
| tion with New Orleans. Nicaragua, how
| ever. is an exception. and her consul has
| notified the authorities here that no pars
! will be put up against the city. There is,
| however little advantage In that.
| The sentiment here at present Is SO
| strongly In favor of minimizing the danger
| of further infection from ports which th9
| fruit steamers touch that practically all
| the lines that enter here have determined
| to send their steamers elsewhere. Inc sys-
| TEN of inspection which went into erect TO-
| day contemplates visit to every mousse
| In the city, so that no case of sickness may
| escape detection, even n ts inclpieht
| stepes The city has been divided into
| large number OF districts. Each inspector
| is required to visit every house in his
| district and every room, II possible
To Ferret Out the Sick.
| Special endeavor must be made to dis.
cover every person sick with fever OF any