Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
R|OT|NG is FEARED
Trouble Apprehended at Pat
terson, La.
DOCTORS THREATENED
FEELING CAUSED BY DEATH OF
ITALIANS.
Favorable Reports of the Yellow Fever
Situation at New Orleans Continue
"A Case at Atlanta.
DOCTORS THREATENED

NEW ORLEANS, La, September 2-Re-
port to 6 pm:
New cases, 81: total TO date, 1885.
Deaths. 3; total, Isl
New foci. 10
Cases under treatment 3:gs
Cases discharged. ,313
Danger of yellow fever riots at Patterson
was reported today I'm n telegram TO tho
state board of health from DR. {. l.. Hor-
.on, , VINO Is representing the board at Pat
terSon- Threats have been made against
the Emergency Hospital and the nhvsIcIans
VINO are fighting yellow fever. DIR. Horton
teiegraphed that rioting by Italians is fear
eu. several Italians have died of yellow
1eVer at Patterson, and the doctors TODAY
We're warned to be on their guard
Dr. Horton Immediately ordered a ruard
10 De thrown about the hospital. appre-
neholnS that an attempt might be made TO
puth IT, a meeting of citizens was held and
an organization perfected to protect tho
hospital, the physicians, the nurses and the
town itself from violence
Dr' Horton telegraphed to Gov Blanch-
ara, ana the governor replied that the doc
TOR must protect the hospital under an cir
cumStances and that arms would be sent
TO him for that purpose. The sheriff viii
take charge OF the volunteer guards DR.
Horton said that there was not an Italian
IN the hospital at this time As to tina
iever situation Itself, he said it was improy-
ing, there being only two cases reported to-
day. O "
Favorable Reports Continue.
Favorable reports of the yellow fever sit
uation, both in New Orleans and I'm tba
country, were again the rule today and
with increasing evidence that all danger
OF a repetition of the devastating epidemic
ol 1873 Is past public alarm is slowly dis
appearing in the rural regions
ne appearance of sporadic cases of fever
at NickSburg has had a helpful effect in
New Orleans because II made Wick shurp
reaiize that the danger does not lie In in
fection of freight
DIR. White today said that ba-a,f.a-
NatcheZ and Nicksburg would accent ma
rlne hospital certificates for freight and for
passengers.
One Case at Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Ga, September DIR. j p
kennedy, city health officer of Atlanta. to-
day announced officially that one case of
yellow fever has developed here The
patient is John c. Caruthers a mechanic.
who arrived here Thursday from Pensacola
lie was taken TO the detention hospital out
SIDE the city limits yesterday and the case
was diagnosed yellow fever todly
Every precaution is being taken and no
fear OF spread of the disease is
pressed. No case of yellow fever has ever
existed here that WAS not brought from
outside
On account of the announcement that vel
low fever existed here DIR. {. Z. Werten-
baker of the marine hospital service today
stopped issuing health certificates to travel
ers. This undoubtedly viii work great in
convenience. as considerable number Of
people have come to secure certificates
from the federal office.
The Georgia state board of health met
this afternoon, and decided TO advise tho
health officials Of the larger cities and
towns of the state to quarantine against
infected points.
AUGUSTA. Ga, September 2.-The board
of health this evening officially declared a
quarantine against passengers from Atlanta
on account of yellow fever there. There
are many Augustans in Atlanta just now
and consider bic anxiety Is felt.
Will Not Quarantine Atlanta.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, September DIR.
w. II. Sanders, state health officer Of Ala
bama. announces that he will not quaran-
tine the state against Atlanta on account
of the solitary case of yellow fever reported
from the Georgia capital.
DR.. Sanders points out that when an i'm
ported case Of the pest appeared In Mont
gomery recently he gave ii his official
opinion that there existed no necessity for
any city placing Montgomery under the
ban, and although several did 81 Atlanta
was not one of them. Accordingly Dr.
an Alabama quarantine against the Georgia
city.
Conditions in Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss. September 2.-Mssissip-
Di's yellow fever summary tonight is as
follows: Gulfport, eight new cases; Nicks-
Durg, one new case; Pearlington. two cases
Inder treatment and one suspicious ease;
one new case; Mississippi CITY,
wo cases.
The latter are members of the state MILL
Ia. Five soldiers have been stricken with
he disease, and all are doing fairly Well
Mississippi quardntined tonight against
Florida on account of the Pensacola infec-
ion, to which the Atlanta case is traced
There will be no quarantine declared by the
state against Atlanta.
VICkSBURG, Miss, September z - One
additional case of yellow fever, a negress
living beyond the northeas tern limits of the
,ity, was reported tonight by DR.. Guiteras
so far be ascertained, the sick wom-
IN has not been near the other two cases.
Neither has she been out of the city for
months. AS yet the physicians have been
absolutely unable TO trace the source or
Infection.
Another Case at Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, Fla. September 2.-One
new case of yellow fever developed here to-
lay within the infected district and within
two blocks of where the first case was dis
covered. The patient had been considered
4 suspicious one for several days. and to-
hight DR.. Guteras stated that ii was a very
case. This makes six cases
which have developed here within the past
four or five days. DR.. Guiteras will leave
lere Sunday morning for Havana.
yALDOSTA, Ga, September 2.-The may
,r and council held a special meeting to-
hight for the purpose of establishing rigid
against Pensacola, New Orleans
ind all of the fever infected places. The
quarantine becomes effective tonight
The Atlanta Case.
Atlanta is not regarded as infectible ter
itory for yellow fever by the public health
md marine hospital service, and no spread
# the disease there is anticipated. This