Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-27
FIGHTING SCOURGE
Status of Yellow Fever Epi-
de1nic in New Orleans.
THE NUMBER OF CASES
PRINCIPAL INFECTION STILL IN
FRENCH MARKET VICINITY.
Of Twelve New Victims Nine Are Re
ported to Be Italians-Health
officials Working.
THE NUMBER OF CASES

NEW ORLEANS July 21.-No report or
addi,ional new cases or deaths from yellow
| fever was made public by the city board OF
health in the early hours of the day There
was unofficial reports of a number OF ne"
cases today however. Official report was
made today of twelve new cases ana siH
deaths occurring in the preceding twenty
four hours OF the twelve new cases nine
are Italians.
Six of the cases are at $50 and 524 st.
Phillip street showing the principal infec-
ton to be still in the vicinity of the French
market Only two of the cases are In the
upper part of the city. OF the deaths, one
occurred in the hospital two up town and
the other three in the French market dis
trIct.
The health authorities, after study of
the foci, expressed the opinion today that
there was stin hopes of eradicating the dis
ease before fall, and that in any event, with
the precautions being taken a serious cpl
d,nlic was entirely out of the question.
AS a result of the decision of the state
Dvard of health 10 make the six-day deten-
fion immeda tely effective, four fruit ships
bound to New Orleans have been ordered to
Mobile, which is understood to be willing
to receive them.
One case of yellow fever has appeared at
a cannery five miles from Fort ST Phillip,
sixty miles below the city. 1t IS that of an
Italian woman who escaped from the
French market district.
Lieut.. Col Maus, United States army, has
returned from the post. There is no pres
ent intention to move the garrison DIR. r..
T. Ames Is to be stationed at Jackson bar
racks. There Is no fever az the post.
Alarm Among Italians.
Italian societies are Joining with priests of
their nationality in efforts to aid the au-
thorities. The only serious alarm here has
been among the Italians. Many of them
living in the French market section were
ignorant and superstitious, and when the
fever began to rage they became fright
ened, and those not down with it fed to
friends in other sections of the city and to
the surrounding country. That is why the
foci have been distributed. Several cases of
concealed fever have been reported by the
societies. Formerly in yellow fever epidemcs
here houses containing cases have been
tagged. 1t has not yet been decided to flag
cases this year. Arbitrary restrictions
against attendance at funerals have also
| been modified in the belief that only the
| mosquito can transmit the disease.
Reports Open to Inspection.
The publication of deaths and cases has
| not been made but the reports are open to
| inspection and the health officials are map
,, ping all foci and properly screening them.
| To enable passengers from the east to
proceed westward without annoyance or diff
| ficulty via New Orleans the Southern Pa
| cific is now operating its trains from the Es-
planade Ferry landing where direct connec-
| ton is made with the Louisville and Nash
VILE trains without transfer through the
city as heretofore.
Patients are being received at the emer-
gency yellow fever hospital. Accommoda-
tions for seventy five cases have been pro-
yided These accommodations will be
| steadily increased.