The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-08
ONE OUT OF FIVE
CASES Is FATAL
Total Number of Deaths From Yellow
Fever lib.
DR.. WHITE NOW IN CHARGE
SITUATION REMAINS ABOUT THE
SAME.


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= New Orleans, Aug. Two large =
y foci of infection were discovered 2
= today outside of the city by Of =
= ficers of the marine hospital ser ?
= vice. DR.. Corrupt went to Dia-
= mOnd plantation in St. Charles >
y parish TO look into some suspi- =
= cious cases and found six positive y
= yellow fever cases of secondary 2
y infection, three of which were =
= dead. They are on a sugar plan .
= tation, and three of them were
= Italians. One was negro.
The other point of infection is
= the town of Patterson. in st. Mary =
= parish, where Dr. Guiteras found y
nineteen cases Of secondary infec-
= ton. Most of these are also Ital- =
= ians. The local health boards have
= taken charge in both instances and
= are following out the directions of =
= the marine hospital service.
Archbishop ChappeIle was re- y
y ported as doing we'll tonight. He
= win pass the crisis tomorrow.
nj Ew ORLEANS. Aug. 7.-Ofcial re-
port to 6 D. m:
New cases. 81.
Total to date, 565.
Deaths. s.
Total to date, 1I3.
New sub-foci T.
Total to date, 81.
Success Expected.
with the marine hospital service.
under the authority of President Roose-
Welt, in complete control the scientific
fight 70 eradicate yellow fever from
New Orleans before frost took on fresh
life today and, with ample funds, the
best available talent and an army of
willing workers at his back. DR.. J. h
White. surgeon in charge, looks for
successful termination OF the struggle.
DR. White visited the state and city
boards of health, where he communi-
Gated the news of the presidents de-
clsiOn TO them. Both pledge all the
assistance Of themselves and the forces
under them to DIT. White in his under
taking. Dr. White said the transfer of
details would be gradual so that there
might be no interruption of the work
now IN progress. The shifting of au-
thority is expected to be complete to-
morrow.
Full Reports Promised.
1t was announced that the marine
hospital service would take up as soon
as the settlement of details would per-
init the receiving and compiling of the
daily reports An impression has pre-
vailed in some quarters outside of
New Orleans that all the cases oc-
curing were not made public. That
impression has been entirely unjust
but in order that there may be perfect
confidence throughout the country that
an accurate statistical statement is be-
ing made Gafly DR.. White desires that
hereafter these announcements shall
be made under federal authority In
this connection a statement appeared
some time ago in many newspapers
throughout the country that although
the New Orleans health authorities
had announced only total of fifty
deaths. the marine hospital report had
put the figure at more than 200 Dr.
White, IN reply. states that no such
number of deaths had occurred. and
that the figures carried daily by the
Associated Press were correct.
Funds Promptly Raised.
There was a prompt response today
to the appeal of Chairman Janvier of
the citizens committee for additional
subscriptions TO the citizens fund TO
the end OF raising the $3.50. 900 desired
by the government Checks poured
steadily into the Office of the commit
tee. In addition TO this appeal Mr.
JanVler took steps for state aid When
Governor Blanchard came here for CON
ferences with DR.. White and the health
officers three weeks ago he said that
should the emergency warrant It. the
state could be depended on TO do its
share toward furnishing the funds nee
essary towards bringing the fight TO a
successful finish.
Governor Notified.
Today Mr.. Janvier wired the govern
or saying that the emergency was here
and that the states assistance had been
pledged TO the government to assist i'm
raising the money desired
As the whole state is interested I'm
the present campaign it is assumed
that IN twenty-fOur TO forty-eight
backing he desires and that Louisiana's
contribution Of at least $4,000 viii be
made.
Panic in the Parishes.
An evidence of the panicky feeling
In the country parishes is shown in
the experience of the Cumberland Tele-
phone company. At Arcadia la the
man in charge refused to permit a man
TO come TO work 1t declined to take
n man from Meridian. The consequence
is that the service has been SUSPENDED
A similar state OF affairs prevails at
Baton Rouge. where also the manager
has gone and where rigid Quarantine
prevails The Baton Rouge exchange
serves much Of the surrounding coun-
try and all that section will be without
communication.
Deaths on Bell Plantation.
The death reported on the Bell plan
tation in jefferson parish opposite New
Orleans. is the fifth that has occurred
there. showing the heavy mortality
from the fever where adequate treat
nent is not given. Five Italians fed
from New Orleans to this plantation
and one after another has taken the
fever and succumbed. The vicinity has
been thoroughly isolated and disin-
fected and every precaution will be
taken to prevent subsequent infection
by means of the MOSQUITO
DR.. Guiteras OF the marine hospital
service spent the day in southwest
Louisiana Investigating reports of sus-
picious cases. one of them in St Mary's
parish.