The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-12
NO LET UP IN STEADY
 INCREASE OF SCOURGE
SIKTY-ONE NEW CASES AND NINE DEATHS KESTERDAY'S
 RECORD.

Surgeon Berry of the Marine Hospital
 Stan strIcken-PeOp1e of New Or
 leans Make Up Their Minds to Await
 in Patience the Results of the Fed
 eraI Campaign-Dr. White Who Is
 Directing the Fight Encouraged by
 Willingness of Physicians to Co.,
 operate With Him--Begins to See
 Light Ahead.
 New Orleans, Aug. 1.-The official re- port on the yellow fever situation up to 6 o'clock this evening follows: New cases to-day, 61; total eases to date, sos; deaths to-day, g; total deaths to date, 133; new sub-foci, 12; total sub- foci to date, 168. ....
 With Surgeon White, of the marine hospital service, expressing no surprise in the number of new cases of fever, and expecting that for some time to come there will be a large quota of new cases brought to light daily. the people of New Orleans have made up their minds to await in patience the results of the federal campaign, which is now fairly in swing. -......
 The life of stegomyia mosquito has not been definitely ascertained. Yellow fever had made so much headway here when it was discovered that many mosquitoes doubtless escaped the disin- fecting crusade. These mosquitoes may be expected to transmit the disease for several days longer, at least.
 The campaign of education Is begin ming to tell and Dr. White begins to see light ahead from the apparent willing ness of physicians to cooperate with him in making known any suspicious case that appears in private practice. | Up 70 noon to-day dozen cases of yellow fever had been reported by doc- Etors, while officials inspectors reported none.
 Surgeon T. Berry, of the marine hos pital staff, to-day was stricken with yellow fever. Surgeon Berry is a Tex an, but has lately been stationed in l New York. He was one of the first to reach New Orleans to fight yellow fev- | CT. Because lie had been through the Cuban campaign and had had yellow fever in Texas he was thought to be immune. He was put ill charge of work in the originally infected area, where he did yeoman service in disin- lection. He was taken sick yesterday and to-day his case developed into one of yellow fever. Dr. Berry to-day was removed to the Touro infisnary, where special yellow fever wards have been provided. ..-~.
 There were eighty-three patients al the emergency hospital to-day The death rate in this hospital grows less daily, and many patients have been dis charged as cured.
 Patterson, La., has thirty cases o1 yellow fever, and financial assistance is said to be needed. To-day three yellow fever nurses were sent to Patterson by the state board of health.
 Italian societies have completed ar. arrangements to relive the distress oi countrymen, A place has been obtain ed in Toulouse street, where needy per sons will be fed.
 Governor Blanchard to-day placed $20,0OO at the disposal of Chairman Jan. vier of the citizens committee. Gov ernor Blanchard having made arrange ments for loan of '$10OO00 will turr the money over to the committee as i is needed.
 In the presence of 8 congregation O mourners that partly filled the cathe dral, and with some fifty priests par ticipating in the services, mass wal said to-day fer Archbishop Chapelle Burial in the crypt of the eathedra followed. Archbishop Chapelle was tn, second head of the diocese to succumI to the disease. Bishop Neckare, tn fourth bishop of the diocese, died 0 yellow fever in 1883.
 It was said at the marine hospita : office to-day that the detention camp now open are filled, and that there ar long lists of people who have filed ap plication to go into camp.