New-York tribune., 1905-08-22
FEVER DEATHS INCREASE
Immune Theory Erploded -One
Man Suffers Fourth Attack.
YESTERDAYS FEVER RECORD
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New-Orleans. Aug. 21-There was an fncraa,.
OF FIVE deaths over yesterdays figures an4
sixty-one new cases Of yellow fever were aI,o
reported. The fever for the twenty-four bor-,
ending at o'clock tonight made its appesrano.
IN sixteen new localities including the resiss,..
OF DR.. Maxine Landry. one OF the Marine go,
pital Service. who caught the disease vhn.
working among the afflicted.
Dr. Landry's case is one or the stranzss. r.
the annals Of yellow fever. He Is now sunar,n,
with his fourth attack Of that disease vb,cS
is an extraordinary occurrence. as most persons
are believed to be immune after having IL ono.
The death OF Nose ROderhorste IL reporta4
from Patterson. He was nurse in the erapIox-
ment Of the health authorities. and was snn-
posed TO be immune. He had been an army
nurse in Cuba in 1890 It is believed tha,
Roderhorste contracted the disease in this c,,v
before going to Patterson.
That the people OF New Orleans are data
mined to externinate the mosquitoes. IN an e.
fort to eradicate yellow fever from this e,,y
regardless OF wealth or standing was shoun
to-day when Charles Janvier president ot the
Canal Trust and Banking Company and chat
man of the yellow fever fund, was made ~
plead guilty TO a charge Of falling 70 scree, 4,
tank in the attic OF his residence. according "a
the anti-mosquito ordinance. A fine OF S25 or
sentence OF thirty days was imposed IN a police
court to restore order among the 18th Ward
Sanitary League. an organization OF volunteer
workmen.
Mr.. Janyier was discharged for the same Of
fence last week, after he had screened the tank
but number OF wealthy clubnen urged Mayor
Behrman to reopen the case and have Mr. jan
vier tried again He appeared in court to-day
and pleaded guilty. At the suggestion OF the
vFOrL
imposed After conference among the leaders
the Judge was asked to remit the fine. but Mr..
Janvier objected. and insisted on giving his
check for the amount.
The various ward organizations have made
scores of affidavits against property owners for
falling TO screen csterns, and among the num-
Der was Janvier.
Colonel Mangf an ItaRan. was removed to-day
from a police Jail 10 the Emergency Hospital
suffering with yellow fever. He resides in the
infected district and when he was arresetd he
had symptoms Of the disease. although he was
charged with being drunk. He remained in JAN
two nights with chills and high temperature
He was removed TO the hospital as he was enter
ing plea OF not guilty.
The parish Board Of Health Of Franklin La-s
has appropriated $1,000 10 assist in eradicatins
the fever at Patterson. La
"A
seven million arsenic tablets. prepared under
the direction OF DR. Reginald Leach. the ST.
Paul Mimi arsenicaI expert. have been taken
by New-Orieans people to avoid yellow fever
within the last two weeks. The demand for the
tablets has been great that druggists have
run short OF supplies
A mass meeting has been called for this week
by we'll known citizens to witness an expert
ment proposed by DIR. Leach to test the ef-
fcacy OF arsenic as preventive for yellow
fever by allowing mosquito infected with the
blood of a patient to bite him. His appeal fOr
local physicians. who viii be urged TO appoint a
TO watch DIR. Leach's experiment.
Ending at 12 o'clock last night the fever has
been epidemic here exactly a month. During
that time there have been 1.3S5 cases and 1876
deaths in 81 different localities. There has
been discharged. as cured, 763 persons OF va
rious nationalittes giving death rate or 141e
per cent. a small proportion considering that
most OF the deaths have occurred among poor
Italians whose cases were not reported until
the victims were dying
The mortality report for the week ending last
Saturday shows that fOrty-twO persons died
from yellow fever. including eight females and
one negro The total number Of deaths from
all causes for the week. was 126, or which llS
were whites and forty seven colOred- The death
rate for whites was 2502 and 2S.42 for the col
cred population netting 2672 for white and
colCrcd The deaths from yellow fever were
less than one-third. showing that. according n
oHacial figures. the disease IS not epidemic.
despite contrary reports.