Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-01
FEVER SITUATION UNCHANGED.
Dr.. White Of L. S Marine Hospital
Sends Circulars Saying Freight Can.
not Garry Yellow Fever lnfectiOa.
THE ITALIANS ARE ORGANIZING.
Open Headquarters 10 Heart Of 0riri,
ndlly lHIected District--NegrOcs
Doing Good Work

New Orleans. Aug. Little change
characterized the fever situation to-
day. or the new foci mentioned in the
official report OF the city board OF
health in the preceding "a hours only
three are above Canal street in widely
separated districts and traceable 70 the
original zone OF infection. Todays re-
ports of conyalescents Is especially en-
couragng and II IL becoming evident
that with careful treatment the pres
emit visitation OF the fever viii be
shoru Of many Of its terrors. Reports
from the bedsides OF those other than
Italians were to the effect that the dis
ease was steadily yielding to treat
ment
The announcement by Or. Tabor OF
Texas OF a quarantine against the
whole state Of Louisiana, promises to
again throw traffic OH the west eide
OF the river out Of joint. Under this
order no one can enter the state Of
Texas from this city without first
having gone into a camp Of detention
Tor six days. The effect will be practi-
caIiy to prevent all passenger traffic
into Texas from New Orleans The
hope here is that Or. Tabor win not
further extend his restrictions so as to
include freight
Thousands of circulars are to be sent
through the south by the business men
Of New Orleans containing am emphat-
H. declaration by Dr.. ]. III. White Of the
u, >. marine hospital service that
freight cannot carry yellow fever in
fiction
A number OF tenders Of assistance
from nurses and doctors in other parts
of the country have been received but
declined
The Italians who formed a permanent
organization on Sunday have opened
headquarters in the heart of the orig
inally infected district and are already
receiving and films requests for relief.
lmmunes have been appointed to visit
the stricken district and report the
number Of sick and the number I'm dis
ucss The colored organizations are
doing good work ~ cooperation with
the health authorities. There has been
an EXPRESSION that negroes are immune
to yellow fever That, however, is not
a fact, though Or. Walter l., Cohen.
who has Investigated the records OF
other epidemics declares that the black
members Of the race are less suscepti-
ble than are the mulattos,
Gov, Blanchard has arranged with the
authorities here for the fumigation OF
passenger coaches that run between
points in Louisiana, Many medical
men iu the interior think the stegoy-
mia can be carried By cars and that
there is danger Of transmission OF the
fever unless disiufection OF the coaches
IS rosorted to. Lafayette has decided
10 take no freight from New Orleans,
unless the cars arc disinfected. Al
Alexander notice has been given that
no boats from New Orleans will be per-
mitted IN land Port Gibson. Miss, has
appointed q vigilance committee to
guard against the entry Of strangers
Pass Christian, Miss, has shut herself
up completely Utica. Miss has sent
word that she wants no mail that is not
fumiRated The canning Industry on
the gulf has suffered severely by reason
Of drastic qualities. The oyster can
uing season rs closed, but the sea son
Tor fruit aud shrimp canning s on. Can
uora have found II difficult to get the
raw product, but arrangements are
being perfected whereby the craft en-
gacod I'm the industry viii be duly reg
istared and inspected and their officers
and crews given certificates so that
they may communicate with the cam
nerics without trouble providing they
do not touch az infected points.
Dr, Charles lie Baron IN charge Of the
detention camp at Lumberton, Miss,
has wired here that the report that the
i've Italians were shot or killed by the
guards there was absolutely false and
that not a shot was fired either by
guards or Italians.
New cases up 10 s p, m. yesterday,
q cases TO date, 500. deaths 60 s p. m.
yesterday E, total deaths TO date, 81.
new foci E; total foci, &C.
Oi the FIVE deaths reported above,
three occurred IN the emergency hos
pltal and all five bore italian names.
Another new case was discovered OUT
side of the city, being that OF an ttal-
ian who loft here a week ago with sew
eral others, and took up his residence
I'm Morgan city.
Mississippi has again announced that
70 will accept detention camp certll-
cafes issued by the marine hospital
service.
ON the other hand. Alabama has tak-
en- a new tangent inauguratlng even
more stringent restrictions than ever
attempted.
SENT TO DETENTION HOSPITAL.
Havana. Aug THE majority Of the
81 passengers arriving here today on a
steamer from Tampa, Fla, are Cubaus
Twenty-seveu Of them were sent to the
detention station The others arc I'M
muueS
ALL SUSPICION REMOVED,
New York, Aug, practically all
suspicion that yellow fever exists
among persons under detention who
have been taken on steamers from
southern ports IN the past few days
was removed today
Seven first cabin passengers taken ON
the steamer proteus from New orleans
yesterday were released today. The
health officer announced also that five
men taken from the freight steamr FL
sud Yesterday and seven members Of the
Saguracl crew who we're taken TO tho
detention hospital m last saturday VIII
be freed 'd9t