The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-08-04
LITTLE CHANGE IN
fever SITUATION
Number of New Cases Reported
to Health Officers.
THE ITALIANS ARE IN DISTRESS

Fruit Trade to that Port Many OF
Them Are Out Of Employment.
Mississippi Towns Panic Stricken.
Now Orleans, August Little
change was apparent in the fever sit
uation here today. A number OF new
cases were unofficially reported to the
board of health. The campaign IN
the interest of cistern screeing con-
tinues and hundreds of gallons OF oil
are being placed in cutters and water
receptacles. The large majority OF
new cases and deaths continue to be
In the old infected area below Canal
street, only four of yesterdays q new
cases being above Canal street.
The health authorities while freely
admitting the situation to be still Sc
rious, still believe that the disease
can be controlled, the opportunities
for new infection growing fewer as
the area of screened cisterns increas-
es. Advices came from the board
Of health today that Rapides parish
is disinclined to admit into her midst
persons from New Orleans, ever
they have spent the required tim IL
the detention camps.
Similar reports come from other
points. President Souchon of the
state board of health will take up
this matter today with tn pParish
authorities and with the representa-
tives of the marine hospital corps.
Much distress is beginning to ap-
pear among the Italian population
growing out of the practical expulsion
of the fruit business from louisiana
and relief work is one of tasks
which the Italian societies ( citl-
zens' committees will aow have ID
dress themselves to. While the
day detention order of the board
health lasts, it is epected that ali
the lines which have been operating
fruit steamers into New Orleans will
divert their ships to Mobile, and this
will have the effect of throwing a
couple of thousand laborers, many of
hem Italians. out of employment.
The average Italian here has half
dozen In his family and sometimes the
children number ten or more and with
that many mouths to feed the head
of a family cannot long remain in
id!eness without having to appeal to
public charity.
Under the circumstances these ItaL
ians who are not In the fever district
are asking that they be given en-
ployment by the health authorities in
the sanitary and Other work now go
ing on in order that they may not te-
come public charges.
The health authorities are very
much encouraged by the excellent
work that is being done at the emer-
gency hospital and they believe that
when the results of treatment given
then, Become known Families will
readily consent to have their patients
sent there. v. Randazzo, one of the
convalescents from an attack of yellow
fever, has related his experience in
countrymen. He says when he dis
covered he was suffering from the
| disease he followed a doctors advice
| and went Immediately to the hospital
| In a few days he was discharged as
| practically well. Half a dozen others
have already been discharged from the
| hospital and sent to the department
| and yards Of the charity hospital to
| spend few days in recuperation. II
| is generally agreed among scientists
| familiar with yellow fever that on the
| character of treatment depends large
| ly the death rate and with the treat
ment provided in the HOSPITAL 1t is
thought that there can be a great re
| duction made in the death rate among
| the Italians.
| While the feeling here is constantly
| growing more hopeful. there is appar
| emily no abatement of the excitement
| and panicky feeling in the coutry dis
| tricts of Louisiana and Mississippi
Local business houses are beginning
to feel the effects of the scare They
are receiving letters from their trav
| cling men telling Of the cancellation
Of orders in Mississippi and elsewhere
because of the reluctance of country
people to patronize stores which re
ceive goods from infected districts
In this connection there Is some crit
icism Of Governor Vardaman because
of a telegram sent by him IN which
he commended the prudence OF Mis-
sissippi merchants in refusing to TAX,
freight frmO this city.
Quarantine Officer at Admission.
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