The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-11
New Orleans Given Thorough
SCrubbing.
s. NEW FEVER CASES
Quarantine Restrictions are Being
Modified.

archbishop ChappelIc the Most Dis
tinguisIied Victim OF the Present
Scorgc-SIieht Increase i'm the
Number of Deaths-Control Of San.
itarv Work Passed to the Marine
Hospital ScryiCc-AH Foreign I'M
migration Into New Orleans to be
Stopped Until After the Fever is
Stamped Out.
New Orleans, August 9.-RepOrt OF
the board of health to p. M:
New cases, g.
Total to date, 679.
Deaths, Z.
Total to date, 119.
Sub foci( new, II.
Total to date, 1870.
Cases under treatment, 265.
The first day since the fever appear
ed here in which there was any appa:-
ent depression in the community was
it. One was the death of Archbishop
Chapelle, who succumbed to an attack
of the prevailing illness and the other
was the general closing of stores in
accordance with the mayors proclama-
tion urging everybody in the city to
devote the day to a general nome
rIa hn Of n 1,
distinguished prelate is deplored be.
cause Of the loss which the community
sustains, it is also regretted because OF
the effect it will have upon the cut
side world. 1t Is feared that it will
cause the belief to spread that condi-
tions here are really much worse than
they are. The records are now being
issued under the auspices of the ma
rine hospital service which vouches fol
their correctness.
Quite number of the new cases are
in close proximity in sub foci, indicat-
ing secondary infection. The new SUI
foci are evenly divided, six being above
and six below Canal street. One Is in
hotel and the patient is we'll known
citizen. In the death list all but fif
teen names indicate foreign origin
showing no variation from the preced
ing records.
Surgeon General White took active
control of the whole local situation TO-
day and opened a new set of offices Il
the Louisiana National Bank building
which had been placed at his disposa
by the bank. He inspected the emer
gency hospital and took formal charge
retaining the present staff. Three o1
the officers assigned arrived today
Surgeon Blue and Assistant Surgeon
F. c. Smith and E. M. Steger. Severa
others will be here tomorrow. Or
Paul NJ. Gessnes local physician, ha:
been placed in immediate charge Of tht
sanitation work with five assistants.
Chairman Janvier received tele
gram from Governor Blanchard today
stating that more than a majority d
the members of the legislature had re
piled favoring the appropriation o
100000 to the FEVER fund, so the Ioa~
will be effected with the fnancia
agents tomorrow. The city's contli
button of $4,000 will be available il
day or two. In the meantime th'
citizens are coming forward and thu
News outside the city shows tha
there are only two new cases at Patter
son, and one case in a new locality Ii
ST. Charles parish. Surgeon Guitera
will return to Patterson tomorrow
p morning Assistant Surgeon CorpE
will go to st. Charles parish in tn
morning and make a general round Vi
Dr. Brady is also going on behalf G
the state board of health.
Another of the Italians at Bon Am
in Calcasieu parish died today. III
George H. Tichorno and two nurse
were sent there today on spec!a
train. The state board will tomorrCN
send DR.. T. r. Rudolph and severa
nurses and supplies to Patterson.
Public interest in the general yello'
fever situation suffered a temporar
eclipse today in the death of Archbish
Cd Chapelle, the most distingulshe
victim of the present scourge. Al
though the preiate was subject @
scientific treatment and attention 1i
physique and fatisued condition on HI
return from particularly tiresom
trip through the country couu1e
against him. His death, while genei
ally deplored, Is not taken as refu
tation of the medical fraternity's opir
ion that with good care and props
treatment, the number of deaths is Ef
likely to be large in proportion to tE
number of cases
What is held remarkable is that th
archbishop should have contracted tn
disease $50 quickly, whereas ne ma