The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-07
Only Two New Sub-FOCi
 in Evidence.
AUTHORITIES ENCOURAGED
The Government to Assume
 Control Today.
Crescent City Pledges Itself to Put Up e25O,OOO With Which to Defray Expenses of Labor and
 Material.

New Orleans, August 6-Following is the record up to this afternoon:
 New cases. 2S; total case to date, b33; deaths, 8; total deaths to date, lo5; new sub foci, 7; total sub foci to date 93.
 The report today is a great improve ment over those during the middle Of the week, and the fact that there were only two new sub foci, one up town and one down town. Is source of special encouragement An effort lS being made to-~determine the number of cases of fever under treatment and allowing ten days, which is a liberal estimate for a patient to either recov- CT or die, it is figured that there are now 233 cases under treatment.
 The marine hospital service has not yet assumed control of the local situa- tion, but 1t is expected to do so to- morrow. The condition precedent to this assumption, that the citizens of New Orleans pledge themselves to put up $25o.o0o to defray the cost of labor and material, has been met and Sur geon White is in momentary expecta- tion of receiving the formal order from Surgeon General Wyman to take charge. President Roosevelt and Sur geon General Wyman have both been wired by the citizens committee of New Orleans that all the funds that  own stated expenditures will be sup }.plied by the city.
 ,f This action was taken at noon at a special meeting of the finance com- mittee held in the St. Charles Hotel. It followed the news received from Surgeon White that Surgeon General Wyman had asked for definite state ment of the financial intentions of the people here and had given definite statement himself of what the marine hospital service could do with the funds at it's disposal. This telegram was sent to Surgeon General Wyman. Surgeon General Wyman,
 Washington. D. c,
 ''The citizens of New Orleans pledge themselves to secure and furnish all the funds necessary to pay the ex- penses which yeurf service may Incur for labor and materials in dealing with the situation here This in ac-, cordance with Dr. Whites telegram to you.
 "(Signed.) Martin Behrman, Mayor.
 Charles Janvier, Gus Lehman. Sr., William Adler, w. G. Tebault, Citizens Committee" This telegram was sent to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay:
 Message to President.
 'SThe President,
 oyster Bay, N. Y. l. We heartily thank you for your prompt and generous action. which, though expected, we nonetheless find most gratifying. We pledge ourselves to do our share and have wired Sur geon General Wyman that we would secure and furnish all the funds the service may require.
 "(Signed) Martin Behrman, Mayor.
 Charles Janvier, Gus Lehman, Sr., William Adler, w. G. Tebault, Citizens Committee"
 The action today was to follow out the suggestions and give the informa- tion asked by Surgeon General Wyman in the following telegram received by Surgeon White yesterday morning. Surgeon White, +s.. st. Charles. New Orleans !" '1n your telegram of August 1, you state that the citizens have raised large fund, and promise to raise more, though amount Is not definitely settled. It is very important that this matter should be settled before definite action can be taken. Your estimate, in second telegram of August 4th, makes total expenses for eradication at $1.5o0 to S2,000 per day. You do not state wheth CT this amount is expected of the ser vice. Bureau estimate for forty officers mentioned by you as being required would be about $500 per day. The epi- demic fund will not stand or permit of $1,500 to $3,000 per day. This absolute. <. Bureau would be willing to give you all the medical officers necessary, but the labor and materials should be fur nished by the city as has been done be- fore Wire promptly whether this ar rangement can be effected. that may give my opinion to the President. At tention should be called to the fact that the Government is now maintain ing detention camps in the interest of New Orleans and expenses must be met for interstate measures. Rush answer.
 (Signed) "Wyman."
 The citizens committee has addressed the following appeal to the citizens of New Orleans:
 Citisens' Committee Appeal.
 we respectfully ask your earnest at- tention to the telegram from Surgeon General Wyman of the United States public health and marine hospital ser vice, in which are stated the conditions under which the service will assume control of the fever situation here As immediate action was imperative. May or Behrman agreed at once to these conditions and in your behalf we gave the pledge that you would contribute the funds which must be required in the prosecution of the fight The com mittee has now in hand about $7O,0O0. Avery much larger sum than this will he needed and we should be able In a few days to place at the command of the federal authorities at least $250.OO0. The State and city can be counted on to do their duty but the individual cit izen must do his. The people of New Orleans in times of emergency have never faltered or failed and we appeal to you to endorse and redeem the pledge made by us in your behalf. Not one dollar of the funds contributed will be spent except under the direction of the United States public health and marine hospital service"
 Surgeon White returned today from Gulfport and Ocean Springs, where he had gone to arrange for inc opening of the camp at Fontainbleau on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. and stated that he would probably not es tablish any camp on the Mississippi coast in view of the attitude of the peo- pie of Ocean Springs and Governor Vardaman's expressed determination to abide by their wishes. The camps at SlidelI and wyman win be enlarged to accommodate such travel as would have gone over to a camp on the Mississippi coast
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