Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-16
SIX MORE ARE DEAD
shrinkage Of Fever Gases Causes Better
Feeling at Crescent City
ONLY NINETEEN NEW Focl FOUND
Many Of Those Discovered Within Past Few
lays Disappear.
DG CUlTERhS ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
Cuban Expert Says the Situation is Being
Well Handled.
ONLY NINETEEN NEW Focl FOUND
!. cUITtRAS ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
SUNDAY is OlsINFECToN DAY
Every Householder is Expected 90
Burn sulphur on His Premises for
Two Hours Beginning at
Ten O'clock.

Ten O'CLOCK.
NEW ORLEANS Aug. 15.-Ohicial report
OF the yellow fever situation to D. m:
New cases. s.......................... G.
Total cases to odate.................... $50
Deaths Today .......................... o
lotai A,a
Ti CCi' fi 80 o5e
lOtal Iocl 10 date..... ~
cases under treatment. nt...................... 80
The days record shows that there is
beginning to be an Improvement in the sit
uaton. With only siXty-two new cases
found by the new system, there is every
reason to believe that the progress Of the
disease has been checked and its eradica-
ton Is only question of few weeks
OF the six deaths today only one was an
Italian Among the others was ]. o.
Daspit, a prominent young lawyer and
Pierre Aldal. a we'll known musician. at
one time leader OF the French opera or
chestra Aldal. however, was in destitute
circumstances and was buried by the city
He Was found in a dying condition. Only
q third of the new cases today are Italians
The State Board OF Health announces that
in the state outside of New Orleans there
have been to date 12s cases and twenty-four
deaths.
The state has contributed $1,000 toward
the Patterson emergency fund, which added
TO the subscriptions of residents of tho
town will enable them to continue the
campaign they have inaugurated to eradi-
cate the infection.
Thirty-hve tons Of sulphur, donated to
the maritime hospital service today, will
be distributed among the poorer class Of the
population for a general fumigauon Of
premises.
DIR. GutteraE Inspects city.
Tha nf mr.
Cuban yellow fever expert, and his tour OF
the seat of worst infection was the most
interesting feature of the yellow fever
situation today. DR.. Guteras left Havana
to make an inspection Of the gulf cities in
connection with the Cuban quarantine and
20 offer his assistance in the campaign in
progress here. He landed first in Florida,
thence 10 Mobile, lnquiring into conditions
on the gulf coast Of Mississippi. and finally
came here today. His previous important
visit to New Orleans vas in 1897 when
there was also an appearance OF yellow
fever and when the mosquito theory had
not been demonstrated.
On his arrival today DR.. Guiteras had an
interview with Surgeon white Of the marine
hospital service Or. White went at length
into the conditions prevailing. Later in
the day DR. Guiteras ioined Drs. Corpul and
Richardson OF the marine hospital service
stan for a tour Of the old French market
quarter, where the fever first appeared
and where II has ragged most fiercely. He
visited the emergency hospital and was
favorably impressed with its equipment
and management. In the infected quarter
he saw evidences OF the thoroughness with
which the marine hospital service has con-
Quoted it's fight TO eliminate the mosquito
DR.. Guiteras was pleased with the results
of his inspection and expects to see here
universal acceptance OF the mosquito theory
at the end Of the present campaign.
situation shows Improvement.
The situation today again shows an i'm
II provement. both as to new cases and
p deaths. Comparing the totals OF last week,
and while the marine hospital oficials are
! unwilling 10 be quoted they are known to
entertain most hopeful views
ENCOURAGEMENT is especially found in the
reduction OF new foci. An analysis of the
report OF the twenty-four hours ending
August IA showed eight new foci. Many
of she new foci three days ago are con-
sidered 10 have disappeared, new in
fection appearing in their neighborhood.
draft for S25.OO0 was received today at
the Office of the collector OF the port TO be
put at tho disposal of the marine hospital
service, which is bearing some proportion
OF the heavy expense which is involved IN
the effort TO eliminate the fever. All
the money needed Is available to carry
on the work, even at it's present high
pressure, for several weeks to come but
there is a determination to increase the
fund to such an extent that work may not
have TO halt for want of money TO carry
II on.
Next Sunday has been designated as
general dlsinfection day. Appeals have
been made TO every householder, every
boarding OF lodging house keeper. every
hotel keeper. every merchant and manu-,
facturer, every person having an enclosur,
OF any nature 10 fumigate at 10 O'CLOCK
on that day, burning sulphur for at leas
two hours.
Wednesday and Friday have been ap
pointed as outing days for the troops a
the United States barracks. The men hav,
been I'm confinement for three weeks an,
Il Is desired 70 give them an opportunit,
for some relaxation. Not case has ap
peared in the garrison.
A suspicious case OF fever, which ma,
develop into yellow fever, was reported to
day from Algiers. near which the nava
reservation is located. 1t is a long dis
tance from the case which occurred IN Al
Tiers about three weeks ago and the patien
is a young girl. who was employed within
the area OF infection this side OF tn,
river.