The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
TEXAS Puts on iron
5. BOUND QUARANTINE
Bars Put Up Against All of
Louisiana Because State Has
Not Isolated Stricken Me-
tropolis-Fruit Trade by
Sea Hard Hit.
Six Deaths and Eleven New
Cases Reported Yesterday.
Disease Kills More Than
One In -Four Desperate Ef-
forts to Stamp It Out.

NEW ORLEANS, July 26.-Six
deaths from yellow fever were recorded
up to p. m. today, making a total to
date Of 45. The number Of new cases
reported yesterday, but compiled to-
day Is III. making all told to date 1866
more than one in four. There are now
10 foci of infection.
Ing the spread Of the infection or for q
campaign Of education and practical
application Of the mosquito extermina=
ton plans has been completed, and be-
sides, 100 men put on as extras by the
city to clean cutters. $50 men are work.
Ing as part Of the system Of sanitation.
Citizens are organizing into sanitary
clubs and a house-to-house canvass
will be made to assure the screening
of every cistern and the oiling of every
cess pool and water pond.
funds for this work and as the people
are now aroused to the necessity OF
action, there will be no let-up.
Yielding to the sentiment Of the
community, the state board of health
has adopted new regulations for the
fruit ships, providing that they should
remain six days at sea between the
last port and New Orleans, and re-
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parture and fumigation here before
the discharge of the cargo.
Yesterday the steamship Ansel of
the United Fruit company was allowed
to come up after being at sea four and
a half days, and according to the
ships papers she stopped at the quar-
antine station exactly 40 minutes,
during which time her crew of II men
were examined and passed. This
aroused the people to action and this
forenoon committee waited upon the
officers OF the state board Of health
and insisted that arrangements be
nrade effective Immediately regardless
of the fruit ships at sea and on the
way up.
Yields to Demands.
DR.. Souchon, president Of the board
of health after the conference decided
to put the regulations into immediate
effect and SO instructed the Quaran-
tine officers. Later he summoned the
fruit importers to his office and ex-
planned the matter to them. Naturally
they realized the sentiment of the pub
lie was such that personal sentiments
the present emergency. The people
are convinced that the infection was
brought here by the fruit steamers. In
view of the many quarantine compli-
cations which have arisen. DIR. Souchon
has called conference here next Sun
day of the health officers Of Texas,
Mississippi and Alabama to discuss
quarantine relations and devise q sys-
tenn by which travellers can be admit
ted with certificates of the marine hos
pital service. Surgeon White, who is
In charge Of all government work, will
be present and participate ! ,.r.
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HOUSTON, Texas. July 26.-As re-
suit Of the delay on the part Of the
Louisiana authorities in putting on a
quarantine against New Orleans, State
Health Officer Tabor today placed a
quarantine against the whole state OF
Louisiana. He would not state whether
this quarantine is to be lifted II Louis
lana is guaranteed against New Or
leans.
dispatched to the Louisiana border. DR..
W. l.. Coke, of San Marcos, being in
charge of the Sabine river camp. The
Southern Pacific has made decided
changes in it's train service. Two Of the
local passenger trains will hereafter
run only to the Texas state line and
will not enter Louisiana.
The through passenger trains will
be stopped at Avondale and the pass
engers and baggage transferred there,
which will enable the through traffic
to proceed into Texas without touch
ing New Orleans. All freight is to be
fumigated at the border.
New York Threatened.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Health Of
ficer Doty gave out the following state
ment this afternoon regarding the yell
low fever at Colon and New Orleans:
IT have received official notice tina:
one or more cases Of yellow fever were
removed from the steamship Segur-
anca before her departure from Colon
on July %. If this disease is found on
board when the vessel referred to
reaches the New York quarantine sta
ton, the patient or the patients will
be removed to the Swinburne Island
hospital and all persons on board
whose temperatures are above the nor
NAL register will be removed to Hoff-
man Island for observation"