The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-28

New oTIedlS. july has
beer no material change in the fever
situation today. Two more deaths
were reported. There is no absolute
record OF the number of cases under
treatment at the present time. but it
is believed to be about twenty. Physi-
Chaps are reporting promptly all cases
of fever and immediate steps are
taken TO prevent mosquito Infection,
sc that the prospects Of restricting the
Infection are considered bright.
The emergency hospital on Dumaine
street. was equipped today and placed
in charge of DR.. Hamilton P. Jones,
h had charge o. the isolation hos
pital in 1897. He has as his assistant
DR.. L. J. FACET 3 noted yellow fever
authority and a man ~coEversant with
the Italian characteristics.
The advisory board of the city board
CT health. began active work today
and it will have Immediately charge
CT the work of ferrcting out the new
toci of infection. and carrying out the
sanitation and Isolation. should any
develop.
It will also have general SUPERVISION
over the campaign Of education and
the cleaning of the city. screening OF
cisterns and houses. etc.
Surgeon White and Surgeon Cult
erras. OF the marine hospital service.
have completed all plans for the es-
Enlistment of the detention camps
lines. and nave selected the physicians
in charge. who have already selected
their staffs. The equipment is on the
way. Today was spent i'll trips to diff
ferent locations to iocate sites for the
camps. In view OF the
complications owe outside n inside
Quarantines. the state board will to-
morrow quarantine the state against
the city Of New Orleans and such ter
r;to1y in the immediate vicinity Of
New Orleans which desires to MAIN
tain open communication with the
city. This will result in relieving the
uuarantines which Mississippi has
place against the whole state and
which Dr.. Tabor. of Texas. threatened.
Or. r. Il. Ross who was left here by
DR.. Tabor to report to him on the
developments. left for Houston to-
night we'll pleased with the outlook
and the local authorities and express
ing confidence that they would do all
that could be one.
Lieutenant Colonel Maus. United
States Army. has sem his report I'd
Lieutenant General Chaffee as to the
soldiers at Jackson. barracks and to-
morrow will inspect Fort St. Philip.
He secs no reason to remove the
troops.
Mobile. July 25.-Dr. Henry TOldth-
waite. health and executive officer Of
the quarantine board of Mobil Bay,
returned today from his visit to the
quarantine plant III the lower bay.
and made the following statement
relative to the renorts that have been
in circulation in regard to fever at
the. quarantine plant:
The steamship Colombia arrived at
the quarantine plant Sunday morning
and four of her crew were taken and
placed in the screened hospital. The
cases We're not diagnosed as yellow
fever and were held as a matter of
precaution for o~bservatiin. The CO.
1oonhia proceeded to the CITY. where
she was unloaded under police super
vision ard with an extra medical in
spcctor on board and returned tn the
quarantine station. thirty miles below
the city before night fall. CDon her
return to h quarantine station the
vessel was remanded with the sick
to hip Island quarantine station.
which is sixty miles Or more West Of
Fort Morgan n IN the SuiF OIL
Mexico
New Orleans, July 25.-Tonight in
response to the request of the state
board of health the city board of
health compiled the figures of suspi-
cious and actual cases of yellow fever
and deaths and the figures as issued
by the state board show: Between July
Is and July 81 there were about 100
cases, suspicious and positive, and 20
deaths. Since then there have been 81
cases and II deaths up to the oath,
making all told 154 cases and 81
deaths. Today there were two deaths,
making 81 to date. There are about
80 cases under treatment.
DR.. George B. Young, United States
marine hospital service. has been as
signed to take charge of the inspection
of trains. to cooperate with the states
and localities which have instituted
quarantines and he will make his head
o-,,,@orc in TacESou MISC