New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
SPLIT on FEVER CURE.
4RSENIC CAUSES FIGHT.
Conditions Outside of Ne70-Orleans
Gradually Grozcing Horse.
YESTERDAYS FEVER RECORD.
1BY TE1EeRApH TO THE rR1nUSE.l

Orleans. Aug. 1S.-Reginald 3. Leach, OF
ST. Paul. Mimi. has not only demoralized the
various medical societies of this city during the
last few days. but he has now aroused the ire OF
the United States Marine Hospital Corps, and
has caused a split among the various news
papers OF the city Three of the newspapers are
refusing 10 mention his name and a fourth is
telling the people how badly DIR. Leach is being
treated.
So widespread is the belief in his theory be-
coming that the people who have been taking
his treatment have demoralized the work Of the
Marine Hospital Corps They have claimed that
they and their neighbors are immune because
they have been eating arsenic pills and have
refused to clean up their premises or screen
their cisterns Dr. White took hold of the
situation with firm hand.
The fever situation in the city shows material
improvement to-day, a large percentage OF
the located in the original down
town district. and all but two or three OF the
new foci in the same section
Out in the State conditions seern to be steadiI"
growing vorsA and every report which is r.
ceved is discoura ginz. The trouble Is that no
precautions are taken at the beginning 70 pre-
vent the disease. and before the physicians
from here reach the infected districts Psny
have heen infected
where It empties into the Gulf Here there il
a population Of italians, Austrians. Japanese.
Chinese Malsys and negroes who make 4 living
By fishing Among them the disease has spread
like p-ildfre A hundred we're reported
last night and il may he increased to double that
before the physicians from here arrive there.
There are hundreds of Iepers in this settle
ment and it is reported that many of these have
the disease. The disease was carried from here
by Italians who fed from the city early in June
Up to o'clock the record shows 32S cases in
the State outside Of the city. and twenty-nine
deaths In the city the sanitary work is still
has consented to remain here and teach the
people of New Orleans how they can rid them
selves Of the fever forever. He viii remain In
the city until the fever is absolutely stamped
out
The entire city is now thoroughly aroused. and
the fumigation of every building in the city
Sunday promises TO be joined in by all classes
Three hundred tons of sulphur will be given
awav TO poor people for this purpose in addi-
ton to all that will be purchased.
Hundreds of tons of salt are also being used
in the sating Of all the cutters in the city pr
White and the citizens committee spent the
morning in the infected district and expressed
themselves we'll pleased with the work which
had been accomplished there.
I'm the country towns OF the State a condition
OF manic exists and the smaller towns are quar-
antned against one another.
On the Gulf Coast where many of the busi
ness men of the city have their families for the
summer conditions are serious Since the out
break of the fever in Mississippi the Gulf towns
have been uuarantined against one another. and.
a result. provisions are heconlns scarce ana
prices advancing.
Mild measures have failed and the chief of po-
lice this afternoon issued orders TO the entire
force to instantly arrest, without warrant.
anV citizen whose Cistern not screened AS
result dozens of arrests Of we'll known people
followed