The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-05
WHIPPED OUT.
Louisiana and New Orleans
Authorities Give Up Fight.
Invoke Government Aid in yell
low Fever Battle.
PRESIDENT RESPONDS.
Orders Surgeon General Wyman
to Take Charge.
Situation Will Be Handled by
Marine Hospital Service.
PRESIDENT RESPONDS.


Orleans to noon, August 5, 7; total
cases to date, 1872; deaths to noon to-
day, 4 total deaths, SO.
The fever is gradually extending its
grasp on New Orleans, but as this is
the third day on which no new cases
have been reported outside of Louisi-
ana, the spread of the disease to ad-
Joining states is believed to be effec-
tually checked. In New Orleans the
situation is admittedly serious but by
no means hopeless. and the turning
over of the fight to the federal gov
ernment has inspired the local health
authorities with renewed courage and
determination. Hearty cooperation
of state and city health authorities
with Dr. Wyman's bureau is assured
beyond a doubt and with a largely
augmented corps of fever experts at
work in New Orleans and competent
persons in the employ of the govern
ment, seeking to modify the rigidity
of quarantine where such action can
be safely taken, will it is thought soon
produce d splendid effect on the dis
turbed region, restore confidence gen
orally and soon show a decrease in the
number of new cases.
Fourteen cases of fever in New Or
leans in places outside the Italian
quarter were contained in yesterdays
report. showing that other nation
RHties are coming to be infected. The
bulk of the cases continue to come
from the Italian quarter, but the maps
on file in the health Office began to
show infection in many other districts
in the city, though there has been no
actual spread as yet from outlying in
III.
original infection. New cases in New
Orleans are now reported to the board
as fast as they are discovered For
merly no reports were made until
,. m
st. Tammany parish has refused to
quarantine against New Orleans. This
Is due to the fact that a case of fever
never developed in that locality, al
though it is but a short distance from
the city and seems to indicate that
the fever carrying mosquito does not
thrive in St Tammany.
There is very little if any change in
the railroad situation, but a better
ment OF service is expected by Sunday,
when it is expected CaIcasieu parish
will modify it's quarantine sufficiently
to permit the Southern Pacific to re-
sumo through traffic. The Queen and
Crescent is the only line operating into
Shreveport at present, and it is man
aging to run one train each way
daily.
New Orleans, Aug. 5-With no in
tention of admitting the fever situa-
tion to be beyond control. but in the
hope of reviving confidence here and
elsewhere in the south, official and
business interests decided to send a re-
q RnnSoUp1f fn hay
the United States government assume
full charge of the struggle now in
progress to wipe out yellow fever from
New Orleans.
The public approves the action
taken.
Expectation is that within the next
two days, Surgeon General Wyman,
with all the resources of the govern
ment, will be enlisted actively in the
campaign.
The action taken was the result of
meeting held at the Cotton exchange.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
If government control were resolved
upon, there would be an immediate
restoration of confidence throughout
Louisiana and other states in the
= south. where there has been criticism
of the local authorities for not sooner
making public the existence of the
fever. 1t was the belief of those pres
ent that General Wyman will be able
TO send force of physicians to New
Orleans thoroughly equipped for the
handling yellow fever situation, be-
cause of their experience in Cuba
Mexico and at different points in the
United States, and that the government
would have the facilities for enforcing
a scientific campaign not possessed by
the local authorities.
Caused Alarm at First.
The announcement of the action
taken at first created some alarm in
the city, growing out of the fact that
1t meant that the situation had grown
entirely beyond control, but that
alarm was allayed when it became
known that the authorities had acted
simply in the belief that by prompt
action now in turning over the direc-
ton of affairs to the marine hospital
service, in whom there is supreme con-
fdence here. would almost certainly
avert an epidemic.
At conference at the city hall it
was decided that Mayor Behrman
would issue a proclamation recurring
that every business house in the city
TO close It's doors on Wednesday next
in order that employees might take a
hand In the general cleaning move
ment that has been inaugurated Mer-
chants are to be asked to furnish their
carts and floats to assist in carving
away refuse. A thousand carts viii
be required In the work A special ap-
peal is TO be addressed to househoIders
TO cooperate in the sanitary campaign
by the thorough cleaning of their
q back yards.
Inc mayor ueclded to borrow an
additional 200 from the f1scaI
agents to assist in the work.
Hundreds Moving Out.
Hundreds of people are temporarily
moving out of New Orleans into ST
Tammany parish. st. Tammany is
practically the only nearby haven 10
which local people can go. The parish
has refused to put on a quarantine and
las opened its doors to all refugees.
rhat is due to the fact that a case of