The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-31
IN NEW ORLEANS Record is About the Same
 as Usual. TWO DOCTORS STRICKEN They Had Visited Infected Houses Repeatedly. Surgeon white Returns From . Trip of Inspection and Retains sxis Feeling of Confidence--Re-
 port. frsns Csuntry.
 

| ~--@-~e@ Z a1 ! E | New Orleans, Aug, so--onicial re- cord to 6 D. m., Wednesday,:
 New cases, 46; total cases to date. | 1,S7s: deaths q; total deaths to dates 271; new foci. 12
 ! The number of new cases has how
 cred around the same figure for three
 days. Among the number today are
 visiting infected houses repeatedly.
 One of them is Dr J. T. Wolfe. whose name figures 0n the same list as has-s
 ing reported two more eases today. The other is Dr. I. A. Meraux, the 1 health officer of st. Bernard parish, who
 has repeatedly visited She two foei of
 infection in that parish. Of the deaths
 one is young lady living on Melpo- meme street and the others lived down town. Surgeon White today made q
 tour of inspection of the ward head
 quarters. going over the books and papers, and generally inspecting the
 methods Of work of his subordinates. 1 The news feature of the situation of the city was the development of two cases in Vicksburg, which were pro-
 nounced yellow fever by Surgeon Guit- eras. He has been relieved of duty with the New Orleans office and wik
 be subject to orders direct from Wash I inEton. He will remain in that terri- tory now.
 Drastic Measures Probable. Reports from Patterson indicate an improvement in the situation there. but the proximity of inrection on a neigh boring plantation. where the owners have refused to cooperate with the health authorities. Is H menace It is 1 likely that drastic measures will be taken on this place.
 Other country reports arc:
 Patterson, seven cases, one death, | tltafianb; Houma4 suspicious eaaas pro- nounced positive: St. Bernard parish. two cases near city limits. two cases at Corinne; Point Celeste. Piauuamtne, two new cases. one death St. Rose. | four new cases: Pecan Grove, two cas- es. one deaths Anella, four new cases; Bayou Bouef. ofaA case; Hanson City. { n negro; Port Barrow, one new case; l4itkcl3rs one new .eaea; naa4ber ct Bsl- | raont nearby aufYp0ft. tw0e new cases; Natchez. one new case.
 Nothing has been heard from the Leeville situation for two days, but 1t is assumed that since the three physi- clans on the scene have been joined by Surgeon von Ezdorf and pr. Stark, the health officer of the parish. the sit uation has been greatly relieved. Sur geon won Ezdorf has orders to remain there as long as he thinks necessary, as that is probably the worst nest of infection now in existence.
 DF. White Encouraged.
 Returning from an automobile ride through many of the wards of the city, Dr. White said today he was much pleased with the evidences he saw on every side of the excellent work which has been done by the Korces working under the direction of the federal au- thorities, as well as by citizens fin general. So active have been the ward organizations and so energetic the po- lice that 1t is considered now that few if any cisterns have escaped screen ing and the thoroughness with which this work has been carried out is talk en to explain why every day now em- phasizes the opinion of the physicians that the fever is practically under con- trol. Dr. White made his trip today without intimating to any one his in- Ttention to make the inspection and his identity was not revealed in many of the districts which he visited.
 Following a shower in the forenoon the weather turned warmer again and l 1t is probable that the low tempera- lures of the past few days are over for the present. If the weather set inspections and for a repetition of the | salting of the gutters. Meteorological | conditions have apparently had no ef- | feet upon the new eases or deaths to- days cases being reassuring as to numbers and the death list again be- ing low.
 Among the list of stricken today are | two physicians, making four in all | who have succumbed. The latest vic- tims are Dr. T. J. Wolf. who lives be- low Canal street and has had a large | practice among the yellow fever pa- Meraux, health officer of St. Bernard | parish. Both were undoubtedly in fected by stegomyia while moving | among their patients. There have been | two nests of infection among Italians | in St. Bernard and pr. Meraux has | visited these victims yesterday and was taken i'll while among them, his com dftion today being reported as serious.
 Hard Matter to Escape.
 Before the mosquito theory was acc cepted physicians protected themselves l against contagion and atmospheric in- | lection. but fn the present visitation | ing bitten by mosquitoes. using various | oils fin their visits to patients. The | four cases among them show how dlf- | ficult 1t is to escape the mosquitoes.
 The local physicians are continuing | their investigations of Gulfport and | Mississippi City cases and there will | also doubtless be further inquiry into the Natchez cases and into the cases | reported at vicksburg. Dispatches to- day said that the Natchez cases were | traceable to New Orleans and that no | embargo was placed against freight | and expres smatter from this city. The | records show that Natehex did Quaran- tine freight and express from here in | July, though modifying the regulations fin August so as to admit certain goods.
 As to the Gulfport infection. Gov ernor Vardaman of Mississippi today said that 1t came from Mississippi City | and that Mississippi City got 1t from New Orleans before the quarantine was put on, due to the fact that the au- thorities here acted In bad faith fin concealing the fever. A controversy of | large proportions is expected to de- velop when the fever has passed as to who has been culpable.
 Dr. c. M. Shanley of North Dakota and Dr. William Richards of New Or leans left today for Barataria. They will remain there and seek to stamp out the fever. They will have the ad- vantage of operating among isolated settlements, but will find 1t diflcult to take the precautions possible in built up communities against the stegomyla. The two doctors will have charge of e feEtxynlile gtrip, and their task win per-