The Yale expositor., 1905-08-11
Fight Against Fever In Louisiaaa viii
Now Be Carried On.
GOVERNMENT ASSUMES CHARGE
Citizens Prompt In Response to APP
peal For Funds-Two More Large
Foci of Infection Dlscovered-More
Revenue Cutters on Guard.

New Orleans, Aug. S.-With the ma
cine hospital service under the au-
Ihority OF President Roosevelt placed
In complete control at noon of the sci
entific fight TO eradicate yellow fever
from New Orleans before frost, the
campaign against the scourge Monday
took fresh life. With ample funds,
the best available medical talent and
an army of willing workers at his
back, DR.. j. II. White, surgeon in
charge, hopes for a successful termi-
nation of the struggle.
Receives Formal Orders.
Monday Or. White received formal
orders from Surgeon-General Wyman
informing him that the federal govern
ment had decided to assume the task
prepared for it. 1t was announced
that the marine hospital service would
soon take up the receiving and compil-
ing of daily reports.
There has been a prompt response
to the appeal OF Chairman Janvier of
the citizens committee for additional
subscriptions to the citizens fund. to
the end Of raising the $250,00O de-
sired by the government. In addition
Mr.. Janvier has telegraphed to Gov.
Blanchard asking the states assist
ance in securing the money desired to
fight the fever. Unsolicited checks
have been sent from other parts of the
country and the whole fund will be
fully subscribed, it is believed, before
it is wanted.
Heavy Tax on People.
1t will probably never be possible to
estimate the losses which New Or
leans has suffered financially through
the diversion OF business, but the
heavy tax on the people by the pres
ent visitation is shown by the fact that
besides the money already spent by
the boards of health and the $3.50, 900
to be raised for the government, thou
sands of dollars have been subscribed
and expended in ward sanitation.
Six New Fever Gases.
Two large foci Of infection were dis
covered Monday outside OF New Or
leans by officers of the marine hospital
service. DR.. Corrupt went to Diamond
plantation, in ST. Charles parish, and
found six positive yellow fever cases
of secondary infection. Three of the
six persons were dead. Three of the
six were Italians. One was a negro.
The other point of infection is Pat
terson, st. Mary parish, where DIR.
Guiteras found nineteen cases of sec
ondary infection. Most of these are
also Italians. The local health boards
have taken charge in both instances
and are following out the directions of
the marine hospital service.
Official yellow fever report to pm.
last evening: New cases, 80; total to
date, $50. Deaths Monday. s. total
deaths to date, 113. New sub-foci, A.
total sub-foci to date. 81.
Washington, Aug. Sin addition TO
the revenue cutter Winona, which is
now at Gulfport, Miss, the revenue
cutters Forward, now at Key West,
the Hamilton at Tampa, and the Sem
mole at Wilmington, N. c., have been
ordered TO Gulfport for the purpose Of
maintaining a national quarantine and
will proceed to that point at once.
They have been directed to act under
the instruction of Capt. w. G.. Ross,
chief of the revenue cutter service,
who left last might for New Orleans.