Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-16
MAXIMUM HAS
BEEN REACHED
Thought Saturdays Record Hardly
Will Be Exceeded
IN THIS VISITATION.
Many of the Cases That Were Re.
ported Last Week as Being Vel.
low tever Have Proved
10 Be Malaria.

New Orleans. Aug. 16.-Hopefulness
among the public was manifested
Tuesday over the yellow fever situa-
ton from shrinkage of cases during
the preceding twenty-four hours. and
the belief gained ground that the los
cases reported Saturday would prove
to be the top figures of the present Wis
itation of fever. AS already pointed
put by the Associated Press dis
catches. all cases of fever which bore
any resemblance to yellow fever were
included in last weeks daily lists. with
the result that many yellow fever
eases were subsequently diagnosed az
malaria. Hereafter more care will be
taken in investigating reports of sick
ness. and with doctors cooperating 1t
is expected all yellow fever cases
found will be promptly turned up
without necessity OF including reports
of fevers of other kinds.
In order to meet objection of doctors
OF inspectors who have been following
I'm their tracks invading houses from
which they had already reported fever.
DIR. White put into effect rule which
will make such conflicts impossible in
the future. Wherever case has been
reported the householder is to be pro-
vided with the card of doctor, giving
temperature and condition of patient.
which will protect such house from
further intrusion.
The weather was a tri1e cooler
Tuesday, but there were no Indications
of a decided fall i'm the temperature.
Sudden changes of temperature are in
furious to yellow fever patients, the al
formations from high to low tempera-
lures generally having a marked eff
feet on the death rate. With a con-
siderable number of cases now under
treatment more deaths than have been
occurring would not be surprising. but
In the meantime the situation will con-
tinue to be favorable. Deaths are
confined to one section of the city.
principally foreigners. who have taken
none of the ordinary sanitary and hy-
gienic precautions.
At Lafourche Crossing four miles
from Thibodaux. patient reported
there, with nurse and family and all
who have visited him during his III
ness. have been placed on a screened
boat.
Surgeon Berry reported he Is i'm
proving He is we'll essugT~ to re-
ceive visitors. Barring accidents his
recovery Is now considered assured.
The only other doctor who has been
infected is DIR. John T. Crebbin. a
young local physician. DR.. Crebbin
has been quite seriously I'll. though his
condition is reported improved.
OF the twelve deaths of Monday
seven bore Italian names. two Ger
man. two English and one French.
All were below Canal street. Fifteen
cases were handled during Monday at
the emergency hospital. where there
were 121 cases. Twenty-seven have
been discharged and many OF the pres
ent patients are convalescent.
Fewer reports than usual were made
In the earlier hours Tuesday of new
cases of yellow fever. giving rise to
the hope that the strenuous campaign
of the marine hospital service had been
entirely successful and that all old.
concealed cases had been brought to
light. That is the end DIR. White has
been working steadily to achieve, FOR
he said frequently that when he has
of every existing case he
can fix the time within which the fe-
yer may be exterminated.
The second death above Canal street
in fortnight occurred Tuesday. The
victim was Joseph o. Daspit. one of
the brightest young lawyers here. Mr..
Daspit was valedictorian Of his class
both of Tulane university and the
medical college. He contracted the
fever last week. He died at a st.
Charles avenue boarding house.
The plan to transfer fruit discharg-
ing business has been abandoned.
Up to noon Tuesday there were thir-
teen new cases and five deaths.