The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-07
CHAPELLE
HAS FEVER
Archbishop Of New Orleans
III With Plague
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Federal Authorize, Say Situation
Is Ssiou, But Hope 10 Stamp
Out Epidemic.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug :. - Ara.
tisi,ap Cissrelis q the dieoess u Louis
lana ahd iiaVaha. uhs iaisiY has -
turned ffuin ruuhunsti"n iuaF q
t,saisiaha. has h-rh sifirtrn with yei'
iaW fsvef ~ ths aFriiliishai,Fic az ~
claude STREET ami Esp'ansdr. iis, %
che borirf q ihr - called primary
infested district
Tie announcement rrrairi ifYf"uhd
dismay tArsash a.. crest catholic
population % ihr rliy. AID ihis uas
further incr~as-i by thr announcement
that the arsilhishui,s iiinrss had de-
v.igpsd 81 acute nni ririi~ni iyIse.
The archbisiuprir has ho-n always ih1
m-cca fH many ~ thr Italian aud
French Catholics ~ she rity. and q
stream - I.our ani indiErni arc soins
through thr pr.misrs aii dag iung
Ia addiiiun. ih. attendants NJ she arb
bishq,rir ar busy through a.. charges
In ,h- Italian and Fr',iich i.oftipns u
thr city.
Dr. L.rout l. the attendant. aud he
orirr-d the rs-siiencr q th. asoi
French prclaic closed e. al save ihs
physicians nnd nur.ss who wcrr sum'
monesi o. attend the sick man. Il IL
10, -, known how ,hc archbishop con.
irsciei the disease
Though thcrc was N increase In the
number Of fatalities. the fact that the
whole yellow fever situation has pass.
I'll 90 the control II the federal gov.
eminent has had such an encouraging
effect locally that II il felt on all sides
thnt there has been n distinct improve
meut over conditions
The city viii continue ~ exercise
10 police authority In cooperation with
the federal surgeons. the municipal al.
thoriiies and the citizens committee
are 10 carry on the campaign Of clean.
ing up. the two health boards are 10
perform many Of their functions In
conjunction with the marine hospital
service. and New Orleans expects still
20 be- called upon "a furnish funds 10 |
carry on tho fight.
The actual handling 81 the fever sit.
uation itself II 90 pass 90 the direction |
OF the government. which IL expected |
60 send a large number Of yellow fe-
yer experts 60 work under the super.
vision Of DIR. White. Rigid rules are
20 be made and efficiently carried out
I'm connection with the scientific treat.
ment OF cases.
The federal officers make no attempt |
20 conceal the fact that the situation
is serious. but they say II Is not with
out hope.
Active control OF the yellow fever
situation I'm New Orleans by the Unit
ed States public health and marine
hospital service Will begin immediate
~.
Or. White already has determined
upon the tentative plans for the work
in hand. The city will be divided into
wards, and each ward will be placed
in charge Of responsible and expert
enced surgeon of the marine hospital
service, who will have absolute con-
troll of the locality. Already Surgeon
General Wyman has given directions
to number OF marine hospital sur
geons TO proceed to New Orleans for
assignment to work under DIR. White.
These are all officers who have had
experience In dealing with yellow fever
epldemics. The citizens Of New Or
leans have pledged themselves to put
up $2500O0 to defray the cost Of labor
and material.
President Roosevelt and Surgeon
General Wyman have both been wired
by the oitisens' committee Of New Or
eans that all Of the funds that the
service may require outside Of Its own
stated expenditures Will be supplied
BY the people Of the city. This action
was taken ut special meeting Of the
finance committee.
For his prompt action In extending
government aid to the citizens OF New
Orleans and of the state Of Louisiana
n fighting the epidemic of yellow fe-
ver President Roosevelt has received
he thanks Of the citizens committee
n the form Of the following telegram:
1--WE heartily thank you for your
prompt and generous action which.
hough unexpected, was nevertheless
ratifying. We pledge ourselves to do
ur share and have wired Surgeon
General Wyman that we would secure
nd furnish all the funds the service
nay require"
The situation now Is: New cases, 2S:
Dtal cases to date 533; deaths Sunday,
/; total to date, 105: new subfoci, 2;