The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-08-18
WHOLESALE TRADE
SUFFERS SERIOUSLY
Yellow Fever Plays Havoc With
New Orleans Merchants.
AL CASE ARE NOW REPORTED

AL CASE ARE NOW REPORTED
Physicians Grow More Hopeful Every
Day, and the Greatest Depression
Felt in the Crescent City 10 the Rig
id Quarantine Of Other Places
New cases of yellow fever in New
Orleans since 6 p. m. Tuesday-19.
Total cases to date 1903.
Deaths.
Total deaths-175.
The increase in the number OF new
cases of yellow fever in New Orleans
up to noon today is Offset by the de
crease IN the death list as compared
with the same hours yesterday Il
shows the effectiveness of the treat
ment of cases and conveys an air Of
encouragement.
No new cases were reported during
che morning hours from any point in
the state.
New Orleans, August 17.-Except
that there were spasmOdic showers
and q somewhat lower temperature,
there was little change in the yellow
fever situation and the time of the
federal authorities was largely taken
MP with routine work.
A dozen suspicious cases were re-
ported for investigation during the
night. and occupied tn eattention OF
the inspectors, but with large percent
age of recoveries and the small per-
centage of deaths, the whole situa-
ton was regarded with cheerfulness.
The only depressing influence upon
the community is the serious inroads
upon trade which has been made by
the guarantees. Although many peo-
pie who do not usually leave the city
have gone away on vacation, retail
merchants have not suffered severely,
but wholesalers whose receipts are
measured by the business they do with
the surrounding country are still Sc
Tiously affected As the regular bus
1ness season opens here on Sept 1.
strong appeals are being made through
circulars and otherwise for aid from
the health authorities in cities, towns
and counties in restoring freight tart.
nc
All Cases Now Reported.
The fact that the physicians are
now assisting the Marine hospital
service in turning up all the existing
cases of yellow fever is evidenced in
IN examination of the report for the
past "a hours. OF the 81 cases, du-
hax
Der 62, thirty or about one-half were
Seported by doctors as having come
within their practice. OF the other
81 Inspector Perkins produced 10
cases of yellow fever and cases pre-
senting symptoms thereof. two were
returned by the ward organizations,
two by the city board of health, five
by the emergency hospital and four
by the charity hospital.
Any friction that has heretofore ex
listed has passed away and perfect
harmony exists in the work.
The total number of cases treated
in the emergency hospital to date is
126. of which number So have died.
Three cases of yellow fever have been
taken from the steamship Sapphire at !
quarantine, the first vessel from Colon. !
Quarantine Situation Improves.
The quarantine improves in some di- /,
rections and grows worse in others. /!
AT Monroe, a conflict arose between a
citizens meeting and the authorities
The citizens in a sudden spaSm CT
alarm, decided to restore the shotgun
quarantine. Mayor Forsythe object
ed, and ordered the military to hold
themselves in readiness. Appeal was
the orders of The state board of health
must be followed or soldiers would be
modified. The citizens yielded
Vicksburg has ordered a cargo of
sugar to be reloaded and returned to
New Orleans, while Governor Varda-
man and Secretary Hunter have is
sued a proclamation paying high COM
pliments to the marine hospital sur
geons and calling on county and mu-
nicipal health boards to cooperate
with them in order to lessen the diff
ticulties of the travelling public.
Shreveport is again to open com
munication with New Orleans. allow
ing freight TO come in that has been
fumigated. Fruit and dry goods are
excepted.
President Souchon has telegraphed
congratulations to the Shreveport all
fhorities. He has also wired to the
Richland parish authorities askine
them TO modify their drastic regula
tons
AT ODvingtOn Dr. DureN. head of the
tuberculosis sanitaIium and a noted
student OF insect life, has been max
iCs Investigations TO discover if the
rts gomy.a exists there He has ex.