New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
CITIZENS FIGHT PLAGUE.
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pany. the vaccaro and others made this an
nouncement to-day.
Efforts have been made by men OF inhuence
on the Gulf Coast and In New-Orleans TO induce
Governor vardaman. OF Mississippi. TO relax the
quarantine regulations so far as communication
between summer resorts on the Mississippi
Sound and New-Orleans Is concerned The Gov
ernor however, answered that It would be
preferable to suspend business throughout the
State for thirty days rather than that one case
Of yellow fever should be permitted to get into
the State.
Italian societies are joining with priests of
their nationality In efforts to aid the authorities
The only serious alarm here has been among
the Italians Many of them living In the
French Market section were ignorant and super
stitious, and when the fever began TO rage they
became frightened. and those not down with 1t
fed to friends In other sections OF the city and
to the surrounding country.
Formerly In yellow fever epidemics here
houses containing cases have been tagged It
has not yet been decided to flag cases this year.
Arbitrary restrictions against attendance at
funerals have also been modified. in the belief
that only the mosquito can transmit the disease.
The publication Of deaths and cases has not
been made. but the reports are open to inspsc-
tiou and the health officials mapping all
foci and promptly screening them
To enable passengers from the East to pro-
ceed Westward without annoyance or difficulty.
via New-Orleans. the Southern Pacific Is now
operating its train from the Esplanade ferry
landing. where direct connection Is made with
the Louisville and Nashville trains without
transfer through the city heretofore.
Patients are being received at the Emergency
Yellow Fever Hospital Accommodations for
seventy-hve cases have been provided These
accommodations will be steadily increased
The first centre included the quarter around
the French Market, where the fever first ap-
peared. and where large number OF the cases
lived. This quarter runs from St Anne-st. TO
Barracks-st.. and from Chartres-st to the river,
including about forty city blocks. Italians in
cians and the fever got a foothold IN the settle
ment before II became known TO the Health
Department.
No precautions were taken to destroy the
mosquitoes, and the scourge spread with such
rapidity that, out OF the cheap and crowded
lodging houses. the Italians who could get away
parts Of the city, some going by rail 20 sur
rounding towns, and son8 by boats into settle
ments along the coast.
The result Is the appearances OF cases OF yell
low fever IN various parts OF New-Orleans. but
principally southeast OF Canal-st., in neighbor-
hoods OF the poorer classes. Six hundred gro
ceries and saloons in New-Orleans are owned
by Italians and many Of these shops readily
gave shelter to fear stricken compatriots.
Almost every instance OF new fever centrs
outside OF the French Market district is that
OF Italian who escaped thence, OF Of some
one or d1nerent naIOnal1ty whose business
was In that quarter. There have been ten fever
centres above Canal-st. traceable to the original
centre. and in Algiers. across the Missis-
sippi River. The Algiers case was OF an Amer
lean boy, proving fatal whose employment was
in the infected quarter. No subsequent case
has appeared in Algiers.
There is a slight hegira OF New-Orieans
people. Some heads Of families are sending
their wives and children elsewhere. and men
whose business has suffered by the appearances
of the fever taking advantage of the ou-
portunity to take summer vacations now
1t is next to impossible to get into Missis-
sippi Alabama, Texas Louisiana towns
without detention. Quarantines are made con-
stantly more rigid since the Board OF Health
began to make public the number OF cases and
deaths Mississippi Is sending her inspectors
right into New-Orleans. Every passenger IS
examined, and the tickets of through passen
gers are scrutinized to prevent any one from
attempting to get into the State by surreptI
tous means. The Louisville and Nashvf1.
Railroad guards appear at the State line ths
doors OF the cars are locked. and there Is no
chance given a passenger to leave the train
until the line Is reached. No ATTEMPT Is made
by passengers except those bound throurb 20
go out over either the Texas and Pacific or the
Southern Pacific railroads,