The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-16
Dr GuIteras Makes Tour Over
 tho City
INDIANA HAS TWO CASES
Sunday Has Been Designated As Fumi- astIon Day For Every House And Mosquito Is Expected
 to Suffer.

New Orleans, August 15-On1eial report to 6 p. m:
 New cases, 62.
 Total to date, 10So.
 Deaths, G.
 Total 172.
 New foci, 1s.
 Total to date. 229.
 Number of cases under treatment, SS4
 The days record shows that there is beginning to be an improvement In the situation. With only sixty-two new cases found by the almost perfect system which Is now in force, there is every reason to believe that the progress of the di- sease has been checked. and its eradica- ton IS only a question of few weeks Of the six deaths today only one was an Italian Among the others were J. O.. Daspit. a prominent young lawyer end Pierre Aldai, a we1l-known musician, at one time leader of the French opera bnnse orchestra. Aldal, however, was in destitute circumstances, and was buried by the city. He was foun1 in dying condition.
 One-Third are Italians.
 Only a third of the new cases today are Italians As a result of the watch being kept on the situation in Algiers which was reported as clear of fever two days ago, one case was found tnere today. but it is traced to this. side or the river, and is not secondary infection from either of the two cases previously reported there. A case was found In Me- Iellanyille. two miles below the United States naval station, which Is also trace able to this side.
 The situation at Patterson shows an improvement, only two new cases being reported today. and no deaths. case was found in Lafayette, the parish seat of Lafayette parish The man is a civil engineer of the Sonthsrn Pa cific road. He was taken sick Saturday night but did not call a physician until today. pr. Guiteras will go to Lafayette in the morning. Dr. Brady visited Wills wood plantation i'll Jefferson and found two more eases there today. making four now under treatment. Dr. Brady will go to Point Celeste in Plaquemine parish tomorrow to look into the secondary in- lection which developed there yesterday. There are only two cases there now. Tn. lquarantine station has three cases which were taken off the Norwegian steamer Snpphir, and one suspicious case from Cuion.
 List of Outside Cases.
 The state board of health has com piled a list of cases and deaths in the state outside of New Orleans and these show to date lz9 cases and "A deaths
 Dr. Juan Guiteras of the Cuban board of health arrived here today. and spent of +l, fal a general view of the situation. He says the disease has obtained strong foothod here and heroic efforts will have to be exerted He com mends what has been done. He proposes to spend much of his time at the Elmer gency hospiSll making observations.
 The state has contributed $10o0 towards the Patterson emergency fund, which add ed to the subscriptions of residents of the town will enable them to continue the campaign they have inaugurated to eradl- cate the infection.
 Surgeon White has been annoyed by teegrams appearing in some papers over his name, or a name similar to his, and by telegrams sent to certain individuals, and he wishes it stated that he has never written any articles on the fever situa- tion here. nor has he sent any telegrams asking for Contributors.
 Thirty-five tons of sulphur donated to the HldTlue DObplbdl SclNlCc tOody VIII be distributed among the poorer classes of the population for a general fumiga- tion of premises.
 pr. 0uiteras Goes Over City.
 The arrival of Dr. Guiteras the Cuban yellow fever expert and his tour of the seat of the worst infection. was the most interesting feature of the yellow fever situation today Dr. Guiteras left Havana fn ma La m of no otfI in connection with the Cuban quarantine and to offer his assistance in the cam paign in progress here. He landed first in Florida. thence went to Mobile. inquired into the conditions on the gulf coast of Mississippi and finally came here today, his previous important visit to New Or leans being in 1897 when there was also an appearance of yellow fever and when the mosquito theory had not been demon- strated.
 On his arrival today Dr. Guiteras went immediately to the offices of the marine hospital service for an interview Surgeon White. Dr. White went at lengt.. Into the conditions prevailing and de- ecribed the progress of the campaign. saying that there was popular acceptance of the mosquito theory and that all in- tcrests were cooperating in the efforts to control and if possible to eradicate the disease Later in the day Drs. Corput and Richardson of the maine hospital staff arranged for tour of the old French market quarter where the fever first ap- peared and where it has ragged most Dr. Guiteras was shown over the emerg- ency hospital and saw many patients un- der treatment.
 Pleased With Arrangements.
 He saw also the modern rubber tired and screened emergency ambulance which had been fitted up for the service. Dr. Guiteras was very favorably impressed with the equipment of the hospital and praised the excellence of its management Afterwards he toured the infected quar- ter watching for a time a fire engine that was engaged in steam disinfection. On every side he saw evidences of the thor oughness with which the marine hos pital has conducted It's fight to eliminate the mosquito from the district. Dr. Guit- eras was thoroughly pleased with the re- suits of his inspection and expects to see here universal acceptance of the mosquito theory at the end of the present cam paign.
 The situation today again showed an 'uproysmept. both as to new cases and