The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-16
EFFECT NOT
 DISPIRITING New Orleans Remaining
 Hopeful. 43 NEW CASES, 2 DEATHS September Considered the
 Worst Month.
43 NEW CASES, ? DEATHS
Reports from Country Are Encourag- ing, Better Showing Being Made Than For Some Time
 Mississippi Summary.

New Orleans. Sept. 15.-ofcial record to D. m. Friday:
 New cases, 43: total cases to date. E. 505; deaths, 3: total deaths to date, SSl; new foci, G; cases under treatment, SSo; cases discharged. 1,S44.
 The number of new cases continues larger than was hoped for, but this nas not had any dispiriting effect on the people The same air of hopetulness and confidence that the disease will eventually be stamped out exists, ana 1t is recalled that September is always the worst month for visitations sucn as the present. In fact. during the lat ter part of August, when the situation began to look so bright. Dr. White speeches that the worst was still ahead of them, and he pointed to the Sep- tember records of previous epidemics.
 There has been some talk about the possibility of the grand encampment of the Knights of Pythias. scheduled 10 meet in New Orleans in September, 1906, being transferred to some other city. but in response to a letter from Colonel Blakely Dr. White wrote the following statement:
 with the work now being done in the city at the present time and pro- 1ected for the future. I see no reason for changing the place of meeting, and am strongly of the opinion, on en- tfrely logical grounds, that New Or leans will be in better sanitary condi- ton in 1906 than in any preceding year of her history which has immediately followed an outbreak of yellow fever"
 The diamond festival. gotten up by great popular movement for the pur- pose of completing the fund for the fever campaign, gives promise of being a success. It is confidently predicted that the net proceeds will reach S20,- 900.
 Passed Assistant Surgeon M. J. Rose nau has arrived here to study the fever scientifically.
 Country reports were a little more encouraging, there being fewer eases and fewer deaths reported than for some time. Lake Providence is now .r desirous of having the State take hold Of the situation there, just as has been Uone at TalIuIah, and two more phy- sicians will be sent there.
 The reports were: Wildwood. 3 cases; St Rose. cases: Kenner. s cases; Terrebonne parish. 6 cases; Pat Eerson. 1s cases; TalIulah, IS cases, 1 death; Lake Providence, IS cases; St. Bernard parish, death at Italian vil- lage. ississippi-Gulfport. 1 case: Soria City, 1 case; Hamburg. ? cases; Natchez, cases; Vicksburg. death.
 Sympathy for Refugees.
 
 refugees from Tallulah and Lake Prov idencs fleeing north had developed yell low fever at Cincinnati and other points created no surprise here. owing to the haste with which residents of the two stricken towns got away, the news that fifty or more of those who reached Cincinnati were found to be penniless and likely to be stranded far away from home and friends created much surprise and a great deal of sympathy. The local doctors have be- lieved that where communities were infected to the extent of Talluiah and Lake Providence. those able to leave ought to do so In order to reduce the material on which the fever might feed.
 When it first appeared here many of the physicians advised their wealthier patients to go to other climates for this vacation, but in the opinion of the medical profession, as of citizens gem erally, flight was inadvisable for those urprepsI ed to maintain themselves Tn other cities, because they were likely to develop the fever where the physi- clans were unfamiliar with the dis ease and were pretty sure, therefore to suffer from the want of care SO es- sential in its proper treatment The consequnce was that the great bulk of population remained in New Orleans
 
 ever. when it was announced to the public that partial depopuIation was deemed necessary to the stamping out of the disease promptly, there was panic and many hastily packed their belongings and boarded the special trains who were absolutely without funds and who are certain to suffer more severely than If they had arr ranged to go out into the country and tent until the sickness was under con trol.
 While it is not believed that the fever can gain a foothold in any off the northern towns to which the refugees have gene. much apprehension is felt for those who develop the disease, since they will be beyond the reach of trained yellow fever fighters.
 Doctors Doing Wonders.
 Meantime advices from both of the stricken towns ara 10 the effect that the doctors have performed wonders in the matter of organization, have brought about partial restoration of confidence and are hopeful of soon getting the upper hand of the disease. The doctors and nurses who are on the grounds under the direction of pr. Chassaignae are for the most part men and women of experience and under their treatment the disease, it is hoped will soon be robbed of its fatal charac- ter.
 Tho New Orleans situation showed some signs of improvement today. with 8 better record than on yesterday. The diminished number of fatalities from August remains the brightest phase of the situation. The weather was warm and clear as if has been for the two days past and the indications are for a continued absence of rain. With dry weather there is certain to be A reduc- tion in the breeding places of the ste gomyN, which obviously means A les sening of the danger of infection The drastic steps taken yesterday by Dr White in the Cazeaux case have had already a good effect and there Is promise that his threat of remorseIess prosecution of those who suppress cases in the future will put a stop to the area of conceaIment
 Passed Assistant Surgeon N 4. Rose nau. bacteriotogist of the Marine Hos pital. arrived here today from Washing ton and reported to Dr. White He said he had been sent by Dr Wyman to study certain phases of the situation