The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-07
THE STRICKEN CITY
BREATHES EASIER
TEvER CONDITIONS IN NEW Or
LEANS IMPROVING DAILY.
FEWER CASES AND DEATHS
Better Sanitation Will Result from the
city's Experience--situation at
Other Points--Progress Of
Cholera in Germany.


New Orleans, Sept C.--The yellow
fever record up 20 six D. m. Tuesday1s
AZ follows; New cases, 81; total cases,
,2,i1I; deaths on Tuesday, 2; cases under
treatment, 800; cases discharged, 1,4S7.
The impression which Mondays unex.
pected leap In new cases caused gave
way tOIa feeling Of intense satisfaction
Tuesday when there Was renewed evil
dence that yellow fever here IL almost
completely under control. Some Of the
physicians are inclined 70 take Issue
with the statement that Dr. Berge's arr
rest Influenced them 70 more thorough
report Of existing cases, but Whatever
ting cause, II II the belief now, among
the federal authorities and the public
at large, that henceforth perfect faith
may be placed ia the accuracy Of the
daily figures,
Better ganitation.
Improved sanitation In all the built
uD parts Of the city will be the ineyi-
table result Of the passing misfortune.
The federal authorities who have been
here In the thick ~ the 6ght point out
that there IL vide room for II, The sew
erage and water system which II now
under construction, is intended TO sup
ply population Of 100000, more than
double that OF the city al present. Six.
teen millions OF dollars are being spent
on sewerage, water and drainage,
Commercial Travellers Idle.
While guarantlnes IN Louisiana, Mis-
siggiDpi and Alabama are not seriously
Interfering now with freight, they abso.
1utely prohibit passenger traffic with
out detention. Some towns even refuse
70 recognize detention certificates In
consequence, several thousand CONNER
cial travellers are still Idle, and business
II principally carried on by mail. The
railroads are making preparations 20
handle the cotton crop, and carry cot
tonseed 20 the mills, No serious handi-
caDrto the movement Of cotton II ap-
pretended.
Many Cases in TaIlu1ah.
From TalluIah, Madison Parish, La,
is reported a rather serIous
state Of affairs. Some 1s or 20
cases OF yellow fever have appeared
there during The past few days. a. L..
Lane, secretary Of the Fifth Louisiana
district ieyee board. died Tuesday. and
several others are critically 49, A week
ago Dr.. Kranss gave the town clean
bill OF health, but the fever reappeared
there last Saturday.
Situation in Vicksburg.
ylcksburg. Miss, Sept. gy--With six
new caSes Of yellow fever up 10 SIX D, m,
Tuesdays record was The worst since
the disease made its appearance here.
0f the new cascg FIVE are white, one Of
them prominent lawyer They are
widely scattered, almost every section
Of the town apparently being Infected.
80 far there have been,Do deaths, and
none OF The SICK IL seriously ~.
Patient Dies In Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ga, Sept. b. AtIaDtas only
yeliow fever case resulted fatally short
W after noon Tuesday. The patient.
u ~ carrutbfrs who arrived from
Pfnsa~oIa last Friday and Who yas sent
80 De detention hospital several miles
from The city. died after an attack ~
yeilOw feger ~ a pronounced type. No
other csbeE have, reached here, and none
" expected. with the vigorous preeau-
goEs that have been taken 10 exclude
even suspicIovs cases from outside
DOlnis
Two New Cases At Pensacola.
peBsscoIa, Fla, Sept. g,--Two new
cases of yellow fever have developed
here since Monday These were Mrs.
H. Kitterer, a victim who has been
I'll more than week, but who fs Just
now pronounced yellow fever vic
tim. Tuesday Boykin Jones. proni-
nent broker, was stricken. Physicians
are expecting large increase in the
number Of new cases on account OF It's
being the twelfth day since fever made
its appearance.
Five Deaths Today.
New Orleans, Sept. e>-Tbe yellow
fever situation was not 80 favorable
today Up 10 noon there were five
deaths and seven new cases.