The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-03
DOCTOR IS ARRESTED FOR
 REFUSING ID REPORT CASE
Outside of New Orleans the Fatalities Have Been Confined Almost Ex- clusively to Italians Who
 Object to Treatment.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. p.

 Newk cases... ... -. -. ..... 37 Total cases to date... .......... .19s5 Deaths. ... ... -. ........... 5 Total deaths to date... ........ 2e4 NeW Toci... ...... .......... lV Cases under treatment... ....... 335 Cases discharged. =. ....... 1873 New Orleans. September 2.-In 1878 the number of deaths on September ? was SS This year the number is 3. That proves the statement that the fever is under control and Is now gradually being erad- cated. The number of cases Is again in the thirties ,and the hope Is confidently expressed that 1t will not reach the forties any more.
 Two cases were found today four miles out on Gentilly road, the patients being father and son. Another cases was picked up in Milneburg by the marine hospital service. There are no specially we'll known names in the list, though the proportion of Italians is very small Pass ed Assistant Surgeon Fuckers case has been pronounced not yellow fever and he will be on duty tomorrow. Of the deaths, one occurred in the Charity hos pital case which had come from Milne7 burg, another was in Algiers and the third was on St. Phillips street.
 Doctor to Be Arrested.
 On evidence gathered by pr. Landry, the medical inspector of the marine hos pital service, who has just returned from case of yellow fever, Dr. Phillip Berge, .tf r.,ifl ho od m, a charge of concealing yellow fever. The affidavits were made against him tonight in the second recorders court by As- sistant City Attorney Adams, and if ar rested tonight, he win be compelled to remain in prison until Monday morning. Dr. Landry found that he had three cases of fever in a house of Chartres street which he had failed to report This is the first instance of prosecution for violation of the city ordinances compeil- lng physicians to report contagious or in fertious diseases Ito the board of health within twenty-four hours.
 ItalIans Cause Trouble.
 According to the official report of Dr, Horton, the state board physician, in charge at Patterson. serious trouble Is brewing with the Italians there, who seem to think that the doctors are kilt ing off members of their race. Several Italians have died of yellow fever in that vicinity, and the others believe that the doctors are responsible for it.
 The first intlmation the authorities had of impending trouble was call from the Italian vice consul, MT. Rampo, at Pat leave the town by his fellow country men because of his activity in support ing the health authorities. Dr. Horton wired the governor, who immediately or dered Captain Bostick of the naval mill tia to send a quantity of arms and ann munition to Patterson to enable the citi- zens to protect themselves and the emerg- ency hospital. A mass meeting of clti- zens was held there tonight at which 1t was decided to establish patrol of the town,- and to endeavor to allay the un- reasonable prejudces and fears of the Italians. An effort will be made to have them hold a meeting at 4 o'clock Sunday, to be addressed by prominent Italio- American citizens. Father wegman a Jesuit priest, who has mingled with the Italians in Patterson will be sent there Sunday morning.
 Outside Cases.
 News from the country is still discour- aging. Dr. Brady has returned from a visit to Bunkie and Cheneyville, in Ra- pides parish, and Lutcher and Cram mercy, in St. James parish, in all of which places he found fever While he re- ports only one case from Bunlxie, he says that there has been a number of cases of extremely suspicious if not positive fever there.
 Other country cases were:
 Patterson, two cases
 Kenner, two cases.
 
 Prospect plantation. near, Goodhope three cases.
 St. Rose, four cases.
 Alexandria, one case.
 Lafayette. one case.
 Lake Providence one case.
 Terre Bonne parish, one case at Belle Grove, one at Ardoyne four at Crescent death.
 Gulfport, eight cases.
 Natchez. one case.
 The heeith ere,cer at West Feliciafna parish. north of Baton Rouge, reports one case of very suspicious fever, which came in fortv-ei~h' hours of the time the pa- tient left vicksburg
 Ugly Situation at Patterson.
 In telegram to the state board of health today, Dr. c. T. Horton, who is
 
 news of an ugly situation which pre- yails there involving the threats against the emergency hospital and possible harm to the physicians who are fighting the disease. Dr. Horton wired that the fever fighters were having trouble and that rioting by Italians was feared. Several of the Italians. he said, had died of yellow fever and the doctors had had , warnings conveyed to them to be on their guard.
 Dr. Horton immediately ordered a guard to be thrown about the hospital, appre- hending that an attempt might be made to burn 1t. A meeting of citizens was held, and an organization perfected to protect the hospital, the physicians and nurses and the town itself from violence. Dr. Horton wired Governor Blanchard and the governor replied that he must protect the hospital under all circum- Stances, and that arms would be sent t-~~-~- n fHaaflnuaA Ra<AuA 0~nnN le