Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-05
Increase In Yellow Fever At New Orleans
Attributed TO Complete Reports
PHYSICIANS FEAR ENFORCEMENT OF LAW
Arrest and Incarceration OF DIR. Berge
Has wholesome Eject on Men
who Have Failed to RE-
port Cases Promptly.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 4-Report to G

Discharged ,469
Two causes contributed to an increase
in the number of new cases today. One
was the fact that there was never a
complete cleanup Of cases OF Sunday
leaving some to find their way into
the Monday list. The other was the
arrest and Incarceration OF DIR. Philip
Berge, a physician OF standing, on charge
Of having failed TO report two Chartres
street cases DR.. Berge was arrested at
midnight on Saturday, spending fourteen
hours in cell. Rather than undergo a
similar experience physicians were particu-
larly prompt today in reporting cases,
seventeen of them appearing in person early
In the day at Dr. Whites office. Not all of
the cases reported are likely to develop
actually into yellow fever, but the doctors
have evidently decided to err on the side
OF excessive caution, IL they err at all. DIR.
Berge in the meantime, insists that his fail
ure to get his information to DR.. White s
office was unintentional. He communicated
IL to the emergency hospital. When ar
raigned today DIR. Berge was releaced on a
nominal bond. The great majority Of ply
sicians have been zealously cooperating
with Dr. White. Hereafter DR.. White ex-
poets to have absolutely no complaint to
make Of derelictions among members Of the
profession. The situation is unchanged, ex-
cept perhaps for the better.
Dangers of Moving Day.
| DR.. White and the advisory committee
Of the New Orleans society today sent a
letter to the mayor in connection with the
near approach of moving day" october
| l. The doctors say:
Persons removing from infected localities
may later develop the fever lp uninfected
| neighborhoods, thereby developing new
| foci. Others now residing in uninfected
houses may contract the disease by NOV
may have occurred and recovered without
medical attention, and consequently escap-
! ing fumigation. Non-immunes coming into
such houses will almost Inevitably contract
! yellow fever, thereby adding to our present
troubles.
The doctors urge that the mayor take
such steps as may delay the general move
ment for thirty days. The mayor promised
to act in the matter.
| The hopefulness of the situation among
the public at large was manifested in the
! large crowds that viewed the labor parade
today.
| No New Cases at Matches.
| NATCHEZ, Miss, Sept. 4-With only
four cases OF yellow fever under treatment.
and no new cases today DIR. lavender
feels encouraged over the local situation.
Quarantine In indian Territory.
| PAULS VALLEY, 1. T., Sept 4-Pauls
Valley today established a quarantine
against Mayville, a small town fifteen
miles west on account of the suspected
case of yellow fever there. Health in
spectors from Gainesville, Texas. say that
| II is a case OF malaria fever or cirrhoss OF
| the liver and there Is no need of a quaran-
tine, but one was established as a matter
OF precaution. The patient is GONZALES
cent and no uneasiness is felt at this
point
Two New Cases in vicISsburE.
| VICKSBURG Miss, Sept. 4-Up to q
o'clock this evening two new cases of yell
low fever had been reported, making a
total Of seven. Three patients were dis
charged today. Both new cases are white
living in widely separated localities
new Gases Along Gulf Coast.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 4.-Yellow fever
ia spreading steadily along the gulf coast
Five new cases were reported from Gulf
port and two from Mississippi City to-
night. The removal of all military guards
around infected points has been ordered
owing to the prevalence of the disease
among soldiers six of whom have beer
infected.
g.. Four Cases at Pensacola.
! PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. -Four new
cases of yellow fever developed here today
all being in the original infected distric
with the exception of one which was founC
on board the United States dredge boa
Caucus. The party on board that vesse
spent several nights in the district now in
fected after the dredge had reached her,
from New York. All the patients have tn
fever in a mild form. There are severa
suspicious cases.
sheriff Van Pelt tonight swore in fift!
additional deputies and a complete Gordon
has been thrown about the city to proven
persons leaving.