New-York tribune., 1905-08-16
NOW UNDER CONTROL.
Erperts Say Ne5c- Orleans WM BE
Clear Forty Days Hence.
YESTERDAYS FEVER RECORD.

New-Orleans. Aug. 15-"We have the sItua-
tion well in hand. IL the physicians report all
cases here will be able to handle the
fever without further trouble. 1t is now simply
case of making long, hard fight to prevent
furth infection. Some days the number OF
of cases will run up and others will be down
lower. but 1 think that the fever is absolutely
under control"
This statement from DIR. J. H. White. OF the
Marine Hospital Corps, borne out as it is by the
days report and the conditions throughout the
injected area, seems to show that the work Of
the Marine Hospital Corps is telling already
>and that by the middle OF September there
VIII not be case of fever in the city.
Paul Cuculiu the youngest son of Louis Gu
cullu, the president OF the Peoples Bank. was
stricken with fever tonight. making the second
case in this family. new case was reported
from Tallulah La.
Dr. John Guiteras, the expert on yellow fever
arrived here to-day. He gave it as his opinion
that within forty days the fever would be COM
pletely stamped out in this city. and said that
there would never again be an epidemic of it, IL
the proper precautions taken.
Nearly all the new foci are located in the
downtown district and can be traced back
directly to the original infected area.
Within the next few days the work which
is being done in the infectedsarea will begin IN
show its effects as every house in that district
whether or not case OF fever has occurred in
1t. is being fumigated.
The death list, which was axnac+a5 % h. ,,-~,
to-day showed no increase, which proves that
the disease is decreasing in violence
j. o. Daspit of the most brilliant of tho
younger lawyers here fell victim to the disease
this morning. On account of the quarantine re-
strlctlons none OF his family were able to come
10 his bedside. He was buried as soon as pos
sible after his death
Dr- Berry the United States Marine Hospital
man. is still improving IL is run,ored that .,
experimental treatment for the fever is being
given him, and although all details have been
Kept secret, it is learned that if the new treat
ment turns out as expected. number Of changes
VIII be made in the accepted methods of the
handling of the disease
LOUIS Cucullu. jr., the son Of the president Of
the Peoples Bank. is in a critical condition. as
is also DR.. Crebbins the physician who was
strlcken One of the new cases reported to-day
Is that or Jimmie Campbell, who is known 70
visitors to New-Orleans as an antique dealer
whose store was frequented by Northerners
Most of the other new cases are Italians and
residents of the French quarter
DR.. Reginald B. Leach, the St. Paul physician
who is here 10 test the arsenzation theory IF
the prevention of the diseas Sc, is not popular
A committee of physicians has called on the
Mayor and has asked him to ask DR.. Leach u
refrain from making his experiment as thers
is no necessity TO have additional case OF
the disease in the city In spite of discourage
ments Dr. Leach is determined TO be bitten by an
infected mosquito, and is still taking his little
arsenic pills.
More than two hundred afidavits were sworn
out to-day against citizens for failure 10 screen
their ciSterns, required by the new law
Among those for whom warrants were issued
were ]. o. Dodds, a member of the state Board
of Health, and Charles Janvier, the banker who
raised the yellow fever fund.
Two new cases and no deaths is the report
from Patterson. La. to-day, and one case is re-
ported from Lafayette. The person stricken is
J. H. Fahey, civil engineer OF the Southern Pa
Cihc Railroad, who evaded the quarantine and
was taken sick as soon he arrived in the
city
Shreveport to-day lifted the quarantine on
freight with the exception of fruit and dry
goods