Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-08-19
Prospects Now Mech Brighter For It's
determination
DEATd RATE MATERIALLY LOWER
Sixty-Two New Cases Made Another
Good Days Record and the Nun
Der OF New Fever Centers Also
Showed a Reduction. While Deaths
Decreased.

New Orleans, Spggiai.-Oaiciai -
port 20 p. m.
New cases. 60. total % date 1850.
Death. s. total 90 date l72
New foci 20. total Co date. 300
Cases under treatment. 3SA
Tuesdays record shows that there IA
beginning to boz an Improvement in The
situation. with only sS new cases
found by the almost perfect system
which is now In force. there is every
reason Co believe that the progress %
the disease has been checked and lts
eradication is only a question az
weeks. 90 the six deaths only ono
was an italian. Among the others vas
J. o. Daspit. a prominent young lawyer
and T. Aldal A we'll known musician
az one time leader OF the French Opera
Orchestra. Aldal however. was I'M lcs-
t.tute circumstances and was buried ny
the city he vas found In dying cone
dition only n third Of the new cases
to-day are Italians.
- DEATHS TOTAL OUTSIDE
The state board of health has COM
piled q list 1f cases and deaths in the
I state outside OF New Orleans. and
these show to date l29 cases and -
+ deaths.
The State has contributed s. 900 co.
ward the Patterson emergency fund.
+ which. added Co the subscription OF res
f .dents 90 the town viii enable them 20
+ continue the campaign they have inau-
. gurated 90 eradicate the Infection.
Surgeon White has been annoyed hy
/ tolegrams appearing in some papers
over his name. or "a name similar to
his. and rs kilograms sent Co certain
individuals and he wishes 90 stated
that De has never written any articles
ON the fever situation nor has he sent
. any kilograms asking for contribu-
. tions
Thirty-nve tons OF sulphur donated
90 the Marine Hospital Service today
will DOB distributed among the poorer
classes OF population for general Pa
migation OF premises.
CUBAN EXPERT ARRIVES.
The arrival OF Dr John Gulteras
the Cuban yellow fever expert and hi
tour az the seat OF the worst infection
was the most interesting feature of th'
yellow fever situation today Dr. Guit
cras left Havana to make an inspection
3 OF the Gulf cities bob connection with Che
I Cuban quarantine and go ofer his as
sistancc bon the campaign in progress
here He landed first I'm Florida. theme
\ went OF Mobile inquired into condi
tions Of the Gulf coast or MississF pi
and finally came here today his pre-
vious visit to New orleans being 4
q 1897 when there was also am appear
Z anco of yellow fever and when Oh
a mosquito theory had not been demon
p strated
ON his arrival today pr Guitera
'- went 60 the offices or the Marine TO.
pitaaI Service for am interview Wit
Cd surgeon White. Later In the day ID
g Guiteras Joined Doctors Corrupt am
3 Richardson OF the Marine hosplu
% Service stan. for tour of the oI
" French market quarter. where me u
~ yer first appeared and where 10 %,
ragged most hercely.
OFFICIALS NOW HOPEFUL
The situation today again shows q
d. Improvement both as 90 new cases ar
Ar deaths. considering the totals of la
az week. and while the Marine Hospt
officials are unwilling to be quoted no
,e they are known 90 entertain mo
81 . hopeful views. The results achieved
ar date have met their expectations. p
s cOuragement is especially found In q
In reduction of new fever centers :
n analysis of the report of the % hou
al ending August a. showed eight nd
NJ fever centers. When case appears
M any street the entire square is mark
,6 as infected In three Instances or Z
49, . eight new fever ccnte-s the fools W
49, ON the opposite side OF the street. got
% show that actually the fever had a
peared in five new quarters OF the eft