The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-24
SOUTH SHUDDERS
At YELLOW FEVER
Outbreak in New Orleans Is Being
Combatted by Federal
Health Men.

Washington, July 24.-The officials
of the public health and marine hospi-
tai service are working in harmony
with those in Louisiana in, the efforts
to prevent any spread Of the yellow
fever from which an Italian died Sat-
urday in New Orleans. ,S
A thoro outgoing medical train in
spection service will be inaugurated SO
as to prevent the departure OF any per-
sons who may have been exposed in any
way to the disease.
There are half dozen trained men,
bers of the marine hospital force in
that city, and they are now giving their
especial attention to getting residents
away. To accomplish this and without
endangering other communities, large
number of detention camps will be
established outside the New Orleans
city limits. In these refugees will be
held for sufficient time to protect
those with whom they may later come
in contact.
Havana System to Be Used.
r.. The application Of the methods that
were employed at Havana for stamping
out the disease will include the destruc-
ton of mosquitoes and the screening Of
patients infected with the disease.
DR.: A. H. Glennan, acting surgeon
general, said last night that the situa-
tion was well in hand and expressed
the hope that the disease would not
spread.
Official Statement.
New Orleans, July 24.-The follow
ing statement was given out by City
Health Officer Kohnke: s
number of cases Of fever have occurred
within limited area in section OF
the city occupied almost exclusively by
foreign population. .i- ~. :. y!
emo cases of the fever are known to
exist outside of this area, save two or
three which are directly traceable to
it4 and the infected area, a few squares
in extent, is under vigorous disinfee
ton So III
+ at is expected that the measures
adopted and operated will be successful
in Graduating the infection, the nature
of which is suspected to. be yellow
fever, tho the autopsic findings in one
case only determined this as a con
clusion.
"A meeting of leading citizens, with
the mayor and the heads of the stat:
and of the health departments, adopted
measures evincing determination to pre-
or spread of that which exists, and {
I8confdence that it can and will be
stamped out entirely. " ~ -,,--.
~ 40. + A Detention Camp. :',..
T. The yellow fever quarantine situa
| .tion affecting New Orleans is not serl
Gus in that it applies to persons, anC
baggage, and this will be relieved by
the Immediate establishment Of deten
ton camps on the lines Of all the rail
roads, where travellers who desire to e
n tho torr rnrna il
| five days and secure certificate Of
| noninfection from the marine hospita
service. ~
Surgeon J. H. White, Of the United
States marine hospital service, yester
day arranged for the establishment o:
camps within forty-eight hours at tn
following points,: Slidell, on the Queer
& Crescent; Avondale, on the Southern
Pacific and Texas & Pacific; Kenner
ltral, and Faveland on the ,LouisEill
t8 Nashville.
I Havana, Alabama and Texas hav'
| established guarantees against New
| Orleans, because Of the cases Of yellow
fever reported, -, ...se. , -. s..-..:,. -
| 1@* .s4 szig s Inspection Is Thoro. l., :
A thoro system of inspection is ,bein!
put into effect here by the state, cit,
and federal authorities, with view t.
the prompt report Of new cases of feve
the foci now under control. The situa
tion is considered to be well in hant
in the district about the French mar
ket, where the fever had it's origin
Meanwhile there is widespread conf
dence in the ability of the Unitet
States marine hospital surgeons. AM
the state and city authorities to suc
teessfully apply the mosquito theory an,
there has been no exodus from the city
turning to New Orleans from the sur
d rounding resorts, in order to avoid be
| ing, separated from their families. ow
| ing to the rigidity of the quarantine
I that have been put into effect.
Suspects at Havana.
Havana, July 24.-The steamer FIX
celsior Of the Southern Pacific Morgan
! line, which arrived here today iron
1sengers. They were all obliged to re
main in quarantine for five days. Onl
: immunes are permitted to visit the shir
which will be unloaded by immunes.
The steamer Vigilancia of the War
line, which reached this port from Yer
d Cruz today, brought two women and on
man suffering from light fever. The
were isolated and taken to the Las An
mas fever hospital for observation.
I Fever from the Isthmus.
New York, July s24.-Before th
steamer Seguranca sailed for the mort
. yesterday, says a Herald dispatch fro1
. Panama, a frer was discovered suffe
! ing from yellow fever. He was g
y once taken ashore and the ship fun
4 gated. The latest report gives tw
/ new cases of the. fever, one of thes
stricken having died .
THREE VERMONT TOWNS
ARE REALLY CANADA