Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
YELLOW FEVER INQUIRY
THE DREAD DISEASE IN NEW
ORLEANS AND ELsEwHERE.

NEW ORLEANS July 22-The state
board of health, with representatives from
the boards of other southern states. have
been In conference here over the health
situation. but there has yet been no ofiicial
announcement Of the existence In New Or
leans OF yellow fever cases. 1t Is expected
that the results OF the autopsical inyesti
cation VIII be given out today. Alabama
has quar1ntined on the basis Of opinions
expressed by her health officers that two
cases shown them here are yellow fever.
Mississippi and Texas have qiarantined
on the basis of information tefegraphed
them Of suspicious cases that are under OBJ
servation. Both states are sending repre-
sentatives to satisfy themselves. The quar-
antines put on affect passengers only. There
will be no interruption to the movement
Of Freight. DIR. Tabor of Texas says 1t Is
his desire to agree on a sane and rational
quarantine II the cases prove to be yellow
fever.
The health authorities are unable to fur
nish at this time details Of cases and
deaths. The cases being observed are in
one section of the city. They have been
Isolated and there has been no report Of a
spread of the disease.
Work of sanitation is being carried on in
the section referred to, and President
Souchon of the state board of health is
hopeful that the fever will be stamped out
in a few weeks. There Is no excitement
at present prevailing here
Disease Was Yellow Fever.
NEW ORLEANS. La. July 22-The off,
cial autopsy patient, an italian, who
died today Of what has been called suspi-
cious fever. has disclosed that the disease
was yellow fever. President Souchon of the
state board of health has notified Gov
Blanchard and the health officers of Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Alabama. Arrange
ments have been made for a detention hos
pital to treat the remaining cases. Appli
cation of the same methods which were pur-
sued at Havana Is to be made and the au-
thorities are hopeful that the disease can be
stamped out.
President Souchon said: TT is the belief
of the Louisiana state board of health that
yellow fever existed in Belize and Puerto
CorteZ for several weeks before 1t was re-
ported to us on May "a, and that a case
from Belize of Puerto Cortez, in the period
of incubation, was introduced here before
the United States marine hospital authori-
ties advised us on May "a that yellow fever
existed at Belize and Cortez; that is, before
we had the quarantine on.
1.-THE passage from Belize to New Orleans
is made in three and one-half days
During the quarantine season of 1903 and
1904 there was no report of any suspicious
case from there.
"As soon as the existence of the fever
was announced. on May u, no passengers
were taken by the fruit ships. Medical in
spectors were placed on board of the vessels
and all other quarantine restrictions were
stringently applied. but case in the period
of incubation may have already passed
some time during the time the yellow fever
was unreported.
1.-The center of infection is on Decatur
street. in the vicinity of st. Phillip, among
a number of Italians, who have been work
ing on the fruit ships"
PENSACOLA, Fla. July 22.-The state
and city boards OF health today Or
dered quarantine against New Orleans.
Freight will be permitted to pass after
fumigation, but inspectors are stationed at
Flomaton with Instructions to allow no
persons from New Orleans to pass.