The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
MORE PANlcKY GUARANTEES.
YELLOW rack At GELFP0RT,
MISS. Causes NEW SCARE.

| This Win he Another euifur sunday IN
the Fever Z0ne-ltsiIan Fuiitical
Leader " Sent TO .JsH fOv interfering
Win the Marine Hospital Service.
NEW, oRLsANs, La, Aug. 2e--rhe ap-'
, pearance Of yellow fever at Gulfport. Miss.
[ the railroad and commercial center for
the Mississippi Gulf coast. and its reap
pearance' at LAX Providence. Just across
tho river from Mississippi. have sent an
other wave Of panicky guarantees through
that State. duifport u only few miles
from Misstssippi City. and great fear has
been entertained for . week past that the,
disease would spread there, 1t IL also
the headquarters OF the Mississippi quar-
antine forces. the quarantine by the other
coast towns who render the work more
difficult. There are but three csses in
Gulfport. They are thought to have come
from Mississippi City, but the origin Of the
disease has not yet been definitely de-
terrnined
Lake Providence had an attack Of the
yellow fever early in tina season and the
most strenuous efforts were made to stamp
it out. apparently With success The entire
Italian population Of the town we're sent 10
the detention camp for ten days, until it!
was determined that they were free from
fsver They were then allowed to return
to town, when the fever broke out anew
among them. What IL causing ths people
on the Mississippi side OF the river much
apprehension ID the fact that there 10 large
colony Of Italians there who have been
in close and intimate relations with the
Lake Providence Italians
The result Of this news has been general
stinentng OF quarantine throughout Mis-
sisslppi, YieksbuTg adopting modified
non-intereourse plan and jackson, which
had been very sane on this subject, quaran-
timing against Memphis on the story that
an Italian woman named Cucua had been
taken sick there with the yellow fever soon
after arrival In New Orleans.
The mississippi State Board Of Health
refused to quarantine Memphis IN this
case, the Memphis authorities claiming
that tho woman contracted the disease
somewhere else.
The great ma jorty Of the people in
southern Mississippi refuse to believe that
the disease in Mississippi City 10 yellow
fever, and the health officers and Marine
Hospital Service have been rotlndlv de-
nounced for so reporting 1t has been
found necessary for all the physicians
to join in a card expressing confidence
in the Marine Hospital Service, and de-
claring that there can he no question rs to /;
the character Of the fever on the Misss- !
sipHi coast.
New Orleans and public confidence is being
rapidly restored. This was shown to-day
in the boom In local stocks and the an
nouncement chat . number Of big building
Gontraets that had been temporarily with
held had been let to-day. The confidence
would be able to carry out his promise and
get rid OF the fever next month. h was
decided to-day to make complete sanitary
census OF the city. the condition Of every
building being reported.
Another appeal was made on citizens to
funigate their houses with sulfur to-Inor-
row or Monday, aad to fumisate al kast
oneo q week until. the faNer. ID endeC, Dr,
Bcyoe, the English e9psH. dean Of the Liver
pool School Of Tropical Medicine, where
English physiotans are equipped for choleri-
made a thorough examination Of the fever
stu alton here. declared 10 good, that the
people OF New Orleans have Undertaken
9 great work. but are bound to win. DR..
Royce believes that the work being done
He considered the organization for fighting
the fever perfect.
The only danger Is a rainy September
II drought prevails In September it means
IN the opinion Of DR.. White. tho early and
certain crushing out of yellow fever, but =
rainy September will greatly incroass the
work and the danger.
, The school board decided to-day to open
The public schools Oct. 2, including the st.
Philip School, which is in the heart OF
,he infected section and patronlzed mainly
by Italians.
;, Frank Dantoni. the political leader Of the
Italian colony, and who has put the Marine
Hospital Service to great Inconvenience by
'ttrrinE up his people against the sanitary
Jules nd regulations, was jailed by the
police to-day. A mob of threatenine
italians followed the police to the jail.
All men opposing the health officers in
heir enforcement Of the law will be jueeed,
The trouble about shipping bananas from
New Orleans he's been settled BY trans
erring the business to Port Chalmette,
Immediately below the city. This was
proposed week ago to meet the order Of
surgeon General Wyman against banana
hipments from this city but the st. Ber-
ard authorities would not permit OF It.
hey have now Withdrawn their opposition.
There were ten deaths to-day and forty