The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-03

New Orleans, Special.-Following is
Mondays yellow fever report:
New cases up TO p. m, p.
Cases 10 date. 304.
DEATHS e. 6 y. m. D.
Total dcz.Aa to date, SO.
New loci. 5.
Total fOci, 4G.
OF the five deaths reported above
three occurred in the Emergency Hos
pitaI ana all five bore Italian names.
Another new case was discovered
outside Of the city, being that Of an
Italian who left here a week ago with
several others and took up his resi-
dence i'll Morgan. City. On their arrival
there they were quarantined and one
0c them was taken sick four days ago
Monday D.. Tarlton. president OF the
ST. Mary parish board of health: Dr
Goldberg. OF the Marine Hospital se--
wee, and two Morgan City physicians
diagnosed the case as yellow fever ana
j. was So announced. Nothing has
been heard from DR.. Brady, who has
gone to Lake Providence, opposite
NicksburG, to investigate reports OF
two suspicious cases there.
DR.. Richardson. of the Marine Hes
pital service. Who is in charge of fun
igaticn. Uiiing and screening of houses
IL the original focus of Infection and
whose forces are also making outside
inspections, reports that UP TO date he
has made $50 inspections and found
80 cases Of fever nest of which were
sent 20 the Emergency Hospital in the
screened ambulance
Mississippi has again announced that
il will accept detention camp certif-
Gates issued by the Marine Hospital
service. Monday the railroads and
travellers were thrown into a panic by
{. dispatch received by one OF the rail
road suDelintendents saying that TWO
men with certificates had been turned
back. Secretary Hunter, of the Mssis-
slppi health board, sent out TIE follow
ing DCH2c:
Will accept any certificates issuaI
by Marine Hospital service pass!nc
through detention camp"
On the other hand. Alabama has TAX
Ell a new tangent. The following dis
patch shows even more stringent re
stricti0nS than ever before attem Dted:
Alabama health authorities decline
to allow passengers coming from points
beyond New Orleans that are infected
who will be transferred from train tc
train IN New Orleans under Marine
Hospital inspection and protection. to
get Of at point OF destination in Ala
bama. They are very rigid with thei.
quarantine in this city (BigminghamD' .
Nc Worse at Lumberton. Miss.
New Orleans, Especial. )-ThC Pjcay
une'' Lunbort0n, Miss, correspond
ent says:
Drs. W2sdcn and Donald declared q
case C yellow fever here last Friday
The patient. who is 1n Italian. is doing
well ard viii sCOn be up. There are nc
other cases. not even q suspicious one
Fortunately. the infected house is nat
uraiiy isolated and only five others
exposed. On Friday night DR.. Lcba
ron. CT the Marine Hospital service
arrived. accompanied by Captain w
Hall and other mem bers Of the State
militia. sent by Adjutant General
Fridge. These Immediately took chargS
The house and premises were at once
thoroughly fumigated and infected per
sons were isolated and placed under
guard. the local military company is
furnishing several Of the guards. DR.
Leb2TOn states he apprehends nc
spread OF the disease.
Last night some Of the Italians TN
der guard proved refractory and had
to be subjected to little rough treat
ment by the guards, but no serious in