Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-08-14
WERE NINE /
DEATHS FRIDAY
Total of Siyty-0ne New Cases Are
Also Reported.
SURGEON BERRY SICK
This Physician, Who Has Reen Rem.
dering Invaluable Service From
the beginning, Was lie.
gardod as Immune.

New OTitdnSs nus -
ord was something Of an Improvement
over that of the day before. beth as
10 new cases and new points of infec-
ton. and is taken as an encouraging
sign. a large majority of the sub-foci
are above Canal street. one of theri
being in Carrollton. The proportion Of
Italians is much larger than the day
before.
Surgeon White will not allow any
bananas to be shipped out Of here 10
any of the southern states. Cargoes
of the fruit are coming In here. but are
shipped right through. to northern
points.
All ioca! physicians now report all
suspicious and positive cases direct TO
the marine hospital service.
The only news from other points in
the state is from Patterson. where four
new cases were reported. Surgeon
Guiteras of the marine hospital service
has taken charge of the fumigation and
WI n anu 80
nurses have taken immediate charge
of the cases on behalf of the state
board of health. a hospital has been
opened for INDECENT cases there. TIE
total is thirtysix cases and no deaths.
Three nurses were sent there from
here. hTe Southern Pacific took them
in a special car.
Official report at New Orleans up TO
s o'clock Friday evening IN new cases.
81; teal. sos: deaths. 9; total, 1873; new
sub foci. IL: total. 1853.
An unexpected blow was struck at
the marine hospital staff Friday when
one of the men sent here 10 assist In
the fight against the disease was hil-
self stricken. The victim is SurgeortJ
NJ. Berry. DR.. Berry is a Texan by Ha-
tivity. but has lately been stationed in
New York. He was one of the first to
reach New orleans. and because he had
been through the Cuban campaign and
had had the fever in Texas. he was
considered to be immune and was put
In charge of the work in the originally
infected area where the fever has ragged
most fiercely. DR.. Berry has been do
ing yeoman service in the matter OF
disinfection. He was taken ill Thurs
day and Friday his case developed into
one of yellow fever. In order that he
might have the best of treatment he
was removed to the Toure infiyuaIy
where special yellow fever .wards "A
been proyidea., and where he is expect
ed 10 speedily recover.
DIR. White has impressed on his sur
geons who are to do work in the foreign
neighborhoods the great virtue of pa
thence. Many OF the Italians and other
residents are unfamiliar with the
methods of the health authorities and
DIR. White is seeking TO treat them with
the least possible amount of harshness
In order that they may gain confidence
In what is being done to control the |
fever. |
a force of 100 men were engaged Fri
day in the work of disinfection In the |
lower section of the city. The district |
runs from st. Ann street to Espianade. |
and from Rampant To the river. Every |
room in every house i'm these limits |
has been treated 10 one course of dis |
Infection and The whole ground Is to he |
covered again and again until the mos
quitoes completely diSap pear. These /
men are divided into squads and Pnor-
nous quantities Of sulphur have ~.
ready been burned by them I'm their |
work.
There were eichty-ihree patients nj |
the emergency hospital Friday. Earlier
hi the campaign when the number Of
cases treated there were considerably |
fewer the death rate was high. but II
has been considerably lcxsened and
daily patients are being discharged asl
cured. Y