The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-09
FIGHT AGAINST FEVER.
Marine Hospital Service In
Complete Control.
Evidence of Panicky Feeling In Coun
try Parishes-Five Italians Who Fleo
From New Orleans All Died of Vel.
low Fever In Jefferson-Archbisho
Chapelle's Crisis Today.

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low Fever In Jefferson-Archbisho
chapelIe's Crisis Today.
New Orleans, Aug. 8.-Official vel
low fever report to p. m: New cases.
32; total to date, 565; deaths for the
day, s. total deaths to date, 113; new
sub-fociNa; total sub-foci to date, 97
With the marine hospital service act
ing under the authority Of President
Roosevelt placed in complete control
at noon of the scientific fight to eradi
cate yellow fever from New Orleans
before frost, the campaign against the
scourge assumed fresh life With
ample funds, the best available medic
al talent and an army of willing work.
ers DR.. J. H. White, surgeon In charge,
hopes for success.
The city and the state boards OF
health have pledged all assistance pos
sible to DR.. White.
1t was announced that the marine
hospital service would soon take up
the work of receiving and compiling
daily reports,
There was prompt response to the
appeal of Chairman Janvier of the
citizens committee for additional sub
scriptions to the citizens fund to raise
the S250,000 desired by the govern.
ment. In addition, Mr.. Janvier tele-
graphed to Governor Blanchard asking
the states assistance in securing the
money desired to fight the fever. I'm
solicited checks have been sent from
other parts Of the country.
An evidence of the panicky feeling
in the country parishes is shown in
the experience of the Cumberland Tel.
ephone company. At Arcadia, La
the man in charge of the phone Office
fed when the fever began to spread.
The telephone company tried to fill
the position but Arcadia refused to
permit man to come to work, and the
service has been suspended.
A similar situation prevails at Baton
Rouge. The Baton Rouge telephone
exchange serves much of the surround
ing country and all that region is with
out telephone communication.
The death reported on the Bell plan
tation in Jefferson parish, across the
Mississippi river from New Orleans,
Is the fifth that has occurred there,
showing the heavy mortality from the
fever where adequate attention is not
given. Five Italians fed from New
Orleans thither and all have died Of
yellow fever.
One incident out Of the ordinary Is
the death of Emile NJ. Lopez, a boy.
After his death had been reported the
board of health gave permission to
hold the body "a hours before burial.
While the boy lay in coffin the
mother embraced her dead son and
thought she detected signs of life,
Physicians disproved her suspicious.
Archbishop Chapelle was reported
as doing well last night. He will pass
the crisis today. The following cable
gram was received by him:
"The holy father deplores your sick
ness In wishing you speedy recov-
cry he sends you his apostolic bless
ing. Cardinal Merry Del Val,
"Papal Secretary of State"
DR.. Corput of the marine hospital
service went to Diamond plantation in
ST. Charles parish and found six pos
tive yellow fever cases of secondary
infection. Three of the victims had
died.
At Patterson, in st. Mary parish, DR..
Guiteras found 10 cases of secondary
infection.