Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-12
YELLOW JACK
GETS A SURGEON.
Dr. T. Berry Of the Marin. Hos
pital staff Was Stricken Yes.
terday In New Orleans.
WAS DOING YEOMAN SERVICE.
1, the Matter OF Dlsinfectlos Among
The Ignorant Italians Situation
Improved Yesterday.

New Orleans, Aug 1l.--Today's rec
ord Is somewhat OF an Improvement
over that OF the day before, both as to
the number of new cases and the points
of new infection. and is taken as an en-
couraging sign. A large majority Of
the sub-foci are above Canal street,
one Of them being at Carrollton The
proportion OF Italians Is much larger
than the day previous,
The fact that the surgeon, DR.. @. NJ.
berry Of the marine hospital service,
As now down with the fever, has not
dampened the ardor Of his colleagues.
Those who have never had the fever
while they Take every precaution
against It, know that being thrown
continually into buildings which mn
he harborng infected mosquitoes, they
nun A good deal Of risk OF being bitten
AT one time or another, so they expect
40 get it. Dr. Berry. since his arrival
hore 10 days ago,has been working right
I'm the midst of the central focus OF IN
lection He had high fever tonight,
hut ms physical condition is good and,
es he has youth on his side, the
chances are all In hts favor
Tho only news from other points In
tba 1,tate Is from Patterson, where four
new cases were reported A hospital
has been opened for INDECENT cases
there The total TO date Is 80 cases ana
no deaths.
PEOPLE PATIENT.
with Surgeon White OF the w7r'""
bosnltal service frankly expressing no
surprise at the increase In the number
rf now cases of fever ana expecting
that for some time to come there VIII DE
large quota brought to light dally,
the people Of New Orleans have maze
mn their minds 10 await IN patience me
results Of the federal campaign when
Is nov fairly In swing. The Ire or
stegmoyia mosquito has been Definite
ly nsccrtlaned. but the fever had mace
so much Roadway when IL was dlsCoV-
cred and Il has prevailed generally IN
the lower sections of the city since
then that there are doubtless many or
the insects which have escaped the dis
injecting crusade launched against
them and they may be expected TO
transmit the diseases for some days
longer at least Up to noon today doz-
en- cases Of fever had been officially re-
ported and the fact that none OF these
cases turned up by the official inspee-
tors, but cases submitted by the doc
tors themselves, was again taken as as
no encouraging sign. Or, Whine himself
Is much pleased with the evidence OF
Improvement In the situation.
GOOD MAN DOWN.
An unexpected blow was struck at
the marine hospital STAFF today when
one OF the men sent here to assist In
The fight against the disease was him
self stricken. The victim IL Surgeon L.
Berry Dr. Berry is a Texan by ma
tiyity but has lately been stationed In
New York lie was one OF the tirst to
reach New orleans and because he has
been through the Cuban campaign and
had had the fever In Texas he was con-
sidered to be immune and was put In
charge OF the work in tho original in
fected area, whore the fever ragged most
Hereby.
Or. Berry has been doing yeoman
service in the matter OF dislnfection.
lie was taken III yesterday and today
his case developed into one OF yellow
fever He was removed TO the Touro
inhrmary where he Is expected speed
fly to recover.
WORK OF DIs1NFECTING.
Dr Nhlte mas Impressed on MS sur
ge0ns who are to do work in the for
eign nelghborhoods the great virtue OF
patience Many Of the Italians and
other residents are unfamiliar With the
methods OF the health authorities and
DR. White Is seeking to treat them with
the least possible harshness,
\ force of 100 men was engaged In
the ark Of dlslnfectlng in the lower
section OF the city today. There were
az patients at the emergency hospital
today. Earlier in the campaign when
me number Of cases treated there was
considerably fewer, the death rate was
h'gh, but 1t has now been lessened
ana daily patients are being discharg-
I'd as cured.
FINANCIAL AID NEEDED.
~ Patterson, where there are now
~ cases, financial and other assistance