The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-15
NEW PLAGUE SPOT EXPOSED,
EIGHTEEN CASES FOUND ~
pLiOGEMINE PARISH. Ia.
twelve More Deaths ~ New Orleans-t United
states Detention Campo ~, Filled and
Nan, wanting to Enter Them So "a
IN lca,c the stricken District.


xrw ORLEANS, Aug. n.-Yellow fever
cou.cl Twelve deaths to-day. Fifty-five
now cn.es were discovered. Thi, makes
n to,n during the epidemic OF i87 deaths
and LOIS ca.es. a mortality percentage
Of l6j,
new point Of infection was disclosed
to-day in Plaquemine parish. twenty-five
nie- below New Orleans. where eighteen
ca.es Of yellow fever OF a mild type were
brought to light. The dL,ease was carried
there from New Orleans by Italian refugees
and concealed from the health officers until
disclosed by thorough investigation.
Thi. i, the only other point in the country
beside, Patterson where the fever still
prevails.
There are now forty lone cases Of fever
At Paterson and there has been go far
only one death. with two seriously sick.
1t wa, the mildness OF the disease which
msled the doctors 40 long and enabled
the fever TO get Roadway. 1t prevails
exclusively among the poorer classes.
The United States detention camps are all
full and there are long waiting lists Of PEG.
pie anxious to enter them In order to 60 from
New Orleans TO other parts Of the South
The waiting list at Camp Wyman at Hara.
han is 200, at Avondale. $50 and at Slidell.
$50 The fumigating force at work here
now. numbering 600 will be increased to
1000 this week, leo being added daily.
To-day Inc health authorities began en-
forcing the sanitary laws rigidy.. Several
negroes and Italians were arrested for try
ing to prevent the fumigation OF their
houses. and affidavits by the hundreds
we're made against landlords and house.
for fniItD U N their CiatQrna
so as 10 keep out the mosquitoes. The
health authorities found 1t necessary to
keep watch over the Italians. even when
they have passed the crisis Of yellow fever:
the disease, and convalescents are warned
to eat sparingly for several days. Tho
Italians do not take this enforced starvation
kindly. Yesterday one OF them who had
been discharged AZ cured, made up for lost
time BY gorging himself, had relapse and
cause Some way will be found to keep the
convalescents under supervision for several
days after recovery.
The board Of health Of St, James has
coming into that parish. They are now
shut out of nearly three-fourths OF the
State. An inspection made of the Fifteenth
ward Of New Orleans, the transmissssippi
section Of the city. shows that not a sus-
pcious case exists there. The ward, known
is Immediately opposite the Italian section
and was infected early in the epidemic,
two deaths occurring there from yellow
fever, good sanitary system and care
full inspection has stamped 1t out. Inc
success there is regarded as good omen.
for there are other portions Of New Or
leans free from the disease.
The cypress lumber men have written
to the Louisiana State Board OF Health to
deny the report that the cypress lumber
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fever and guarantees. They say that this
Is not so. that all the mills are working,
and that no one seems to imagine that !um-
Der Is infectious. Even lumber from
Patterson. where the fever prevails. 10
son mills are at work. On the other hand,
the oystermen are In trembling lest the
guarantees will kill the oyster industry,
which opens here in September. IT quar-
antines are then in existence. the oyster
ply Of oysters.
In view Of the fact that the Texas quar-
antine fund has been exhausted and Gov.
Lanham Is now issuing deficiency warrants
to cover the expense OF the service, an ofYer
has been made by several wealthy citizens
Of Texas to give all the funds needed for
the quarantine and will be accepted
Florida Ia suspicious Of Atlanta and re-
quires passengers from that city to present
health certificates.
Inc quarantine trouble DetWeon Ilnno1
and Kentucky has been finally settled.
The Kentucky State authorities complained
that Illinois health Off Gers boarded trains
in Kentucky and put of in that State pas
sengers not supplied with health certificates
and refused to honor the Kentucky GER
tiicates.
Illinois replied that some Of the Kentucky
towns were selling the certificates without
any investigation OF the purchasers. Under
the compromise reached. the Kentucky
authorities will rescind the issue OF certif-
Gates, while the Illinois inspectors will not