The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-12
COLD DEALS BLOW ID THE STECOMY|A Infected Districts Are All En- couIaged by Change DR. WHITE GOES TO MOBILE Seeks to Have the Alabama Quaran- tine Made Less Risid-Pen-
 sacola Has a Better
 Day.
 
OFFICIAL RECORD TO 6 p. M.

OFFICIAL RECORD TO p. M. New cases... ... -. ..... 10 Total cases to date... ....' '..e<+o Deaths today. -. =. .....'.. z Total deaths to date... ...... 4iI New focl... ..... ..'.' ''.''''' Cases under treatment... ....... Ifo Cases discharged. =. ...... .<ooo New Orleans. October 1.-The low record which is the lowest since July, would have been still lower but Tor the discovery of five cases of sickness In one house on St. Bernard avenue, as the result of the death of the father of the family without medical attention. He is Leonard s. Burlington, an Eng lishman, and 1t was found that his wife and four children were all sick. The sur vivors were taken to the emergency hos pital, where two were pronounced posi- tive cases, and the others held for ob- servation. The other death was of lady whose case had been reported as sus- picious some days ago. The only two new cases above Canal street are near that street, so that for the first time since lHb ltNti ldS Dtfl uiiuNi bSthNNoJt SafC up-town section reports no cases.
 pr. White Goes to Mobile. Dr. Whites general order to cut down the number of men in the gangs or screeners, fumigators and inspectors has been interpreted by many as indicating that there was no necessity for the general Immigration fixed for next Sun day. This impression has interfered somewhat with the plans for that work, so Dr. White has issued a statement ex- plaining the importance of carrying out the general Immigration.
 Dr. White left for Mobile tonight to have conference with the Alabama au- thorities in regard to quarantine restric- tions Many of the Alabama restrictions on travel are still in force, and it is hoped t at these will be removed soon.
 Saturday morning Dr. White will go to Meridian for consultation with Dr. Hunter, and other Mississippi health au- thorities including probably Governor Vardaman.
 The news from the country parishes now is principally announcements from the health boards that they will raise the quarantines against New Orleans Oc- tober 15. One dispatch from Dr. Krauss, the marine hospital officer in charge at Lake Providence, tells of armed resist ance being made, to him in his efforts to remove people afflicted to the hospital care This incident occurred at Transyl- vania station where he found two young women refugees sick In an old cabin.
 Mrs Shanley, the widow of the doctor who died at Barrataria a few days ago, was brought to the city and taken to Turo infrmary with what is believed to be a case of yellow fever. Her two child ren are being cared for by friends.
 Country Cases.
 The country reports were as follows:
 Near Bunkie, new cases.
 Grand Isle. several new cases, 1 death.
 Cheniere Caminada, many new cases.
 Lucy, St. John parish, new cases.
 Kenner, ? new cases; 1 death.
 Patterson, 1 new case.
 The reports from Mississippi were as follows:
 Vicksburg. new cases; Natchez. 5 new cases; Rosetta. 1 new case; Port Gib- son. new cases; Gulfport, 1 new case. Situation Greatly Improved. The cold snap today the continued shrinkage in cases and the prediction of frost tonight in North Louisiana, with the probability that there will follow an early lifting of quarantine restrictions in that section of the state, all tend to inn prove the general yellow fever situation | not only in New Orleans but throughout | Louisiana and Mississippi. The weather | bureau points out that there is hope that | an earlier winter will come this year. Wipng out of the fever Is now pro- gressing at rate that gives general sa t. | Is faction to the authorities, and the fall | in temperature is hailed as blessing. In previous epdemics the people have not | been able to take advantage of cool spell because the agency of transmission l of yellow fever was not known to them, | and where a warm spell succeeded there | was a continuance of cases, and with | them deaths until the period of frost ar- | rived. Dr. White, however, thinks that now if cool weather lasts for a few days | the fever will speedily disappear.
 This cool spell" he said today, "has | driven all mosquitoes indoors to hunt the | warm places, and If the people will only | fumigate judiciously now and on Saturday | and Sunday. there is no reason why the | comparatively few mosquitoes now re-
 malning should not all be destroyed
 General Fumigation Sunday. | pr. White today issued statement to l the public in which he said that his order
 suspending disinfecting work by the gov | ernment forces was not intended to af- | feet in any way the general order for | Immigration next Sunday. He said he hoped | that the entire community would respond | on Sunday and that the effort at mosquito | destruction would be supremely success | full. Every mosquito now Is seeking to l go into Information, and therefore the | greater number killed now the less will
 be the danger of sporadic cases In the | spring Since it is admitted and urged by | the scientists that if an infected mosquito | lives through the winter the first person | she bites thereafter will be inoculated,
 and other house mosquitoes biting this | person will, in turn, mature the organ | ism for re-transmission in twelve more | days. M t
 | The state board of health today dis patched four trained nurses to Pensacola | in response to request of Health off, | cer Porter of Florida So many cases are under treatment there now that the nurses of experience are overworked and appeal for assistance was necessary. The |