The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
MORE PANICKY GUARANTEES.
YELLOW JACK AT GULFPORT,
MISS, CAUSES NEW SCARE.

the Fever Z0ne-Itaiian Political
Leader II Sent to JAN for Interfering
With the Marine Hospital Service.
New ORLEANS, La: Aug. 2o.-The ap-
pearanco OF yellow fever at GulSport, Miss.
the railroad and commercial oenter for
the Mississippi Gulf coast, and It's reap-
pearance at LAX Providence. just across
the river from Mississippi. have sent an
other wave Of panioky guarantees through
that State. Gulfport Is only few miles
from Mississippi City, and great fear has
been entertained for week past that the
disease would spread there. 1t Is also
the headquarters OF the Mississippi quar-
antine forces, the quarantine by the other
coast towns who render the work more
difficult. There are but three cases in
Gulfport. They are thought to have come
from Mississippi City, but the origin Of the
disease has not yet been definitely do
termined.
Lake Providence had an attack OF the
yellow fever early in the season and the
most strenuous efforts were made to stamp
it out, apparently with success. The entire
Italian population OF the town were sent to
the detention camp for ten days. until 1t
was determined that they were free from
fever. They were then allowed to return
to town, when the fever broke out anew
among them. What 10 causing the people
on the Mississippi side Of the river much
apprehension is the fact that there Is large
colony Of Italians there who have been
in closohand intimate relations with the
Lake Providence Italians.
The result Of this news has been general
,&tH - oh
sissippi, Yioksburg adopting . modified
non-interoourse plan and jackson, which
had been very sane on this subject, quaran-
timing against Memphis on tho story that
an Italian woman named Cuoua had been
taken, flick there with the yellow fever soon
after arrival in New Orleans.
The Mississippi State Board Of Health
refused to quarantine Memphis in this
case, the Memphis authorities claiming
that the woman contracted the disease
somewhere else.
The great ma jority Of the people in
southern Mississippi refuse to believe that
the disease in Mississippi City is yellow
fever, and the health officers and Marine
Hospital Service have been roundlv de-
nounced for so reporting. 1t has been
found necessary for all the physicians
to join in o card expressing confidence
in the Marine Hospital Service, and de-
claring that there can be no question as to
the character Of the fever on the Missis-
<ippi coast.
The situation continues to improve in
New Orleans and public confidence IL being
rapidly restored. This was shown to-day
In the boom In local stocks and the an
contracts that had been temporarily With
held had been let to-day. The confidence
was based on the belief that DR.. White
would be able to carry out his promise and
got rid OF the fever next month. It was
decided to-day to make a complete sanitary
census Of the city, the condition Of every
building being reported.
Another appeal was made on citizens to
fumigate their houses with sulfur to-mor-
row or Monday, and to fumigate at least
once o week Until the fever il ended DR..
pool School 81 Tropica Medicine s where
English physicians are equipped for choleri-
cal and yellow fever service, after having
made a thorou Oh examination OF tho fever
situation here, declared 1t good, that the
people OF New Orleans have undertaken
a great work. but are bound to win. DR..
Boyce believes that the work being done
will be Of great benefit to the whole world.
He considered the organization for fighting
the fever perfect.
The only danger y rainy Sep TENDER.
II C1opVofiUOT HnedTb,
in the opinion OF DR.. White, the early and
certain crushing out Of yellow fever. but
rainy September will greatly increase the
work and the danger.
The school board decided to-day to open
the public schools Oct. 2, including the St.
Philip School, which is in the heart Of
the infected section and patronized mainly
by Italians.
Frank Dantoni, the political leader Of tho
Italian colony, and who has put the Marine
Hospital Service to great Inconvenience by
stirring up his people against the sanitary
police to-day. A mob Of threatening
Italians followed the police to the jail.
All men opposing the health officers in
their enforcement Of the law will be jagged.
The trouble about shipping bananas from
New Orleans has been settled by trans
ferag the business Ss1 tho to Pert
proposed a week ago to meet the order Of
Surgeon General Wyman Against banana
shipments from this city, but the st. Ber-
nard authorities would not permit Of It.
They have now withdrawn their opposition.