The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-23
Is Over at New Orleans Say
Physicians but Records
Doesn't Prove II
nine DEATHS YESTERDAY
AND FtFTY.sEvEN NEW CASES.
EPIDEMIC SAID TO HAVE
BROKEN OUT AT MIS-
SiSSlPpI CITY.
New Orleans. la, Aug. 22-aepOrt

New Cases ,'.......'...'''.''' %
Total Cases -. ..,,....,....,'. l'ooS
Deaths ... ..+.............
Total Deaths ..,................ 2l4
The fact that there was little change
today from the record for several days
was accepted by federal authorities as
confirming their expressions of en-
couraging nature of the yellow fever
situation
The fever fighters contend that If
the disease is held in check at very
period when It ought to be on an as
cending scale of virulence and when
both the cases and deaths should be
leaping to alarming figures, there Is
no reason why they should reserve op-
ini0ns chat the worst Is over.
Will Be No et-up In Fight.
Nevertheless, word has gone down
the line from headquarters thar there
must be no cessation of measures re-
commended as necessary TO continue
the control of the situation. Relafsa-
ton now would only give the fever
opportunity to gain fresh hold upon
the community and with three months
intervening before frost Ii is felt that
any want of vigilance may undo all
the good that has already been done.
Deaths today were again principally
of persons bearing foreign names. An
exception was Arthur HILL an EN-
pioye of one of the large wholesale
dry goods houses.
MiiIionaire's Son Arrested.
In spite or all ag tation there has
besn on the subject some cistern'
still remain unscreened and the po
Ice have received orders to spare
no one who shows indisposition, &
obey the law Failure to screen caus
cd Hart Newman, son Of Isidor New
man. millionaire banker, to spent
brief time in cell today. Newman
Is head of the company which owns
Athletic Park. Cisterns there wer,
not screened When the police ap
peared in his Carondelet street of
fees today Newman ordered them on
and then barred the doors.
Newman later went to the police
headquarters and was arrested AM
locked up, Later he was released. Hi
excuse for not screening cisterns wa
oversight
Additional nurses were sent to Pat
terson and Riverside, both in ST. Mar.
parish. today At these two point
exist the largest number of cases any
where out of the city, but the feve
continues to manifest itself In typ
exceedingly mild
Tom Tagesrt Offers Help.
Among today's kilograms to tn
mayor were one from Democrat
Campaign Manager Thomas Taggar
of Indianapolis. Taggart wrote Of hi
interest and sympathy and offered
large contribution of water fror
French Lick for the hospitals and fo
poor pat ents The offer was accep
ed.
Some surprise is expressed here 8
the announcement from Jackson tha
the fever at Mississippi City has bee
declared epidemic. 1t is not believe
the number of cases reported frol
there Is sufficint to cause alarm an
owing to the mildness Of the type i
cal authorities see no reason why
should not be held in check.
DR.. ]. A. Devron, state board phi
sician reports from Leeville that du
ing two days Of work there he foun
60 positive cases of fever; SO su
p'cious cases, 145 cases Of dengu
He adds: There are about 81
houses and families here and do NJ
think there is single house whic
has not one OF more case OF sic
ness"
From other points. outside New 9
leans, thirty new cases are reported
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