Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-07-28
CONYIKG OF CASES
Several Yellew Fever Patterns Are
Just Ascertaiued.
ITALIANSAREA AFRAID
Arbitrary Restrictions In Regard 10
Attending Funerals Are Not In
Vogue, Mosquitoes Thought
Only Transmitters.

New Orleans. July 27.-As the result
OF the decision Of the state board Of
health 10 make six-day detention i'm
mediaiely effective four fruit ships
bound for New Orleans have been or
dered 70 Mobile. which city IL UNDER
stood 70 be willing TO receive them.
One case Of yellow fever has appear
ed at cannery. FIVE miles from Fort 81.
Phillip. sixty miles below the city. II
Is that Of an Italian woman. who es-
capped from the French market district.
Lieutenant Colonel Maus. United
States army. has returned from that
place. There are no present intentions
10 move the garrison. Dr. r. 7. Ames
il TO BE- stationed at Jackson barracks.
There f. no fever at that post.
Italian societies are taking a hand
with priests Of their nationality with
n view Of aiding the authorities. The
only serious alarm here has been
among the Italians. Many Of them
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are ignorant and superstitious. and
when the fever began 20 rage they be-
came frightened and those not down
with Il fed TO friends In other sections
OF the city and 10 the surrounding
country. That IL why the foci has
been distributed. There IL still alarm
among them and Italian societies and
priests will try 10 reassure them. In
teTest them In sanitation and pledge
them 70 promptly report cases Of III
ness among them. Several cases Of
concealed fever have been reported by
Italian societies.
Formerly in yellow fever epidemics
here houses containing cases have been
tagged. II has not yet been decided 10
flag cases this year. Arbitrary restric-
lions against attendance al funerals
have been modified in the belief that
only the mosquito can transmit the
disease. Publication q lists Of cases
and their location has not been made.
but records are open 20 inspection and
health officials are mapping all focl and
promptly screening them.
To enable passengers from the east
90 proceed westward without annoy
ance or difficulty via New orleans the
Southern Pacific railway r. now oper-
ating IL trains from Esplanada ferry
landing. where direct connection is
made with Louisville and Nashville
trainis without transfer through the
city as heretofore.
Patients are being received AZ the
emergency yellow fever hospital A.
commodations for seveuty-ive cases
have been provided. These viii be
steadily increased.
No report Of additional new cases %
deaths from yellow fever were made |
public by the city board % health IN /
the early hours Of Thursday. There /
was an unofficial report % a number /
Of new cases. Ohicial report was made
Thursday Of twelve new cases and six /
deaths occurring In the preceding
twenty-four hours. OF the twelve
new cases nine are Italians. Six %
the cases are NJ 522 and 52i 81. Phil
lip street. showing the principal infec-
tion 20 be- sim IN the vicinity Of the
French market only two Of the
cases are I'm the upper part Of the city.
OF the deaths one occurred In hos
pital. two up town and the other three
IN the French market district. Health
after a study Of foci ex-
pressed the opinion that there is still
hope OF Graduating the disease before
fall. and that IN any event with the
being taken a serious
epidemic Is entirely out Of the ques-
ton.