Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-02
No fever BY FREIGHT
Medical Expect Saps It Cannot b
Taus Transmitted.
ONLY BY MOSQUITOES
Residents Of Outside Peints Pronel
Their Services as Nurses, but
There Is Ample sapply Of
Help on Hand.

New Orleans. A1g. 1.-ThouSands oi
circulars will be sent through the
south by business men OF New Orleans
containing the emphatic declaration
By DR.. ]. II. White OF the marine hos
pital service that yellow fever cannot
be carried by freight. DR.. white has
written q letter 20 President Kohnks
OF the board OF trade. DR.. white says:
There IL no possible way by which
yellow fever may be transmitted other
than by the mosquito and freight can
not under any circumstances be tn
fected In this way. but only In 80 Tar
as u might become the residence OF the
infected mosquito II Is not likely &c
become the residence Of any kind Of
mosquito much less an infected NOS
quito. whose presence Ia business and
manufacturing establishments would
In the nature OF things be a very re-
mote contingency"
Rev. Dr. Beverly Warner called at
tention 10 the fact that his agents are
meeting with some opposition on the
part Of householders to oiling and
screening. II Is proposed 90 make pub
| lie the names OF all who refuse 10 fan
in line with the campaign against the
mosquito.
a number OF tenders OF a-sistancs
from nurses and doctors In the country
has been received. but while ac-
knowledging the spirit with which
these offers are made the authorities
announce there Is not yet enough sick
ness TO keep the present nurses and
doctors employed. A large number OF
physicians here have not had a single
case OF yellow fever In their practice.
Italians. who formed a permanent
organisation on Sunday. opened head
quarters OF the originally infected dis
trtct and already are investigating and
fulfilling requests for relief. lmmunes
have been appointed 10 visit the
stricken district and report the number
OF sick and number In distress.
colored organizations have been
doing good work In cooperation with
the health authorities. There has been
an impression that negroes were Inn
mune to yellow fever. That however.
Is not a fact. though United States
Receiver Cohen. who investigated the
records OF other epidemics. declared
that black members OF the race are
less susceptible than mulattoes
Governor blanchard arranged with
the authorities here for the fumigation
OF passenger coaches that run between
polnts In Louisiana. Many medical
men In the interior think stegomya can
be carried by cars and there Is danger
Of transmission Of the fever unless
| dislnfection OF coaches Is resorted TO
LAFAYETTE has decided 10 take no
freight from New Orleans unless the
cars are disinifected.
At Alexandria notice has been given
that no boats from New Orleans viii
be permitted TO land.
Port Gibson. Miss. appointed a Wig
lance committee 20 guard against the
entry OF strangers. Pass Christian.
Miss. which formerly wanted daylight
communication with New Orleans
changed her mind because Of the NUM-
Der Of cases that appeared here and
shut herself up completely. Utica
! Miss sent word she wants no mail
that Is not fumigated.
DIR. Charles Lebaron, in charge OF the
detention camp at Lumberton. Miss.
wired here that the report that hve
Italians were shot or killed by guards
1 there IL absolutely false Not a shot
was fred by either guards or Italians.
! Little change characterized the yell
, low fever situation Tuesday. OF the
a n tho OfffFllf
. report OF the city board OF health In the
preceding twenty-four hours only three
we're above Canal street In widely sep
arated districts and traceable TO the
original zone OF infection. Tuesdays
reports OF convalescents were especial
. ~ encouraging. and II II becoming evil
dent that with careful treatment the
A., present visitation OF fever will be
shorn OF many OF It's terrors. Reports
frorm the bedsides OF those other thar
Iatalians were TO the effect that the
disease was steadily yielding 20 treat
ment.
Three new cases and one death from
u yellow fever were reported up to moor
Tuesday.
The state board Of health has ISSUED
n proclamation to all municipal ant
parish boards 70 recognize health ON
cials OF marine hospital service an'
not to quarantine freight or express
matter
t The announcement by DR.. Tabor o
d, Texas OF quarantine against the who'll
!. state OF Louisiana promises TO agaii
y throw traffc on the west side OF th'
b river out Of Joint. Under this orde'
no one can enter Texas coming from
this cit without first having gone int
n camp ot detention for six das. Tn
!, eject will be 10 prevent practically al
Il passenger traffic hence 20 Texas. tn
y hope here is DR.. Tabor will not stil
}, further extend his restrictions so as e
Il include freight.
,,l Marshall. Tex. Aug. 1.-Two case
OF yellow fever are reported a
J Shreveport A shotgun quarantine {
on here.