The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-08-25
CHECK THE. /. fever | !; !. ;. :.
IN new Orleans
HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE
THE sCOURaE APPARENTLY
UNDER CONTROL.
Number Of New Cases and Deaths Are
Decreasing-Danger Of Epidemic
Growing Less-Quarantines Sadly
Affect Business.

New cases, As; total cases to date,
1856; deaths, 4; total deaths, 1876; re-
naming under treatment, 3S1. No
better evidence of the fact that the Wis
itation of mosquito fever is not only
being controlled here, but that there is
a chance for it's eradication, can be
found than in the daily reports OF
cases and deaths. For several days
the number of new cases has shown a
decline, while the number of deaths
have been remarkably low, considering
the number of cases reported q week
ago. The death list indicates that
practically every case that develops Is
now being reported, and that means
that the modern method of treatment
to prevent spread is being applied.
When that condition is assured the
end of the visitation is In sight and it
looks as if that condition is approach
ing.
Appears in New Quarter.
Among the new squares that have
been infected is that in which the su-
preme and civil district courts and the
St. Louis cathedral are located. Here
tofore the fever has fringed it without
invading it, but number OF italians
are now down with the fever fn row
of ancient houses standing next to the
civil district court building. Extra
ordinary precautions are being taken
to prevent any further infection of the
square. Many lawyers daily visit it, as
do large number of Catholics attend
ing services at the cathedral.
Quarantine Affects Business.
The rigid guarantees, which have
been maintained now for five weeks,
are beginning to tell on business gen
orally. The oyster industry will prob
ably feel the full effects of the re-
strictions as the open season begins
September 1. Retail merchants have
not suffered severely, but wholesalers
whose receipts are measured by the
business they do with the surrounding
country are still seriously affected.
AS the regular business season opens
here on September 1, strong appeals
are being made through circulars and
otherwise in cities, towns and counties
in restoring freight traffic.
Gulf Coast Tied Up.
The discovery of nearly dozen
cases of yellow fever at Mississippi
City, on the gulf coast, within three
miles of Gulfport and the fact that
Jackson has tied up the gulf and ship
island road by the declaration of quar-
antine against the entire Mississippi
coast, leaves New Orleans the only
avenue open to the gulf coast towns.
Alabama has on tight quarantine al
ready, against these towns, and with
the rest of Mississippi quarantined
against them, the reason why there
should not be daylight communication
with New Orleans, as was the case
during the prevalence of the fever in
1897, has disappeared. Several thou
sand people here summer on the coast,
including bankers, merchants and
professional men. Many have hand
some homes there. When the coast
quarantine against New Orleans was
put on by Mississippi they left their
families at their summer homes. The
raising of the quarantine would en-
able them to visit their families daily.