The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-28
FUMIGATIO WORK MUST BE DONE OVER Heavy Rain Fills Fools in New
 Orleans CONVENT IS FUMlGATED Bishop Rouxel Readily Gives Consent to Dislnfection of the Chapel.
 New Cases Yesterday
 Encouraging.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.


 New Orleans, September N-With over three inches of rain. most of which feii within three hours, the gutters and pools all over the city were washed clean or oil and salt today, and with the wind blowing at thirty miles an holr, many cheese cloth screens had holes torn in them. Out of doors fumigation work was therefore completely interrupted, the pre- cipitation continuing throughout the day, and fresh breeding places for mosqul- toes were undoubtedly created in every direction.
 Orders were promptly issued from the marine hospital office that with the set ting of the weather there must be an in- mediate resumption of oiling potn cls' terms and gutters, the terrific downpour causing the overflow of thousands or the former. It is believed by the au- thorities that the fever Is now within reasonable control, and that 1t will con tinue to diminish weekly until 1t is finally wiped out unless there is inexcusabls care Iessness on the part of the public Tn following the regulations set down TOT them. Even in that event there Is no ike lihood that 1t can again attain serious pro- portions, but there Is such strong am bition on the part of the scientists ana sanitarians to wipe 1t out completely De- fore frost that there is an earnest ap- peal for continued cooperation by all citizens
 New Cases Encouraging.
 Encouraging to a high degree was the report today of the number of new cases, indicating that the present week will show in the totals the most distinct gain for several weeks. The low record of deaths Is also likely to be maintained. for while for the past two days there have been, more than for the two previous days, they are found to be lower than tlle daily rec ord of a month ago.
 Fumigating gangs were today pL- 10 work in the various public school build- ings, with a view to their complete dis infection in time for the opening on Monday. Superintendent Easton, who ar- rived from Chicago today, is co-operat- ing with the marine hospital service In the work. There are about sixty bulld- ings which will have to be treated. Every building has to be thoroughly plastered up before Immigration is commenced, so that the work will be thorough. Supefl1- tendent Easton expects the Monday en- rollment to be large in spite Of the aD- sentees from the city. All the trans now coming into New Orleans are well filled, and 1t Is expected that by the middle of October practically the whole population will be at home.
 Visits Infected Convent.
 Dr. White today paid visit to the con vent of the Perpetual Alteration, thor ough disnfectlon of which had been or T bod tQ cd was being operated close to the convent, but Dr. White found that the institution was closed. A total of ten cases of fever have appeared in the convent and the authorities are convinced that previously preparations were not taken to destroy fever infection.
 It is one of the rules of the order that a company of nuns must always be kneel- ing before the altar in order that the service of adoration may never cease. This would make 1t impossible to disin- feet the chapel without risking the lives of the nuns The chapel was founded over a century ago.
 President Harahan Comes.
 Second Vice President J. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central reached here today In his private car and went immediate,y to the Stuyvesant docks for an lnspec- ton of the work of rebuilding there. Everything has been hurried to be ready to handle the export trade. MT. Harahan found the facilities ample for handling .le immense grain, cotton and other traf- fic which has already started this way. While the fever has interfered to some extent with the business of the Illinois Central, chiefly local, there has been and will be no interruption of through traf- fic, and MT. Harahan Is convinced that there will be an immense revival of busis ness here as soon as the quarantines are lifted.
 It was stated today that Surgeon Von E,sdorf, who has been for some time at Tallulah, will be ordered to Pensacola, where the situation has been far from encouraging. Surgeon Von Esdorf's work is completed at Tallulah and the parish authorities are now capable of handling the remaining sickness. Much of the same conditions existed at Tallulah when Dr. Von Esdorf went there as now prevalent at Pensacola, and the rapid systematiza- ton of the fight along scientific lines in the North Louisiana town was largely due to his presence. 10 Is felt here that