Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-22
MERCURY DROPS IN
The CRESCENT CITY
Cold Snap Strikes the Yellow
Fever Stricken Section.
McKBuRe RAISES QUARANTINE

In Northern Louisiana the Weather
Was Almost Freezing-Many Towns
Order the Quarantine Restrictions
Raised.
New Orleans, Oct 21-The pre-
dicted cold snap struck Louisiana dur
ing the night, sending. the temperature
down into the forties over a large
portions of the state. In New Orleans
the temperature fell to 50 degrees.
In northern Louisiana close to treez-
ing point was reached The effect is
expected to be a large addition to the
number of towns and parishes would
have ordered the removal of quartines.
With the approach of the wave more
parishes yesterday raised the bars,
among them Assumption and Natcli
toches Vicksburg has ordered the
lifting of restrictions and it is not i'm
probable that her example will be fol
lowed by many points in Mississippi
DIR. Corput is in ST. Mary and is work
ing in the interest of the lifting Of quar-.
ant1nes in that section of the state
The fever situation in both the city
and state continues to make rapid prog
ress.
Only one death occurred all over
Louisiana yesterday, and the number
of cases under treatment in tne city
has now fallen within the hundred
mark.
1t is possible that that tle sudden
change OF weather may result in
further deaths, of which there have
been none in New Orleans during tae
past three days, but generally the
cases now existing are of the lightest
character.
President Souchon, of the state
board of health, has taken occasion to
address letters to DR.. White and DR..
Corput expressing on behalf of the
board sincere appreciation Of the ser
vice they nave rendered in assisting
to eradicate the fever.
There has been such rapid diminu-
tion of the cases under treatment at
the Emergency hospital that it is not
improbable that that institution will
be finally closed tomorrow There
were eight dicharges yesterday and
only six patients remain Among the
discharges were the five members of
the Darlington family whose sad
plight was brought to public attention
by the death of the head of the family
The Kenner hospital has been closed.
Only one new case of fever was re-
ported at Patterson yesterday, and
the situation is SO much better there
that all but one of the nurses that
were sent to that point are to return
home.
There is rapid improvement of
the situation along the gulf coast and
gulf port has ordered the closing of
her hospital. 1t is likely that com.
muntcation between New Orleans and
the coast will be opened next week.
The embargo against bananas, it is
announced, will be lifted on November
l. That means that screened cars
will no longer be necessary, and that
fruit shipments will be handled in the
usual way Information at hand is to
the effect that all the fruit vessels
which left New Orleans will return
here.
Further advices today show that the
temperature in portions of Louisiana
during the night and early today left
the freezing point. Minden, in the
northern section, reported 80 degrees.
There was frost at various points al
though the prevalence of high winds
prevented it at other points.
Lake Charles, which stopped all the
trains at the beginning of the fever and
bottled herself up until frost, was
struck by cold wave, and reports
from there say that the quarantine will
probably be lifted. The effect of the
cold wave will besides further wiping
out the fever infection in tae country
will increase the crowds who will come
for the presidents reception.
1t was stated unofficially today that
by the end of next week every man
now in the employ of the Marine hos
pital service will be given an honor
able discharge and that the service
would wind up its campaign, turning
over the remaining work to the city
and state boards of health.
Up to noon today there were two
new cases Of yellow fever and but no
deaths.