The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-26
State Board of Health Will
 Act Today.
TWO MORE FEVER DEATHS
No Authentic Record as to
 Number of Cases.
Emergency Hospital at New Orleans Begins Operations and Every Effort h Being Made to
 stamp Out Fever.

New Orleans. July 25.-There has been no material change in the fever situation today. Two more deaths were reported. There is no absolute record of the number of cases under treatment at the present time. but 1t Is believed to be about twenty. Physi- clans are reporting promptly all cases of fever, and immediate steps are taken to prevent mosquito infection, so that the prospects of restricting the infec- ton are considered bright.
 The emergency hospital on Dumaine Street. was equipped today and placed in charge of Dr. Hamilton P. Jones, who had charge of the isolation hospital in 1897. He has as his assis- tant Dr. L. J. Faget, a noted yellow fever authority. and a man conversant with the Italian characteristics.
 The advisory board of the city board or health began active work today, and 1t will have immediate charge of the work of ferreting out the new foci Of infection and carrying out the sani- tation and isolation. should any develop It will also have general supervision over the campaign of t<ucation, and the cleaning up of the city, screening of cisterns, houses, etc.
 Surgeon White and Surgeon Guiteras of the marine hospital service have completed all plans for the establish ment of the detention camps along the different railroad trunk lines, and have selected the physicians in charge, who have already selected their staffs The equipment is on the way. Today was spent in trips to the different locations for the purpose of selecting the sites for the camps
 In view oA the complications over outside and Inside Quarantines. the State board will tomorrow quarantine the State against the city of New Orleans, and such territory in the imme- diate vicinity of New Orleans as desires to maintain open communication with the city. This will result in relieving the quarantines which Mississippi has placed against the whole State and which pr. Tabor of Texas threatened
 Dr. F. R. Ross, who was left here by Dr. Tabor to report to him on the developments. left for Houston tonight, wen pleased with the energy and ac- tivity of the local authorities and ex- pressing a confidence that they would do all that could be done.
 Lieutenant Colonel Maus, U. S. A., has sent his report to Lieutenant Gen eral Chaffee as to the soldiers at Jack son barracks. and tomorrow will in- spect Fort St Phillips. He sees no reason to remove the troops
 Summary to Date.
 
 the State Board of Health, the City Board of Health compiled the figures of suspicious and actual cases of yell low fever and deaths, and the figures as issued by the State Board show:
 Between July 13 and July 21. there were about 100 cases, suspicious and positive. and 20 deaths Since then there have been 54 cases and 12 deaths, up to the 24th making all told. 154 cases and 32 deaths. Today there were two deaths, making 34 to date. There are about 50 cases under treatment
 Dr. George B. Young. United States Marine Hospital Service has been as- signed to take charge of the inspec- tion of trains. to cooperate with the States and localities which have in stituted quarantine. and he will make his headquarters in Jackson. Miss. pr. Farrar Richardson of the Marine Hospital Service, has been detailed as an assistant to City Health Oficer Kohnke in field work @~.