The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-27
New Orleans and Memphis
 Quarrel Over Latest Case
COMPLAINT IS OVER WOMAN
Tons of Salt Being Used to XIII Out the iggletalIs-Drouth Would Greatly Aid In the
 Fight.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

Deaths today. lu Total deaths to date..' ......... 242 New foci tciay. .. =. =. ......a lz Total foci to date... ............ 3su Cases under treatment. ... 1. ...s PAS
 New Orleans, August 26.--The daily rec ord shows no material change in the situation aside from the slow improve ment The number of deaths is not at aA surprising in the face of such 1n- tensely hot weather as mas prevailed during the past few days. The new foci are about equally divided above and be- low Canal street. Of the deaths two occurred at the charity hospital and two at the emergency hospital.
 All Cutters Are Salted.
 The campaign against the mosquito has been conducted from every possible direction, the latest being the salting of all the gutters on cross streets. Five hundred tons of salt have been put in the gutters during the week, the idea being to make solution of 21a per cent which has proven to be ample to destroy all the wigglers. Since the screening of the cisterns the stegomyia mosquitoes have taken to the gutters for breeding places, hence the special pains to make even these places impossible as breeding places.
 Since pr. Heber Jones, the health officer of Memphis has entered such vigorous denials about the woman, Mrs. Frank Guercio. who came here and developed the infection within two days, Surgeon White has gathered evidence in the form of affidavits One Is an affidavit signed by pr. Heber Jones himself, dated Mem phis, August 14. stating that the woman was there on that date. She signs an other affidavit to the effect that August lb she left for New Orleans, arriving In the forenoon of August 16 and was taken dick on the night of August IT. She swears that she was in Memphis one month and visited no other place, living at 219 North Fourth street, coming direct ly to New Orleans.
 Cases From Gulf Port.
 It also developed today that the dis coyery of case on Chestnut street ln this city, traoeable directly to Gulfport, resulted In the discovery of the three cases at Gulfport Friday. This case came here from Gulfport last Monday, and was taken sick Monday night. She lived Tn inc northeastern part of Gulfport. Sur geon White reported to the surgeon gen eral and he in turn wired Surgeon Was din. who finally unearthed three cases Tn that part of Gulfport yesterday.
 Surgeon White has been advised of the assignment of Assistant Surgeons Guthrie and Devaln to duty here. They will ar rive in a few days. Surgeon won Erdorf has been assigned to duty to diagnose cases in the country parishes as an ex- nert Today he went to Patterson and returned tonight with Dr. Souchons party.
 President souchon and party returned tonight from Patterson and issued proclamation taking charge Of the situ- ation there on behalf of the state board iof health pr. C. l.. Horton was placed in charge and was also commissioned as A deputy sheriff by the sheriff of St. Mary parish.
 Ugly Situation Outside City.
 Another letter was received by Dr. stark from Leeville at the mouth of Bayou LaFourche. Dr. Deveron is in charge there with Dr. Marcour as his assistant, and Dr. R. W. Seay of Grand fsle as his voluntary assistant. pr. Deyeron reports 223 cases of yellow fever now under treatment, and total of 2S deaths to date. Necessities of life are being supplied by the people of Thbo- dcaux. Surgeon von Ezdorf will go to Leeville tomorrow.
 The following reports were received from the country
 Patterson-Eighty new cases and one death. on Delizen plantation.
 Amelia-(St. Mary parish), seven cases. Bayou Boeuf, across the bayou, one case. Elizabeth plantation, Iberville-One case and one death.
 Hanson City-Six cases and one death
 Kenner-One case and one death. An Italian patient jumped into well and was drowned
 Pecan Grove-(St. Charles parish), three cases.
 Shrewsbury-One case.
 Lake Providence asked that Dr. Krauss be assigned to permanent duty there, and Surgeon General Wyman agreed to 1t.
 Mississippi City reported no new cases, but Gulf Port has found four more. mak- Ing seven under treatment.
 September Most Dangerous Month.
 Except in 1853. September has been the month in which the largest number of fatalities occurred during visitations of yellow fever. September frequently brings increased precipitation. causing stagnant pools of water, the overflow of cisterns and destruction of the effects of oiling. With stormy weather there will be in creased danger of damage to cheesecloth screening. All these conditions will have a tendency to add to the propagation of mosquitoes and Dr. White today urged upon all the workers, volunteers and oth- 
 every rainfall that may come will be followed by renewed oiling of cisterns and salting of gutters and rigid inspection of screens.
 Under the Brandao ordinance 1t is re- quired that every cistern shall be screened with wire of not less than IS mesh by the first of October Because of the fact that there was a complete famine of wire in the hardware establishments when the fever appeared and the anti-mos- quito ordinance was passed, permission was given to do all the screening with cheese cloth. Large supplies of wire. however, are now coming to the city and all the police agencies will be put to work with view to having landlords replace the cheesecloth with wire and thus secure permanent proteotion against the mosquito. Dr. White discussing the prological conditions and their effect U he fever.