New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-27
FORCE TO FIGHT FEVER.
Marine Hospital authorities Plan
.ArreSt of Well Knoscn Citi1ens.

Neyv-Orleans Sept. 26.-Che United STATES Nd
rine Hospital authorities have decided TO carry
on an energetic campaign against all peope
who fan TO report cases of suspicious illness in
their homes As q result number OF Warrants
against well known people will be sworn out to-
,,,or-ovv Or. White announced that he would
nick out the most prominent persons whom he
could ind and make examples of them whenever
cases were discovered which were not reported
The physicians who are experimenting in the
belief that the yellow fever germ has pesh ans
covered arc loath TO speak of the queslloh' anu
although il is certain that the germ mas peel
discovered. it is almost as certain that III
E3othier and the others who have been WORKING
with him viii allow DR.. Rosenau and me PhS
clans OF the marine hospital service TO naN0
the first announcement of the discovery - gu
seon General Wylnan.
The local situation shows d slight improve
raent TODAY. so far as the number of new cases
is concerned. but the death rate is unusually
high This is explained by the fact that a num-
her of cases were sent TO the Emergency 7ospl-
tai when they were in the last stages OF the olS-
ease. The quarantine situation is unchanged
with the exception that Mississippi Is Tightening
IN on guarantees from infected points IN the
hope of preventing the spread Of the disease in
that State.
The situation in the State also shows much
Improvement.
reported from Kenner, Grand Isle; two cases
from Convent, one case and one death from
Bunkie, and one case from Cottonport. In Mis-
sissippf two cases were reported from Port Glib
son. four from Mississippi City and one from
GuIfport.
The news from Port Gibson to-day was that
the discovery OF two genuine cases there had
resulted in a panic.
Throughout the South interest in the yellow
fever fight has shifted to Pensacola, Fla where
the situation is serious. Up to noon to-day only
suspicious sickness" had been reported by the
physicians, but il is expected that by night a
A distressing feature CT the problem in Pensa-
cola is that the cases are scattered all over the
city, rendering more difficult the task of those
who are engaged IN suppressing the pest.
The fever has spread rapidly since its first
appearance in Pensacola, and the twenty-five
new cases reported in the last twenty-four hours
shows the hold the pestilence has. DR.. J. Y
Porter health officer of Florida. who is in charge
at Pensacola, has issued a bulletin asking the
cases be reported promptly. There is consider
able excitement in Pensacola to-day, but no
panic.
The yellow fever report to p m. is as fol-
lows: New cases, 81: total TO date, 2,S99
Deaths ); total to date, 375
Natehez Miss, Sept 26-The local situation
IS becoming serious and physicians have ad-
vised all the people who can to leave the city.
Five new cases were reported to-day, of which
two were white. One death also was reported.
There are twenty-one foci to date two new ones
being reported to-day.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept 26-The State to-
day doubled its quarantine force against Pensa-
cola on account of so many people leaving that
city Hattiesburg Miss, was also quarantined
pending the investigation of a suspicious case
there