The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
Governor Blanchard Issues
Proclamation Designed to
Remedy Chaotic Condition
of Quarantine Matters
ILLEGAL RESTRAINT
OF TRAVEL TO STOP
Federal Authorities in New
Orleans VIII Treat Every
Suspicious Case They Find
as Actual Yellow Fever


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. S.--Official re-
port TO p. M;
New cases, 60; total 10 date, s25;
deaths, 4; total TO date, III; new sub
foei, IL; total sub-foci TO date, LA
If the present chaotic condition OF
quarantine matters IN Louisiana ia not
speedily terminated. in obedience 10
proclamation issued to-day, the State
Board OF Health has announced its In
tention Of Immediately reYoking the
civil powers, and, that failing, of ask
ing Governor Blanchard 10 call out the
militia and restore and maintain order.
The proclamation resulted from the let
ters sent yesterday by the Governor 10
President Souchon.
The proclamation prohibits any town,
parish or village from refusing admis-
sion 10 q person from a non-infected To-
cality holding health certificate not
more than twenty-four hours. old, or TO
q person from an infected locality who
| has spent six days in a detention camp
and been discharged with Marine Hos
pital certificate. Interference with the
passage Of steamboats, or trains is for
bidden unless they violate legal quaran-
tine regulations. No mail, freight or
express matter shall, under the procla-
nation. be refused from infected terri
tories provided it is carried in cars
which have been fumigated by the Ma
rine Hospital Service. All persons who
disregard these regulations. under the
semblance of Boards of Health, or mass
meetings, are warned that they make
themselves liable TO answer in the
courts
ILLEGAL RESTRICTIONS.
II is announced that no more illegal
restrictions on travel or commerce will
be tolerated. II is understood that the
action taken by the Board Of Health has
the full sympathy of Governor Blanch-
ard and that as a result, at least in
Louisiana, there will be a modification
of the present onerous Quaranlines. Be
cause of the large number of cases re-
ported, the fever situation did not have
SO favorable an aspect to-day, but il is
expected that the increase is the result
Of the investigation of number of sus-
picious cases OF sickness, some of which
the health authorities were unable to
inquire into yesterday. The inspectors
of the Marine Hospital Service spent
much of the day in their investigation,
and their reports showed an increase in
the number of cases from noon to 3
o'clock
The Federal authorities have deter
mined 10 treat every case presenting
any symptoms of yellow fever as actu-
ally yellow fever, preferring TO take no
risk of falling through want of vigi-
lance
Practically all doubt of the raising Of
the fund or a quarter of million dol
lars desired by the Government was re-
moved to-day when both the State and
city moved 10 assist the citizens Of New
Orleans. Governor Blanchard, whom
Chairman Janyier of the Citizens Com
mittee has asked to advance 100000
wired JanYier that he would make the
loan as soon as he heard from suffi-
cient number of the members OF the
Legislature If they will support an ap-
preparation of $4,000 Affirmative an
swers are being received. In addition
TO this action of the Governor, the city
took steps to swell the fund. With s70,-
600 originally in the hands of the Citi-
zens' Committee, 1920, 900 is in sight.
Surgeon White put in a hard half-day's
work here and in the afternoon took a
train for Lafayette, La. to attend con-
ference of various health boards in that
section OF the State. called with a view
TO securing an anticipation Of quarantine
regulations. DR.. White expects that by
tomorrow night all of the additional
health officers which the Governor has
ordered TO New Orleans will be here and
ready TO begin work. II is considered not
improbable that the marine hospital SER
vice will open a supply depot at New Or
plies may be furnished to those who are
in distress.
Wednesday is the day set for the gem
eral street cleaning movement There
Will be a pretty general suspension OF
business, all of the merchants volunteer
ing to lend their carts and wagons and
employees TO assist in the work. Mayor
Behrman said the City Hall would be
closed during the day. Meantime the city
is arranging to continue the large forces
of special men ii put to work on Monday
during the rest Of the week
POLICEMAN INJURED.
The difficulties the authorities encount-
er in trying to get at concealed cases
was illustrated to-day, when Police Of
| injured while trying to break into a
4 house where there was known to be a
case of yellow fever. Gregson was called
on to assist the authorities. So stubborn
was the opposition of the people at
/ house on Charles street against invasion
i by the inspectors that it became neces
/ sary to break in, with the result that
! heavy oaken door fell on Gregson and
/ crushed him. He was removed to the hos
pital
Funerals of yellow fever patients and
wakes of the dead continued, with little
obstruction by the health authorities.
! Reports from the bedside of Archbishop
I CnappeIe, WHO is Ill WITH ySIiOW leEef,
/ to-day were TO the effect that the vener-
able prelate was about holding his own.
with the physicians still unable TO pre-
/ diet with confidence the outcome of the
attack upon him.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. s-Sir Alfred Jones,
president of the Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine, has received cable
| gram from Mayor Behrman in New Or
/ leans accepting an offer made yesterday
I by Sir Alfred of the services Of the
school during the prevalence of yellow
! fever. Major Surgeon Donald Ross, pro-
/ fessor of tropical medicine, and DIR. Rob-
/ ert Boyce. professor of pathology and
dean of the school, will sail for New
York on the steamship Campania next
Saturday and on arrival will proceed at
once to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The Isthmian
| Canal Commission to-day received a ca
/ blegram from Governor Magoon announc-
/ ing the death of A. G. Livingston, a di-
vision engineer at Culebra. from yellow
| fever. Livingston was from St Louis. Mo.
/ Two new cases of yellow fever were re-