The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-17
Citizens Heavily Fined for Fail
*:ure to Observe Sanitary
Regulations.
New Orleans Record.
(By Associated Ioress.)

n NEW ORLEANS, AuguSt 4lt.-Wlth III
stlc variation in the daily record. It nutur-
ally follows that there Is no material
change In the sltuation, and none IS
looked for In the immediate future. Con-
siderable satisfaction Is drawn from inc
small number OF deaths, because 1t SHOWS
two thlngs-that the type OF the disease
,is not as malignant as at FIRST supppseu,
and that the authorities arc lMdlhs ABOUT
| every case in the city, .
Yhe generally. accepted death rate IS
| about II per cent. 1t IS ;1pou. q WEN
ago that the daily record took such q
| hmm one day 105 cases being reported:
since then the daily record has lowered
around sixty. While sight days are
usually allowed for Il patient to recover
| m die 4 most of the deaths occur IN 1he
! firth and sixth days, SO tho fact that ! ne
| deaths Yesterday and to-day were smith,
indcntcs thut all the cases are on ''llc !;
! record now ana subjected TO treatment
| according to the modern idea. DR. White
said the other day that II ne coulo pe
| assured OF having every case IN the CITY
under observation and proper tre'ltiiielit
no could stamp out the disease ~ =
| short time, so evidently the deslreu col,-
| dition Is approncnlhs' y - ''' -
ready been attained.
There we're no prominent people nmohs
tha new cases. but the majority urf
among pcople In comfortable circu1n-
| stances Only six OF the new loci are
above Canal Street.
Dr.sWhite Hopeful,
The faccl tiaat daily, deaths, have not
! Increased, considered With th ne dis i
! ancc Of centers and the graaual plE-ec',u y.
I ',, II. - ~,
GERS nre battling to prevent q lnultlplca
t;nn ~ infected squares, to-day induced
Dr.. White to say that the outlook was
hopeful. In 1878 at this time, deaths wer'
occurring al tho rate Of from. twenty Y
| forty day With n much slnallsl popu
\ lation. I5s-
1 professor A. J.. Metz. Of Tulane Uni,
! versity, to-day was put III run cniarse 90 .!
The organization OF the ihspectio', ~
spect all houses to see tina clslerns navt
been Screened and sanitary cohdlt'ohi
Vvhcn the Marine Hospital Service tool
bo,d nf liz, situation 1t was figured thai
the work would require about ~ men
Some COO men are now employed, ana I'M
number Is gradually increasing.
/. . Citizens Fined.
Several prominent citizens who fallot
to screen cisterns came UP ior lI ~,
before NccbTucl f'bo'N' ''>''''
: defendants made what would ordlnaril
be taken AS good excuses, put Juos
| WoGarty said that In Il crlsls IKE ms y
excuses would be accepted N MS cout'
'rhc court fined the accused 70 or tn'rl
DAYS imprisonment each. About eighty
five citizens are 70 answer Sll'llllr clarss
tO-morrnW. - 5HGs ,,,t !,
d CIV OF stegomyla IN the future, NEE
a inss are beng held TO urge me wAu
= and sewerage board TO hasten the Wol
u OF Installing its water system, Whlcil
l. Intended TO supply the entre Guy W
e Uttered water and cause 'lie removal
J. "A note Of dscord from a scienti
\ STANDPOINT rs struck by PROF, Heyer, VI
y Was n member OF the United Stut
v | commission 10 Vera CRUZ and mas pe
" leader in The nnti-mosauitp hghl Asl
u prof l!eyer declares that under
circumstances must NeW Orleans ~
" render her cIsterns Tor water rurnlsh
va Nv The water and sewerage Isysle
y, which III likely 10 bring ~ amy Tune
pa epidemic of yellow fever.
en- What Guiteras Says,
no or Guiteras said to-day that fr
r. MIA, he had seen he had regarded
nc situntinn AZ favorable. lilo thought
~. f.ynr could be controlled. though II
He njwnys difficult to stamp II out u II
~ moi taken al its inception. DIR, Cutie
~ i,rI,cvrs The marine hospital ought 10
~, III, Al charge inter the fever has dis
TX 'ne.rcd 10 conduct the campaign agai
." Inc o,ltcropping OF the disease next ~