Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-11
FEVER SUCCUMBS TO
MEDICAL SCIENCE
Authorities Say Fight Against
the Plague is Won.
TRAVEL CONTINUES TO INCREASE
A Striking shrinkage in New Cases
and Deaths During the Past Week
Has Put New Life Into the Inhabi.
tants of the Crescent City.

New Orleans, Oct. 10.-The an
nouncement by the Marine hospital
service that the work of fighting mos
quitoes in which the force of the gov
ernment have been engaged since Aug
as we'll as the fumigation of squares
IN which case of fever appeaas will
be permanently discontinued beginning
today, is accepted as a declaration by
the federal forces that the fight waged
against the fever is about over and
that there will be a steady decline OF
1t until it finally disappears with the
frost, if indeed, it is not wiped out
somewhat earlier.
Tne cases now appearing are so few
and so mild that very little difficulty is
experienced in handling them.
Fewer cases now are under treat
ment than at any time since the begin
ming of August and there will be a
sweeping reduction of them from this
time forward
With cooler weather probable for this
week, striking shrinkage is expect
ed in the weekly total of both cases
and deaths. A fall in temperature to-
day followed the cessation of rain and
with its continuance the few remaining
mosquitoes that are infected may be
expected to disappear.
Travel continues to increase, and
New Orleans people are returning to
their homes in every direction, while the
hotels and boarding houses report
more strangers here now than at any
time since tne first announcement OF
the presence of the fever.
While the fever situation is improv
ing generally throughout the state, the
deaths in the preceding "A hours were
more numerous than usual, numbering
seven They were, however, scatter
ed among seven different localities
The number of new cases is every
wnere dropping, and no new points of
Infection are reported.
The state board of health wrote to
Governor Blanchard requesting him to
issue a proclamation Withdrawing the
PCrts to the south of New Orleans |
which went into effect May I, The |
board asks that an exception be made
as to Colon and points on the istnmus
of Panama. Vessels from Colon will
be fumigated at the mouth of the river. |
but not detained. The governors |
proclamation will be effective Nov. |.
and will remove all restrictions against
maritime traffic.
Cooler Weather Promised.
With a promise Of colder weather |
tomorrow and throughout the state in. |
creased Improvement in the yellow few
er situation is looked for both in the
matter Of the reduction of cases and in |
the removal of Quarantines~
The United States weather bureau |
today issued it's first extensive frost
warning for the northern portion of the
west gulf section. There are predic. |
ttons OF frost in northwestern Arkan,
sas and the northern portion of west |
Texas, while it is predicted that cold |
er weather was reached to the gulf |
coast Wednesday. With tumble in |
the temperature and frost in neignbor
ing states, it is believed that Louisiana
points will become more amenable to
the suggestion Of President Souchon of
the state board to lift their restrictions |
An injunction case brought yester
Gay by a grocery keeper agains the
marine hospital service to prevent dis
infection on the ground that the stock
would be damaged was not tried today
1t went over until tomorrow, and now
that DR.. White has ordered a suspen-
sion of fumi migation, except where nests |
Of fever exist, it may not be tried at all.