Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
1T MULTIPLIES
An Increasing Number of
 Gases of Yellow Fever
.DISGOURAGING FEATURE
The Health Authorities will Look More Closely After Suspected Cases. A Proposed AmeIiOration of Quar- antine Conditions in Louisiana.

New Orleans, Aug. S.-OfhciaI report to p. m.: New cases 60; total to date 6O5; deaths, 4; total to date, IF; new sub-foci 17; total sub-foci to date, I114
 If the present chaotic condition of quarantine matters in Louisiana is not i terminated, in obedience to a procIa- nation issued today, the state board . | of health has announced its intention | of immediately invoking the civil pow i CTS and that failing, of asking Cover nor Blanchard to call out the militia | and restore and maintain order. The | proclamation resulted from letters sent yesterday by the governor to President | l Souchen The proclamation prohibits | any town, parish or village from refus- | | ing admission to a person from a non 1 infected locality holding a health cer- tificate not over twenty-four hours old or to person from an infected To- caltty who has spent six days in a de- tention camp, and being discharged with a marine hospital certificate In- terference with passage of steamboats or trains is forbidden unless they vio- late legal quarantine regulations No freight or express shall under the pro- clamatiOn be refused from infected ter iAbOAAGS pIONIueu IL IS carried Tn cars which have been fumigated by the marine hospital service. All persons
 who disregard these regulations under
 the semblance of a board of health. or
 mass meetings are warned that they
 make themselves liable to answer in
 the courts. It is announced that no more
 illegal restrictions on travel or com } merce will be tolerated. It is under
 stood that the action taken by the ? board of health has the full sympathy
 of Governor Blanchard and that as a result at least in Louisiana there will [ be modification of the present oner- ous Quarantines.
 Because of the large number of cases reported the fever situation did not . have so favorable an aspect today. but It is expected that the increase is the
 result of the investigation of a num-
 Der of suspicious 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 determined to treat
 every case presenting any symptoms
 of yellow fever as actually yellow fever | preferring that to a risk of failing .' through want of vigilance.
 Dr. White said if he knew of every case of fever at present in the city as 5 well as every case that had existed
 he would feel that the disease could be z, z, stamped out in thirty days. His policy 7 therefore is to locate every possible fo- U GUS of infection at once so that every II precaution may be taken to prevent ad-
 ditionaI infection
 7. Practically all doubt of the raising | | of the fund of a quarter million dol z lars desired by the government was u removed today when both the state and
 city moved to assist the citizens of
 New Orleans. Governor Blanchard
 whom Chairman Javier of the citizens z, committee had asked to advance $1OO, 900 wired Mir. Janvier that he would make the loan as soon as he heard from - a sufficient number of members of the
 legislature, if they will support an ap- propriatiOn of S1.OOO,OOO Affirmative U answers are being received. In addi- tion to this action of the governor, the
 city took steps to swell the fund. With
 S7O,000 originally in the hands of the 1 citizens committee S220.000 is in sight l Surgeon White put in a hard half days work here and in the afternoon -- took the train for La Fayette La to
 attend a conference of various health = OOdTuS m lIldI SeCtlOn or the state call 1' ed with view to securing an amelior- l ation of quarantine regulations. Dr. White expects that by tomorrow night l. all of the additional health officers
 which the government has ordered to
 New Orleans will be here and ready to 1' begin work. It Is considered not inn probable that the marine hospital ser vice will open a supply depot at New l. Orleans, where medicines and medi-
 
 who are in distress.
 Wednesday is the day stated for the p. general street cleaning movement There will be a pretty general suspen- 5 sion of business, all of the merchants o- volunteering to lend their carts ana
 wagons and employees to assist in the E. work Mayor Behrman said the city Z hall would be closed during the day z Meantime the city is arranging to con- e. tinue the large force of special meT
 it put to work Monday during the res E. of the week.
 2 The difficulties the authorities en l counter in trying to get at concealed 3; cases was illustrated today when Pc
 liceman T. F. GregsOn was perhaps ia
 tally injured while breaking into
 house where there was known to be
 case of yellow fever. Assistance wa ed called but the people at the house ol
 Chartris street opposed the invasion b,
 the inspectors and it became necessar, as to break in with the result that hea S. wy oaken door fell on GregsOn am of crushed him. He was removed to ;Iv hospital. Funerals of yellow fever pa ee tients and wakes of the dead proceed he ed with little obstruction from tn ed health authorities.
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 en THE PREIATE' OUT OF DANGER ny New Orleans, Aug. S.-Archbfsho