The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-23
ALARMING SPREAD
OUTSIDE The CITY
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mortality, August producing death list
of 5133 In 1853 and September death list
of 1900 in 1878.
The fever fighters, therefore, contend
that If the disease is held in check at the
very period when 1t ought TO be on, an
ascending scale of virulence, and when
both the cases and deaths should be leap
ing to alarming figures. there Is no reason
why they should reserve opinions that the
worst is over. Nevertheless. the word has
gone down the line from headquarters
that will be no relaxing of the measures
that have been recommended as necessary
to continue control of the situation. Re-
Taxation now would only give the fever
the opportunity to gain fresh Roadway
upon the community, and with three
months Intervening before frost. IL is felt
that any want Of vigilance may undo all
the good that has already been done.
Rebuilding Their Efforts.
With this idea in mind all the forces
engaged In the work of education are re-
doubling their efforts In this direction.
Meetings in the churches and public halls
are to continue as long as a vestige Of
the fever remains. The deaths today were
again principally of persons bearing for
eign names. An exception was Arthur
Hill. an employee of one of the large
wholesale dry goods houses. Hill came
here last November from New York with
mis- wife and two children. Never having
spent a summer here he was totally UNI
acclimated, but made no attempt to run
away. Several days ago he was stricken
and he quickly fell a victim of the dis
ease.
In spit of all the agitation there has
been on the subject of some cisterns still
remaining unscreened, there seems an In
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Hart Newman, former president of the
New Orleans baseball club, and son
of Isidor Newman. the millionaire banker,
to spend brief time In a cell today. Mr..
Newman Is the head of the company
which owns Athletic park. Some one dis
covered that there were unscreened els
terms on the grounds and made an af-
fidavit against him. When the police APP
peared in his Caron9elet street office to-
day Mr.. Newman ordered them out and
then barred the doors. The policemen dis
appeared and Mr.. Newman went to police
headquarters. When he reached there he
was arrested and locked up. Later he was
released by Inspector Whitaker Mr. New
man was indignant at his arrest He said
he had made large contributions to the
citizens fund. had paid to screen large
number of cisterns that he did not own
in his ward and had simply forgotten
about the cisterns at the park.
To Restore Fruit Service.
Advices received today Indicate that the
United Fruit company will make an eff
fort to restore its full fruit service when
the present excitement Is over and the
fever ends. The company through roads
tering New Orleans, is enabled to supply
the entire Mississippi valley with fruit
and it prefers to submit to whatever
health regulations may be imposed here
rather than attempt to serve that trade
through the Atlantic ports Four steamers
have now been built with refrigerator
plants. and all of the steamers will be
thus equipped. All the new vessels built
and building are to be of large capacity.
The plants will enable them to keep the
fruit in perfect condition for eight days
so that there will be no difficulty In
meeting new quarantine regulations here.
Some of the country towns are seek
ing to avoid a clash with the state board
of health in the matter of quarantine in a
way calculated to be damaging to New
Orleans. Lake Charles Is an instance. The
fear of fever Is so great there that the
people refuse to accept amy freight what
soever from here Governor Blanchard
and the state board of health having in
timated an intention to take extra meas
ures, tho Lake Charles people are willing
to modify the quarantine. but have circu-
lated petition which is being generally
SIGNED pledging all merchavts there to
refuse to make purchases here.
Many Specifies Offered.
Mayor Behrman's office is overwhelmed
with letters. many from cranks, but
others from well meaning persons. who
offer specifics against yellow fever. Many
of them are germicides. The mayor $
reply to these communications Is that
the fever In being fought here on the
principles that 1t can alone be trans
mitted by means Of the mosquito. Local