The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-25

Case of yellow Fcver wa Discover
ed in the Prisoners Dock.
New Orleans, August 21.-Report to
6 p. m:
New cases, 81.
Total to da+e, LAG.
Deaths, 9. Total deaths, 205.
New foci, 16. Total, 322.
Cases under treatment, 328.
Analysis of the figures shows that
there is no check to the hopeful feel
ings which have been produced by the
small reports for the past few days
There has been a steady but slow dim ,
mutton of the cases under treatment.
The number of foci is misleading also,
for it equals the number of cases under
treatment. A great many of these foci
have been absolutely wiped out, but
they still figure in the records INT rep
resent every SPOT in the city where a
case Of fever has developed.
OF the new points of infection today
five are up town, ten down town ana
one in Algiers, across the river. Of
the names on the list there are very
few Of any prominence. Of the deaths,
two -oOk place in the marine hospital
and three in the emergency hospital.
All but one of the others were down.
town.
Surgeon White tonight was willing to
give expression to the feeling of hope
he has of winning out in the fight He
said:
Il feel much encouraged over the sit
uatiOn for [ believe that practically all
the cases are being reported now aud
we are able to handle them. The .owI
death rate it manifest and that also isl
a good sign"
The situation outside of the city is
not SO encouraging, judging from the
reports which came in tonight. Sur
geOn Gulteras made an inspection ct
the Riverside plantations in st. Mary
parish and his report reads:
One hundred and fifty inhabitants
infected barracks. Estimated 100 have
had fever. Situation admits Of these
few sanitary ~expedients until material
is exhausted. Proper measures taken
to avoid infection of the localities IN
der Infection
At Manson City, in Jefferson parish,
eight nGw cases were reported today
Kenner also reports four news cases.
The health officer of Iberville reports
a number of suspicious cases among
Italians on Bayou Pidgeon, 20 miles
from the town of Plaque mine on the
west bank. The state board has order
ed an inspector to investigate.
Two new cases have developed on
Elizabeth plantation in Iberville.
st. Bernard parish reports a new To-
Gus of infection among Italians near
Corinne, two cases having come to
light with two more suspicious cases.
One new case developed in Pecan
Grove, in ST. John parish.
Patterson reports ten new cases and
no deaths.
Yellow fever took a bound forward
today in New Orleans and the situa-
ton in the state is far from satisfae-
tory.
The official figures for New Orleans
today show a material increase in new
cases and in disease centers.
Nine persons died today of yellow
10NGl, ulOl6 t1dIl III any IA ooy AAS-
August IA, when a record of twelve
deaths was made. Health officers ex-
plain that the report is always high on
Monday, because of unavoidable laxity
in reporting on Sunday.
Numbers OF merchants called on DR.
White to ask his intercession in the
amelioration of the restrictions impos
ed against freight by towns like Lake
TLn.1o, which Io-s~o 80 srfnrannrS
with New Orleans. Merchants believe
that DR.. Whites intervention may
bring many of the smaller communities
to a recognition of the harmlessness of
receiving merchandise from infected
places.
President Janvier, of the citizens
committee, whose work of raising
funds and arousing public interest III
their work is acknowledged by federal
officers, today insisted on being found
guilty of failure to screen a tank when
arraigned before Recorder Palm. The
tank was of running water in his attic.
There has been some difference OF
opinion as to whether it came within
the law and whether oiling would not
be a better protection than screening
Mr.. Janvier chose to oil. The ward
committee made an affidavit, however,
whereupon Mr.. Janvier promptly
screened the tank. When Janvier APP
peared before the recorder he was dis,
charged. Some comment followed and
Mr.. Janvier had the case reopened and
asked to be fined, which is the only
a S of a fine imposed where the prop
erty holder promptly screened after
an affidavit was made.
Prisoners, court attaches and hang.
ers-on at the second criminal court,