Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-31
fever SITUATION
DECIDEDLY BETTER
No Increase In New Cases OF
Deaths Reported.
WEATHER IS NOW MUCH COOLER
II Was Feared that a Decline in TEN
perature would Cause an Increase In
Deaths, But Such Was Not the Case
News from other Points.


News from other Points.
New Orleans, August 30-Showers
when began yesterday continued TO
day bringing a decline. Of temperature
TO ", but which the early reports
showed Increase neither in new cases
nor deaths from yellow fever The
changed weather conditions, however
served 70 emphasize the warning OF
DR.. White, Of several days ago that
extraordinary precautions mast be TAX
en- by the community to destroy fresh
breeding places for mosquitoes as soon
as the y occur Rains wash the gut
tiers. leaving stagnant pools and re-.
Qulring all over again the treatmemnt
OF the sluicrs with salt.
One OF the leading New York lnsur.
ance companies recently asked It's 10.
cal representative u give the nation
ality OF those who have succumbed
to the fever here. The report has beer
completed and copy given to DIR
Waite. 1t shows the following deaths:
Italians, 1858; French, 80; German
25 Russian {; Greek. /; American,
%; negroes, 3. Total $50.
Memphis Mad at Or. White.
Considerable interest was manifest
cd here today in dispatches from the
city OF Memphis announcing that
charges would be preferred against
Surgeon White for reporting TO Sur
gcOn General Wyman that that city
was infected, based on the case OF
Mrs. GueriCU. who developed yellow
fever shortly after her arrival here
When shown the dispatch. Dr white
said he did not care how many charges
were filed. and that he Intended to re-
port facts whenever he discovered
them
An examination OF the mortuary re-
ports OF Myphis will be- found inter
esting in this character" said DIR
White Last weeks Memphis NOR
tuary report has attracted "a great dea
OF local attention. IL shows that out
~ 81 deaths ten we're from malaria
i've from typhoid. two from arAemia
and one from pephrts Mistakes are
often made in diagnosis. il is contend
cd by local ply slcians Meantime,
Memphis and Mississippi are beginning
TO have some Of the experiences OF
NcW Orleans In the matter OF hasty
quarantine Ttnas has guaranteed
Memphis people and Baton Rouge and
other owns In Louisiana have QuSrAn
tined the whole state OF Mississippi
On the other hand the steady Improve
meut in the New Orleans situation 10
having an affect on the authorities In
Mississippi and Il 10 expected that
their influence Win be- used against sc
we're restrictive measures In the IN
ture
The authorities continue 20 have .
Eres, deal OF trouble with the Ital
iAnS In the parishes Just above New
Orleans Extraordinary efforts are
made To conceal cases and report ~
made " the throwing of the body 81
yellow fever victim INTO a Well near
kcuuer. In order TO prevent discovery
~ the case TIE fever az GuIfpori
has caused the Mississippi coas, town,
which have not become Infected &c
double their quarantine guards and q
completely stop intsrv'urSe with town,
under the ban.
Ice boats from the Biloxi eAnning
factories are nou slowed 20 yn',i
the waters OF OcrAn springs. Nhtch
Is seriously lnt,rferinE e.'s JGr shrimp
husincSs \ section foreman who lsr
che quarantine ~ s.V car has D.
ured $50 AZ Occau Sp-Hss m, Tsp
p,arance ~ thc tcNrr A. Niirsci o.
LAX PROV .Acncs has cAusst Nom.
% pa, On a tighter qaaan'irC O. sst
also resulted In lneTra,ri rvs,rtctio't
hy Arkansas. TIE ,Grci q The ar
too ~ the latter stale threatens e.
cut OF commaHicatiOa
Trails sssppsa - state lice.
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