New-York tribune., 1905-08-14
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New-orieans Aug. 13.-To-day's fever record
brings the total cases for the outbreak Of l'H''
near to the 1000 mark. II is almost doune the
number OF cases up to the same date IN the
great endemic OF 1873 but the death rate is
not so high The death rate so far has been
only a trife over II per cent. while in 1913 IL
was 2215 per cent. To-day's death list IF twelve
Is the highest for any one day since the epidemic
broke out. one day numbered eleven oea'hs' "ut
to-day is the highest.
To-day marked the beginning Of the second
week of the Marine Hospitals command. The
women and children went IN church to-day,
while men. The more prominent in professional
and business life. worked in the streets. cleaned
cutters climbed ladders 10 oil and screen els
terms and performed the work OF yeorlen. IL
NeE-Orlesns does not win this fight against
yellow fever Il viii not be because her people
have put up the braNest and most heroic
fight on record.
And they are keeping up the fight in the face
OF the distressing record OF the last week. The
heavier the record. the harder the work A
Thousand carts and drivers were employed to-
day TO haul the scrubbings of the city away.
The ponderors machinery Of the government is
sust getting started. II is believed the effect
OF its work will begin TO tell within another
week. but hardly before.
Dr. J. II. White commander in chief. whose
srrny has been working almost day and night
fhe last week. gaze all hands rest until .
O'Clock this afternoon. when they were called
sosether and the situation outlined. He told
them this was s~fght thst must he won; the
principles involved We're al stake and they
must be rustsined.
Figures we're compiled to-day showing that
up 20 August IL the number or cases of fever
r avs had
the number Of cases in The terrible scourge Of
1t7s but that the deaths had not ben so many.
This is given by the physicians as an evidence
that modern methods of handling the disease
more effective than the old methods The
comparisons with 1897 are of little value as
there were only / $50 cases all told and only PSI
deaths all told. the death rate being little over
Is per cent in that year the fever broke out
lste-cn August s. in 1873 it broke out in July
and was discovered soon after. on August II
of that year there were thirty-one new cases
with total cases OF 51a UP 10 that date On
that date there were twelve deaths, and I52
deaths total
This year on August 12 there We're 1o5 cases
nine deaths. with a total number Of cases
reaching almost one thousand. and 142 total
deaths
In the epidemic of 1878 there were 1887
cases all told. and 1884 death. giving death
probably existed here nearly two months when
discovered, July Il, which gave it heavy
headway. Up 80 Saturday night there had been
Peg cases and l42 deaths, which makes the
death rate trihe over IL per cent This would
have been much smaller had il not been a
foreign population.
telegram received by Or. White from Sur
seon General wyman to-day puts the fruit
steamers out Of business II reads:
DO not allow any bananas or banana cars to
4eahe Ne"-orleans until further orders.
J. T weatherspoon local manager Of the
American sugar refinery. together with William
r. Burke A. WsChenheim and Robert II Tate
al prominent business men, have appealed TO
Governor Blanchard for executive action against
brutal treatment. which they allege to have
received at the hands Of Walter Brassael clerk
Of the Alabama Board OF Health, while attempt-
tng 70 pass through the State OF Alabama as
through passengers on a through sleeping car.
They charge Brassael with having treated them
as pickpockets and thieves and attempted 70
Jail them.
Among the prominent people stricken with
yellow fever to-day were Louis Cucullu, jr.. son
OF The president OF the Peoples Bank; Dr. John
T. crehbins. and eX-Councilman Robin
Dr. Reginald B. Leach the ST. Paul doctor
who came here TO be bitten by stegomvfa
rasciata ana test his 'arsenization. treatment
mas been turned down by the New-OrIeans
Medical Society, which he asked 10 select a com
mlttee from their body and 10 conduct The ex
perimept 10 see that he WAS really bitten b1, .
iosoec" sfesomyia and 10 watch the test
today. '0S'
The society held a meeting last night and
voted not 70 comply with DIR. Leach's request
They think il would be recognizing an experi-
ment in which they do not believe and do nor
sanction. They contend that ii would nor he
betting their professional dignity
Dr. Leach will continue the experiment any,
way. He is still taking the arsenic pills and
VIII be ready for the stegomyia tomorrow
night He VIII go down into the district and
itnvite them 20 bite. He will then remain q,
the St Charles Hotel and await developments
This was a gloomy Sunday at Patterson La
The FIRST American victim Of yellow fever died
this morning. She was Miss Mabel Pearl Vet
tsr, nineteen years Of age. She was buried this
evening.
There were three new cases to-day making
thirfy-Iline at Patterson up to date Ar ener-
Eency hospital was opened there to-day with
Or. Guiteras of the Marine Hospital service In
charge. Six trained nurses were sent from this
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