Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
SANITATION WENT ON
Sunday Saw No Cessation Of Labor
IN New 0rleanA
Spread % Disease Not - Great -
DOaSed ana Hope h Impressed
Thaa u NAY Re Com
trOlReA,

New Orleans, La, July S1.-New
cases reported up to 8 p m Sunday,
81; total cases up to date, 2SS; deaths
Sunday, 8: deaths to date 81; new
foci. 4: total foci, Il. Though this
was Sunday, the work Of sanitation,
fumigation, otling and screening went
on Just the same and will continue
daily until the city has been thor
oughly screened and made mosquito
proof -r7'Tai 1. !'fGsis EEilt 1sEE, WI ~.
The record for Sunday shows little
change from that of Saturday, except
IN the reduction Of the number OF
deaths, The decreased number Of
new foci Is also again a source of en-
couragement
A new complication was disclosed
Sunday when Superintendent Surran,
of the New Orleans & Northeastern
railway, announced that two, passen-
gers who had remained the required
length Of time IN the Slidell detention
camp and sought admission into Mis-
sissippi, had been turned back. If the
Mississippi health authorities now re-
fuse admission to holders Of certih-
Gates Of detention issued by the ma
rine hospital service 1t will result In
the government abandoning those
camps, and then travellers will have
10 either stay here or go to points in
the north and east and spend ten
days before they can return to Missis-
sippL H
The location Of the Louisville q
Nashville camp has not yet been fixed.
but DR.. Guiteras hopes to get In COM
munication with Adjutant General
Fridge, Of Mississippi. who Is In
charge Of the state quarantine on the
galf coast, and finally arrange the
matter. The Mississippi troops are
now doing guard duty on the coast
Sunday there were few cases among
persons not connected in any known
way with the infected district. and all
cases Of the disease known to exist are
isolated and subjected to the proper
measures Of prevention based on the
mosquito law Of yellow fever trans
mission The spread OF the disease
hae not bean as great as was at first
feared, and hope Is entertained that
4 may be controlled. Besides the san
ttaEy work done by the authorities in
the neighboFhoods containing cases Of
the disease the citizens generally are
enthusiastically engaged in Kidding
the city Of the yellow fever mosquito
By the use Of oil on water surfaces and
the fumigatlon Of dwellings, the OBJ
feet Of this being to render barren of
yellow fever infection the sections at
present containing no cases Of the
disease. Quarantine methods against
fruit vessels have been made more
stringent to prevent the introduction
from Central America and the fruit
ports generally Of additional yellow
fever infection A fund Of money Of
practically unlimited amount has been
guaranteed and is being furnished to
the health authorities. who are as
sisted By ofhcers Of the public health
and marine hospital service. repre-
sentative members Of the medical so
ciety and representatives Of the mon
eyed interstA The situation ID rec
ognissd a. one offering an opportuni-
Y for the people Of New Orleans to
demonstrate their willingness, deter-
mination and ability to care for gel.
low fsveT after its introduction. and
no eoort a energy or expenditure Of
money b spared to attain successful
resuitA So fAf as b nov known no
infection has occurred from the oases
outside Of the infected district and
organization WIN Il n thought Be 20
complete IN a short while that the
stamping out q any such secondary
injection h not unlikely.
he impression that ne authori-
tis Vithhsld information e % ne
srteat q infectioa is oocnaionsd b.
tie necessary delay incident 70 the
Investigation upoa ne resnlt q
uhicA ne o'1clA renofi q had