Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-08-13
Hope CONTINUES HIGH
Crusade Against the MOcluitO L
Successful One.
MATTERS AT BUNKIE
Work of the Scientists at That Lit.
tie Place Seems 10 Have Demon.
strated the Effectiveness OF
Modern Methods.

New Orleans. Aug. I2.-In spite Of
the large number OF cases Of yellow
fever reported during the past three
or -four Gays hope continues 20 run high
here. Tf,8 ls due TO the fact that there
are practical evidences the crusade
againat the mosquito r. telling. More
since death or curing OF cases at
a number of points above Canal street.
and there has been no reappearance Of
the fever where those cases existed nor
IN the immediate nighborhoOd. That Is
taken 10 Indicate the effectiveness Of
screening and dislnfection. which, In
one Instance prevented the stegomyias
from biting patients within the first
three days % their illness and In an
other worked destruction Of mosquitoes
In infected houses and neighborhoods.
The result is increased faith in the
mosquito theory. In this connection Il
Is shown by official reports that while
there were hfty-three % the sixty-One
new cases officially reported IN preced-
ing tWeuty-four hours In the lower
section Saturday there were fewer than
ever before IN the originally infected
district which Is still thlckly Inhabited.
The reason given for this IL the drastic
measures of fumigating and disinfec-
tion Instituted by the Federal authori-
ties. which o. rapidly Kidding the dis
trict of mosquitoes. Moderate relaxa-
tion of quarantine regulations II re-
corded. Trains are again running
through Lake Providence. La. no cases
OF suspicious fever being discoverable
there or in the vicinity. Lafayette.
La, has rescinded Its previous action
and recognizes detention health cer-
tihcates and receives freight IN disln-
fected cars. Calcasieu parish win per-
NIT travel between points IN that par
ish. except Bon Ami. and take disinfect-
ed freight from New Orleans.
Cases on the Reserve plantation have
been thoroughly Isolated. There have
been eight altogether and one death.
and one death on Terre Haute planta-
tion. not far away. There are addi-
tional suspicious case az Bon Ami. but
the feeling of alarm has passed.
AZ Patterson the situation Is well In
hand. the disease assuming milder
form now that skilled physicians and
nurses have taken charge of the sick
ness.
Increased confidence Of the ability of
scientists 20 prevent the spread of yell
low fever is expected 20 result from ex-
perience OF Bunkie. Twenty-Five days
elapsed since case was discovered
and there has been To further Infection.
This e. attributed TO the fact that the
case was instantly placed In the hands
Of experts from here and all modern
precautions taken to confine Infection
and destroy the focus.
Up 20 noon Saturday there were six
teen new cases of yellow fever and five
deaths.
There was no marked change record
ed in the yellow fever situation satur-
day morning and early reports received
az marine hospital Offices Indicated no
serious turn In the number Of cases
and deaths for the day. August Is n
critical month when the fever appears
early. and the relatively small number
OF deaths In the first eleven days Is
regarded as justifying Dr. John Gut
teras' statement In al interview given
az Mobile that the worst Is over and
the present fever win not become like
some terrible epidemics Of the past.