Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-08-18
LARGE NUMBER0F
NEW FEVER CASES
Physicians Are Hopeful Of
New Orleans Situa-
ton.
ANOTHER TOWN is AFFECTED
However, the Percentage Of Deaths
Is Very Low and Physicians Feel
That They Are Mixing. Good Pro.
gress With the Disease.

New orleans, Aug. 1f.-lno neaVy
increase in the number of cases which
began four or five days ago Is begin.
ming to manifest itself in the death
list, which can be expected to grow
steadily for the next few days. The
number Of new cases yesterday seems
small comparison with Saturdays re.
as that number of cases were turned
in by an inspector just after the hour
for closing the report.
These will figure in yesterdays re.
port.
Among the cases yesterday is Louis
Cueullu, Jr., cashier of the Peoples
bank, who resides far out on North
Johnson street. Another case is Mau.
rice Kenny, ex-councilman and ex-
member Of the legislature. Two OF
kenny's daughters were stricken on
Saturday. Only five of the new foci
are above Canal street.
Assistant Surgeon Corrupt has just
concluded a pretty thorough investi-
CATION of conditions in Algiers, that
part of New Orleans on the west
bank Of the Mississippi river. There
had been two cases in Algiers since
the outbreak of fever and DR.. White
determined to ascertain by house to
house canvass if there had been any
spread among them. DR.. Corrupt re.
ported yesterday that he had not
fOu1pd civ
indicates that the prompt steps taken
to screen and fumigate the original
cases have been effective in prevent
ing spread.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 15.-Partly
as a result Of left over cases from
Sunday and partly from the fact that
inspectors were able to put in a full
DAYS work, there was again a large
number of new cases of yellow fever
reported yesterday, the bulk of them,
as before, coming below Canal street.
That section is now very generally in.
fected, though there are some areas
OF 1t which have thus far entirely es.
escaped. Slow progress is made by
the disease in what is known as the
American portion of the city, and
with few exceptions the cases there
are isolated
New Orleans, La, Aug. 16.-The ar
rival of DR.. John Guiteras, the Cuban
yellow fever expert, and his tour OF
the seat of worst infection. was the
most interesting feature of the yellow
fever situation yesterday. DR.. Gutter
as left Havana to make an inspection
OF the gulf cities in connection with
the Cuban quarantine, and to offer his
assistance in the campaign in progress
here.
New Orleans, La., Aug. ia
special from Gulfport tells of the dis.
covery of yellow fever at Mississippi
CITY on the gulf, and states that the
disease has been there since July 20
There haye been eleven cases, all
told, and four persons are now under
treatment.
All OF the other coast towns have
guaranteed against Mississippi City.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 18.-Aside
from the fact that the systematic
work of the federal authorities and
the full compliance by local physicians
with DR.. Whites request for the re.
port OF every suspicious case, again
developed a stout total of new cases
OF yellow fever yesterday, the local
situation continues to give satisfac-
ton. Those who studied the records
of former years predicted in July that
August would bring a heavy jump in
the mortality, but with more than half
OF the month gone by, and the daily
death totals not greater and IN some
instances lower than in July, even the
most pessimistic of the community
are beginning to take cheerful view
Of the outlook.
The discovery of nearly a dozen
cases Of yellow fever at Mississippi
City, on the gulf coast, within three
miles of Gulfport, and the fact that
Jackson has tied up the gulf and ship
island road by the declaration Of
quarantine against the entire Missis-
sippi coast, leaves New Orleans the
only avenue open to the gulf coast
towns.
The fever situation in this city up
to last night is as follows:
New cases .................... II
Total to date .................1,22 3
Deaths .......... .............
Total deaths to date ......... l8O